Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy is a Golden Globe Award first presented 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"., the wording is "Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy".
Multiple character nominations
Winners are in bold.- Inspector Jacques Clouseau from The Pink Panther, The Return of the Pink Panther, and The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- Willy Wonka from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and ''Wonka''
Firsts
- Cantinflas became the first Latino as well as the first Mexican actor to win in 1957.
- Marcello Mastroianni became the first actor to win for a foreign language/non-English language performance in 1963.
- Topol became the first actor of Asian descent to win in 1972.
- Morgan Freeman became the first actor of African descent to win in 1990.
- Sacha Baron Cohen became the first actor to win for playing the same character twice in 2006 and 2021.