Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 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 current wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy".
Winners and nominees
† Indicates the Academy Award winnerMultiple nominees
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;4 nominations
- Amy Adams
- Doris Day
- Mia Farrow
- Diane Keaton
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Liza Minnelli
- Julia Roberts
- Maggie Smith
- Emma Thompson
- Kathleen Turner
- Lucille Ball
- Anne Bancroft
- Emily Blunt
- Sandra Bullock
- Carol Burnett
- Marion Cotillard
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Judi Dench
- Sally Field
- Jane Fonda
- Barbara Harris
- Helen Mirren
- Julianne Moore
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Debbie Reynolds
- Margot Robbie
- Rosalind Russell
- Meg Ryan
- Lily Tomlin
- Reese Witherspoon
- Ann-Margret
- Ingrid Bergman
- Cate Blanchett
- Jill Clayburgh
- Glenn Close
- Toni Collette
- Geena Davis
- Cynthia Erivo
- Jodie Foster
- Melanie Griffith
- Judy Holliday
- Kate Hudson
- Anjelica Huston
- Nicole Kidman
- Angela Lansbury
- Cloris Leachman
- Sophia Loren
- Andie MacDowell
- Marsha Mason
- Frances McDormand
- Hayley Mills
- Marilyn Monroe
- Demi Moore
- Dolly Parton
- Jean Simmons
- Sissy Spacek
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Charlize Theron
- Kate Winslet
- Natalie Wood
Multiple wins
;3 awards;2 awards
- Amy Adams
- Annette Bening
- Diane Keaton
- Nicole Kidman
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Shirley MacLaine
- Bette Midler
- Sissy Spacek
- Emma Stone
- Meryl Streep
- Barbra Streisand
- Kathleen Turner
- 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 non-English language performance when she won in 2007.
- Awkwafina became the first actress of Asian descent to win when she won in 2020.
- Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner in that category at 80 years old when she won in 1989.
- Rachel Zegler became the first actress of Latino/Hispanic descent and the youngest winner in that category at 20 years old when she won in 2022.
- Michelle Yeoh became the first Malaysian actress to win when she won in 2023.
- Emma Stone became the first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress twice for her two winning performances in this category in 2017 and 2024
- Cynthia Erivo became the first black actress to be nominated twice in this category for her performances in Wicked and ''Wicked: For Good''