Globes – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

List of winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Awards - Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical!

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2020 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Rocketman

Taron Egerton

2019 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Vice

Christian Bale

2018 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Disaster Artist

James Franco

2017 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

La La Land

Ryan Gosling

2016 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Martian

Matt Damon

2015 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Michael Keaton

2014 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Wolf of Wall Street

Leonardo DiCaprio

2013 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Les Misérables

Hugh Jackman

2012 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Artist

Jean Dujardin

2011 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Barney’s Version

Paul Giamatti

2010 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Sherlock Holmes

Robert Downey Jr.

2009 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

In Bruges

Colin Farrell

2008 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Johnny Depp

2007 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Sacha Baron Cohen

2006 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix

2005 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Ray

Jamie Foxx

2004 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Lost in Translation

Bill Murray

2003 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Chicago

Richard Gere

2002 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Royal Tenenbaums

Gene Hackman

2001 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

George Clooney

2000 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Man on the Moon

Jim Carrey

1999 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Little Voice

Michael Caine

1998 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

As Good as It Gets

Jack Nicholson

1997 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Jerry Maguire

Tom Cruise

1996 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Get Shorty

John Travolta

1995 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Hugh Grant

1994 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin Williams

1993 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Player

Tim Robbins

1992 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Fisher King

Robin Williams

1991 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Green Card

Gérard Depardieu

1990 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Driving Miss Daisy

Morgan Freeman

1989 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Big

Tom Hanks

1988 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Good Morning, Vietnam

Robin Williams

1987 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Crocodile Dundee

Paul Hogan

1986 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Prizzi’s Honor

Jack Nicholson

1985 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Micki + Maude

Dudley Moore

1984 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Educating Rita

Michael Caine

1983 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Tootsie

Dustin Hoffman

1982 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Arthur

Dudley Moore

1981 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Idolmaker

Ray Sharkey

1980 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Being There

Peter Sellers

1979 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Heaven Can Wait

Warren Beatty

1978 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Goodbye Girl

Richard Dreyfuss

1977 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

A Star Is Born

Kris Kristofferson

1976 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Sunshine Boys

Walter Matthau

1976 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Sunshine Boys

George Burns

1975 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Harry and Tonto

Art Carney

1974 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

A Touch of Class

George Segal

1973 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Avanti!

Jack Lemmon

1972 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Fiddler on the Roof

Topol

1971 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Scrooge

Albert Finney

1970 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Peter O’Toole

1969 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Oliver!

Ron Moody

1968 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Camelot

Richard Harris

1967 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Alan Arkin

1966 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Cat Ballou

Lee Marvin

1965 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

My Fair Lady

Rex Harrison

1964 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

To Bed or Not to Bed

Alberto Sordi

1963 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Divorce Italian Style

Marcello Mastroianni

1962 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Pocketful of Miracles

Glenn Ford

1961 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Apartment

Jack Lemmon

1960 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Some Like It Hot

Jack Lemmon

1959 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Me and the Colonel

Danny Kaye

1958 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Pal Joey

Frank Sinatra

1957 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Around the World in 80 Days

Cantinflas

1956 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Seven Year Itch

Tom Ewell

1955 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

A Star Is Born

James Mason

1954 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

The Moon Is Blue

David Niven

1953 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Singin’ in the Rain

Donald O’Connor

1952 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

On the Riviera

Danny Kaye

1951 Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

Three Little Words

Fred Astaire