Drama Movies That Have Won Oscars and Golden Globes



Top Drama Movies That Won the Oscars

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2012-06-15 Movie Poster of Inocente
Inocente

"Homeless. Creative. Unstoppable." Directed by , starring .

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2002-07-12 R Movie Poster of Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition

"Pray for Michael Sullivan." Directed by Sam Mendes , starring Tom Hanks .

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2007-03-22 R Movie Poster of The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters

"" Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky , starring Karl Markovics .

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2012-12-18 PG-13 Movie Poster of Les Misérables
Les Misérables

"Fight. Dream. Hope. Love." Directed by Tom Hooper , starring Hugh Jackman .

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2004-10-17 PG Movie Poster of Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland

"Where will your imagination take you?" Directed by Marc Forster , starring Johnny Depp .

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2012-03-28 Movie Poster of Curfew
Curfew

"" Directed by , starring .

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2010-12-22 PG-13 Movie Poster of True Grit
True Grit

"Punishment comes one way or another." Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen , starring Jeff Bridges .

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1998-12-16 PG Movie Poster of The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt

"The Power Is Real." Directed by Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner , starring Val Kilmer .

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Golden Globe Winners in the Drama Category

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1986-05-16 PG Movie Poster of Top Gun
Top Gun

"Up there with the best of the best." Directed by Tony Scott , starring Tom Cruise .

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2005-02-14 R Movie Poster of Transamerica
Transamerica

"Life is a journey. Bring an open mind." Directed by Duncan Tucker , starring Felicity Huffman .

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2010-10-26 R Movie Poster of Barney's Version
Barney's Version

"First he got married. Then he got married again. Then he met the love of his life." Directed by Richard J. Lewis , starring Paul Giamatti .

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2007-05-04 PG-13 Movie Poster of Away from Her
Away from Her

"It's never too late to become what you might have been." Directed by Sarah Polley , starring Gordon Pinsent .

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2012-12-19 R Movie Poster of Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty

"The greatest manhunt in history." Directed by , starring Jessica Chastain .

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2008-12-19 R Movie Poster of Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road

"How do you break free without breaking apart?" Directed by Sam Mendes , starring Leonardo DiCaprio .

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1960-05-19 G Movie Poster of Pollyanna
Pollyanna

"" Directed by David Swift , starring Hayley Mills .

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2005-09-30 R Movie Poster of Capote
Capote

"In New York City, he was the ultimate insider. But out here, he was on the outside, looking in." Directed by Bennett Miller , starring Philip Seymour Hoffman .

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The Most Prestigious Awards for Drama Films: Oscars & Golden Globes

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1995-06-02 PG-13 Movie Poster of The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County

"The path of Francesca Johnson's future seems destined due to an unexpected fork in the road..." Directed by Clint Eastwood , starring Meryl Streep .

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2005-06-10 PG-13 Movie Poster of Batman Begins
Batman Begins

"Evil fears the knight." Directed by , starring Christian Bale .

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2004-12-22 PG-13 Movie Poster of Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda

"When the world closed its eyes, he opened his arms." Directed by Terry George , starring Don Cheadle .

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2024-10-17 R Movie Poster of Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail

"Life can only be understood backwards, but we have to live it forwards." Directed by , starring .

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2010-11-26 R Movie Poster of The King's Speech
The King's Speech

"Find your voice." Directed by Tom Hooper , starring Colin Firth .

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2008-11-12 R Movie Poster of Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire

"What does it take to find a lost love?" Directed by Danny Boyle , starring Dev Patel .

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2008-06-12 R Movie Poster of Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir

"" Directed by Ari Folman , starring Ari Folman .

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2005-12-06 PG-13 Movie Poster of Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha

"A story like mine has never been told." Directed by Rob Marshall , starring Zhang Ziyi .

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Award-Winning Drama Films That Made History at the Oscars and Golden Globes

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2024-10-17 R Movie Poster of Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail

"Life can only be understood backwards, but we have to live it forwards." Directed by , starring .

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2024-12-06 R Movie Poster of Better Man
Better Man

"Fame makes monkeys of us all." Directed by , starring Robbie Williams .

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2024-09-18 PG-13 Movie Poster of The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

"" Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof , starring Misagh Zare .

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2001-10-05 R Movie Poster of The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums

"Family isn't a word ... It's a sentence." Directed by , starring Gene Hackman .

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1999-12-10 R Movie Poster of The Green Mile
The Green Mile

"Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one." Directed by Frank Darabont , starring Tom Hanks .

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1999-10-15 R Movie Poster of Fight Club
Fight Club

"Mischief. Mayhem. Soap." Directed by David Fincher , starring Edward Norton .

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1968-12-21 PG-13 Movie Poster of Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West

"There were three men in her life. One to take her… one to love her —and one to kill her." Directed by , starring Claudia Cardinale .

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2010-02-14 R Movie Poster of Shutter Island
Shutter Island

"Some places never let you go." Directed by Martin Scorsese , starring Leonardo DiCaprio .

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Biggest Upsets: When Drama Films Lost Major Awards

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2006-03-17 R Movie Poster of Volver
Volver

"Return." Directed by Pedro Almodóvar , starring Penélope Cruz .

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1998-12-23 R Movie Poster of The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line

"Every man fights his own war." Directed by Terrence Malick , starring Jim Caviezel .

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2002-03-01 PG-13 Movie Poster of The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past

"" Directed by , starring Markku Peltola .

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1997-07-11 PG Movie Poster of Contact
Contact

"Take a journey to the heart of the universe." Directed by Robert Zemeckis , starring Jodie Foster .

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2007-11-21 PG Movie Poster of August Rush
August Rush

"An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound." Directed by Kirsten Sheridan , starring Freddie Highmore .

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2005-10-26 R Movie Poster of Match Point
Match Point

"There are no little secrets." Directed by Woody Allen , starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers .

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2006-06-29 PG-13 Movie Poster of The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada

"Meet Andy Sachs. A million girls would kill to have her job. She's not one of them." Directed by David Frankel , starring Meryl Streep .

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2003-06-11 PG-13 Movie Poster of The Triplets of Belleville
The Triplets of Belleville

"Get your hands together for The Triplets of Belleville!" Directed by Sylvain Chomet , starring Suzy Falk .

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