Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy category in CineRoll's records: 252 films across 51 years, 53 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023); the earliest on record is Cabaret (1973).

The last three winners were Everything Everywhere All at Once (2023), West Side Story (2022) and I Care a Lot (2021).

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

2023

Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)
Michelle Yeoh
Winner
Babylon(2022)
Margot Robbie
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande(2022)
Emma Thompson
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris(2022)
Lesley Manville
The Menu(2022)
Anya Taylor-Joy

2022

West Side Story(2021)
Winner
Annette(2021)
Marion Cotillard
Cruella(2021)
Emma Stone
Don't Look Up(2021)
Jennifer Lawrence
Licorice Pizza(2021)
Alana Haim

2021

I Care a Lot(2020)
Rosamund Pike
Winner
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan(2020)
Maria Bakalova
Emma.(2020)
Anya Taylor-Joy
French Exit(2020)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Music(2020)
Kate Hudson

2020

The Farewell(2019)
Awkwafina
Winner
Booksmart(2019)
Beanie Feldstein
Knives Out(2019)
Ana de Armas
Late Night(2019)
Emma Thompson
Where'd You Go, Bernadette(2019)
Cate Blanchett

2019

The Favourite(2018)
Winner
Crazy Rich Asians(2018)
Constance Wu
Eighth Grade(2018)
Elsie Fisher
Mary Poppins Returns(2018)
Emily Blunt
Tully(2018)
Charlize Theron

2018

Lady Bird(2017)
Saoirse Ronan
Winner
Battle of the Sexes(2017)
Emma Stone
I, Tonya(2017)
Margot Robbie
The Leisure Seeker(2017)
Helen Mirren
Victoria & Abdul(2017)
Judi Dench

2017

La La Land(2016)
Emma Stone
Winner
20th Century Women(2016)
Annette Bening
Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)
Meryl Streep
Rules Don't Apply(2016)
Lily Collins
The Edge of Seventeen(2016)
Hailee Steinfeld

2016

Joy(2015)
Jennifer Lawrence
Winner
Grandma(2015)
Lily Tomlin
Spy(2015)
Melissa McCarthy
The Lady in the Van(2015)
Maggie Smith
Trainwreck(2015)
Amy Schumer

2015

Big Eyes(2014)
Amy Adams
Winner
Annie(2014)
Quvenzhané Wallis
Into the Woods(2014)
Emily Blunt
Maps to the Stars(2014)
Julianne Moore
The Hundred-Foot Journey(2014)
Helen Mirren

2014

American Hustle(2013)
Amy Adams
Winner
August: Osage County(2013)
Meryl Streep
Before Midnight(2013)
Julie Delpy
Enough Said(2013)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Frances Ha(2013)
Greta Gerwig

2013

Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Jennifer Lawrence
Winner
Hope Springs(2012)
Meryl Streep
Quartet(2012)
Maggie Smith
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2012)
Emily Blunt
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2012)
Judi Dench

2012

My Week with Marilyn(2011)
Michelle Williams
Winner
Bridesmaids(2011)
Kristen Wiig
Carnage(2011)
Jodie Foster
Carnage(2011)
Kate Winslet
Young Adult(2011)
Charlize Theron

2011

The Kids Are All Right(2010)
Annette Bening
Winner
Easy A(2010)
Emma Stone
Love & Other Drugs(2010)
Anne Hathaway
The Kids Are All Right(2010)
Julianne Moore
The Tourist(2010)
Angelina Jolie

2010

Julie & Julia(2009)
Meryl Streep
Winner
Duplicity(2009)
Julia Roberts
It's Complicated(2009)
Meryl Streep
Nine(2009)
Marion Cotillard
The Proposal(2009)
Sandra Bullock

2009

Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)
Sally Hawkins
Winner
Burn After Reading(2008)
Frances McDormand
Last Chance Harvey(2008)
Emma Thompson
Mamma Mia!(2008)
Meryl Streep
Vicky Cristina Barcelona(2008)
Rebecca Hall

2008

La Vie en Rose(2007)
Marion Cotillard
Winner
Enchanted(2007)
Amy Adams
Hairspray(2007)
Nikki Blonsky
Juno(2007)
Elliot Page
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)
Helena Bonham Carter

2007

The Devil Wears Prada(2006)
Winner
Dreamgirls(2006)
Beyoncé Knowles
Little Miss Sunshine(2006)
Toni Collette
Miss Potter(2006)
Renée Zellweger
Running with Scissors(2006)
Annette Bening

2006

Walk the Line(2005)
Reese Witherspoon
Winner
Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)
Judi Dench
Pride & Prejudice(2005)
Keira Knightley
The Family Stone(2005)
Sarah Jessica Parker
The Squid and the Whale(2005)

2005

Being Julia(2004)
Annette Bening
Winner
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason(2004)
Renée Zellweger
De-Lovely(2004)
Ashley Judd
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
Kate Winslet
The Phantom of the Opera(2004)
Emmy Rossum

2004

Something's Gotta Give(2003)
Diane Keaton
Winner
Calendar Girls(2003)
Helen Mirren
Freaky Friday(2003)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Lost in Translation(2003)
Scarlett Johansson
Under the Tuscan Sun(2003)
Diane Lane

2003

Chicago(2002)
Renée Zellweger
Winner
Chicago(2002)
Catherine Zeta-Jones
My Big Fat Greek Wedding(2002)
Nia Vardalos
Secretary(2002)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Banger Sisters(2002)
Goldie Hawn

2002

Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Nicole Kidman
Winner
Bandits(2001)
Cate Blanchett
Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)
Renée Zellweger
Ghost World(2001)
Thora Birch
Legally Blonde(2001)
Reese Witherspoon

2001

Nurse Betty(2000)
Renée Zellweger
Winner
Chocolat(2000)
Juliette Binoche
Miss Congeniality(2000)
Sandra Bullock
Saving Grace(2000)
Brenda Blethyn
Small Time Crooks(2000)
Tracey Ullman

2000

Tumbleweeds(1999)
Janet McTeer
Winner
An Ideal Husband(1999)
Julianne Moore
Election(1999)
Reese Witherspoon
Notting Hill(1999)
Julia Roberts
The Muse(1999)
Sharon Stone

1999

Shakespeare in Love(1998)
Gwyneth Paltrow
Winner
Little Voice(1998)
Jane Horrocks
The Opposite of Sex(1998)
Christina Ricci
There's Something About Mary(1998)
Cameron Diaz
You've Got Mail(1998)
Meg Ryan

1998

As Good as It Gets(1997)
Helen Hunt
Winner
Chasing Amy(1997)
Joey Lauren Adams
Jackie Brown(1997)
Pam Grier
My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)
Julia Roberts
Selena(1997)
Jennifer Lopez

1997

Evita(1996)
Madonna
Winner
101 Dalmatians(1996)
Glenn Close
Fargo(1996)
Frances McDormand
Mother(1996)
Debbie Reynolds
The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996)
Barbra Streisand

1996

To Die For(1995)
Nicole Kidman
Winner
A Month by the Lake(1995)
Vanessa Redgrave
Muriel's Wedding(1994)
Toni Collette
The American President(1995)
Annette Bening
While You Were Sleeping(1995)
Sandra Bullock

1995

True Lies(1994)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Winner
Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Andie MacDowell
Guarding Tess(1994)
Shirley MacLaine
Junior(1994)
Emma Thompson
Speechless(1994)
Geena Davis

1994

What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)
Angela Bassett
Winner
Addams Family Values(1993)
Anjelica Huston
Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993)
Diane Keaton
Six Degrees of Separation(1993)
Stockard Channing
Sleepless in Seattle(1993)
Meg Ryan

1993

Enchanted April(1991)
Miranda Richardson
Winner
A League of Their Own(1992)
Geena Davis
Death Becomes Her(1992)
Meryl Streep
Sister Act(1992)
Whoopi Goldberg
Used People(1992)
Shirley MacLaine

1992

For the Boys(1991)
Bette Midler
Winner
Frankie and Johnny(1991)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Kathy Bates
Switch(1991)
Ellen Barkin
The Addams Family(1991)
Anjelica Huston

1991

Pretty Woman(1990)
Julia Roberts
Winner
Alice(1990)
Mia Farrow
Alice in Wonderland(1951)
Mia Farrow
Ghost(1990)
Demi Moore
Green Card(1990)
Andie MacDowell
Postcards from the Edge(1990)
Meryl Streep

1990

Driving Miss Daisy(1989)
Jessica Tandy
Winner
She-Devil(1989)
Meryl Streep
Shirley Valentine(1989)
Pauline Collins
The War of the Roses(1989)
Kathleen Turner
When Harry Met Sally...(1989)
Meg Ryan

1989

Working Girl(1988)
Melanie Griffith
Winner
A Fish Called Wanda(1988)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Bull Durham(1988)
Susan Sarandon
Crossing Delancey(1988)
Amy Irving
Married to the Mob(1988)
Michelle Pfeiffer

1988

Moonstruck(1987)
Cher
Winner
Baby Boom(1987)
Diane Keaton
Broadcast News(1987)
Holly Hunter
Dirty Dancing(1987)
Jennifer Grey
Outrageous Fortune(1987)
Bette Midler

1987

Crimes of the Heart(1986)
Sissy Spacek
Winner
Down and Out in Beverly Hills(1986)
Bette Midler
Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)
Kathleen Turner
Something Wild(1986)
Melanie Griffith
That's Life!(1986)
Julie Andrews

1986

Prizzi's Honor(1985)
Kathleen Turner
Winner
Desperately Seeking Susan(1985)
Rosanna Arquette
Maxie(1985)
Glenn Close
Murphy's Romance(1985)
Sally Field
The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)
Mia Farrow

1985

Romancing the Stone(1984)
Kathleen Turner
Winner
All of Me(1984)
Lily Tomlin
Broadway Danny Rose(1984)
Mia Farrow
Garbo Talks(1984)
Anne Bancroft
Irreconcilable Differences(1984)
Shelley Long

1984

Educating Rita(1983)
Julie Walters
Winner
Flashdance(1983)
Jennifer Beals
The Pirates of Penzance(1983)
Linda Ronstadt
To Be or Not to Be(1983)
Anne Bancroft
Yentl(1983)
Barbra Streisand

1983

Victor/Victoria(1982)
Julie Andrews
Winner
Annie(1982)
Carol Burnett
Annie(1982)
Aileen Quinn
Best Friends(1982)
Goldie Hawn
Kiss Me Goodbye(1982)
Sally Field
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)
Dolly Parton

1982

Pennies from Heaven(1981)
Bernadette Peters
Winner
Arthur(1981)
Liza Minnelli
Continental Divide(1981)
Blair Brown
First Monday in October(1981)
Jill Clayburgh
The Four Seasons(1981)
Carol Burnett

1981

Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)
Sissy Spacek
Winner
Divine Madness(1980)
Bette Midler
Fame(1980)
Irene Cara
Nine to Five(1980)
Private Benjamin(1980)
Goldie Hawn

1980

The Rose(1979)
Winner
10(1979)
Julie Andrews
Being There(1979)
Shirley MacLaine
Chapter Two(1979)
Marsha Mason
Starting Over(1979)
Jill Clayburgh

1979

California Suite(1978)
Maggie Smith
Winner
Same Time, Next Year(1978)
Ellen Burstyn
Winner
Foul Play(1978)
Goldie Hawn
Grease(1978)
Olivia Newton-John
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?(1978)
Jacqueline Bisset

1978

Annie Hall(1977)
Diane Keaton
Winner
The Goodbye Girl(1977)
Winner
New York, New York(1977)
Liza Minnelli
Smokey and the Bandit(1977)
Sally Field
The Late Show(1977)

1977

A Star Is Born(1976)
Barbra Streisand
Winner
Family Plot(1976)
Barbara Harris
Freaky Friday(1976)
Jodie Foster
Freaky Friday(1976)
Barbara Harris
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (Duchess and The Dirtwater Fox, The)(1976)
Goldie Hawn
The Ritz (Ritz, The)(1976)
Rita Moreno

1976

Tommy(1975)
Ann-Margret Olsson
Winner
Funny Lady(1975)
Barbra Streisand
Lucky Lady(1975)
Liza Minnelli
Shampoo(1975)
Julie Christie
Shampoo(1975)
Goldie Hawn

1975

The Three Musketeers (Three Musketeers, The)(1973)
Raquel Welch
Winner
Claudine(1974)
Diahann Carroll
Herbie Rides Again(1974)
Helen Hayes
Mame(1974)
Lucille Ball
Young Frankenstein(1974)
Cloris Leachman

1974

A Touch of Class(1973)
Winner
40 Carats(1973)
Liv Ullmann
Charley and the Angel(1973)
Cloris Leachman
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Yvonne Elliman
Paper Moon(1973)
Tatum O’Neal

1973

Cabaret(1972)
Liza Minnelli
Winner
Avanti!(1972)
Juliet Mills
Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Goldie Hawn
Pete 'n' Tillie(1972)
Carol Burnett
Travels with My Aunt(1972)
Maggie Smith

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