Below is a list of Black nominees and winners of Golden Globe Awards in various award categories. Sidney Poitier was the first winner in 1964 for Lilies of the Field.
Film
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama YearNomineeMotion PictureResult 1959 Sidney Poitier The Defiant Ones(Academy Award nominee) 1962 A Raisin in the Sun 1964 Lilies of the Field(Academy Award winner) 1966 A Patch of Blue 1968 In the Heat of the Night 1971 James Earl Jones The Great White Hope(Academy Award nominee) 1987 Dexter Gordon Round Midnight(Academy Award nominee) 1988 Denzel Washington Cry Freedom(Academy Award nominee) 1989 Forest Whitaker Bird 1993 Denzel Washington Malcolm X(Academy Award nominee) 1995 Morgan Freeman The Shawshank Redemption(Academy Award nominee) 1998 Djimon Hounsou Amistad 2000 Denzel Washington The Hurricane(Academy Award nominee) 2002 Training Day(Academy Award winner) Will Smith Ali(Academy Award nominee) 2005 Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda(Academy Award nominee) 2006 Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow(Academy Award nominee) 2007 Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness(Academy Award nominee) Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland(Academy Award winner) 2008 Denzel Washington American Gangster 2010 Morgan Freeman Invictus(Academy Award nominee) 2013 Denzel Washington Flight(Academy Award nominee) 2014 Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave(Academy Award nominee) Idris Elba Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2015 David Oyelowo Selma 2016 Will Smith Concussion 2017 Denzel Washington Fences(Academy Award nominee) 2018 Roman J. Israel, Esq.(Academy Award nominee) 2019 John David Washington BlacKkKlansman 2021 Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(Academy Award nominee) 2022 Mahershala Ali Swan Song Will Smith King Richard(Academy Award winner) Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth(Academy Award nominee) 2023 Jeremy Pope The Inspection 2024 Colman Domingo Rustin(Academy Award nominee) 2025 Sing Sing(Academy Award nominee) 2026 Dwayne Johnson The Smashing Machine Michael B. Jordan Sinners(Academy Award winner)
Notes: Out of the 38 nominated performances, 25 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins. Denzel Washington is the most nominated in this category with 9 nominations. Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Chadwick Boseman, and Will Smith have won in this category.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama YearNomineeMotion PictureResult 1962 Claudia McNeil A Raisin in the Sun 1973 Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues(Academy Award nominee) Cicely Tyson Sounder(Academy Award nominee) 1986 Whoopi Goldberg The Color Purple(Academy Award nominee) 2002 Halle Berry Monster's Ball(Academy Award winner) 2010 Gabourey Sidibe Precious(Academy Award nominee) 2011 Halle Berry Frankie and Alice 2012 Viola Davis The Help(Academy Award nominee) 2017 Ruth Negga Loving(Academy Award nominee) 2020 Cynthia Erivo Harriet(Academy Award nominee) 2021 Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(Academy Award nominee) Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday(Academy Award nominee) 2023 Viola Davis The Woman King 2026 Tessa Thompson Hedda
Notes: Out of the 14 nominated performances, 10 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins. Viola Davis is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations. Whoopi Goldberg and Andra Day have won in this category.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy YearNomineeMotion PictureResult1960 Sidney Poitier Porgy and Bess 1974 Carl Anderson Jesus Christ Superstar 1975 James Earl Jones Claudine 1984 Eddie Murphy Trading Places 1985 Beverly Hills Cop 1990 Morgan Freeman Driving Miss Daisy(Academy Award nominee) 1997 Eddie Murphy The Nutty Professor 1998 Samuel L. Jackson Jackie Brown 2005 Jamie Foxx Ray(Academy Award winner) 2007 Chiwetel Ejiofor Kinky Boots 2018 Daniel Kaluuya Get Out(Academy Award nominee) 2020 Eddie Murphy Dolemite Is My Name 2024 Jeffrey Wright American Fiction(Academy Award nominee)
Notes: Out of the 13 nominated performances, 4 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins. Eddie Murphy is the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations. Morgan Freeman and Jamie Foxx have won in this category.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy YearNomineeMotion PictureResult1960 Dorothy Dandridge Porgy and Bess 1975 Diahann Carroll Claudine(Academy Award nominee) 1981 Irene Cara Fame 1984 Jennifer Beals Flashdance 1993 Whoopi Goldberg Sister Act 1994 Angela Bassett What's Love Got to Do With It(Academy Award nominee) 1998 Pam Grier Jackie Brown 2007 Beyoncé Dreamgirls 2009 Rebecca Hall Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2015 Quvenzhané Wallis Annie 2024 Fantasia Barrino The Color Purple 2025 Cynthia Erivo Wicked(Academy Award nominee) Zendaya Challengers 2026 Cynthia Erivo Wicked: For Good Chase Infiniti One Battle After Another
Notes: Out of the 15 nominated performances, 3 of them earned Academy Award nominations. Cynthia Erivo is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations. Currently, Angela Bassett is the only winner in this category.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture YearNomineeMotion PictureResult1969 Ossie Davis The Scalphunters 1982 Howard E. Rollins Jr. Ragtime(Academy Award nominee) 1983 Louis Gossett Jr. An Officer and a Gentleman(Academy Award winner) 1985 Adolph Caesar A Soldier's Story(Academy Award nominee) 1988 Morgan Freeman Street Smart(Academy Award nominee) 1990 Denzel Washington Glory(Academy Award winner) 1995 Samuel L. Jackson Pulp Fiction(Academy Award nominee) 1997 Cuba Gooding Jr. Jerry Maguire(Academy Award winner) Samuel L. Jackson A Time to Kill 2000 Michael Clarke Duncan The Green Mile(Academy Award nominee) 2005 Jamie Foxx Collateral(Academy Award nominee) Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby(Academy Award winner) 2007 Eddie Murphy Dreamgirls(Academy Award nominee) 2014 Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips(Academy Award nominee) 2016 Idris Elba Beasts of No Nation 2017 Mahershala Ali Moonlight(Academy Award winner) 2019 Green Book(Academy Award winner) 2021 Daniel Kaluuya Judas and the Black Messiah(Academy Award winner) Leslie Odom Jr. One Night in Miami...(Academy Award nominee) 2025 Denzel Washington Gladiator II
Notes: Out of the 20 nominated performances, 16 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins. Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, Mahershala Ali, and Denzel Washington are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations. Louis Gossett Jr., Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Mahershala Ali, and Daniel Kaluuya have won in this category.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture YearNomineeMotion PictureResult 1960 Estelle Hemsley Take a Giant Step Juanita Moore Imitation of Life(Academy Award nominee) 1968 Beah Richards Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(Academy Award nominee) 1969 Abbey Lincoln For Love of Ivy 1986 Oprah Winfrey The Color Purple(Academy Award nominee) 1987 Cathy Tyson Mona Lisa 1991 Whoopi Goldberg Ghost(Academy Award winner) 1993 Alfre Woodard Passion Fish 1997 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Secrets & Lies(Academy Award nominee) 2003 Queen Latifah Chicago(Academy Award nominee) 2007 Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls(Academy Award winner) 2009 Viola Davis Doubt(Academy Award nominee) 2010 Mo'Nique Precious(Academy Award winner) 2012 Octavia Spencer The Help(Academy Award winner) 2014 Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave(Academy Award winner) 2017 Viola Davis Fences(Academy Award winner) Naomie Harris Moonlight(Academy Award nominee) Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures(Academy Award nominee) 2018 Mary J. Blige Mudbound(Academy Award nominee) Octavia Spencer The Shape of Water(Academy Award nominee) 2019 Regina King If Beale Street Could Talk(Academy Award winner) 2022 Ariana DeBose West Side Story(Academy Award winner) Aunjanue Ellis King Richard(Academy Award nominee) Ruth Negga Passing 2023 Angela Bassett Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(Academy Award nominee) 2024 Danielle Brooks The Color Purple(Academy Award nominee) Da’Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers(Academy Award winner) 2025 Zoe Saldaña Emilia Pérez(Academy Award winner) 2026 Teyana Taylor One Battle After Another(Academy Award nominee)
Notes: Out of the 29 nominated performances, 24 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins. Octavia Spencer is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations. Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Regina King, Ariana DeBose, Angela Bassett, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Zoe Saldaña, and Teyana Taylor have won in this category.
Best Motion Picture – Animated YearNomineeMotion PictureResult2012 Peter Ramsey Rise of the Guardians 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(Academy Award winner) 2024 Kemp Powers Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(Academy Award nominee)
Best Director – Motion Picture YearNomineeMotion PictureResult1990 Spike Lee Do The Right Thing 2014 Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave(Academy Award nominee) 2015 Ava DuVernay Selma 2017 Barry Jenkins Moonlight(Academy Award nominee) 2019 Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman(Academy Award nominee) 2021 Regina King One Night in Miami... 2026 Ryan Coogler Sinners(Academy Award nominee)
Notes: Out of the 7 nominees, 4 of them earned Academy Award nominations. Spike Lee is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture YearNomineeMotion PictureResult1985 Charles Fuller A Soldier's Story(Academy Award nominee) 1990 Spike Lee Do The Right Thing(Academy Award nominee) 2014 John Ridley 12 Years a Slave(Academy Award winner) 2017 Barry Jenkins Moonlight(Academy Award winner) 2019 If Beale Street Could Talk(Academy Award nominee) 2026 Ryan Coogler Sinners(Academy Award winner)
Notes: Out of the 6 nominees, 6 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins. Barry Jenkins is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
Best Original Score – Motion Picture YearNameMotion PictureResult 1972 Isaac Hayes Shaft(Academy Award nominee) 1973 Quincy Jones The Getaway 1986 The Color Purple(Academy Award nominee) 1987 Herbie Hancock Round Midnight(Academy Award winner) 1988 Jonas Gwangwa Cry Freedom(Academy Award nominee) 2017 Pharrell Williams Hidden Figures 2021 Jon Batiste Soul(Academy Award winner) 2025 Kris Bowers The Wild Robot(Academy Award nominee)
Notes: Out of the 8 nominees, 6 of them earned Academy Award nominations or wins. Quincy Jones is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations. Isaac Hayes and Jon Batiste have won in this category.
Best Original Song – Motion Picture