1980 Golden Globe Awards – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Winner and Nominees

Kramer vs. Kramer

Dustin Hoffman

Ted Kramer’s wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple’s son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.

And Justice for All

Al Pacino

The Champ

Jon Voight

The China Syndrome

Jack Lemmon

The Onion Field

James Woods