55 Most Awarded Screen Actors of All Time

Awards in film and television are fiercely contested, and winning one of the top honors—an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Primetime Emmy or SAG Award—is a milestone many actors pursue. Some performers collect multiple trophies over long careers, while others earn just a single, defining nod. Below is a revised, fluent-English presentation of a ranked list of 55 screen actors who have amassed the most combined wins among those five major awards. Each entry lists the award counts, total combined wins and notable highlights from their careers.

55. Angela Lansbury

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Angela Lansbury won six Golden Globes, four of them for her iconic TV role as Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2013 recognizing her lifetime contribution to film.

54. Viola Davis

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 4
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,560,570,300

Highlights: Viola Davis won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Fences (2017). Her acceptance speech became widely celebrated for its passion and reflection on the role of artists.

53. Renée Zellweger

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 3
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,833,583,100

Highlights: Zellweger collected major awards for Cold Mountain (2003) and has won for roles in Chicago and Nurse Betty. A memorable Golden Globes moment involved her briefly being absent when her name was announced because she was fixing her lipstick.

52. Art Carney

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 6
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Carney won Best Actor at the 1975 Academy Awards for Harry and Tonto, and he is widely remembered for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Ed Norton on The Honeymooners.

51. Robert Duvall

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $4,368,082,600

Highlights: Duvall won the Best Actor Oscar for Tender Mercies (1983) and has received awards for landmark roles in films such as Apocalypse Now and Lonesome Dove.

50. Nicole Kidman

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $3,196,894,400

Highlights: Kidman won the Best Actress Oscar for The Hours (2002). She has also been recognized for television work such as Big Little Lies, which earned her a SAG Award.

49. Julie Andrews

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 5
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $3,098,305,400

Highlights: Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for Mary Poppins (1965). She has enjoyed a celebrated career on stage, screen and television.

48. Barbra Streisand

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 7
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,733,170,900

Highlights: Streisand won Best Actress for Funny Girl (1968) and became the first woman to write, produce, direct and star in a major studio film with Yentl (1983).

47. Sidney Poitier

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $453,977,600

Highlights: Poitier was the first African American to win the Best Actor Oscar, for Lilies of the Field (1964), and later received an honorary Academy Award in recognition of his career and influence.

46. Sophia Loren

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 5
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Loren became the first performer to win an Academy Award for a foreign-language role (Two Women, 1961).

45. Christoph Waltz

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 2
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,179,854,100

Highlights: Waltz won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, winning multiple major awards for each.

44. Michael Caine

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $4,903,169,000

Highlights: Caine won Best Supporting Actor Oscars for Hannah and Her Sisters (1987) and The Cider House Rules (2000), and remains a beloved figure in film history.

43. Kevin Spacey

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 4
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,467,010,400

Highlights: Spacey won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects and later Best Actor for American Beauty; he also earned awards for his TV role in House of Cards.

42. Sally Field

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 2
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $4,435,224,600

Highlights: Field won Best Actress Oscars for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984); her 1985 acceptance speech remains memorable.

41. Tom Hanks

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 8
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $8,186,317,900

Highlights: Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Oscars for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994) and is widely celebrated for his versatility and warmth.

40. Kelsey Grammer

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 5
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $856,993,900

Highlights: Grammer earned most of his awards playing Frasier Crane—first on Cheers and then on Frasier—winning multiple Emmys and Golden Globes for the role.

39. Claire Danes

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Danes won Golden Globes and Emmys for roles including Carrie Mathison in Homeland and Temple Grandin.

38. Cloris Leachman

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 6
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Leachman won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Last Picture Show and earned six Emmy wins across several television roles.

37. George Clooney

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 4
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,917,275,200

Highlights: Clooney won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Syriana (2006) and has been honored for his acting and filmmaking across film and television.

36. Jodie Foster

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,992,299,800

Highlights: Foster won Best Actress Oscars for The Accused (1989) and The Silence of the Lambs (1992) and earned her first nomination as a teenager for Taxi Driver.

35. Gene Hackman

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Hackman won Best Actor for The French Connection (1972) and Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven (1993), and later received a Cecil B. deMille Award for his contributions to film.

34. Elizabeth Taylor

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Taylor won Best Actress Oscars for Butterfield 8 (1961) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and was a major international star for decades.

33. Katharine Hepburn

Academy Awards: 4
Golden Globes: 0
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 2
Total Awards: 9
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $794,797,600

Highlights: Hepburn holds four Academy Awards—the most of any actor—and maintained a fiercely independent approach to her career and awards ceremonies.

32. Bryan Cranston

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 5
Emmy Awards: 4
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,454,166,200

Highlights: Cranston won four Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of Walter White on Breaking Bad, and he has multiple SAG awards recognizing ensemble and individual achievement.

31. Mary Tyler Moore

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 7
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Moore won multiple Emmys for both The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, leaving a lasting legacy in television comedy.

30. Carol Burnett

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Burnett’s long-running variety series earned her multiple Golden Globes and Emmys; the Carol Burnett Award was later established to honor outstanding television achievement.

29. Alan Alda

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,332,170,900

Highlights: Alda won multiple Golden Globes and Emmys for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H and later accepted a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award for his distinguished career.

28. Shirley MacLaine

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 7
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: MacLaine won the Academy Award for Terms of Endearment (1983) and multiple Golden Globes across her long film career.

27. Frances McDormand

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 2
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 4
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,946,947,300

Highlights: McDormand won Oscars for Fargo (1997) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), using her platform to champion gender equality in the industry.

26. Ingrid Bergman

Academy Awards: 3
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 2
Total Awards: 10
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Bergman won three Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Gaslight (1944) and Anastasia (1956), and Best Supporting Actress later in her career.

25. Edie Falco

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 2
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 5
Emmy Awards: 4
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Falco earned most of her awards portraying Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos; she also won Emmys for Nurse Jackie.

24. Michael J. Fox

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 5
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Fox collected many awards for Spin City and has continued to be honored for guest appearances and ongoing advocacy despite his Parkinson’s diagnosis.

23. Robin Williams

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 2
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $5,807,944,400

Highlights: Williams won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Good Will Hunting (1998) and was celebrated for his brilliant comic and dramatic range across film and television.

22. Helen Hunt

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 4
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,788,749,200

Highlights: Hunt won the Best Actress Oscar for As Good as It Gets (1998) and received multiple Emmys and Golden Globes for television work, including Mad About You.

21. Al Pacino

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 5
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 2
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $3,724,953,800

Highlights: Pacino claimed the Best Actor Oscar for Scent of a Woman (1992) after a storied career that included many nominations and notable stage and screen roles.

20. Cate Blanchett

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 3
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $4,321,817,500

Highlights: Blanchett won for Best Supporting Actress in The Aviator and Best Actress for Blue Jasmine, and she continues to be a critical favorite across film and stage.

19. Jessica Lange

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 5
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $857,587,500

Highlights: Lange is one of the few actresses to win both a Best Supporting Actress and a Best Actress Oscar, and she has been honored repeatedly for work in film and television.

18. Marlon Brando

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 5
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 11
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,020,316,500

Highlights: Brando won Best Actor Oscars for On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), famously declining the latter in protest over Native American representation.

17. Julianna Margulies

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 8
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 12
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Margulies is among the most decorated performers at the SAG Awards, earning eight statuettes for work on ER and The Good Wife, plus multiple Emmys.

16. Kate Winslet

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 4
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 3
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 12
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,311,237,700

Highlights: Winslet won Best Actress for The Reader (2009) after several nominations, and she has been celebrated across film and television for a range of powerful performances.

15. Dustin Hoffman

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 12
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $5,761,161,800

Highlights: Hoffman won Best Actor Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer (1980) and Rain Man (1989), among many celebrated roles.

14. Jane Fonda

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 7
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 12
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,034,893,800

Highlights: Fonda won Oscars for Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978) and has been recognized by BAFTA and the Golden Globes throughout her career.

13. Daniel Day-Lewis

Academy Awards: 3
Golden Globes: 2
BAFTA Awards: 4
SAG Awards: 3
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 12
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $862,227,400

Highlights: Day-Lewis is a three-time Best Actor Oscar winner for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln, known for extreme dedication to craft and selective film appearances.

12. Ed Asner

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 5
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 7
Total Awards: 13
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Asner won multiple Emmys and Golden Globes for roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, and he received a SAG Life Achievement Award.

11. Paul Newman

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 7
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 13
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $3,418,549,200

Highlights: Newman won a Best Actor Oscar for The Color of Money (1987) late in his career and was widely celebrated for decades of memorable film performances.

10. Jack Nicholson

Academy Awards: 3
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 1
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 13
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $3,997,973,900

Highlights: Nicholson’s three Oscars span One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Terms of Endearment and As Good as It Gets, accompanied by multiple Golden Globes and BAFTAs.

9. Alec Baldwin

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 8
Emmy Awards: 3
Total Awards: 14
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $3,883,063,700

Highlights: Baldwin won numerous SAG awards and Golden Globes for his portrayal of Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock, and he earned Emmys recognizing his television work.

8. Jack Lemmon

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 6
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 1
Total Awards: 14
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Lemmon won an Oscar for Mister Roberts (1956) and for Save the Tiger (1974), and he enjoyed a long career as a beloved comic and dramatic actor.

7. Laurence Olivier

Academy Awards: 3
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 3
SAG Awards: 0
Emmy Awards: 5
Total Awards: 14
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Olivier, a titan of British theatre and film, won multiple Oscars and BAFTAs and received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

6. Allison Janney

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 1
SAG Awards: 7
Emmy Awards: 6
Total Awards: 16
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,524,828,900

Highlights: Janney won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for I, Tonya (2018) and is a multi-award-winning force in television, notably for The West Wing and Mom.

5. Judi Dench

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 2
BAFTA Awards: 11
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 0
Total Awards: 16
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,777,425,100

Highlights: Dame Judi Dench has won a remarkable 11 BAFTA Awards across her distinguished career and received an Academy Award for her performance in Shakespeare in Love.

4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Academy Awards: 0
Golden Globes: 1
BAFTA Awards: 0
SAG Awards: 9
Emmy Awards: 8
Total Awards: 18
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): N/A

Highlights: Louis-Dreyfus holds the record for the most SAG awards of any performer and has won numerous Emmys for shows including Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep.

3. Meryl Streep

Academy Awards: 3
Golden Globes: 9
BAFTA Awards: 2
SAG Awards: 2
Emmy Awards: 2
Total Awards: 18
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $4,055,774,200

Highlights: Streep holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor and has won three Oscars for performances including Kramer vs. Kramer and Sophie’s Choice.

2. Helen Mirren

Academy Awards: 1
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 6
SAG Awards: 5
Emmy Awards: 4
Total Awards: 19
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $2,290,952,200

Highlights: Mirren won the Best Actress Oscar for The Queen (2007) and has amassed numerous awards across film, television and theatre throughout a celebrated career.

1. Maggie Smith

Academy Awards: 2
Golden Globes: 3
BAFTA Awards: 7
SAG Awards: 5
Emmy Awards: 4
Total Awards: 21
Total Gross of Movies, Adjusted (via Box Office Mojo): $1,320,834,600

Highlights: Maggie Smith leads this list with 21 combined wins among the five major awards, recognized for landmark film roles—including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite—and for recent television work such as Downton Abbey.