Best Actor Comedy Golden Globe

Best Actor Comedy Golden Globe

Established

1951

First Winner

Danny Kaye

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Best Actor Comedy Golden Globe

About

Honor awarded for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is handed out at the annual Golden Globe Award ceremony.

Trivia

Originally there was a single category for Best Actor in a Motion Picture prior to being divided into the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama categories.

#27 award

Best Actor Comedy Golden Globe Winners

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio, 49

2013

1

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield, 41

2021

2

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp, 61

2007

3

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman, 56

2012

4

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr., 59

2009

5

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise, 62

1996

6

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling, 43

2016

7

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey, 62

1999

8

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks, 68

1988

9

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman, 87

1989

10

Robin Williams

Robin Williams (1951-2014)

1987, 1991, 1993

11

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)

1957

12

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx, 56

2004

13

Christian Bale

Christian Bale, 50

2018

14

George Clooney

George Clooney, 63

2000

15

James Franco

James Franco, 46

2017

16

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton, 73

2014

17

Matt Damon

Matt Damon, 54

2015

18

John Travolta

John Travolta, 70

1995

19

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix, 50

2005

20

Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton, 34

2019

21

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant, 64

1994

22

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson, 87

1985, 1997

23

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell, 48

2008

24

Bill Murray

Bill Murray, 74

2003

25

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen, 53

2006, 2020

26

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024)

1976

27

Richard Harris

Richard Harris (1930-2002)

1967

28

Michael Caine

Michael Caine, 91

1983, 1998

29

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman, 87

1982

30

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss, 77

1977

31

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan, 85

1986

32

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti, 57

2010

33

Cantinflas

Cantinflas (1911-1993)

1956

34

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman, 94

2001

35

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin (1934-2023)

1966

36

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty, 87

1978

37

Art Carney

Art Carney (1918-2003)

1974

38

George Burns

George Burns (1896-1996)

1975

39

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor (1925-2003)

1952

40

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole (1932-2013)

1969

41

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers (1925-1980)

1979

42

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye (1911-1987)

1951,1958

43

Albert Finney

Albert Finney (1936-2019)

1970

44

James Mason

James Mason (1909-1984)

1954

45

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin (1924-1987)

1965

46

George Segal

George Segal (1934-2021)

1973

47

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison (1908-1990)

1964

48

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Golden Globes Award #4

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