Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor - Drama.

The formal title has varied since its inception and as of 2005 is officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy".

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Winners and nominees

1950s

Year Actor Character Film
1950[1][2] Fred Astaire Bert Kalmar Three Little Words
1951[3][4] Danny Kaye Jack Martin/Henri Duran On the Riviera
1952[5][6] Donald O'Connor Cosmo Brown Singin' in the Rain
1953[7][8] David Niven David Slater The Moon Is Blue
1954[9][10] James Mason Norman Maine A Star Is Born
1955[11][12] Tom Ewell Richard Sherman The Seven Year Itch
1956 Cantinflas Passepartout Around the World in Eighty Days
Marlon Brando Sakini The Teahouse of the August Moon
Yul Brynner † King Mongkut of Siam The King and I
Glenn Ford Captain Fisby The Teahouse of the August Moon
Danny Kaye Hubert Hawkins The Court Jester
1957 Frank Sinatra Joey Evans Pal Joey
Maurice Chevalier Claude Chavasse Love in the Afternoon
Glenn Ford Lt. J. G. Max Siegel Don't Go Near the Water
David Niven Godfrey Smith My Man Godfrey
Tony Randall Rockwell P. Hunter Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1958 Danny Kaye S. L. Jacobowsky Me and the Colonel
Maurice Chevalier Honoré Lachaille Gigi
Clark Gable James Gannon Teacher's Pet
Cary Grant Philip Adams Indiscreet
Louis Jourdan Gaston Lachaille Gigi
1959 Jack Lemmon Jerry ("Daphne") Some Like It Hot
Clark Gable Russell Ward But Not for Me
Cary Grant Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman Operation Petticoat
Dean Martin Michael Haney Who Was That Lady?
Sidney Poitier Porgy Porgy and Bess

1960s

Year Actor Character Film
1960 Jack Lemmon C. C. Baxter The Apartment
Dirk Bogarde Franz Liszt Song Without End
Cantinflas Pepe Pepe
Cary Grant Victor, Earl of Rhyall The Grass Is Greener
Bob Hope Larry Gilbert The Facts of Life
1961 Glenn Ford Dave, the Dude Pocketful of Miracles
Fred Astaire Pogo Poole The Pleasure of His Company
Richard Beymer Tony West Side Story
Bob Hope Adam Niles Bachelor in Paradise
Fred MacMurray Ned Brainard The Absent-Minded Professor
1962 Marcello Mastroianni Ferdinando Cefalù Divorce, Italian Style
Stephen Boyd Sam Rawlins Billy Rose's Jumbo
Jimmy Durante Anthony Wonder/Pop Billy Rose's Jumbo
Cary Grant Philip Shayne That Touch of Mink
Charlton Heston Captain Paul MacDougall/
Benny the Snatch/Narrator		 The Pigeon That Took Rome
Karl Malden Herbie Sommers Gypsy
Robert Preston Harold Hill The Music Man
James Stewart Roger Hobbs Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1963 Alberto Sordi Amedeo Ferretti The Devil
Albert Finney Tom Jones Tom Jones
James Garner Henry Tyroon The Wheeler Dealers
Cary Grant Brian Cruikshank Charade
Jack Lemmon Nestor Paptu/Lord X Irma la Douce
Jack Lemmon Mr. Hogan Under the Yum Yum Tree
Frank Sinatra Alan Barker Come Blow Your Horn
Jonathan Winters Lennie Pike It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1964 Rex Harrison † Henry Higgins My Fair Lady
Marcello Mastroianni Domenico Soriano Marriage Italian-Style
Peter Sellers Inspector Jacques Clouseau The Pink Panther
Peter Ustinov Arthur Simpson Topkapi
Dick Van Dyke Bert/Mr. Dawes Sr. Mary Poppins
1965 Lee Marvin † Kid Shelleen/Tim Strawn Cat Ballou
Jack Lemmon Professor Fate/Prince Hapnick The Great Race
Jerry Lewis Robert Reed Boeing Boeing
Jason Robards Murray Burns A Thousand Clowns
Alberto Sordi Count Emilio Ponticelli Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
1966 Alan Arkin Lt. Rozanov The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
Alan Bates Jos Jones Georgy Girl
Michael Caine Harry Dean Gambit
Lionel Jeffries Stanley Farquhar The Spy with a Cold Nose
Walter Matthau Willie Gingrich The Fortune Cookie
1967 Richard Harris King Arthur Camelot
Richard Burton Petruchio The Taming of the Shrew
Rex Harrison Doctor Dolittle Doctor Dolittle
Dustin Hoffman Benjamin Braddock The Graduate
Ugo Tognazzi Sergio Masini L'immorale
1968 Ron Moody Fagin Oliver!
Fred Astaire Finian McLonergan Finian's Rainbow
Jack Lemmon Felix Ungar The Odd Couple
Walter Matthau Oscar Madison The Odd Couple
Zero Mostel Max Bialystock The Producers
1969 Peter O'Toole Arthur Chipping Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Dustin Hoffman John John and Mary
Lee Marvin Ben Rumson Paint Your Wagon
Steve McQueen Boon Hogganbeck The Reivers
Anthony Quinn Italo Bombolini The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970s

Year Actor Character Film
1970 Albert Finney Ebenezer Scrooge Scrooge
Richard Benjamin Jonathan Balser Diary of a Mad Housewife
Elliott Gould Trapper John McIntyre M*A*S*H
Jack Lemmon George Kellerman The Out-of-Towners
Donald Sutherland Hawkeye Pierce M*A*S*H
1971 Topol Tevye Fiddler on the Roof
Bud Cort Harold Chasen Harold and Maude
Dean Jones Professor Dooley The Million Dollar Duck
Walter Matthau Joseph P. Kotcher Kotch
Gene Wilder Willy Wonka Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972 Jack Lemmon Wendell Armbruster Avanti!
Edward Albert Don Baker Butterflies Are Free
Charles Grodin Lenny Cantrow The Heartbreak Kid
Walter Matthau Pete Pete 'n' Tillie
Peter O'Toole Don Quixote de la Mancha/Cervantes Man of La Mancha
1973 George Segal Steve Blackburn A Touch of Class
Carl Anderson Judas Iscariot Jesus Christ Superstar
Richard Dreyfuss Curt Henderson American Graffiti
Ted Neeley Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Superstar
Ryan O'Neal Moses Pray Paper Moon
1974 Art Carney † Harry Coombes Harry and Tonto
James Earl Jones Rupert Marshall Claudine
Jack Lemmon Hildy Johnson The Front Page
Walter Matthau Walter Burns The Front Page
Burt Reynolds Paul "Wrecking" Crewe The Longest Yard
1975 Walter Matthau Willy Clark The Sunshine Boys
Warren Beatty George Roundy Shampoo
George Burns Al Lewis The Sunshine Boys
James Caan Billy Rose Funny Lady
Peter Sellers Inspector Jacques Clouseau The Return of the Pink Panther
1976 Kris Kristofferson John Howard A Star Is Born
Mel Brooks Mel Funn Silent Movie
Peter Sellers Inspector Jacques Clouseau The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Jack Weston Gaetano Proclo The Ritz
Gene Wilder George Caldwell Silver Streak
1977 Richard Dreyfuss † Elliott Garfield The Goodbye Girl
Woody Allen Alvy Singer Annie Hall
Mel Brooks Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke High Anxiety
Robert De Niro Jimmy Doyle New York, New York
John Travolta Tony Manero Saturday Night Fever
1978 Warren Beatty Joe Pendleton Heaven Can Wait
Alan Alda George Same Time, Next Year
Gary Busey Buddy Holly The Buddy Holly Story
Chevy Chase Detective Tony Carlson Foul Play
George C. Scott Gloves Malloy/Spats Baxter Movie Movie
John Travolta Danny Zuko Grease
1979 Peter Sellers Chance Being There
George Hamilton Count Dracula Love at First Bite
Dudley Moore George Webber 10
Burt Reynolds Phil Potter Starting Over
Roy Scheider Joe Gideon All That Jazz

1980s

Year Actor Character Film
1980 Ray Sharkey Vinnie Vacarri The Idolmaker
Neil Diamond Yussel Rabinovitch The Jazz Singer
Tommy Lee Jones Doolittle Mooney Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter
Paul Le Mat Melvin Dummar Melvin and Howard
Walter Matthau Miles Kendig Hopscotch
1981 Dudley Moore Arthur Bach Arthur
Alan Alda Character The Four Seasons
George Hamilton Don Diego Vega / Zorro / Wigglesworth / Ramon Vega Zorro, the Gay Blade
Steve Martin Arthur Parker Pennies from Heaven
Walter Matthau Character First Monday in October
1982 Dustin Hoffman Michael Dorsey ("Dorothy Michaels") Tootsie
Peter O'Toole Alan Swann My Favorite Year
Al Pacino Ivan Travalian Author! Author!
Robert Preston Caroll 'Toddy' Todd Victor Victoria
Henry Winkler Chuck Night Shift
1983 Michael Caine Frank Bryant Educating Rita
Woody Allen Leonard Zelig Zelig
Tom Cruise Joel Goodson Risky Business
Eddie Murphy Billy Ray "William" Valentine Trading Places
Mandy Patinkin Avigdor Yentl
1984 Dudley Moore Rob Salinger Micki + Maude
Steve Martin Roger Cobb All Of Me
Eddie Murphy Axel Foley Beverly Hills Cop
Bill Murray Peter Venkman Ghostbusters
Robin Williams Vladimir Ivanoff Moscow on the Hudson
1985 Jack Nicholson Charley Partanna Prizzi's Honor
Jeff Daniels Tom Baxter/Gil Sheperd The Purple Rose of Cairo
Griffin Dunne Paul Hackett After Hours
Michael J. Fox Marty McFly Back to the Future
James Garner Murphy Jones Murphy's Romance
1986 Paul Hogan Crocodile Dundee "Crocodile" Dundee
Matthew Broderick Ferris Bueller Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Jeff Daniels Charles Driggs Something Wild
Danny DeVito Sam Stone Ruthless People
Jack Lemmon Harvey Fairchild That's Life!
1987 Robin Williams Adrian Cronauer Good Morning, Vietnam
Nicolas Cage Ronny Cammareri Moonstruck
Danny DeVito Owen Lift Throw Momma from the Train
William Hurt Tom Grunick Broadcast News
Steve Martin C. D. Bales Roxanne
Patrick Swayze Johnny Castle Dirty Dancing
1988 Tom Hanks Josh Baskin Big
Michael Caine Lawrence Jamieson Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
John Cleese Archie Leach A Fish Called Wanda
Robert De Niro Jack Walsh Midnight Run
Bob Hoskins Eddie Valliant Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 Morgan Freeman Hoke Colburn Driving Miss Daisy
Billy Crystal Harry Burns When Harry Met Sally...
Michael Douglas Oliver Rose The War of the Roses
Steve Martin Gil Buckman Parenthood
Jack Nicholson The Joker Batman

1990s

Year Actor Character Film
1990 Gérard Depardieu Georges Green Card
Macaulay Culkin Kevin McCallister Home Alone
Johnny Depp Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands
Richard Gere Edward Lewis Pretty Woman
Patrick Swayze Sam Wheat Ghost
1991 Robin Williams Parry The Fisher King
Jeff Bridges Jack Lucas The Fisher King
Billy Crystal Mitch Robbins City Slickers
Dustin Hoffman Captain Hook Hook
Kevin Kline Jeffrey Anderson/Rod Randall Soapdish
1992 Tim Robbins Griffin Mill The Player
Nicolas Cage Jack Singer Honeymoon in Vegas
Billy Crystal Buddy Young, Jr. Mr. Saturday Night
Marcello Mastroianni Joe Meledandri Used People
Tim Robbins Bob Roberts Bob Roberts
1993 Robin Williams Daniel Hillard ("Euphegenia Doubtfire") Mrs. Doubtfire
Johnny Depp Sam Benny & Joon
Tom Hanks Sam Baldwin Sleepless in Seattle
Kevin Kline Dave Kovic/Bill Mitchell Dave
Colm Meaney Dessie Curley The Snapper
1994 Hugh Grant Charles Four Weddings and a Funeral
Jim Carrey Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask The Mask
Johnny Depp Ed Wood Ed Wood
Arnold Schwarzenegger Alex Hesse Junior
Terence Stamp Ralph/Bernadette Bassenger The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1995 John Travolta Chili Palmer Get Shorty
Michael Douglas Andrew Shepherd The American President
Harrison Ford Linus Sabrina
Steve Martin George Banks Father of the Bride Part II
Patrick Swayze Vida Boheme To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1996 Tom Cruise Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire
Antonio Banderas Ché Evita
Kevin Costner Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy Tin Cup
Nathan Lane Albert Goldman The Birdcage
Eddie Murphy Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Papa Klump/Mama Klump/Granny Klump/Ernie Klump/Lance Perkins The Nutty Professor
1997 Jack Nicholson † Melvin Udall As Good as It Gets
Jim Carrey Fletcher Reed Liar Liar
Dustin Hoffman Stanley Motss Wag the Dog
Samuel L. Jackson Ordell Robbie Jackie Brown
Kevin Kline Howard Brackett In & Out
1998 Michael Caine Ray Say Little Voice
Antonio Banderas Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro The Mask of Zorro
Warren Beatty Jay Billington Bulworth Bulworth
John Travolta Jack Stanton Primary Colors
Robin Williams Hunter "Patch" Adams Patch Adams
1999 Jim Carrey Andy Kaufman Man on the Moon
Robert De Niro Paul Vitti Analyze This
Rupert Everett George Downes An Ideal Husband
Hugh Grant William Thacker Notting Hill
Sean Penn Emmet Ray Sweet and Lowdown

2000s

Year Actor Character Film
2000 George Clooney Ulysses Everett McGill O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Jim Carrey The Grinch How the Grinch Stole Christmas
John Cusack Rob Gordon High Fidelity
Robert De Niro Jack Byrnes Meet the Parents
Mel Gibson Nick Marshall What Women Want
2001 Gene Hackman Royal Tenenbaum The Royal Tenenbaums
Hugh Jackman Leopold Kate & Leopold
Ewan McGregor Christian Moulin Rouge!
John Cameron Mitchell Hedwig Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Billy Bob Thornton Terry Lee Collins Bandits
2002 Richard Gere Billy Flynn Chicago
Nicolas Cage Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman Adaptation.
Kieran Culkin Jason "Igby" Slocumb Igby Goes Down
Hugh Grant Will Freeman About a Boy
Adam Sandler Barry Egan Punch-Drunk Love
2003 Bill Murray Bob Harris Lost in Translation
Jack Black Dewey Finn School of Rock
Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jack Nicholson Harry Sanborn Something's Gotta Give
Billy Bob Thornton Willie T. Stokes Bad Santa
2004 Jamie Foxx † Ray Charles Ray
Jim Carrey Joel Barish Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Paul Giamatti Miles Raymond Sideways
Kevin Kline Cole Porter De-Lovely
Kevin Spacey Bobby Darin Beyond the Sea
2005 Joaquin Phoenix Johnny Cash Walk the Line
Pierce Brosnan Julian Noble The Matador
Jeff Daniels Bernard Berkman The Squid and the Whale
Johnny Depp Willy Wonka Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane Max Bialystock The Producers
Cillian Murphy Patrick "Kitten" Braden Breakfast on Pluto
2006 Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Sagdiyev Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Aaron Eckhart Nick Naylor Thank You for Smoking
Chiwetel Ejiofor Lola Kinky Boots
Will Ferrell Harold Crick Stranger than Fiction
2007 Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ryan Gosling Lars Lindstrom Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman Jon Savage The Savages
John C. Reilly Dewey Cox Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2008 Colin Farrell Ray In Bruges
Javier Bardem Juan Antonio Vicky Cristina Barcelona
James Franco Saul Silver Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson Ken In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman Harvey Shine Last Chance Harvey
2009 Robert Downey, Jr. Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes
Matt Damon Mark Whitacre The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis Guido Contini Nine
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tom Hansen (500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg Larry Gopnik A Serious Man

2010s

Year Actor Character Film
2010 Paul Giamatti Barney Panofsky Barney's Version
Johnny Depp The Mad Hatter Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp Frank Tupelo The Tourist
Jake Gyllenhaal Jamie Randall Love and Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey Jack Abramoff Casino Jack
2011 Jean Dujardin George Valentin The Artist
Brendan Gleeson Sgt. Gerry Boyle The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Adam Lerner 50/50
Ryan Gosling Jacob Palmer Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson Gil Pender Midnight in Paris

References

  1. ^ "The 8th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1951)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1950. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  2. ^ "1950 8th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070518055944/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1950/1950gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  3. ^ "The 9th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1952)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1951. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  4. ^ "1951 9th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20070521062458/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1951/1951gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  5. ^ "The 10th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1953)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1952. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  6. ^ "1952 10th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517233225/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1952/1952gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  7. ^ "The 11th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1954)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1953. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  8. ^ "1953 11th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070518055927/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1953/1953gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  9. ^ "The 12th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1955)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1954. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  10. ^ "1954 12th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517233028/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1954/1954gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
  11. ^ "The 13th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1956)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.hfpa.org/browse/year/1955. Retrieved 2007-06-26. The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
  12. ^ "1955 13th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517233230/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1955/1955gg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. "nominee list no longer exists" 
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