Actors the Golden Globes seem to love, but the Oscars seem to hate

Every year, movie lovers with an eye toward winning the Oscar pool at their office pore over the Golden Globes religiously. The awards are universally viewed as a pretty good predictor of what will happen when the Oscars finally roll around — a kind of pregame for the main event.

That said, this isn't entirely true. There are plenty of actors and talents who clean house at the Golden Globes but have been, for one reason or another, unable to match that same success at the Academy Awards. Here are 19 of the most notable actors and actresses who manage to find love from the Hollywood Foreign Press but not the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

With powerful turns in "The Kids Are All Right," "Being Julia," "The Grifters" and "American Beauty," it surprising that none of her Academy nominations have earned her an Oscar, but at the Globes, she's golden. The Hollywood Foreign Press has awarded her with eight nominations and two wins — including for the underrated "Running with Scissors."

David Oyelowo might be the best dramatic actor working today to have never won either a Golden Globe or an Oscar. That said, the Golden Globes committee has at least thrown him a few nominations for his hard work on "Nightingale" and "Selma."

Helen Mirren has three wins out of an impressive 14 Golden Globe noms over the past 20 years, while the Academy has only chosen to honor the incredible British talent with one Oscar out of four nominations. She might be famous for winning awards playing Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, but she'll always be our queen for showing that talent, fight and a sly sense of humor do not have to diminish with age. 

Five Oscar noms for Amy Adams and no wins is probably more frustrating for us as fans than it is for Ms. Adams, but at least we're safe knowing the Globes have no trouble giving her the Best Actress award; two wins out of seven nominations for her roles in "Big Eyes" and "American Hustle." 

John Goodman is a strange case. Despite all the amazing work he has done on the silver screen in movies like "Barton Fink," "The Big Lebowski," "Monsters, Inc," "Argo," "Trumbo" and countless others, he was never able to receive an Oscar nomination. The good news, however, is that he has been nominated for five Golden Globes, and won one. The bad news? All but one of the nominations were for "Roseanne."

The Golden Globes love the talented Ms. MacLaine so much they bestowed on her their highest honor in 1998, the Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment." As well they should with nearly 20 nominations and five wins against one win in six nominations for the Oscars. And take note; the Globes continue to honor her work, while Academy hasn't nominated her since 1983's "Terms of Endearment."  

Speaking of "Lost in Translation," Scarlett Johansson is another actor who has been completely overlooked by the Oscar committee. And though as of yet she hasn't been able to take home a Golden Globe, she has four nominations across three consecutive years, which is no small feat. 

Tom Cruise has as many Golden Globe wins as he has Oscar nominations. Let that sink in for a second. Yes, over his decadeslong career, Cruise has never been able to win an Oscar. That said, the Golden Globes can't seem to get enough of his charming smile, so they have handed him three wins and seven nominations since 1984.

It might be surprising to learn that Will Smith, one of the most beloved actors still working today, hasn't yet won either an Oscar or a Golden Globe. That said, the Golden Globes have been kinder to the man, honoring him with five nominations to the Academy Awards' two noms. 

Julianne Moore has by no means been overlooked by the Academy, having been nominated four times with one win, but the Golden Globes can't seem to get enough of the actress. She has nine nominations at the Golden Globes, with two wins, in addition to a special award she shared with dozens of other actors for her work on "Short Cuts."

The multitalented Madonna might not be widely thought of an actress, or even as someone who writes songs for movies, but the Golden Globes would beg to differ. Despite not having a single Oscar nomination to her name, she has racked up seven Golden Globe nominations, capped off by two wins — one for Best Original Song from the movie "W.E." and one for her role in 1996's "Evita."

Despite the fact that she arguably played the most interesting, most developed and most engaging character in any Quentin Tarantino movie ever — and did it with aplomb — Pam Grier has been criminally overlooked by both the Oscars and the Golden Globes. The Globes did, at least, give her a nomination for her work on "Jackie Brown," so there's that, at the very least.

At least Claire Danes' hit rate is high. Despite never being nominated for an Oscar, she has been nominated for five Golden Globes — and taken the award home four out of those five times. That said, Danes has struggled to be recognized for her work on the silver screen. Her Golden Globe wins and nominations are exclusively for television series or made-for-TV movies.

Wait, really? Bill Murray never won an Oscar? Hold on a sec, let me check my notes...Yup, there's no mistake. America's favorite comedic actor and Cubs fan has never won that little golden statue. In fact, he was only ever nominated once, for his performance in "Lost in Translation." That said, he's been honored by the Golden Globes multiple times, racking up five nominations and one win (again, for "Lost in Translation").

Despite her great work in movies like "The Devil Wears Prada," "Sicario" and others, Emily Blunt has exactly zero Academy Award nominations thus far. She's been far luckier at the Golden Globes, racking up five nominations and one win for her work on "Gideon's Daughter."

It's only a matter of time before Idris Elba wins an Oscar, right? He's one of the best actors currently working today. Since 2011, he's racked up six nominations and one win at the Golden Globes — although it does help that the Globes also include television, where the majority of Elba's noms have been earned. 

They should call her Glenn Close-But-No-Cigar. Despite six nominations at the Academy Awards, Glenn Close has never won. Her Golden Globes resume, however, is impressive. She has been nominated a jaw-dropping 13 times since 1985. That said, despite those honors, she was still only able to win the award twice.

It's hard to believe that for as varied and successful as Harrison Ford's career has been, the Academy has overlooked him, but it's true: The only Oscar nomination for Ford was for 1985's "Witness." Meanwhile, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been busy making up for this oversight four nominations and, most importantly, giving him the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in 2002. 

It took until 2016 for Leonardo DiCaprio to finally win an Oscar. That's a full 11 years after he won his first Golden Globe for his work on "The Aviator." For some reason, the Golden Globes seem to love DiCaprio's work a lot more than the Academy does. He has a staggering 11 nominations and three wins at the event versus one win out of five noms at the Oscars.