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Below is a list of Black nominees and winners of Golden Globe Awards in various award categories. Sidney Poitier was the first winne. winning in 1964 for Lilies of the Field.

Film

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Notes:

• Out of the 36 nominated performances, 23 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

Notes:

• Out of the 13 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

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

Notes:

• Out of the 13 nominated performances, 2 of them earned Academy Award nominations.
• Currently, Angela Bassett is the only winner in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

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

Notes:

• Out of the 28 nominated performances, 22 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, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have won in this category.

Best Motion Picture – Animated

Best Director – Motion Picture

Notes:

• Out of the 6 nominees, 3 of them earned Academy Award nominations.
• Spike Lee is the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Notes:

• Out of the 5 nominees, 5 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

Year	Name	Country	Motion Picture	Result
1972	Isaac Hayes		Shaft (Academy Award nominee)	Won
1973	Quincy Jones		The Getaway	Nominated
1986			The Color Purple (Academy Award nominee)	Nominated
1987	Herbie Hancock		Round Midnight (Academy Award winner)	Nominated
1988	Jonas Gwangwa		Cry Freedom (Academy Award nominee)	Nominated
2017	Pharrell Williams		Hidden Figures	Nominated
2021	Jon Batiste		Soul (Academy Award winner)	Won
2025	Kris Bowers		The Wild Robot	Pending

Notes:

• Out of the 8 nominees, 5 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

Television

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Notes:

• Billy Porter is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
• Currently, Sterling K. Brown is the only winner in this category.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Notes:

• Denise Nicholas is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations.
• Gail Fisher, Regina Taylor, Taraji P. Henson, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Zendaya have won in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Notes:

• Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, and Don Cheadle are the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations.
• Flip Wilson, Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, Don Cheadle, and Donald Glover have won in this category.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Notes:

• Isabel Sanford is the most nominated in this category with 5 nominations.
• Debbie Allen, Tracee Ellis Ross, Quinta Brunson, and Ayo Edebiri have won in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Notes:

• Idris Elba is the most nominated in this category with 4 nominations.
• Ving Rhames and Idris Elba have won in this category.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Notes:

• Alfre Woodard, Halle Berry, and Queen Latifah are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
• Alfre Woodard, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, and S. Epatha Merkerson have won in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Notes:

• Jimmie Walker and Blair Underwood are the most nominated in this category with 2 nominations.
• Louis Gossett Jr., Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Wright, and John Boyega have won in this category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television

Notes:

• Gail Fisher is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations and is the only winner in this category.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical-Comedy or Drama Television Series

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

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Television

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See also

• List of black Academy Award winners and nominees
• List of Asian Golden Globe winners and nominees
• List of Golden Globe Awards ceremonies
• List of Golden Globe winners

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