Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy category in CineRoll's records: 117 films across 53 years, 58 of them winners.

The most recent winner is The Bear (2025); the earliest on record is Flip (Flip Wilson Show, The) (1971).

The last three winners were The Bear (2025), The Bear (2023) and Ted Lasso (2022).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2025

The Bear(2022)
Jeremy Allen White
Winner
A Man on the Inside(2024)
Ted Danson
Nobody Wants This(2024)
Adam Brody
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Martin Short
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Steve Martin
Shrinking(2023)
Jason Segel

2023

The Bear(2022)
Jeremy Allen White
Winner
Atlanta(2016)
Donald Glover
Barry(2018)
Bill Hader
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Steve Martin
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Martin Short

2022

Ted Lasso(2020)
Jason Sudeikis
Winner
black-ish(2014)
Anthony Anderson
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Steve Martin
Only Murders in the Building(2021)
Martin Short
The Great(2020)
Nicholas Hoult

2021

Ted Lasso(2020)
Jason Sudeikis
Winner
Black Monday(2019)
Don Cheadle
Ramy(2019)
Ramy Youssef
Schitt's Creek(2015)
Eugene Levy
The Great(2020)
Nicholas Hoult

2020

Ramy(2019)
Ramy Youssef
Winner
Barry(2018)
Bill Hader
Living with Yourself(2019)
Paul Rudd
The Kominsky Method(2018)
Michael Douglas
The Politician(2019)
Ben Platt

2019

The Kominsky Method(2018)
Michael Douglas
Winner
Atlanta(2016)
Donald Glover
Barry(2018)
Bill Hader
Kidding(2018)
Jim Carrey
Who Is America?(2018)
Sacha Baron Cohen

2018

Master of None(2015)
Aziz Ansari
Winner
black-ish(2014)
Anthony Anderson
I Love Dick(2016)
Kevin Bacon
Shameless(2011)
William Macy
Will & Grace(1998)

2017

Atlanta(2016)
Donald Glover
Winner
black-ish(2014)
Anthony Anderson
Graves(2016)
Nick Nolte
Mozart in the Jungle(2014)
Gael García Bernal
Transparent(2014)
Jeffrey Tambor

2016

Mozart in the Jungle(2014)
Gael García Bernal
Winner
Blunt Talk(2015)
Patrick Stewart
Master of None(2015)
Aziz Ansari
The Grinder(2015)
Rob Lowe
Transparent(2014)
Jeffrey Tambor

2015

Transparent(2014)
Jeffrey Tambor
Winner
Derek(2013)
Ricky Gervais
House of Lies(2012)
Don Cheadle
Louie(2010)
Louis C.K.
Shameless(2011)
William Macy

2014

Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)
Andy Samberg
Winner
Arrested Development(2003)
House of Lies(2012)
Don Cheadle
The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Jim Parsons
The Michael J. Fox Show(2013)
Michael J. Fox

2013

House of Lies(2012)
Don Cheadle
Winner
30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Episodes(2011)
Matt LeBlanc
Louie(2010)
Louis C.K.
The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Jim Parsons

2012

Episodes(2011)
Matt LeBlanc
Winner
30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Californication(2007)
David Duchovny
Hung(2009)
Thomas Jane
The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Johnny Galecki

2011

The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Jim Parsons
Winner
30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Glee(2009)
Matthew Morrison
Hung(2009)
Thomas Jane
The Office(2001)
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell

2010

30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Winner
Californication(2007)
David Duchovny
Glee(2009)
Matthew Morrison
Hung(2009)
Thomas Jane
The Office(2001)
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell

2009

30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Winner
Californication(2007)
David Duchovny
Entourage(2004)
Monk(2002)
The Office(2001)
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell

2008

Californication(2007)
David Duchovny
Winner
30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Extras(2005)
Ricky Gervais
Pushing Daisies(2007)
Lee Pace
The Office(2001)
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell

2007

30 Rock(2006)
Alec Baldwin
Winner
Monk(2002)
My Name Is Earl(2005)
Jason Lee
Scrubs(2001)
The Office(2001)
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell

2006

The Office(2001)
Winner
The Office(2005)
Steve Carell
Winner
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
My Name Is Earl(2005)
Jason Lee
Scrubs(2001)
Two and a Half Men(2003)

2005

Arrested Development(2003)
Winner
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Joey(2004)
Matt LeBlanc
Monk(2002)
Pal Joey(1957)
Matt LeBlanc
Scrubs(2001)
Zach Braff
Two and a Half Men(2003)
Charlie Sheen

2004

The Office(2001)
Ricky Gervais
Winner
Friends(1994)
Monk(2002)
The Bernie Mac Show(2001)
Will & Grace(1998)

2003

Monk(2002)
Tony Shalhoub
Winner
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Larry David
Friends(1994)
The Bernie Mac Show(2001)
Bernie Mac
Will & Grace(1998)

2002

Spin City(1996)
Winner
Ed(2000)
Tom Cavanagh
Ed Wood(1994)
Tom Cavanagh
Frasier(1993)
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Will & Grace(1998)

2001

Frasier(1993)
Winner
Becker(1998)
Ted Danson
Everybody Loves Raymond(1996)
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Frankie Muniz
Will & Grace(1998)

2000

Spin City(1996)
Winner
Dharma & Greg(1997)
Everybody Loves Raymond(1996)
Ray Romano
Just Shoot Me!(1997)
Will & Grace(1998)
Eric McCormack

1999

Spin City(1996)
Winner
3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
John Lithgow
Dharma & Greg(1997)
Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Just Shoot Me!(1997)
George Segal

1998

Spin City(1996)
Winner
3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
John Lithgow
Frasier(1993)
Mad About You(1992)
Paul Reiser
Seinfeld(1989)

1997

3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
John Lithgow
Winner
Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
Mad About You(1992)
Paul Reiser
Spin City(1996)
Michael J. Fox

1996

Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Winner
Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
Mad About You(1992)
Paul Reiser
Seinfeld(1989)
The Larry Sanders Show(1992)
Garry Shandling

1995

Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
Winner
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Mad About You(1992)
Paul Reiser
Seinfeld(1989)
The Larry Sanders Show(1992)
Garry Shandling

1994

Seinfeld(1989)
Winner
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Frasier(1993)
Kelsey Grammer
Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)
Will Smith

1993

Roseanne(1988)
John Goodman
Winner
Cheers(1982)
Ted Danson
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Evening Shade(1990)
Burt Reynolds
Home Improvement(1991)
Tim Allen
Married... with Children(1987)
Ed O’Neill
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)
Will Smith

1992

Evening Shade(1990)
Burt Reynolds
Winner
Bronx Cheers(1990)
Ted Danson
Cheers(1982)
Coach(1989)
Craig Nelson
Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)
Neil Patrick Harris
Married... with Children(1987)
Ed O’Neill

1991

Bronx Cheers(1990)
Ted Danson
Winner
Cheers(1982)
Winner
Empty Nest(1988)
Richard Mulligan
Evening Shade(1990)
Burt Reynolds
Roseanne(1988)
John Goodman
The Wonder Years(1988)
Fred Savage

1990

Bronx Cheers(1990)
Ted Danson
Winner
Cheers(1982)
Winner
Dear John(1988)
Judd Hirsch
Empty Nest(1988)
Richard Mulligan
Roseanne(1988)
John Goodman
The Wonder Years(1988)
Fred Savage

1989

Dear John(1988)
Judd Hirsch
Winner
Empty Nest(1988)
Richard Mulligan
Winner
Family Ties(1982)
Michael J. Fox
Winner
Bronx Cheers(1990)
Ted Danson
Cheers(1982)
Roseanne(1988)
John Goodman
Who's the Boss?(1984)
Tony Danza

1988

The Slap Maxwell Story(1987)
Dabney Coleman
Winner
Family Ties(1982)
Michael J. Fox
Growing Pains(1985)
Alan Thicke
Hooperman(1987)
John Ritter
Moonlighting(1985)
Bruce Willis

1987

Moonlighting(1985)
Bruce Willis
Winner
Cheers(1982)
Ted Danson
Family Ties(1982)
Michael J. Fox
The Cosby Show(1984)
Bill Cosby
Who's the Boss?(1984)
Tony Danza

1986

The Cosby Show(1984)
Bill Cosby
Winner
Cheers(1982)
Ted Danson
Family Ties(1982)
Michael J. Fox
Moonlighting(1985)
Bruce Willis
Newhart(1982)
Bob Newhart

1985

The Cosby Show(1984)
Bill Cosby
Winner
Benson(1979)
Robert Guillaume
Cheers(1982)
Ted Danson
Newhart(1982)
Bob Newhart
The Jeffersons (Jeffersons, The)(1975)
Sherman Hemsley

1984

Three's Company(1977)
John Ritter
Winner
Benson(1979)
Robert Guillaume
Buffalo Bill(1983)
Dabney Coleman
Cheers(1982)
Ted Danson
Newhart(1982)
Bob Newhart

1983

M*A*S*H(1972)
Winner
Benson(1979)
Robert Guillaume
Love, Sidney(1981)
Tony Randall
Newhart(1982)
Bob Newhart
Taxi(1978)
Judd Hirsch

1982

M*A*S*H(1972)
Winner
Bret Maverick (Brett Maverick)(1981)
James Garner
Bret Maverick (Brett Maverick)(1981)
Bret Maverick
Love, Sidney(1981)
Tony Randall
Taxi(1978)
Judd Hirsch
The Love Boat(1977)
Gavin MacLeod

1981

M*A*S*H(1972)
Winner
Barney Miller(1975)
House Calls(1979)
Wayne Rogers
Taxi(1978)
Judd Hirsch
The Love Boat(1977)
Gavin MacLeod

1980

M*A*S*H(1972)
Winner
Mork & Mindy(1978)
Robin Williams
Taxi(1978)
The Associates(1979)
Wilfred Hyde-White
Three's Company(1977)

1979

Mork & Mindy(1978)
Robin Williams
Winner
M*A*S*H(1972)
Taxi(1978)
The Love Boat(1977)
Three's Company(1977)

1978

Happy Days(1974)
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Barney Miller(1975)
M*A*S*H(1972)

1977

Happy Days(1974)
Henry Winkler
Winner
Barney Miller(1975)
Hal Linden
Chico and the Man(1974)
Freddie Prinze
M*A*S*H(1972)
Alan Alda
Sammy and Company(1975)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sirota's Court(1976)
Michael Constantine
The Tony Randall Show (Tony Randall Show, The)(1976)
Tony Randall

1976

M*A*S*H(1972)
Alan Alda
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Carroll O’Connor
Barney Miller(1975)
Hal Linden
Sanford and Son(1972)
Redd Foxx
The Bob Newhart Show (Bob Newhart Show, The)(1972)
Bob Newhart
The Tonight Show(1962)
Johnny Carson

1975

M*A*S*H(1972)
Alan Alda
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Carroll O'Connor
Sanford and Son(1972)
Redd Foxx
The Bob Newhart Show (Bob Newhart Show, The)(1972)
Bob Newhart

1974

The Odd Couple(1970)
Jack Klugman
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Lotsa Luck(1973)
Dom De Luise
M*A*S*H(1972)
Sanford and Son(1972)

1973

Sanford and Son(1972)
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Flip (Flip Wilson Show, The)(1970)
Flip Wilson
M*A*S*H(1972)
The New Bill Cosby Show(1972)
Bill Cosby
The Paul Lynde Show(1972)
Paul Lynde

1971

Flip (Flip Wilson Show, The)(1970)
Flip Wilson
Winner
Arnie(1970)
Herschel Bernardi
Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)
Danny Thomas
The David Frost Show (David Frost Show, The)(1969)
David Frost
The Merv Griffin Show (Merv Griffin Show, The)(1962)
Merv Griffin

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