Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Golden Globe Awards · 235 nominations across 50 ceremonies · 51 wins
82nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Substance · Demi Moore
- Nominee Nightbitch · Amy Adams
- Nominee Wicked · Cynthia Erivo
- Nominee Emilia Pérez · Karla Sofía Gascón
- Nominee Anora · Mikey Madison
- Nominee Challengers · Zendaya
81st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Poor Things · Emma Stone
- Nominee The Color Purple · Fantasia Barrino
- Nominee No Hard Feelings · Jennifer Lawrence
- Nominee May December · Natalie Portman
- Nominee Fallen Leaves · Alma Pöysti
- Nominee Barbie · Margot Robbie
80th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Everything Everywhere All at Once · Michelle Yeoh
- Nominee Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris · Lesley Manville
- Nominee Babylon · Margot Robbie
- Nominee The Menu · Anya Taylor-Joy
- Nominee Good Luck to You, Leo Grande · Emma Thompson
79th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner West Side Story · Rachel Zegler
- Nominee Annette · Marion Cotillard
- Nominee Licorice Pizza · Alana Haim
- Nominee Don't Look Up · Jennifer Lawrence
- Nominee Cruella · Emma Stone
78th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner I Care a Lot · Rosamund Pike
- Nominee Borat Subsequent Moviefilm · Maria Bakalova
- Nominee Music · Kate Hudson
- Nominee French Exit · Michelle Pfeiffer
- Nominee Emma · Anya Taylor-Joy
77th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Farewell · Awkwafina
- Nominee Knives Out · Ana de Armas
- Nominee Where'd You Go, Bernadette · Cate Blanchett
- Nominee Booksmart · Beanie Feldstein
- Nominee Late Night · Emma Thompson
76th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Favourite · Olivia Colman
- Nominee Mary Poppins Returns · Emily Blunt
- Nominee Eighth Grade · Elsie Fisher
- Nominee Tully · Charlize Theron
- Nominee Crazy Rich Asians · Constance Wu
75th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Lady Bird · Saoirse Ronan
- Nominee Victoria and Abdul · Judi Dench
- Nominee The Leisure Seeker · Helen Mirren
- Nominee I, Tonya · Margot Robbie
- Nominee Battle of the Sexes · Emma Stone
74th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner La La Land · Emma Stone
- Nominee 20th Century Women · Annette Bening
- Nominee Rules Don't Apply · Lily Collins
- Nominee The Edge of Seventeen · Hailee Steinfeld
- Nominee Florence Foster Jenkins · Meryl Streep
73rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Joy · Jennifer Lawrence
- Nominee Spy · Melissa McCarthy
- Nominee Trainwreck · Amy Schumer
- Nominee The Lady in the Van · Maggie Smith
- Nominee Grandma · Lily Tomlin
53rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner To Die For · Nicole Kidman
- Nominee The American President · Annette Bening
- Nominee While You Were Sleeping · Sandra Bullock
- Nominee Muriel's Wedding · Toni Collette
- Nominee A Month by the Lake · Vanessa Redgrave
47th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Driving Miss Daisy · Jessica Tandy
- Nominee Shirley Valentine · Pauline Collins
- Nominee When Harry Met Sally · Meg Ryan
- Nominee She-Devil · Meryl Streep
- Nominee The War of the Roses · Kathleen Turner
46th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Working Girl · Melanie Griffith
- Nominee A Fish Called Wanda · Jamie Lee Curtis
- Nominee Crossing Delancey · Amy Irving
- Nominee Married to the Mob · Michelle Pfeiffer
- Nominee Bull Durham · Susan Sarandon
45th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Moonstruck · Cher
- Nominee Dirty Dancing · Jennifer Grey
- Nominee Broadcast News · Holly Hunter
- Nominee Baby Boom · Diane Keaton
- Nominee Outrageous Fortune · Bette Midler
44th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Crimes of the Heart · Sissy Spacek
- Nominee That's Life! · Julie Andrews
- Nominee Something Wild · Melanie Griffith
- Nominee Down and Out in Beverly Hills · Bette Midler
- Nominee Peggy Sue Got Married · Kathleen Turner
43rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Prizzi's Honor · Kathleen Turner
- Nominee Desperately Seeking Susan · Rosanna Arquette
- Nominee Maxie · Glenn Close
- Nominee The Purple Rose of Cairo · Mia Farrow
- Nominee Murphy's Romance · Sally Field
42nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Romancing the Stone · Kathleen Turner
- Nominee Garbo Talks · Anne Bancroft
- Nominee Broadway Danny Rose · Mia Farrow
- Nominee Irreconcilable Differences · Shelley Long
- Nominee All of Me · Lily Tomlin
41st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Educating Rita · Julie Walters
- Nominee To Be or Not to Be · Anne Bancroft
- Nominee Flashdance · Jennifer Beals
- Nominee The Pirates of Penzance · Linda Ronstadt
- Nominee Yentl · Barbra Streisand
40th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Victor/Victoria · Julie Andrews
- Nominee Annie · Carol Burnett
- Nominee Kiss Me Goodbye · Sally Field
- Nominee Best Friends · Goldie Hawn
- Nominee The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas · Dolly Parton
- Nominee Annie · Aileen Quinn
39th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Pennies from Heaven · Bernadette Peters
- Winner Private Benjamin · Eileen Brennan
- Nominee Continental Divide · Blair Brown
- Nominee The Four Seasons · Carol Burnett
- Nominee First Monday in October · Jill Clayburgh
- Nominee Arthur · Liza Minnelli
- Nominee One Day at a Time · Bonnie Franklin
- Nominee Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters · Barbara Mandrell
- Nominee M*A*S*H · Loretta Swit
38th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Coal Miner's Daughter · Sissy Spacek
- Nominee Fame · Irene Cara
- Nominee Private Benjamin · Goldie Hawn
- Nominee Divine Madness! · Bette Midler
- Nominee 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
37th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Rose from The Rose · Bette Midler
- Nominee 10 · Julie Andrews
- Nominee Starting Over · Jill Clayburgh
- Nominee Being There · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee Chapter Two · Marsha Mason
36th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Same Time, Next Year · Ellen Burstyn
35th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Annie Hall · Diane Keaton
34th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Star Is Born · Barbra Streisand
- Nominee Freaky Friday · Jodie Foster
- Nominee Family Plot · Barbara Harris
- Nominee The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox · Goldie Hawn
- Nominee The Ritz · Rita Moreno
33rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Tommy · Ann-Margret
- Nominee Shampoo · Julie Christie
- Nominee Shampoo · Goldie Hawn
- Nominee Lucky Lady · Liza Minnelli
- Nominee Funny Lady · Barbra Streisand
32nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Three Musketeers · Raquel Welch
- Nominee Mame · Lucille Ball
- Nominee Claudine · Diahann Carroll
- Nominee Herbie Rides Again · Helen Hayes
- Nominee Young Frankenstein · Cloris Leachman
31st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Touch of Class · Glenda Jackson
- Nominee Jesus Christ Superstar · Yvonne Elliman
- Nominee Charley and the Angel · Cloris Leachman
- Nominee Paper Moon · Tatum O'Neal
- Nominee 40 Carats · Liv Ullmann
30th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Cabaret · Liza Minnelli
- Nominee Pete 'n' Tillie · Carol Burnett
- Nominee Butterflies Are Free · Goldie Hawn
- Nominee Avanti! · Juliet Mills
- Nominee Travels with My Aunt · Maggie Smith
29th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Boy Friend · Twiggy
- Nominee Star Spangled Girl · Sandy Duncan
- Nominee Harold and Maude · Ruth Gordon
- Nominee Bedknobs and Broomsticks · Angela Lansbury
- Nominee A New Leaf · Elaine May
28th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Diary of a Mad Housewife · Carrie Snodgress
- Nominee Darling Lili · Julie Andrews
- Nominee The Out-of-Towners · Sandy Dennis
- Nominee Something for Everyone · Angela Lansbury
- Nominee The Owl and the Pussycat · Barbra Streisand
27th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Me, Natalie · Patty Duke
- Nominee Cactus Flower · Ingrid Bergman
- Nominee Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice · Dyan Cannon
- Nominee Generation · Kim Darby
- Nominee John and Mary · Mia Farrow
- Nominee Sweet Charity · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee The Secret of Santa Vittoria · Anna Magnani
- Nominee Hello, Dolly! · Barbra Streisand
26th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Funny Girl · Barbra Streisand
- Nominee Star! · Julie Andrews
- Nominee Yours, Mine and Ours · Lucille Ball
- Nominee Finian's Rainbow · Petula Clark
- Nominee Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell from Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell · Gina Lollobrigida
25th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Graduate · Anne Bancroft
- Nominee Thoroughly Modern Millie · Julie Andrews
- Nominee Two for the Road · Audrey Hepburn
- Nominee Woman Times Seven · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee Camelot · Vanessa Redgrave
24th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Georgy Girl · Lynn Redgrave
- Nominee Any Wednesday · Jane Fonda
- Nominee You're a Big Boy Now · Elizabeth Hartman
- Nominee Gambit · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment · Vanessa Redgrave
23rd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Sound of Music · Julie Andrews
- Nominee Cat Ballou · Jane Fonda
- Nominee A Thousand Clowns · Barbara Harris
- Nominee The Knack ...and How to Get It · Rita Tushingham
- Nominee Inside Daisy Clover · Natalie Wood
22nd Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Mary Poppins · Julie Andrews
- Nominee My Fair Lady · Audrey Hepburn
- Nominee Marriage Italian-Style · Sophia Loren
- Nominee Topkapi · Melina Mercouri
- Nominee The Unsinkable Molly Brown · Debbie Reynolds
21st Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Irma la Douce · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee Bye Bye Birdie · Ann-Margret
- Nominee Move Over, Darling · Doris Day
- Nominee Charade from Charade · Audrey Hepburn
- Nominee Summer Magic · Hayley Mills
- Nominee Come Blow Your Horn · Molly Picon
- Nominee Come Blow Your Horn · Jill St. John
- Nominee A New Kind of Love · Joanne Woodward
20th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Gypsy · Rosalind Russell
- Nominee Billy Rose's Jumbo · Doris Day
- Nominee Period of Adjustment · Jane Fonda
- Nominee The Music Man · Shirley Jones
- Nominee Gypsy · Natalie Wood
19th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Majority of One · Rosalind Russell
- Nominee Pocketful of Miracles · Bette Davis
- Nominee Breakfast at Tiffany's · Audrey Hepburn
- Nominee The Parent Trap · Hayley Mills
- Nominee Flower Drum Song · Miyoshi Umeki
18th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The Apartment · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee The Facts of Life · Lucille Ball
- Nominee Song Without End · Capucine
- Nominee Bells Are Ringing · Judy Holliday
- Nominee It Started in Naples · Sophia Loren
17th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Some Like It Hot · Marilyn Monroe
- Nominee Porgy and Bess · Dorothy Dandridge
- Nominee Pillow Talk · Doris Day
- Nominee Ask Any Girl · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee But Not For Me · Lilli Palmer
16th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Auntie Mame · Rosalind Russell
- Nominee Indiscreet · Ingrid Bergman
- Nominee Gigi · Leslie Caron
- Nominee The Tunnel of Love · Doris Day
- Nominee South Pacific · Mitzi Gaynor
15th Golden Globe Awards
14th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner The King and I · Deborah Kerr
- Nominee The Solid Gold Cadillac · Judy Holliday
- Nominee The Teahouse of the August Moon · Machiko Kyō
- Nominee Bus Stop · Marilyn Monroe
- Nominee Bundle of Joy · Debbie Reynolds
12th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner A Star Is Born · Judy Garland
11th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Call Me Madam · Ethel Merman
10th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner With a Song in My Heart · Susan Hayward
- Nominee Pat and Mike · Katharine Hepburn
- Nominee Monkey Business · Ginger Rogers
9th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Too Young to Kiss · June Allyson
8th Golden Globe Awards
- Winner Born Yesterday · Judy Holliday
- Nominee Louisa · Spring Byington
- Nominee Annie Get Your Gun · Betty Hutton