Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

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Golden Globe Award category film award

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy is a prestigious annual film honor presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding lead performances by actresses in comedic or musical films.

Aliases (11)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Golden Globe Award category → film award →
administeredBy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association board and membership →
alsoKnownAs	Golden Globe for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy →
awardCriteria	artistic excellence in lead acting in musical or comedy films →
awardFor	best leading actress performance in a musical or comedy film →
awardType	performance award →
belongsTo	Hollywood awards season →
categoryDivisionReason	to distinguish dramatic from musical or comedy performances →
ceremonyLocationTypical	Los Angeles →
country	United States →
distinguishedFrom	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama → Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture →
eligiblePerformers	female lead performers →
eligibleWorks	feature-length motion pictures →
field	acting → cinema →
firstAwarded	1951 →
frequency	annual →
genreRestriction	comedy films → musical films →
hasAudience	global television viewers →
hasAwardingBodyType	press association →
hasCategoryType	lead acting category →
hasGenderRestriction	female →
hasHistoricalPrecursor	undivided Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture →
hasMedium	film →
hasNomineeCountTypical	5 nominees per year →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.goldenglobes.com →
hasStatue	Golden Globe statuette →
inception	early 1950s →
industryImpact	influences career visibility of winning actresses →
isSubsetOf	Golden Globe Awards for film →
languageOfCeremony	English →
notableFor	recognizing comedic and musical lead performances by actresses →
organizer	Hollywood Foreign Press Association →
partOf	Golden Globe Awards film categories →
presentedAt	Golden Globe Awards →
presentedBy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association →
recognitionType	prestige film award →
relatedAward	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy → Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy →
scope	international film industry →
selectionProcess	voting by Hollywood Foreign Press Association members →
separatedFrom	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture →
separationYear	1951 →
status	active →
timeOfYear	usually January →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angela Bassett → Barbra Streisand ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Bette Midler → Emma Stone ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Jennifer Lawrence ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Judy Garland → Marilyn Monroe ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Michelle Williams ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Miranda Richardson ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Moonstruck ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Renée Zellweger ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → Romancing the Stone ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") →	awardReceived
Freaky Friday (1976 film) ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Jodie Foster)") → My Week with Marilyn ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical") → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") → The Devil Wears Prada → The Opposite of Sex ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Christina Ricci") → Young Adult →	awardNomination
Academy Award for Best Actress → BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role → Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") →	relatedAward
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ("Golden Globe for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") →	alsoKnownAs
My Week with Marilyn ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical") →	awardWon
Golden Globe Award ("Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy") →	hasCategory
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") →	hasCategoryWithinSameAwards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ("undivided Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture") →	hasHistoricalPrecursor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy") →	hasRelatedCategory
The Addams Family (1991 film) ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Anjelica Huston)") →	nominatedFor
Something's Gotta Give ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Diane Keaton") →	notableAward
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ("Golden Globe Awards film categories") →	partOf
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy ("Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture") →	separatedFrom