Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama category in CineRoll's records: 18 films across 3 years, 3 of them winners.

The most recent winner is The Secret Agent (2026); the earliest on record is Oppenheimer (2024).

The last three winners were The Secret Agent (2026), The Brutalist (2025) and Oppenheimer (2024).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.