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

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".

## Multiple nominations

9 nominations* Johnny Depp

8 nominations* Walter Matthau

6 nominations* Dustin Hoffman

5 nominations* Jim Carrey
* Cary Grant
* Steve Martin
* Robin Williams

4 nominations* Michael Caine
* Robert De Niro
* Hugh Grant
* Danny Kaye
* Kevin Kline
* Eddie Murphy
* Bill Murray
* Jack Nicholson
* Peter O'Toole
* Peter Sellers
* John Travolta

3 nominations* Christian Bale
* Warren Beatty
* Nicolas Cage
* Billy Crystal
* Jeff Daniels
* Albert Finney
* Ryan Gosling
* Tom Hanks
* Bob Hope
* Hugh Jackman
* Marcello Mastroianni
* Dudley Moore
* Joaquin Phoenix
* Patrick Swayze
* Glenn Ford

* Woody Allen
* Fred Astaire
* Antonio Banderas
* Sacha Baron Cohen
* Jack Black
* Mel Brooks
* Steve Carell
* Bing Crosby
* Tom Cruise
* Matt Damon
* Leonardo DiCaprio
* Danny DeVito
* Michael Douglas
* Richard Dreyfuss
* Colin Farrell
* James Franco
* Clark Gable
* James Garner
* Richard Gere
* Paul Giamatti
* Brendan Gleeson
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt
* Charles Grodin
* George Hamilton
* Rex Harrison
* Charlton Heston
* Nathan Lane
* Harold Lloyd
* Lee Marvin
* Lin-Manuel Miranda
* James Mason
* Ewan McGregor
* David Niven
* Al Pacino
* Robert Preston
* John C. Reilly
* Burt Reynolds
* Tim Robbins
* Alberto Sordi
* Kevin Spacey
* Billy Bob Thornton
* Gene Wilder

## Multiple awards

* Robin Williams
* Danny Kaye
* Dudley Moore
* Jack Nicholson
* Sacha Baron Cohen (for the same character)

## 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

## References

1. ↑ The 8th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1951). Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
2. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"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
3. ↑ The 9th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1952). Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
4. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"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
5. ↑ The 10th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1953). Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
6. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"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
7. ↑ The 11th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1954). Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
8. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"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
9. ↑ The 12th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1955). Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
10. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"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
11. ↑ The 13th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1956). Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The nominees' names are not listed for this year.
12. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"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
13. ↑ Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List. Variety Media (10 December 2015).