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Golden Globe Best Musical or Comedy winners

69 years · 57 films reviewed · average 78 · best Beauty and the Beast 91

The Globes' other top prize, for musicals and comedies, which is where the awards season's best-natured arguments happen.

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  1. 2025
    One Battle After Another 2025WinnerPaul Thomas Anderson turns Thomas Pynchon into a chase film, and it is the fastest, funniest thing he has made. It runs 162 minutes and earns most of them; the villains are cartoons.Fi1m 87
  2. 2024
    Emilia Pérez 2024WinnerJacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical about a cartel boss who changes her body and her life is alive for an hour and then turns into the telenovela it had been mocking. Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón keep it watchable; the songs mostly do not.Fi1m 58
  3. 2023
    Poor Things 2023WinnerLanthimos’s Frankenstein comedy is the best-looking film he has made and the one most anxious to please. Emma Stone is remarkable in it, and the film runs out of new things to say about her a good half hour before it stops.Fi1m 76
  4. 2022
    The Banshees of Inisherin 2022WinnerMartin McDonagh puts Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson on a small Irish island and has one of them stop liking the other. It is his funniest and saddest film, and it says its Civil War parallel out loud once too often.Fi1m 84
  5. 2021
    West Side Story 2021WinnerSteven Spielberg’s first musical is staged with more confidence than anything he has made this century, and Ariana DeBose and Mike Faist are superb in it. It falls short where a love story can least afford to: the boy at the centre.Fi1m 79
  6. 2020
    HamiltonWinnerNot reviewed yet
  7. 2019
    Once Upon a Time in HollywoodWinnerNot reviewed yet
  8. 2018
    Green Book 2018WinnerViggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali make *Green Book* an engaging road comedy. Peter Farrelly’s reassuring treatment of racism is harder to accept, but the performances give interested viewers a reason to persist with its familiar lessons.Fi1m 64
  9. 2017
    Lady Bird 2017WinnerGreta Gerwig’s coming-of-age comedy is funny, tender and unusually fair to both sides of a mother-daughter argument. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf make it worth the evening, though the brisk cutting sometimes leaves other characters short of time.Fi1m 86
  10. 2016
    La La Land 2016WinnerDamien Chazelle’s musical is worth seeing for Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and the pleasure of watching romance turn into dance. The characters are thinly written, but the songs linger and the affection between the leads is easy to believe.Fi1m 81
  11. 2015
    The Martian 2015WinnerRidley Scott’s survival adventure makes science and co-operation entertaining, with Matt Damon’s humour keeping the explanations lively. Watney’s loneliness is underplayed, but the practical problems hold our attention and the optimism earns our affection.Fi1m 82
  12. 2014
    The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014WinnerWes Anderson’s murder caper is funny, exact and more affecting than its fussiness suggests. Ralph Fiennes makes its vain concierge worth caring about, even when the carefully arranged sentiment starts to feel compulsory.Fi1m 86
  13. 2013
    American Hustle 2013WinnerDavid O. Russell’s Abscam comedy is a loud, funny, over-dressed party with five actors having the time of their lives. It is a pleasure for ninety minutes and baggy after that, and the con at its centre never adds up.Fi1m 72
  14. 2012
    Les Misérables 2012WinnerTom Hooper films the stage musical with the cast singing live and the camera a few inches from their faces. When the face is Anne Hathaway’s the effect is overwhelming. Over 158 minutes it is also wearing, and the camera never learns to step back.Fi1m 62
  15. 2011
    The Artist 2011WinnerMichel Hazanavicius makes silent-film storytelling feel easy to enjoy, with Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo giving the romance warmth and mischief. The middle dwells too long on wounded pride, but the pleasure is considerable.Fi1m 82
  16. 2010
    The Kids Are All Right 2010WinnerLisa Cholodenko’s family comedy is funny, perceptive and carried by performances that make long familiarity convincing. It sometimes settles difficult questions too comfortably, but Annette Bening and Julianne Moore give the marriage enough friction to keep it honest.Fi1m 80
  17. 2009
    The Hangover 2009WinnerTodd Phillips skips the stag night and shows the morning after, which is the better idea. Fast, well built and frequently funny, with Zach Galifianakis stealing it from his co-leads; also lazy with its women and lazier with Mr. Chow.Fi1m 72
  18. 2008
    Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008WinnerWoody Allen’s Spanish holiday is pleasant, sunlit and a little lazy, a film that tells us its characters’ feelings in voiceover rather than staging them. Then Penélope Cruz walks in, shouting, and for half an hour it is properly alive.Fi1m 70
  19. 2007
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007WinnerTim Burton’s blood-soaked musical is funny, cruel and worth the discomfort. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter make persuasive company for each other, even when their voices cannot quite give Stephen Sondheim’s songs the force they deserve.Fi1m 81
  20. 2006
    Dreamgirls 2006WinnerBill Condon’s film of the Broadway musical is handsome, well cast and about half as good as its best five minutes. Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy are the reasons to see it; the songs around them are the reason it is not better.Fi1m 68
  21. 2005
    Walk the Line 2005WinnerJoaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon make James Mangold’s Johnny Cash drama worth an evening. Their singing and convincing courtship carry a biography that too often explains a complicated man in the usual ways.Fi1m 78
  22. 2004
    Sideways 2004WinnerAlexander Payne’s wine-country comedy is funny, patient and unusually tender towards its difficult men. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church make the friendship convincing, though a slack middle and occasional cheap jokes need forgiving.Fi1m 86
  23. 2003
    Lost in Translation 2003WinnerSofia Coppola makes a funny, affecting romance from two people struggling to explain themselves. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson reward the patience it asks for, though the Japanese characters deserve more of the attention given to its leads.Fi1m 86
  24. 2002
    Chicago 2002WinnerRob Marshall’s film of the Kander and Ebb musical finds the right trick, staging every song inside Roxie Hart’s head, and Catherine Zeta-Jones commands it. Then the editing chops the dancing so fine that the best thing in it is barely visible.Fi1m 73
  25. 2001
    Moulin Rouge! 2001WinnerBaz Luhrmann’s pop musical is worth the commotion for Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, who make its romance matter. The rapid cutting is a persistent nuisance, especially when there is so much in the frame worth examining.Fi1m 75
  26. 2000
    Almost Famous 2000WinnerCameron Crowe’s *Almost Famous* is funny, generous and occasionally too forgiving of the people it loves. The performances make its teenage enthusiasm convincing, even when the nostalgia softens behaviour that deserves a harder look.Fi1m 82
  27. 1999
    Toy Story 2 1999WinnerJohn Lasseter’s sequel is funny, moving and unusually clear-eyed about how childhood ends. A few action passages feel dutiful, but the toys’ fear of being forgotten gives the comedy a reason to matter.Fi1m 89
  28. 1998
    Shakespeare in Love 1998WinnerJohn Madden’s *Shakespeare in Love* is a witty, affectionate period comedy, strongest when the theatre people take charge. The romance feels too neatly arranged, but the writing and the company make it worth an evening.Fi1m 79
  29. 1997
    As Good as It Gets 1997WinnerJames L. Brooks’s romantic comedy is worth an evening for Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear, who give Jack Nicholson’s insults consequences. It is funny and affecting, though its efforts to make Melvin lovable can feel like special pleading.Fi1m 77
  30. 1996
    EvitaWinnerNot reviewed yet
  31. 1995
    Babe 1995Winner*Babe* is a funny, tender family film that takes its animals seriously without asking us to stop laughing at them. Chris Noonan earns the sentiment, though Nigel Westlake’s music occasionally insists on more than we need.Fi1m 88
  32. 1994
    The Lion King 1994Winner*The Lion King* earns its grandeur through expressive animation and a voice cast that gives the family drama weight. Its lessons can be overbearing, but the wit and feeling make this an easy recommendation.Fi1m 84
  33. 1993
    Mrs. Doubtfire 1993WinnerRobin Williams makes this family farce funny and unexpectedly moving, while Sally Field gives the separation its proper weight. The sentiment grows excessive and the running time needs trimming, but the performances make it worth an evening.Fi1m 74
  34. 1992
    The Player 1992WinnerRobert Altman’s Hollywood satire is funny, assured and carried by Tim Robbins’s unnervingly agreeable studio executive. We recommend it, though the famous guests occasionally get more attention than the story needs.Fi1m 85
  35. 1991
    Beauty and the Beast 1991WinnerWe would recommend Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale’s animated musical to anyone, not just families. The comic bustle occasionally crowds the romance, but its songs and voice performances make the tenderness feel earned.Fi1m 91
  36. 1990
    Green CardWinnerNot reviewed yet
  37. 1989
    Driving Miss Daisy 1989WinnerMorgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy are so good together that it takes a while to notice how little the film around them wants to say. It is warm, carefully made and a U certificate, and it treats twenty-five years of Georgia as scenery.Fi1m 68
  38. 1988
    Working Girl 1988WinnerMike Nichols makes a warm, sharp corporate comedy, with Melanie Griffith giving its upwardly mobile secretary good reason to be heard. The romance is less interesting than the office manoeuvring, but the performances make the familiar climb worth taking.Fi1m 80
  39. 1987
    Hope and Glory 1987WinnerWe recommend John Boorman’s funny, affectionate account of a wartime childhood, chiefly for the children themselves. The nostalgia sometimes softens things too much, but their pleasure in the disruption is both convincing and quietly troubling.Fi1m 82
  40. 1986
    Hannah and Her Sisters 1986WinnerWoody Allen’s family comedy is funny, tender and well worth an evening. Michael Caine and Dianne Wiest make its romantic troubles matter, though a few lines sound too carefully rehearsed.Fi1m 88
  41. 1985
    Prizzi's Honor 1985WinnerJohn Huston’s *Prizzi’s Honor* is a sly, funny crime romance that takes its killers’ feelings seriously. The plotting needs patience, but Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner make the courtship worth following even when the family business gets cumbersome.Fi1m 82
  42. 1984
    Romancing the Stone 1984WinnerKathleen Turner and Michael Douglas make this cheerful treasure adventure worth the detours. The plotting is familiar and the swagger occasionally tiresome, but the romance has enough wit to keep us interested.Fi1m 77
  43. 1983
    Yentl 1983WinnerBarbra Streisand makes Yentl’s hunger for learning matter, helped by Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving. The period setting convinces, but awkward musical interruptions make this a qualified recommendation for patient romantics.Fi1m 65
  44. 1982
    Tootsie 1982WinnerSydney Pollack’s *Tootsie* is a funny, humane farce led by Dustin Hoffman and an alert supporting cast. It deserves a little scepticism when it starts teaching lessons about women, but we recommend it warmly.Fi1m 85
  45. 1981
    Arthur 1981WinnerSteve Gordon’s comedy about a rich drunk who must marry for money is slighter than its reputation, and Dudley Moore’s giggle wears out well before the 97 minutes do. John Gielgud, giving each line the least effort it will bear, is the reason to stay.Fi1m 72
  46. 1980
    Coal Miner's Daughter 1980WinnerMichael Apted’s film of Loretta Lynn’s life is warm, plainly told and acted with a care most singer biographies never manage, and Spacek does her own singing. The first hour is close to perfect. The last half hour is in a hurry.Fi1m 81
  47. 1979
    Breaking Away 1979WinnerPeter Yates’s comedy about four quarrymen’s sons idling through a summer in a college town is warm, funny and plain about class. Paul Dooley and Barbara Barrie are two of the best screen parents we know; the race at the end is the least of it.Fi1m 86
  48. 1978
    Heaven Can Wait 1978WinnerWarren Beatty and Buck Henry remake a 1941 fantasy as a soft, sunlit comedy about a quarterback who dies too early and comes back as a millionaire. It is gentle to a fault, but Charles Grodin and Dyan Cannon steal every room they whisper in.Fi1m 74
    • California SuiteNot reviewed yet
    • Foul PlayNot reviewed yet
    • Grease 1978Fi1m 76
    • Movie MovieNot reviewed yet
  49. 1977
    The Goodbye Girl 1977WinnerNeil Simon’s romantic comedy runs on wisecracks, and Richard Dreyfuss makes them sound like a man thinking. Marsha Mason is handed a harder job and a colder character. Worth an evening for him, for the flat, and for one disastrous first night.Fi1m 68
  50. 1976
    A Star Is BornWinnerNot reviewed yet
    • Bugsy MaloneNot reviewed yet
    • The Pink Panther Strikes AgainNot reviewed yet
    • The RitzNot reviewed yet
    • Silent MovieNot reviewed yet
  51. 1975
    The Sunshine BoysWinnerNot reviewed yet
    • Funny LadyNot reviewed yet
    • The Return of the Pink PantherNot reviewed yet
    • ShampooNot reviewed yet
    • Tommy 1975Fi1m 74
  52. 1974
    The Longest YardWinnerNot reviewed yet
  53. 1973
    American Graffiti 1973WinnerGeorge Lucas makes teenage cruising funny, awkward and unexpectedly moving, with cars and radio doing much of the storytelling. A few conversations outstay their welcome, but the affection for these uncertain young people is well earned.Fi1m 84
  54. 1972
    Cabaret 1972WinnerBob Fosse’s film of the stage musical keeps the songs on a tiny club stage and lets Berlin turn brown outside the door. Minnelli and Grey are extraordinary; the scenes between the numbers are not, and we do not much mind.Fi1m 88
    • Avanti!Not reviewed yet
    • Butterflies Are FreeNot reviewed yet
  55. 1971
    Fiddler on the Roof 1971WinnerNorman Jewison’s film of the stage musical is long, brown and often lovely. Chaim Topol’s Tevye is the reason to sit through 181 minutes; the film around him does not always know when to stop, but it knows where to look.Fi1m 77
  56. 1970
    MASHWinnerNot reviewed yet
    • Darling LiliNot reviewed yet
    • Diary of a Mad HousewifeNot reviewed yet
    • Lovers and Other StrangersNot reviewed yet
    • ScroogeNot reviewed yet
  57. 1969
    The Secret of Santa VittoriaWinnerNot reviewed yet
  58. 1968
    Oliver! 1968WinnerCarol Reed’s film of Lionel Bart’s musical is beautifully built and superbly cast around the edges, with Ron Moody and Jack Wild doing the work the hero cannot. It runs long and never squares the grime with the grins, but it earns its Sunday afternoon.Fi1m 76
    • Finian's RainbowNot reviewed yet
    • Funny Girl 1968Fi1m 70
    • The Odd CoupleNot reviewed yet
    • Yours, Mine and OursNot reviewed yet
  59. 1967
    The Graduate 1967WinnerMike Nichols’s comedy about a graduate who drifts into an affair with a family friend is still funny and still sharp, and Anne Bancroft is the best thing in it. It goes softer once it stops being about her, though not by enough to spoil it.Fi1m 86
  60. 1966
    The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingWinnerNot reviewed yet
    • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumNot reviewed yet
    • GambitNot reviewed yet
    • Not with My Wife, You Don't!Not reviewed yet
    • You're a Big Boy NowNot reviewed yet
  61. 1965
    The Sound of Music 1965WinnerRobert Wise’s musical is an easy recommendation, thanks to Julie Andrews and songs given room to work. Some of the adult drama drags, and the sentimentality is considerable; neither quite wears out the welcome.Fi1m 86
    • Cat BallouNot reviewed yet
    • The Great RaceNot reviewed yet
    • Those Magnificent Men in their Flying MachinesNot reviewed yet
    • A Thousand Clowns 1965Fi1m 76
  62. 1964
    My Fair Lady 1964WinnerCukor films the Lerner and Loewe musical much as it stood on stage, dressed by Cecil Beaton, with Rex Harrison exact as Higgins. It is handsome and civilised, half an hour too long, and Audrey Hepburn’s Cockney is a problem it never solves.Fi1m 76
    • Father GooseNot reviewed yet
    • Mary Poppins 1964Fi1m 83
    • The Unsinkable Molly BrownNot reviewed yet
    • The World of Henry OrientNot reviewed yet
  63. 1963
    Tom Jones 1963WinnerTony Richardson takes Fielding’s 1749 novel and films it as though the eighteenth century were a party he had just crashed. It is lively, often funny and beautifully lit by Walter Lassally, and it runs out of puff in London.Fi1m 74
    • Bye Bye BirdieNot reviewed yet
    • Irma la DouceNot reviewed yet
    • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldNot reviewed yet
    • A Ticklish AffairNot reviewed yet
    • Under the Yum Yum TreeNot reviewed yet
  64. 1957
    Les GirlsWinnerNot reviewed yet
    • Don't Go Near the WaterNot reviewed yet
    • Love in the AfternoonNot reviewed yet
    • Pal JoeyNot reviewed yet
    • Silk StockingsNot reviewed yet
  65. 1956
    The King and I 1956WinnerWalter Lang’s film of the stage musical is large, slow and superbly dressed, and Yul Brynner holds it up almost on his own. The songs are still good and the view of Siam has not aged well; go for him and for the ballet.Fi1m 71
    • Bus StopNot reviewed yet
    • The Opposite SexNot reviewed yet
    • The Solid Gold CadillacNot reviewed yet
    • The Teahouse of the August MoonNot reviewed yet
  66. 1955
    Guys and Dolls 1955WinnerJoseph L. Mankiewicz’s musical is funny, warmly performed and worth forgiving for its leisurely pace. Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine give it feeling, while Frank Loesser’s songs survive some uneven singing and an excess of talk.Fi1m 80
  67. 1954
    Carmen Jones 1954WinnerDorothy Dandridge gives *Carmen Jones* a compelling centre, though the dubbed singing makes the romance harder to believe. Otto Preminger’s film offers enough musical pleasure to reward some patience with its awkwardness.Fi1m 65
  68. 1952
    With a Song in My HeartWinnerNot reviewed yet
    • Hans Christian AndersenNot reviewed yet
    • I'll See You in My DreamsNot reviewed yet
    • Singin' in the Rain 1952Fi1m 93
    • Stars and Stripes ForeverNot reviewed yet
    • 1953Not reviewed yet
  69. 1951
    An American in Paris 1951WinnerMinnelli’s Technicolor musical has a thin story, a pushy hero and a heroine asked to do little but be looked at. It also has Gershwin, Gene Kelly at full stretch and a closing ballet we have not stopped thinking about.Fi1m 76

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