The Most Awarded Series Films and Actors In The History Of The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes are one of the most important awards of the season, where not only the best in cinema is recognized, but also the best in television in the categories of drama, comedy, and limited series. They are not the Oscars, but they are one of the industry’s great awards and they are the ones that officially start the awards season, and throughout their history, a few series, films, actors, and actresses have set records and swept the awards with nominations and victories.
The Most Awarded Series Films and Actors In The History Of The Golden Globes
It is not easy to win an award and, now that new series are released every month, the competition is more intense than ever, but a few have managed to receive dozens of awards over the years, and there is a clear winner that is in the lead from all the rest, and it makes sense that it is a series that has a famous royal family as its protagonist, followed by another that tells the story of a powerful, conflictive and millionaire family.
Meryl Streep is the Actress With the Most Nominations
Streep has earned a total of 33 nominations, including one for her role in the series Only Murders in the Building, where she plays an unsuccessful actress who receives a golden opportunity when she is called to star in Oliver’s new play, the Martin Short character. With this, Meryl Streep is crowned as the actress who has received the most nominations in these awards, where she has obtained 9 victories. This is in addition to the 387 nominations and 183 wins she has had throughout her career.
After Streep is Helen Mirren with 17 nominations and 3 wins.
Leonardo DiCaprio is the Winningest Actor
DiCaprio may have taken decades to get his first Oscar, but the actor in films like Titanic and Killers of the Flower Moon is the winningest in Globes history. So far, the actor has a total of 14 nominations and a total of 3 wins.
DiCaprio is followed by his partner in Martin Scorsese’s film, Robert De Niro, with a total of 11 nominations and 2 wins.
and in the direction
Martin Scorsese is crowned the most recognized director in the 81-year history of the awards. So far, the director of Taxi Driver has 12 nominations and 4 wins.
Nashville Is The Film With The Most Nominations In A Single Year
The film that holds the Golden Globes record is Robert Altman‘s Nashville, which was released in 1975. The film earned a total of 11 nominations in a single year, which is something no other film has surpassed. The film, starring Shelley Duvall and Keith Carradine, takes place over 5 days and follows a group of different characters living in Nashville, who prepare for a political convention that will be held in the city.
The Most Nominated and Awarded Series At The Golden Globes
With 18 nominations and 5 wins, Succession is one of HBO’s most-nominated series, and it also holds the record as the series with the most nominations in a single year, with a total of 9 nominations for the 2024 Golden Globes ceremony. The series with Bryan Cox, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin tells the story of the powerful Roy family, who enters into an epic battle when the father announces that he is about to retire and his 5 children want to keep his place in the family business, which is becomes embroiled in scandals, crises and legal problems that could destroy them all. Previously, the record was held by the series LA Law, which received 8 nominations in one year in 1990.
The Crown
Succession will be the most nominated series in a single year, but The Crown is the most nominated series in the history of the awards, with a total of 23 nominations and 7 wins, making it also the most winning until 2023. Throughout its seasons, the series (which has featured actors such as Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin, and Helena Bonham Carter) has reconstructed the history of the British Royal Family, since a young Elizabeth II became queen of England, to the death of Princess Diana and the way this affected the monarchy.
Only Murders in the Building
Behind Succession is Only Murders in the Building, a comedy that satires the obsession we all seem to have with crime and murder stories. The series has a total of 12 nominations, although so far it has no wins (that could change in 2024 thanks to Meryl Streep’s nomination). The story follows three neighbors, a retired actor, a failed director, and a young woman looking for a change in life, who get together to solve the case of the murder that happened in their building and decide to record everything in a podcast where they analyze the clues and giving progress of their investigation.
Will and Grace
This series holds the record for the most nominations but without a win. The ’90s series received a total of 29 nominations but was never able to take home a single kingdom. Willa and Grace, which began in 1998, follows two friends, a lawyer named Will and a designer named Grace, who share an apartment in New York, where they try to build their careers, find a partner, and deal with all the problems of adult life.
