6 Best Golden Globe Musical or Comedy Winners

By Vlad Zakh · April 4, 2026

The Golden Globes’ comedy and musical category celebrates films that mix real laughs with real emotion. The Banshees of Inisherin has a man devastated when his lifelong friend ends their friendship, Green Book pairs a bouncer with a Black classical pianist on a segregated tour, and La La Land follows two dreamers in love. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Martian and Borat round out the six.

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A man is devastated when his lifelong best friend abruptly ends their friendship on a remote Irish island.

Directed by Martin McDonagh · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A fading television actor and his stunt double navigate a changing Hollywood on the eve of the Manson murders.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Green Book (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 77% Metacritic 69

A Black pianist and his working-class white driver tour the segregated Deep South together.

Directed by Peter Farrelly · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars58 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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La La Land (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 94

A jazz pianist and an aspiring actress's romance is tested by the very ambitions that brought them together.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

Won 6 Oscars246 wins & 313 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Martian (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 80

An astronaut stranded on Mars has to engineer his own survival with almost nothing.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 7 Oscars40 wins & 199 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Borat (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 90% Metacritic 89

A Kazakh journalist's tour of America draws real, unscripted reactions from unsuspecting people.

Directed by Larry Charles · 1h 24m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar20 wins & 34 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Golden Globe Musical or Comedy Winners

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Green Book (2018)

La La Land (2016)

The Martian (2015)

Borat (2006)

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