Summary
With 2025 beginning, a new year of awards campaigning in the run-up to the Oscars gets underway, with the refurbished Golden Globes acting as a coveted precursor to the most important night in the film industry. The Globes have always had an air of glitzand glamour as the most prominent starsroll out from film and television in a night full of iconic moments and comical bits that often help launch the careers of many up-and-coming actors.
Throughout the Globes' long tenure as the Oscars' precursor, several actors have garnered multiple wins, helping them achieve legend status in Hollywood. Their variety of performances have earned them respect from the Globes and their voting body. Despite some actors having scored wins as producers as well, the list will only focus on acting categories, excluding the awards gained through Best Picture success and honorary awards such as the Cecil B. DeMille award.
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Though famed for her iconic role as Ellie Sattler inthe 90s blockbusterJurassic Park, Laura Dern has gone on to be an awards darling, particularly at the Globes. With eight nominations to her name, Dern has come away with five wins, a high rate compared to many of the other most-awarded actors at the ceremony.
Despite her reputation of starring in several big motion pictures, most of Dern’s wins have come through her roles on television, either in HBO shows or television films. Dern’s willingness to cross over into different mediums has proved fruitful, particularly at the Globes, where she has reigned supreme.
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Fresh off her nomination forBabygirlin this year’s Globes, Nicole Kidman has a chance at creating history by becoming one of the few actors to achieve six acting wins at the famed ceremony. As of now, the versatile actor has achieved five wins in her illustrious career. These accolades range from her song and dance stardom inMoulin Rouge,to her turn as an abused mother in thetelevision hit seriesBig Little Lies.
Due to still being an attractive commodity in Hollywood, Kidman has a great chance of becoming the overall most-awarded actor at the Globes. She could even surpass Hollywood greats, with her career still flourishing in the mediums of film and prestige television.
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Out of all the most awarded stars at the Globes, no actor has racked up more wins due to his repeated portrayal of a character than Alan Alda. Alda’s character Hawkeye Pierce,from the wartime sitcomMAS*H, earned the actor six wins in a nine-year span.
The comedic tone and performance Alda delivers as the war surgeon earned him continuous nominations and wins at the Globes, establishing him as a household name in Hollywood. After his successful spell on the acclaimed show, Alda started receiving nominations for major movie roles. However, Alda will always be remembered as Hawkeye, a character who changed sitcoms and the TV landscape for the better.
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After spending several decades as a movie star, Angela Lansbury later pivoted to TV. Herstarring role inMurder, She Wrotehas earned the actor plenty of awards, with her iconic performance proving a fan favorite at the Globes.
In the revolutionary crime drama, Lansbury became a household name playing the multi-talented detective Jessica Fletcher, catapulting the star to four wins at the Globes for her legendary portrayal. Along with her past victories, Lansbury is one of the few actors to achieve six wins. She has cemented her legacy as a Hollywood great who excelled in a myriad of roles in her long and storied career.
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A true star of the glory days of Hollywood, Shirley MacLaine has had a career to remember, with the transcendent actress making her mark on the entertainment industry. During MacLaine’s peak, from the 60s through to the 80s, the actress dominated at the Globes. She became one of the ceremony’s most frequent recipients, receiving six wins for a variety of different movie roles, including her career highlights in such quintessential classics asThe ApartmentandTerms of Endearment.
Even in recent years, MacLaine has appeared in critically acclaimed projects such asOnly Murders in the Buildingjust before reaching the ripe old age of 90. She has shown versatility, never-ending class, and elegance, making the actress a Hollywood staple still to this day.
One of Hollywood’s greatest leading men, Jack Nicholson, has succeeded at the Globes over the course of many decades. The wild and personable star has secured six victories in various acting categories for film. Besides his outstanding legacy that saw Nicholson receive the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Globes, the actor’s six wins includedmany of his iconic roles, such as Jake from the noir classicChinatownand his portrayal of Randle McMurphy inOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
His playful and alluring persona made him a timeless name in the industry. Nicholson carried on his success at the Globes into the 2000s, showing his consistency throughout his flashy career.
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The incomparable Meryl Streep has, over the years, achieved the most success at the Globes out of any actor, raking up an astonishing 33 nominations to go with eight wins in different acting categories. Streep has achieved wins for her legendary roles in cinema classics such asKramer vs. Kramer,Sophie’s Choice, andThe Devil Wears Prada.The seasoned veteran has long been a fan favorite among the voting body.
Despite not being in as many high-profile movies as in her youth, Streep has changed course in recent years, pivoting to television. The actor has still ganed nominations forOnly Murders in the Building and Big Little Lieswithin the last decade, continuing her proven pedigree and class as one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures.
