Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Every winner and nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy since 1950, newest first.
2026🏆 Winner
Timothée Chalamet
Marty Supreme
2025🏆 Winner
The Substance
2024
Nicolas Cage
Dream Scenario1 nominee
2023🏆 Winner
Colin Farrell
The Banshees of Inisherin4 nominees
Nominees (4)
2021🏆 Winner
Andrew Garfield
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2020
Daniel Craig
Knives Out1 nominee
2019
Viggo Mortensen
Green Book1 nominee
2017🏆 Winner
Ryan Gosling
La La Land
2014🏆 Winner
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Oscar Isaac
Inside Llewyn Davis3 nominees
Nominees (3)
2012🏆 Winner
Hugh Jackman
Les Misérables2 nominees
Nominees (2)
BernieNominee
Silver Linings PlaybookNominee2011🏆 Winner
Jim Parsons
The Big Bang Theory
2010🏆 Winner
Robert Downey Jr.
Sherlock Holmes
2009🏆 WinnerColin Farrell
In Bruges
2008
Javier Bardem
Vicky Cristina Barcelona1 nominee
2007🏆 Winner
Sacha Baron Cohen
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006🏆 Winner
Joaquin Phoenix
Walk the Line
2005🏆 Winner
Jamie Foxx
Ray1 nominee
Nominees (1)
2004
Kevin Kline
De-Lovely1 nominee
2003🏆 Winner
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Adam SandlerPunch-Drunk LoveNominee2002🏆 Winner
Richard Gere
Chicago
2001🏆 Winner
Gene Hackman
The Royal Tenenbaums
2000🏆 Winner
George Clooney
O Brother, Where Art Thou?1 nominee
Nominees (1)
John CusackHigh FidelityNominee1999🏆 Winner
Jim Carrey
Man on the Moon
1998🏆 Winner
Jack Nicholson
As Good as It Gets
1997🏆 Winner
Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Kevin KlineIn & OutNominee1996🏆 Winner
John Travolta
Get Shorty2 nominees
Nominees (2)
The BirdcageNominee1993Kevin Kline
Dave2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Kevin KlineDaveNominee
Colm MeaneyThe SnapperNominee1992🏆 Winner
Robin Williams
The Fisher King1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1991Kevin Kline
Soapdish3 nominees
Nominees (3)
1990🏆 Winner
Gérard Depardieu
Green Card1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Macaulay CulkinHome AloneNominee1989🏆 Winner
Tom Hanks
Big1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1988🏆 WinnerRobin Williams
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987🏆 Winner
Paul Hogan
Crocodile Dundee1 nominee
Nominees (1)
William HurtBroadcast NewsNominee1986🏆 WinnerJack Nicholson
Prizzi's Honor
1985🏆 Winner
Dudley Moore
Micki & Maude1 nominee
Nominees (1)
James GarnerMurphy's RomanceNominee1983🏆 Winner
Michael Caine
Educating Rita
1982🏆 WinnerDudley Moore
Arthur1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1981🏆 Winner
Ray Sharkey
1980
Melvin and Howard1 nominee
1979🏆 WinnerRobin Williams
Mork & Mindy
1978🏆 Winner
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Chevy ChaseFoul PlayNominee1977
Mel Brooks
High Anxiety1 nominee
1974🏆 Winner
George Segal
A Touch of Class1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1973🏆 Winner
Jack Lemmon
Avanti!2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Ryan O'NealPaper MoonNominee1972
Peter O'Toole
Man of La Mancha1 nominee
1971
Dean Jones
The Million Dollar Duck1 nominee
1970🏆 Winner
Albert Finney
Scrooge1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Donald SutherlandM*A*S*HNominee1969🏆 WinnerPeter O'Toole
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1 nominee
Nominees (1)
The Secret of Santa VittoriaNominee1968
Fred Astaire
Finian's Rainbow2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Fred AstaireFinian's RainbowNominee
Ugo TognazziThe ClimaxNominee1967🏆 Winner
Richard Harris
Camelot
1966🏆 Winner
Alan Arkin
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1965🏆 Winner
Lee Marvin
Cat Ballou
1964🏆 Winner
Alberto Sordi
To Bed or Not to Bed
1963James Garner
The Wheeler Dealers6 nominees
1962
James Stewart
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation1 nominee
1961🏆 Winner
Glenn Ford
Pocketful of Miracles1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1960🏆 WinnerJack Lemmon
Some Like It Hot
1959🏆 Winner
Danny Kaye
Me and the Colonel1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Sidney PoitierPorgy and BessNominee1958
Maurice Chevalier
Gigi1 nominee
1957Maurice Chevalier
Love in the Afternoon1 nominee
1956
Yul Brynner
The King and I1 nominee
1954🏆 Winner
James Mason
A Star Is Born
1953🏆 Winner
David Niven
The Moon Is Blue
1951🏆 WinnerDanny Kaye
On the Riviera
1950🏆 WinnerFred Astaire
Three Little Words
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Cantinflas2 nominees
🏆 WinnerCantinflas
🏆 WinnerLa La Land
🏆 WinnerPaul Giamatti
🏆 WinnerThe Seven Year Itch
Nominees (2)
One Battle After AnotherNominee
Throw Momma from the TrainNominee
