Golden Globes: these stars had the most wins and nominations in history

The top 25 of biggest Golden Globe winners in history

Number 1 with most Golden Globes: Meryl Streep

The top 25 of biggest Golden Globe winners in history

Winning a Golden Globe is an important milestone in the career of film and TV stars. This gallery reveals the 25 actors and actresses who have won the most Golden Globes so far in competitive categories. If they won an equal number of awards, we weighed the number of nominations to determine the ranking.

25 - Paul Newman

Number of nominations: 12
Number of awards: 3

One of Paul Newman's wins was as the director of 'Rachel, Rachel' in 1968.

Image: Paul Newman and Tom Hanks in 'Road To Perdition' (2002)

24 - Leonardo DiCaprio

Number of nominations: 14
Number of awards: 3

23 - Robin Williams

Number of nominations: 12
Number of awards: 6

A tie with Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, and Tom Hanks.

22 - Michael J. Fox

Number of nominations: 10
Number of awards: 4

21 - Sarah Jessica Parker

Number of nominations: 14
Number of awards: 6

All wins were for 'Sex and the City.'

20 - Tom Hanks

Number of nominations: 15
Number of awards: 8

19 - Peter O'Toole

Number of nominations: 11
Number of awards: 4

Image: Peter O'Toole and Anthony Quinn in 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)

18 - Cate Blanchett

Number of nominations: 12
Number of awards: 4

17 - Al Pacino

Number of nominations: 19
Number of awards: 4

16 - Jack Lemmon

Number of nominations: 22
Number of wins: 4

Image: Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon in 'The Apartment' (1960)

15 - Ed Asner

Number of nominations: 11
Number of wins: 5

14 - Kate Winslet

Number of nominations: 12
Number of wins: 5

13 - Dustin Hoffman

Number of nominations: 13
Number of awards: 5

In 1997, Hoffman also received the honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award which is not counted in this ranking.

12 - Jessica Lange

Number of nominations: 17
Number of wins: 5

Her most recent nomination was as the producer of the limited series 'Feud: Bette and Joan' (2017).

11 - Shirley MacLaine

Number of nominations: 20
Number of awards: 6

If you'd count Shirley MacLaine's Most Versatile Actress award in 1959, a unique prize, she'd end up with a whopping 20 nominations and 6 wins.

10 - Sophia Loren

Number of nominations: 8
Number of wins: 5

All of Sophia Loren's Golden Globes were Henrietta Awards, also known as World Film Favorites.

9 - Julie Andrews

Number of nominations: 14
Number of wins: 7

8 - Angela Lansbury

Number of nominations: 15
Number of wins: 6

7 - Carol Burnett

Number of nominations: 16
Number of wins: 5

Burnett was the first recipient of an honorary Golden Globe in her own name, the Carol Burnett Award of 2019, on top of the competitive prizes counted here.

6 - Alan Alda

Number of nominations: 16
Number of wins: 6

The nominations include one for his screenplay for 'The Four Seasons' in 1982.

5 - Nicole Kidman

Number of nominations: 17
Number of awards: 6

4 - Jack Nicholson

Number of nominations: 17
Number of awards: 6

3 - Jane Fonda

Number of nominations: 15
Number of awards: 7

2 - Barbra Streisand

Number of nominations: 18
Number of wins: 8

The nominations and wins include directing and songs, such as 'Evergreen' in 1976.