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

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical is a Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture", but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actress – Drama.
The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical". , the wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical".
Winners and nominees
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominees
10 nominations
Meryl Streep
9 nominations
Shirley MacLaine
8 nominations
Julie Andrews
7 nominations
Goldie Hawn
Barbra Streisand
5 nominations
Annette Bening
Audrey Hepburn
Bette Midler
Renée Zellweger
4 nominations
Doris Day
Mia Farrow
Diane Keaton
Liza Minnelli
Julia Roberts
Maggie Smith
Emma Stone
Emma Thompson
Kathleen Turner
3 nominations
Amy Adams
Lucille Ball
Anne Bancroft
Emily Blunt
Sandra Bullock
Carol Burnett
Marion Cotillard
Jamie Lee Curtis
Judi Dench
Sally Field
Jane Fonda
Barbara Harris
Jennifer Lawrence
Helen Mirren
Julianne Moore
Michelle Pfeiffer
Vanessa Redgrave
Debbie Reynolds
Rosalind Russell
Meg Ryan
Lily Tomlin
Reese Witherspoon
2 nominations
Ann-Margret
Ingrid Bergman
Cate Blanchett
Jill Clayburgh
Glenn Close
Toni Collette
Geena Davis
Jodie Foster
Melanie Griffith
Judy Holliday
Anjelica Huston
Nicole Kidman
Angela Lansbury
Cloris Leachman
Sophia Loren
Andie MacDowell
Marsha Mason
Frances McDormand
Hayley Mills
Marilyn Monroe
Dolly Parton
Margot Robbie
Jean Simmons
Sissy Spacek
Anya Taylor-Joy
Charlize Theron
Kate Winslet
Natalie Wood
Multiple wins
3 awards
Julie Andrews (2 consecutive)
Rosalind Russell (2 consecutive)
2 awards
Amy Adams (consecutive)
Annette Bening
Diane Keaton
Nicole Kidman
Jennifer Lawrence
Shirley MacLaine
Bette Midler
Sissy Spacek
Meryl Streep
Barbra Streisand
Kathleen Turner (consecutive)
Renée Zellweger
Firsts
Angela Bassett became the first actress of African descent to win when she won in 1993.
Marion Cotillard became the first actress to win for a foreign-language/non-english language performance when she won in 2007.
Awkwafina became the first actress of Asian descent to win when she won in 2020.
Rachel Zegler became the first actress of Colombian descent and first Latina to win when she won in 2022. She also became the youngest winner in this category at 20 years old.
Michelle Yeoh became the first Malaysian actress to win when she won in 2023.
See also
Academy Award for Best Actress
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
References
External links
Golden Globe Award Nominations. goldenglobes.org
Golden Globe Award Search. goldenglobes.org
Golden Globe Awards
Film awards for lead actress