Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1950. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. The formal title has varied since its inception and as of 2005 is officially called: "Best... More

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1950. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. The formal title has varied since its inception and as of 2005 is officially called: "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy". Notes: 1950: Judy Holliday – Born Yesterday as Emma "Billie" Dawn † 1951: June Allyson – Too Young to Kiss as Cynthia Potter 1952: Susan Hayward – With a Song in My Heart as Jane Froman ‡ 1953: Ethel Merman – Call Me Madam as Sally Adams 1954: Judy Garland – A Star Is Born as Vicki Lester ‡ 1955: Jean Simmons – Guys and Dolls as Sarah Browne 1956: Deborah Kerr – The King and I as Anna Leonowens ‡ 1957: Kay Kendall – Les Girls as Sybil Wren and 1957: Taina Elg – Les Girls as...

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