The 67th Golden Globe Awards for 2009 were presented on January 17, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, where they have been held annually since 1961. The Best Actor- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy went home with Robert Downey, Jr. for his role in Sherlock Holmes. The formal title of the award was changed to Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical or Comedy in 2005. The list of Best Actors - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy since its inception is given below:
List Of Winners
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Year
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Winner
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1950
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Fred Astaire
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1951
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Danny Kaye
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1952
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Donald O'Connor
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1953
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David Niven
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1954
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James Mason
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1955
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Tom Ewell
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1956
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Cantinflas
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1957
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Frank Sinatra
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1958
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Danny Kaye
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1959
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Jack Lemmon
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1960
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Jack Lemmon
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1961
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Glenn Ford
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1962
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Marcello Mastroianni
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1963
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Alberto Sordi
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1964
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Rex Harrison
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1965
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Lee Marvin
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1966
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Alan Arkin
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1967
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Richard Harris
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1968
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Ron Moody
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1969
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Peter O'Toole
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1970
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Albert Finney
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1971
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Topol
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1972
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Jack Lemmon
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1973
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George Segal
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1974
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Art Carney
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1975
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Walter Matthau
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1976
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Kris Kristofferson
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1977
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Richard Dreyfuss
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1978
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Warren Beatty
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1979
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Peter Sellers
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1980
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Ray Sharkey
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1981
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Dudley Moore
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1982
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Dustin Hoffman
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1983
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Michael Caine
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1984
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Dudley Moore
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1985
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Jack Nicholson
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1986
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Paul Hogan
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1987
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Robin Williams
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1988
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Tom Hanks
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1989
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Morgan Freeman
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1990
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Gérard Depardieu
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1991
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Robin Williams
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1992
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Tim Robbins
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1993
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Robin Williams
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1994
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Hugh Grant
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1995
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John Travolta
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1996
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Tom Cruise
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1997
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Jack Nicholson
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1998
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Michael Caine
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1999
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Jim Carrey
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2000
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George Clooney
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2001
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Gene Hackman
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2002
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Richard Gere
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2003
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Bill Murray
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2004
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Jamie Foxx
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2005
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Joaquin Phoenix
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2006
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Sacha Baron Cohen
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2007
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Johnny Depp
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2008
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Colin Farrell
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2009
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Robert Downey, Jr.
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