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A visual history · Golden Globes

The winners who defined Film Actress (Comedy).

75 ceremonies, 1951–2025. 61 different winners. The longest run belongs to Rosalind Russell, with 2 straight wins.

Who won most recently?
Demi Moore in 2025 for The Substance.
Who has won the most?
Julie Andrews and Rosalind Russell, tied on 3 wins each.
  1. The SubstanceDemi Moore
  2. Poor ThingsEmma Stone
  3. Everything Everywhere All at OnceMichelle Yeoh
  4. West Side StoryRachel Zegler
  5. I Care a LotRosamund Pike
  6. The FarewellAwkwafina
Years explored
1951–2025
Different winners
61
Category leader
Julie Andrews · 3
About this record

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy was first awarded in 1951, so it does not run the full 1944–2025 window.

2000–2025

26 ceremonies

19512025

01 / The reigns

Amy Adams set the longest run.

The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network / distributor.

  1. 01
    Amy Adams2 wins
  2. 02
    Annette Bening2 wins
  3. 03
    Emma Stone2 wins
  4. 04
    Jennifer Lawrence2 wins
  5. 05
    Meryl Streep2 wins
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by network / distributor; hover for details.
Janet McTeer'00
Renée Zellweger'01
Nicole Kidman'02
Renée Zellweger'03
Diane Keaton'04
Annette Bening'05
Reese Witherspoon'06
Meryl Streep'07
Marion Cotillard'08
Sally Hawkins'09
Meryl Streep'10
Annette Bening'11
Michelle Williams'12
Jennifer Lawrence'13
Amy Adams'14–'15×2
Jennifer Lawrence'16
Emma Stone'17
Saoirse Ronan'18
Olivia Colman'19
Awkwafina'20
Rosamund Pike'21
Rachel Zegler'22
Michelle Yeoh'23
Emma Stone'24
Demi Moore'25

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

20th Century leads the recorded network / distributor credits with 5 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

20th Century5 wins
Sony4 wins
A243 wins
The Weinstein Company3 wins
Miramax2 wins
Searchlight2 wins
Wins by network / distributor
  1. 20th Century519%
  2. Sony415%
  3. A24312%
  4. The Weinstein Company312%
  5. Miramax28%
  6. Searchlight28%
  7. Other727%

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Emily Blunt
    3 noms
  2. 02
    Emma Thompson
    3 noms
  3. 03
    Helen Mirren
    3 noms
  4. 04
    Judi Dench
    3 noms
  5. 05
    Julianne Moore
    3 noms
  6. 06
    Margot Robbie
    3 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Meryl Streep
    5L · 2W
  2. 02
    Emily Blunt
    3L · 0W
  3. 03
    Emma Stone
    3L · 2W
  4. 04
    Emma Thompson
    3L · 0W
  5. 05
    Helen Mirren
    3L · 0W
  6. 06
    Judi Dench
    3L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerNetwork / Distributor
2025Demi Moore (The Substance)
beat 5 others
  • Amy Adams (Nightbitch)
  • Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
  • Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)
  • Mikey Madison (Anora)
  • Zendaya (Challengers)
Mubi
2024Emma Stone (Poor Things)
beat 5 others
  • Fantasia Barrino (The Color Purple)
  • Jennifer Lawrence (No Hard Feelings)
  • Natalie Portman (May December)
  • Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves)
  • Margot Robbie (Barbie)
Searchlight Pictures
2023Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
beat 4 others
  • Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris)
  • Margot Robbie (Babylon)
  • Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu)
  • Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)
A24
2022Rachel Zegler (West Side Story)
beat 4 others
  • Marion Cotillard (Annette)
  • Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza)
  • Jennifer Lawrence (Don't Look Up)
  • Emma Stone (Cruella)
20th Century Studios
2021Rosamund Pike (I Care a Lot)
beat 4 others
  • Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
  • Kate Hudson (Music)
  • Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit)
  • Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma)
Netflix/STXfilms
2020Awkwafina (The Farewell)
beat 4 others
  • Ana de Armas (Knives Out)
  • Cate Blanchett (Where'd You Go, Bernadette)
  • Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart)
  • Emma Thompson (Late Night)
A24
2019Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
beat 4 others
  • Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns)
  • Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
  • Charlize Theron (Tully)
  • Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians)
Fox Searchlight
2018Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
beat 4 others
  • Judi Dench (Victoria & Abdul)
  • Helen Mirren (The Leisure Seeker)
  • Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
  • Emma Stone (Battle of the Sexes)
A24
2017Emma Stone (La La Land)
beat 4 others
  • Annette Bening (20th Century Women)
  • Lily Collins (Rules Don't Apply)
  • Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen)
  • Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Lionsgate
2016Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
beat 4 others
  • Melissa McCarthy (Spy)
  • Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)
  • Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van)
  • Lily Tomlin (Grandma)
20th Century Fox
2015Amy Adams (Big Eyes)repeat
beat 4 others
  • Emily Blunt (Into the Woods)
  • Helen Mirren (The Hundred-Foot Journey)
  • Julianne Moore (Maps to the Stars)
  • Quvenzhané Wallis (Annie)
The Weinstein Company
2014Amy Adams (American Hustle)
beat 4 others
  • Julie Delpy (Before Midnight)
  • Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said)
  • Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Columbia/Sony
2013Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
beat 4 others
  • Emily Blunt (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)
  • Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
  • Maggie Smith (Quartet)
  • Meryl Streep (Hope Springs)
The Weinstein Company
2012Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
beat 4 others
  • Jodie Foster (Carnage)
  • Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
  • Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids)
  • Kate Winslet (Carnage)
The Weinstein Company
2011Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right)
beat 4 others
  • Anne Hathaway (Love & Other Drugs)
  • Angelina Jolie (The Tourist)
  • Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)
  • Emma Stone (Easy A)
Focus Features
2010Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
beat 4 others
  • Sandra Bullock (The Proposal)
  • Marion Cotillard (Nine)
  • Julia Roberts (Duplicity)
  • Meryl Streep (It's Complicated)
Columbia/Sony
2009Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
beat 4 others
  • Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
  • Frances McDormand (Burn After Reading)
  • Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia!)
  • Emma Thompson (Last Chance Harvey)
Miramax
2008Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)
beat 4 others
  • Amy Adams (Enchanted)
  • Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray)
  • Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
  • Elliot Page (Juno)
Picturehouse
2007Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada)
beat 4 others
  • Annette Bening (Running with Scissors)
  • Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine)
  • Beyoncé Knowles (Dreamgirls)
  • Renée Zellweger (Miss Potter)
20th Century Fox
2006Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
beat 4 others
  • Judi Dench (Mrs Henderson Presents)
  • Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)
  • Laura Linney (The Squid and the Whale)
  • Sarah Jessica Parker (The Family Stone)
20th Century Fox
2005Annette Bening (Being Julia)
beat 4 others
  • Ashley Judd (De-Lovely)
  • Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera)
  • Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
  • Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason)
Sony Pictures Classics
2004Diane Keaton (Something's Gotta Give)
beat 4 others
  • Jamie Lee Curtis (Freaky Friday)
  • Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation)
  • Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun)
  • Helen Mirren (Calendar Girls)
Columbia/Sony
2003Renée Zellweger (Chicago)
beat 4 others
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal (Secretary)
  • Goldie Hawn (The Banger Sisters)
  • Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)
Miramax
2002Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge!)
beat 4 others
  • Thora Birch (Ghost World)
  • Cate Blanchett (Bandits)
  • Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde)
  • Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones's Diary)
20th Century Fox
2001Renée Zellweger (Nurse Betty)
beat 4 others
  • Juliette Binoche (Chocolat)
  • Brenda Blethyn (Saving Grace)
  • Sandra Bullock (Miss Congeniality)
  • Tracey Ullman (Small Time Crooks)
USA Films
2000Janet McTeer (Tumbleweeds)
beat 4 others
  • Julianne Moore (An Ideal Husband)
  • Julia Roberts (Notting Hill)
  • Sharon Stone (The Muse)
  • Reese Witherspoon (Election)
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