Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe Awards · 355 nominations across 73 ceremonies · 73 wins
82nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Different Man · Sebastian Stan
- Nominee A Real Pain · Jesse Eisenberg
- Nominee Heretic · Hugh Grant
- Nominee Saturday Night · Gabriel LaBelle
- Nominee Kinds of Kindness · Jesse Plemons
- Nominee Hit Man · Glen Powell
81st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Holdovers · Paul Giamatti
- Nominee Dream Scenario · Nicolas Cage
- Nominee Wonka · Timothée Chalamet
- Nominee Air · Matt Damon
- Nominee Beau Is Afraid · Joaquin Phoenix
- Nominee American Fiction · Jeffrey Wright
80th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Banshees of Inisherin · Colin Farrell
- Nominee Babylon · Diego Calva
- Nominee Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · Daniel Craig
- Nominee White Noise · Adam Driver
- Nominee The Menu · Ralph Fiennes
79th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Tick, Tick... Boom! · Andrew Garfield
- Nominee Don't Look Up · Leonardo DiCaprio
- Nominee Cyrano · Peter Dinklage
- Nominee Licorice Pizza · Cooper Hoffman
- Nominee In the Heights · Anthony Ramos
78th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Borat Subsequent Moviefilm · Sacha Baron Cohen
- Nominee The Prom · James Corden
- Nominee Hamilton · Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Nominee The Personal History of David Copperfield · Dev Patel
- Nominee Palm Springs · Andy Samberg
77th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Rocketman · Taron Egerton
- Nominee Knives Out · Daniel Craig
- Nominee Jojo Rabbit · Roman Griffin Davis
- Nominee Once Upon a Time in Hollywood · Leonardo DiCaprio
- Nominee Dolemite Is My Name · Eddie Murphy
76th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Vice · Christian Bale
- Nominee Mary Poppins Returns · Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Nominee Green Book · Viggo Mortensen
- Nominee The Old Man & the Gun · Robert Redford
- Nominee Stan & Ollie · John C. Reilly
75th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Disaster Artist · James Franco
- Nominee Battle of the Sexes · Steve Carell
- Nominee Baby Driver · Ansel Elgort
- Nominee The Greatest Showman · Hugh Jackman
- Nominee Get Out · Daniel Kaluuya
74th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner La La Land · Ryan Gosling
- Nominee The Lobster · Colin Farrell
- Nominee Florence Foster Jenkins · Hugh Grant
- Nominee War Dogs · Jonah Hill
- Nominee Deadpool · Ryan Reynolds
73rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Martian · Matt Damon
- Nominee The Big Short · Christian Bale
- Nominee The Big Short · Steve Carell
- Nominee Danny Collins · Al Pacino
- Nominee Infinitely Polar Bear · Mark Ruffalo
72nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Birdman · Michael Keaton
- Nominee The Grand Budapest Hotel · Ralph Fiennes
- Nominee St. Vincent · Bill Murray
- Nominee Inherent Vice · Joaquin Phoenix
- Nominee Big Eyes from Big Eyes · Christoph Waltz
71st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Wolf of Wall Street · Leonardo DiCaprio
- Nominee American Hustle · Christian Bale
- Nominee Nebraska · Bruce Dern
- Nominee Inside Llewyn Davis · Oscar Isaac
- Nominee Her · Joaquin Phoenix
70th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Les Misérables · Hugh Jackman
- Nominee Bernie · Jack Black
- Nominee Silver Linings Playbook · Bradley Cooper
- Nominee Salmon Fishing in the Yemen · Ewan McGregor
- Nominee Hyde Park on Hudson · Bill Murray
69th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Artist · Jean Dujardin
- Nominee The Guard · Brendan Gleeson
- Nominee 50/50 · Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Nominee Crazy, Stupid, Love · Ryan Gosling
- Nominee Midnight in Paris · Owen Wilson
68th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Barney's Version · Paul Giamatti
- Nominee Alice in Wonderland · Johnny Depp
- Nominee Love & Other Drugs · Jake Gyllenhaal
- Nominee Casino Jack · Kevin Spacey
67th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Sherlock Holmes · Robert Downey Jr.
- Nominee The Informant! · Matt Damon
- Nominee Nine · Daniel Day-Lewis
- Nominee (500) Days of Summer · Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Nominee A Serious Man · Michael Stuhlbarg
66th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner In Bruges · Colin Farrell
- Nominee Vicky Cristina Barcelona · Javier Bardem
- Nominee Pineapple Express · James Franco
- Nominee In Bruges · Brendan Gleeson
- Nominee Last Chance Harvey · Dustin Hoffman
65th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street · Johnny Depp
- Nominee Lars and the Real Girl · Ryan Gosling
- Nominee Charlie Wilson's War · Tom Hanks
- Nominee The Savages · Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Nominee Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story · John C. Reilly
63rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Walk the Line · Joaquin Phoenix
- Nominee The Matador · Pierce Brosnan
- Nominee The Squid and the Whale · Jeff Daniels
- Nominee Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Johnny Depp
- Nominee The Producers · Nathan Lane
- Nominee Breakfast on Pluto · Cillian Murphy
62nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Ray · Jamie Foxx
- Nominee Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · Jim Carrey
- Nominee Sideways · Paul Giamatti
- Nominee De-Lovely · Kevin Kline
- Nominee Beyond the Sea · Kevin Spacey
61st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Lost in Translation · Bill Murray
- Nominee School of Rock · Jack Black
- Nominee Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl · Johnny Depp
- Nominee Something's Gotta Give · Jack Nicholson
- Nominee Bad Santa · Billy Bob Thornton
60th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Chicago · Richard Gere
- Nominee Adaptation. · Nicolas Cage
- Nominee Igby Goes Down · Kieran Culkin
- Nominee About a Boy · Hugh Grant
- Nominee Punch-Drunk Love · Adam Sandler
59th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Royal Tenenbaums · Gene Hackman
- Nominee Kate & Leopold · Hugh Jackman
- Nominee Moulin Rouge! · Ewan McGregor
- Nominee Hedwig and the Angry Inch · John Cameron Mitchell
- Nominee Bandits · Billy Bob Thornton
58th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner O Brother, Where Art Thou? · George Clooney
- Nominee Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas · Jim Carrey
- Nominee High Fidelity · John Cusack
- Nominee Meet the Parents · Robert De Niro
- Nominee What Women Want · Mel Gibson
57th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Man on the Moon · Jim Carrey
- Nominee Analyze This · Robert De Niro
- Nominee An Ideal Husband · Rupert Everett
- Nominee Notting Hill · Hugh Grant
- Nominee Sweet and Lowdown · Sean Penn
56th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Little Voice · Michael Caine
- Nominee The Mask of Zorro · Antonio Banderas
- Nominee Bulworth · Warren Beatty
- Nominee Primary Colors · John Travolta
- Nominee Patch Adams · Robin Williams
55th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner As Good as It Gets · Jack Nicholson
- Nominee Liar Liar · Jim Carrey
- Nominee Wag the Dog · Dustin Hoffman
- Nominee Jackie Brown · Samuel L. Jackson
- Nominee In & Out · Kevin Kline
54th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Tom Cruise
- Nominee Evita · Antonio Banderas
- Nominee Tin Cup · Kevin Costner
- Nominee The Birdcage · Nathan Lane
- Nominee The Nutty Professor · Eddie Murphy
53rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Get Shorty · John Travolta
- Nominee The American President · Michael Douglas
- Nominee Sabrina · Harrison Ford
- Nominee Father of the Bride Part II · Steve Martin
- Nominee To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar · Patrick Swayze
52nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Four Weddings and a Funeral · Hugh Grant
- Nominee The Mask · Jim Carrey
- Nominee Ed Wood · Johnny Depp
- Nominee Junior · Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Nominee The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert · Terence Stamp
51st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Mrs. Doubtfire · Robin Williams
- Nominee Benny & Joon · Johnny Depp
- Nominee Sleepless in Seattle · Tom Hanks
- Nominee Dave · Kevin Kline
- Nominee The Snapper · Colm Meaney
50th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Player · Tim Robbins
- Nominee Honeymoon in Vegas · Nicolas Cage
- Nominee Mr. Saturday Night · Billy Crystal
- Nominee Used People · Marcello Mastroianni
49th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Robin Williams
- Nominee The Fisher King · Jeff Bridges
- Nominee City Slickers · Billy Crystal
- Nominee Hook · Dustin Hoffman
- Nominee Soapdish · Kevin Kline
48th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Green Card · Gérard Depardieu
- Nominee Home Alone · Macaulay Culkin
- Nominee Edward Scissorhands · Johnny Depp
- Nominee Pretty Woman · Richard Gere
- Nominee Ghost · Patrick Swayze
47th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Driving Miss Daisy · Morgan Freeman
- Nominee When Harry Met Sally · Billy Crystal
- Nominee The War of the Roses · Michael Douglas
- Nominee Parenthood · Steve Martin
- Nominee Batman · Jack Nicholson
46th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Big · Tom Hanks
- Nominee Dirty Rotten Scoundrels · Michael Caine
- Nominee A Fish Called Wanda · John Cleese
- Nominee Midnight Run · Robert De Niro
- Nominee Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Bob Hoskins
45th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Good Morning, Vietnam · Robin Williams
- Nominee Moonstruck · Nicolas Cage
- Nominee Throw Momma from the Train · Danny DeVito
- Nominee Broadcast News · William Damaged
- Nominee Roxanne · Steve Martin
- Nominee Dirty Dancing · Patrick Swayze
44th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Crocodile Dundee · Paul Hogan
- Nominee Ferris Bueller's Day Off · Matthew Broderick
- Nominee Something Wild · Jeff Daniels
- Nominee Ruthless People · Danny DeVito
- Nominee That's Life! · Jack Lemmon
43rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Prizzi's Honor · Jack Nicholson
- Nominee The Purple Rose of Cairo · Jeff Daniels
- Nominee After Hours · Griffin Dunne
- Nominee Back to the Future · Michael J. Fox
- Nominee Murphy's Romance · James Garner
42nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Micki & Maude · Dudley Moore
- Nominee All of Me · Steve Martin
- Nominee Beverly Hills Cop · Eddie Murphy
- Nominee Ghostbusters · Bill Murray
- Nominee Moscow on the Hudson · Robin Williams
41st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Educating Rita · Michael Caine
- Nominee Zelig · Woody Allen
- Nominee Risky Business · Tom Cruise
- Nominee Trading Places · Eddie Murphy
- Nominee Yentl · Mandy Patinkin
40th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Tootsie · Dustin Hoffman
- Nominee My Favorite Year · Peter O'Toole
- Nominee Author! Author! · Al Pacino
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Robert Preston
- Nominee Night Shift · Henry Winkler
39th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Arthur · Dudley Moore
- Nominee The Four Seasons · Alan Alda
- Nominee Zorro, The Gay Blade · George Hamilton
- Nominee Pennies from Heaven · Steve Martin
- Nominee First Monday in October · Walter Matthau
- Nominee Taxi · Judd Hirsch
- Nominee The Love Boat · Gavin MacLeod
- Nominee Love, Sidney · Tony Randall
38th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Idolmaker · Ray Sharkey
- Nominee The Jazz Singer · Neil Diamond
- Nominee Coal Miner's Daughter · Tommy Lee Jones
- Nominee Melvin and Howard · Paul Le Mat
- Nominee Hopscotch · Walter Matthau
37th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Being There · Peter Sellers
- Nominee Love at First Bite · George Hamilton
- Nominee 10 · Dudley Moore
- Nominee Starting Over · Burt Reynolds
- Nominee All That Jazz · Roy Scheider
36th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Heaven Can Wait · Warren Beatty
- Nominee Same Time, Next Year · Alan Alda
- Nominee The Buddy Holly Story · Gary Busey
- Nominee Foul Play · Chevy Chase
- Nominee Movie Movie · George C. Scott
- Nominee Grease from Grease · John Travolta
35th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Goodbye Girl · Richard Dreyfuss
- Nominee Annie Hall · Woody Allen
- Nominee High Anxiety · Mel Brooks
- Nominee New York, New York from New York, New York · Robert De Niro
- Nominee Saturday Night Fever · John Travolta
34th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Star Is Born · Kris Kristofferson
- Nominee Silent Movie · Mel Brooks
- Nominee The Pink Panther Strikes Again · Peter Sellers
- Nominee The Ritz · Jack Weston
- Nominee Silver Streak · Gene Wilder
33rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Sunshine Boys · George Burns
32nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Harry and Tonto · Art Carney
- Nominee Claudine · James Earl Jones
- Nominee The Front Page · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee The Front Page · Walter Matthau
- Nominee The Longest Yard · Burt Reynolds
31st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Touch of Class · George Segal
- Nominee Jesus Christ Superstar · Carl Anderson
- Nominee American Graffiti · Richard Dreyfuss
- Nominee Jesus Christ Superstar · Ted Neeley
- Nominee Paper Moon · Ryan O'Neal
30th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Avanti! · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee Butterflies Are Free · Edward Albert
- Nominee The Heartbreak Kid · Charles Grodin
- Nominee Pete 'n' Tillie · Walter Matthau
- Nominee Man of La Mancha · Peter O'Toole
29th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Fiddler on the Roof · Chaim Topol
- Nominee Harold and Maude · Bud Cort
- Nominee The Million Dollar Duck · Dean Jones
- Nominee Kotch · Walter Matthau
- Nominee Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · Gene Wilder
28th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Scrooge · Albert Finney
- Nominee Diary of a Mad Housewife · Richard Benjamin
- Nominee MASH · Elliott Gould
- Nominee The Out-of-Towners · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee MASH · Donald Sutherland
27th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Goodbye, Mr. Chips · Peter O'Toole
- Nominee John and Mary · Dustin Hoffman
- Nominee Paint Your Wagon · Lee Marvin
- Nominee The Reivers · Steve McQueen
- Nominee The Secret of Santa Vittoria · Anthony Quinn
26th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Oliver! · Ron Moody
- Nominee Finian's Rainbow · Fred Astaire
- Nominee The Odd Couple · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee The Odd Couple · Walter Matthau
- Nominee The Producers · Zero Mostel
25th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Camelot · Richard Harris
- Nominee The Taming of the Shrew · Richard Burton
- Nominee Doctor Dolittle · Rex Harrison
- Nominee The Graduate · Dustin Hoffman
- Nominee The Climax · Ugo Tognazzi
24th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming · Alan Arkin
- Nominee Georgy Girl · Alan Bates
- Nominee Gambit · Michael Caine
- Nominee The Spy with a Cold Nose · Lionel Jeffries
- Nominee The Fortune Cookie · Walter Matthau
23rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Cat Ballou · Lee Marvin
- Nominee The Great Race · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee Boeing Boeing · Jerry Lewis
- Nominee A Thousand Clowns · Jason Robards
- Nominee Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines · Alberto Sordi
22nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner My Fair Lady · Rex Harrison
- Nominee Marriage Italian-Style · Marcello Mastroianni
- Nominee The Pink Panther · Peter Sellers
- Nominee Topkapi · Peter Ustinov
- Nominee Mary Poppins · Dick Van Dyke
21st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner To Bed or Not to Bed · Alberto Sordi
- Nominee Tom Jones · Albert Finney
- Nominee The Wheeler Dealers · James Garner
- Nominee Charade from Charade · Cary Grant
- Nominee Irma la Douce · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee Come Blow Your Horn · Frank Sinatra
- Nominee The Mouse on the Moon · Terry-Thomas
- Nominee It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · Jonathan Winters
20th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Divorce, Italian Style · Marcello Mastroianni
- Nominee Billy Rose's Jumbo · Stephen Boyd
- Nominee Billy Rose's Jumbo · Jimmy Durante
- Nominee That Touch of Mink · Cary Grant
- Nominee The Pigeon That Took Rome · Charlton Heston
- Nominee Gypsy · Karl Malden
- Nominee The Music Man · Robert Preston
- Nominee The Best of Enemies · Alberto Sordi
- Nominee Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation · James Stewart
19th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Pocketful of Miracles · Glenn Ford
- Nominee The Pleasure of His Company · Fred Astaire
- Nominee Bachelor in Paradise · Bob Hope
- Nominee The Absent-Minded Professor · Fred MacMurray
18th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Apartment · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee Pepe · Cantinflas
- Nominee Song Without End · Dirk Bogarde
- Nominee The Grass Is Greener · Cary Grant
- Nominee The Facts of Life · Bob Hope
17th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Some Like It Hot · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee But Not For Me · Clark Gable
- Nominee Operation Petticoat · Cary Grant
- Nominee Who Was That Lady? · Dean Martin
- Nominee Porgy and Bess · Sidney Poitier
16th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Me and the Colonel · Danny Kaye
- Nominee Gigi · Maurice Chevalier
- Nominee Teacher's Pet · Clark Gable
- Nominee Indiscreet · Cary Grant
- Nominee Gigi · Louis Jourdan
15th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Pal Joey · Frank Sinatra
14th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Around the World in 80 Days · Cantinflas
- Nominee The Teahouse of the August Moon · Marlon Brando
- Nominee The King and I · Yul Brynner
- Nominee The Teahouse of the August Moon · Glenn Ford
- Nominee The Court Jester · Danny Kaye
12th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Star Is Born · James Mason
11th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Moon Is Blue · David Niven
10th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Singin' in the Rain · Donald O'Connor
- Nominee Hans Christian Andersen · Danny Kaye
- Nominee Stars and Stripes Forever · Clifton Webb
9th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner On the Riviera · Danny Kaye
- Nominee Here Comes the Groom · Bing Crosby
- Nominee An American in Paris · Gene Kelly
8th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Three Little Words · Fred Astaire
- Nominee When Willie Comes Marching Home · Dan Dailey
- Nominee Mad Wednesday · Harold Lloyd