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

Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
The 2025 recipient: Wagner Moura
Awarded forBest Performance by a Leading Actor in a Drama
LocationUnited States
Presented byDick Clark Productions
Currently held byWagner Moura for The Secret Agent (2025)
Websitegoldenglobes.com

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama is a Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor – Musical or Comedy.

The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama". As of 2013, the wording is "Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama".