Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | |
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The 2023 recipient: Paul Giamatti | |
Awarded for | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical or Comedy |
Location | United States |
Presented by | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
First awarded | 1951 (for performance in films released during the 1950 film season) |
Currently held by | Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers (2023) |
Website | www.goldenglobes.com |
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a musical or comedy film. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture", but the creation of the category in 1951 allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor – Drama.
The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2006, it was officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy". As of 2013[update], the wording is "Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy".
Winners and nominees
1950s
Year | Actor | Character | Film |
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1950[1][2] | Fred Astaire | Bert Kalmar | Three Little Words |
1951[3][4] | Danny Kaye | Jack Martin / Henri Duran | On the Riviera |
Gene Kelly | Jerry Mulligan | An American in Paris | |
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 80 Days |
Marlon Brando | Sakini | The Teahouse of the August Moon | |
Glenn Ford | Captain Fisby | ||
Yul Brynner | King Mongkut of Siam | The King and I | |
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 | |
Louis Jourdan | Gaston Lachaille | ||
Clark Gable | James Gannon | Teacher's Pet | |
Cary Grant | Philip Adams | Indiscreet | |
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
1970s
1980s
Year | Actor | Character | Film |
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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 | Jack Burroughs | 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 | Dan Snow | 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 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 | Michael J. "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 | Jack Napier / The Joker | Batman |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
Multiple character nominations
Winners are in bold.
- Inspector Jacques Clouseau from The Pink Panther (Peter Sellers, 1963), The Return of the Pink Panther (Peter Sellers, 1975) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Peter Sellers, 1976)
- Willy Wonka from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder, 1971), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Johnny Depp, 2005) and Wonka (Timothée Chalamet, 2023)
See also
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Notes
References
- ^ "The 8th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1951)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1950 8th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "The 9th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1952)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1951 9th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "The 10th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1953)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1952 10th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "The 11th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1954)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1953 11th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "The 12th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1955)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1954 12th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "The 13th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1956)". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-26.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
- ^ "1955 13th Golden Globe Awards". Los Angeles Times The Envelope Awards Site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
nominee list no longer exists
- ^ "Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List". Variety Media. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
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