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30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)
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Golden Globes 1973 Winners & Nominees

The 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973) took place on January 28, 1973. The Godfather: Part II won Best Picture – Drama and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

All 14 categories Most wins
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Best Picture – Drama
The Godfather: Part II
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1973: The Winners

The Godfather: Part II won Best Picture – Drama against 3 other nominees. Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director), Marlon Brando (Best Actor – Drama) and Liza Minnelli (Best Actress – Comedy or Musical) took the main individual prizes.

The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

The Godfather: Part II

1974 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · $48M worldwide

5 wins from 7 nominations at the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)

  • Best Actor – Drama
  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Original Score

Michael Corleone struggles to maintain power and legitimacy for his family in 1958, facing challenges from rivals and internal conflicts. The film also explores his father Vito's journey as a young immigrant in New York City, depicting his rise from poverty to prominence in the criminal underworld during 1917. These interwoven narratives reveal the origins of the Corleone empire and the sacrifices made to secure its future, examining themes of family, loyalty, and the corrupting influence of power.

About The Godfather: Part II
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1973: Which Films Won the Most

The Godfather: Part II won 5 awards from 7 nominations. 2 films won at least once, while Deliverance went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster
    The Godfather: Part II 5 / 7
    1974 · Drama, Thriller · 5 wins from 7 nominations
  2. Cabaret (1972) movie poster
    Cabaret 4 / 8
    1972 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Deliverance (1972) movie poster
    Deliverance 0 / 5
    1972 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  4. Frenzy (1972) movie poster
    Frenzy 0 / 4
    1972 · Thriller · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  5. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) movie poster
    The Poseidon Adventure 0 / 4
    1972 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  6. The Heartbreak Kid (1972) movie poster
    The Heartbreak Kid 0 / 3
    1972 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  7. Sounder (1972) movie poster
    Sounder 0 / 2
    1972 · Drama, Family · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  8. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) movie poster
    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 0 / 2
    1972 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  9. The Getaway (1972) movie poster
    The Getaway 0 / 1
    1972 · Action, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) movie poster
    Slaughterhouse-Five 0 / 1
    1972 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 Golden Globes 1973 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 37 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

14 categories · 37 nominations

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Golden Globes 1973 Best Picture – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

1 nominee

Golden Globes 1973 Best Actor – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actor)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Golden Globes 1973 Best Actress – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress)

1 nominee

Golden Globes 1973 Best Actress – Drama

Official name: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (Actress)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1973 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 4 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973), back to back: 9 hours 2 minutes.

Total running time 9h 2m 9 hours 2 minutes All 4 films
Longest
The Godfather: Part II 3h 20m
Shortest
Deliverance 1h 49m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1973 Winners

Drama led with 32 nominations across 8 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 32 nominations · 28%
  2. Thriller 5 wins · 21 nominations · 24%
  3. Romance 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  4. Adventure 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  5. Crime 5 wins · 8 nominations · 63%
  6. Music 4 wins · 8 nominations · 50%
  7. Musical 4 wins · 8 nominations · 50%
  8. Comedy 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  9. Action 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  10. Family 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1973 season

How the Rest of the 1973 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1973, with the winner of each top prize. The Godfather won the most of them: 2.

All 1973 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1973: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)?

The Godfather: Part II (1974) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Deliverance, Frenzy and The Poseidon Adventure.

About The Godfather: Part II

Which film won the most awards at the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)?

The Godfather: Part II (1974) won the most: 5 awards from 7 nominations. Cabaret was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)?

Cabaret (1972) led with 8 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)?

Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather: Part II. Best Actor – Drama: Marlon Brando for The Godfather: Part II. Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Liza Minnelli for Cabaret. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor): Joel Grey for Cabaret. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress): Marisa Berenson for Cabaret.

When was the 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973)?

The 30th Golden Globe Awards (1973) took place on January 28, 1973. The database has 14 categories and 37 nominations for it.