Every Movie to Win Best Drama at the Golden Globes Since 1944

“12 Years a Slave,” the story about a free black man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War American South, won for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The film would go on to win three Oscars, including Best Motion Picture, the first time a movie directed by a black filmmaker won the Academy Award.

Patricia Arquette won the first of her two Golden Globes for best supporting actress for her role as the mother in “Boyhood,” which follows the life of a boy from childhood to college. Overall, the film won three Globes.

Leonardo DiCaprio won his third Globe overall for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his portrayal of a vengeful frontiersman fighting for survival in the American wilderness after he is mauled by a bear and abandoned by his fur trading party. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu won his second consecutive Globe for Best Director – Motion Picture. Both DiCaprio and González Iñárritu won Oscars for the film as well.

“Moonlight” is a story about an African American man coming to terms with his identity and sexuality. Barry Jenkins was nominated for Golden Globes and Oscars for his work on its screenplay and direction and won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

A strong cast anchored “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” a story about a woman who tries to shame local police into solving her daughter’s murder by posting messages on billboards. Frances McDormand delivered a powerful performance as the grieving mother, winning a Globe and an Oscar for Best Actress, and Sam Rockwell took home both trophies for Best Supporting Actor.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is a biopic about the British band Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury, who overcame prejudice and torment about his sexuality to become one of rock’s greatest performers. Rami Malek won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and he won one of the four Oscars awarded to the film.