In the category of best actor in a
motion picture - comedy, the 2008 Golden Globe award
winner is:
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Johnny Depp has been nominated for
Best Actor in a musical for his role
as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd:
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Johnny Depp has been nominated twice
for the Best Actor Academy award for
Finding Neverland (2004) and
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of
the Black Pearl (2003).
Johnny
Depp has nominated a whopping seven
times for Best Actor at the Golden
Globe awards for:
-
Pirates of
the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
-
Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
-
Finding
Neverland
(2004)
-
Pirates of
the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl
(2003)
-
Ed Wood
(1994)
-
Benny &
Joon
(1993)
-
Edward
Scissorhands
(1990)
The other
nominees for Golden Globe Best Actor
in a musical or comedy award were:
1. Ryan Gosling, Lars and the
Real Girl
Ryan Gosling has been nominated for
Best Actor in a musical/comedy movie
for his role in the comedy Lars
and the Real Girl. In 2007,
Gosling was nominated for Best Actor
in a Leading Role for Half Nelson.
2. Tom Hanks, Charlie Wilson's
War
Tom Hanks has been nominated for
Best Actor in a musical/comedy movie
for his role in the movie Charlie
Wilson's War, which also stars
Julia Roberts. Tom
Hanks is a two-time Academy Award
winner for Best Actor for
Philadelphia (1993) and
Forrest Gump (1994). Tom Hanks
has also won the following Golden
Globe Best Actor awards:
-
Philadelphia (1994)
-
Forrest Gump (1995)
- Cast
Away (2001)
- Big
(1989)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman, The
Savages
Philip Seymour Hoffman has been
nominated for Best Actor in a
musical/comedy movie for his role
in the movie Savages. In
2005, Philip Seymour Hoffman won
both the Academy award and the
Golden Globe Best Actor award for
Capote.
4. John C. Reilly, Walk Hard:
The Dewey Cox Story
John C. Reilly has been nominated
for Best Actor in a musical/comedy
movie for his role in the movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
In 2002, John C. Reilly was
nominated for an academy award for
Best Supporting Actor for
Chicago.
