Academy Awards® Summaries

	Academy Awards Summaries The "Most Oscar® Wins By Film" The "Most Oscar® Nominations By Film" The "Most Acting Nominations By Film" The "Actors-Actresses with the Most Nominations and Wins" (charts) The Most Actor-Actress Nominations and Wins" (4 parts, detailed)
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Academy Awards History (By Decade and Year): Introduction, 1927/8-39, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s Academy Awards Summaries Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star in the summary lists below and in the awards histories are the films that "The Greatest Films" site has also selected as the "100 Greatest Films."

Most Actor-Actress Nominations See more details here
Performers Receiving 5 or More Acting Nominations (ordered by number of nominations and wins)
Actor/Actress	Nominations	Number of Competitive Acting Awards Won
Meryl Streep	17	3
Katharine Hepburn	12	4
Jack Nicholson	12	3
Bette Davis	10	2
Laurence Olivier	10	1
Spencer Tracy	9	2
Paul Newman	9	1
Marlon Brando	8	2
Jack Lemmon	8	2
Al Pacino	8	1
Geraldine Page	8	1
Peter O'Toole	8	0
Ingrid Bergman	7	3
Robert De Niro	7	2
Jane Fonda	7	2
Dustin Hoffman	7	2
Greer Garson	7	1
Richard Burton	7	0
Michael Caine	6	2
Jessica Lange	6	2
Maggie Smith	6	2
Denzel Washington	6	2
Ellen Burstyn	6	1
Judi Dench	6	1
Robert Duvall	6	1
Vanessa Redgrave	6	1
Norma Shearer	6	1
Sissy Spacek	6	1
Kate Winslet	6	1
Jeff Bridges	6	1
Deborah Kerr	6	0
Glenn Close	6	0
Thelma Ritter	6	0
Daniel Day-Lewis	5	3
Gary Cooper	5	2
Olivia de Havilland	5	2
Gene Hackman	5	2
Tom Hanks	5	2
Fredric March	5	2
Sean Penn	5	2
Elizabeth Taylor	5	2
Anne Bancroft	5	1
Cate Blanchett	5	1
Morgan Freeman	5	1
Susan Hayward	5	1
Audrey Hepburn	5	1
Jennifer Jones	5	1
Shirley MacLaine	5	1
Paul Muni	5	1
Gregory Peck	5	1
Sean Penn	5	1
Susan Sarandon	5	1
James Stewart	5	1
Irene Dunne	5	0
Albert Finney	5	0
Arthur Kennedy	5	0

Most Actor-Actress Wins See more details here
Performers Receiving 2 or More Acting Awards (ordered by number of awards and nominations) S=supporting award H=honorary award
Actor/Actress	Awards	Years of Awards	Number of Acting Nominations Received
Katharine Hepburn	4	1932/33 1967 1968 1981	12
Meryl Streep	3	1979 (S) 1982 2011	17
Jack Nicholson	3	1975 1983 (S) 1997	12
Ingrid Bergman	3	1944 1956 1974 (S)	7
Daniel Day-Lewis	3	1989 2007 2012	5
Walter Brennan	3	1936 (S) 1938 (S) 1940 (S)	4
Bette Davis	2	1935 1938	10
Spencer Tracy	2	1937 1938	9
Marlon Brando	2	1954 1972	8
Jack Lemmon	2	1955 (S) 1973	8
Jane Fonda	2	1971 1978	7
Dustin Hoffman	2	1979 1988	7
Michael Caine	2	1986 (S) 1999 (S)	6
Jessica Lange	2	1982 (S) 1994	6
Robert De Niro	2	1974 (S) 1980	7
Maggie Smith	2	1969 1978 (S)	6
Gary Cooper	2	1941 1952 1960 (H)	5
Olivia de Havilland	2	1946 1949	5
Gene Hackman	2	1971 1992 (S)	5
Tom Hanks	2	1993 1994	5
Fredric March	2	1931/32 1946	5
Sean Penn	2	2003 2008	5
Elizabeth Taylor	2	1960 1966	5
Denzel Washington	2	1989 (S) 2001	6
Jodie Foster	2	1988 1991	4
Glenda Jackson	2	1970 1973	4
Daniel Day-Lewis	2	1989 2007	5
Anthony Quinn	2	1952 (S) 1956	4
Shelley Winters	2	1959 (S) 1965 (S)	4
Melvyn Douglas	2	1963 (S) 1979 (S)	3
Jason Robards	2	1976 (S) 1977 (S)	3
Peter Ustinov	2	1960 (S) 1964 plus 1 writing nomination	3
Dianne Wiest	2	1986 (S) 1994 (S)	3
Sally Field	2	1979 1984	3
Helen Hayes	2	1931/32 1970 (S)	2*
Vivien Leigh	2	1939 1951	2*
Luise Rainer	2	1936 1937	2*
Kevin Spacey	2	1995 (S) 1999	2*
Hilary Swank	2	1999 2004	2*

*Every nomination resulted in an award