Actors With Most Golden Globes Wins: Golden Globe Acting Records

The actors with most Golden Globes wins chart crowns performers who stacked competitive trophies across Drama, Comedy, and television lanes. Here is the official leaderboard every January renews.

Actors With Most Golden Globes Wins: Meryl Streep: Eight Wins

Meryl Streep owns eight competitive Golden Globe acting wins from Kramer vs. Kramer through The Iron Lady — the undisputed summit of actors with most Golden Globes wins on GoldenGlobes.com.

The Six-Win Club

Jack Nicholson, Alan Alda, Angela Lansbury, and Shirley MacLaine each collected six competitive acting Globes. They share second place on the actors with most Golden Globes wins list behind Streep alone.

Film Plus Television

Globe splits let performers win in Drama, Musical/Comedy, and TV categories — a structural edge that inflates actors with most Golden Globes wins totals compared with Oscar-only acting counts.

The Five-Win Tier

Ed Asner, Carol Burnett, Jessica Lange, and Rosalind Russell each earned five competitive acting Globes. They sit one trophy behind the six-win club on the actors with most Golden Globes wins chart.

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