Golden Globe - Comedy or Musical
Run since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, these awards are a major part of the film industry's 'awards season'. Based on votes from (as of 2005) 86 mostly part-time journalists living in Hollywood and affiliated with media outside of the United States. Unlike Oscar, the Golden Globe's Best Picture is divided into two categories, Best Drama and Best Comedy or Musical. Listed below are the winners in the latter.
The King And I (1956)
7.5/10
Director: Walter Lang
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno
Walter Lang's remake of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is thematically buttressed by the daring choreography of Jerome Robbins ('West Sid... Read more
The Grand Budapest Hotel ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
8.1/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, F Murray Abraham, Harvey Keitel, Jason...
Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the l... Read more
The Player (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher, Brion J...
A savagely satirical black comedy about a paranoid young movie executive (Tim Robbins), threatened by a disgruntled screenwriter - until he begins tak... Read more
Green Card (1990)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth
A beautifully filmed, enjoyable tale of a French artist (Gerard Depardieu) who marries an American (Andie MacDowell) simply to obtain his Green Card w... Read more
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohe...
Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller stars Johnny Depp in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison. The previously mild-mannered b... Read more
Romancing the Stone (1984)
6.9/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Alfonso Arau, Manuel Ojeda
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner have the adventure of their lives in this hugely successful romantic caper co-starring Danny DeVito. When her sist... Read more
Funny Girl / Funny Lady (1968)
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Kay Medford, Omar Sharif, Barbra Streisand, Anne Francis, James Caan, Roddy McDo...
'Funny GIrl' - Ziegfeld Follies' star Fanny Brice was the inspiration for this superb stage musical. Barbara Streisand recreated her Broadway triumph... Read more
M*A*S*H (1969)
8.4/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Gary Burghoff,...
Director Robert Altman's innovative dark comedy about the everyday escapades of an Army medical unit during the Korean War stars Elliott Gould, Donald... Read more
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
7.5/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones
The film biography of country-western superstar Loretta Lynn. Sissy Spacek won an Academy Award for her performance as the lass from Butcher's Hollow.... Read more
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkso...
Set in the titular Spanish city, Woody Allen's romantic drama features the new Allen favourite Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall as American tourist... Read more