Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

An annual Golden Globe category honoring a leading performance by an actress in a dramatic motion picture. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association introduced it in 1951.

Golden Globe Awards: Annual film and television awards presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and, since 2024, its successor organization. This acting category is one part of the awards’ evolving structure.
Meryl Streep: An American actor known for roles in films including Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady, and The Devil Wears Prada. Her repeated wins made her one of the category’s most decorated performers.
Golden Globes voting body: The group of eligible voters who select Golden Globe nominees and winners under the awards’ current rules. Its changing membership and rules determine the category’s nominees and winner.
Awards season: The period when major film and television awards ceremonies and campaigns take place. The category’s nominations and ceremony form part of the annual awards-season calendar.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association: An organization of international journalists covering the entertainment industry in Hollywood that administered the Golden Globe Awards until 2023. It created and administered the category for most of its history.
Sophie's Choice: A 1982 drama film directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Meryl Streep as a Polish survivor of Auschwitz. Streep’s winning performance became a defining dramatic role in the category’s history.
Motion picture: A work of moving images created for presentation as a film. Only performances in eligible motion pictures can compete in this category.
Academy Award for Best Actress: An Academy Award honoring a leading performance by an actress in a film. Golden Globe recognition is often compared with this more influential film-industry award.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: A Golden Globe category recognizing a leading actress’s performance in a musical or comedy film. The parallel category divides leading actress nominations by film genre.
Gloria Swanson: An American actor and film producer, known for her role in Sunset Boulevard. Her 1951 win was the category’s inaugural award.

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