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The actors with the most Academy Award nominations and wins in history. These legendary performers have achieved unprecedented recognition from the Academy, with careers spanning decades of transformative cinema.
Rankings featuring Top 10 Most Awarded Film Actors of All Time across Top10Grid
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3x Oscar winner (Sophie's Choice, Iron Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer) and 21x Academy Award nominee. The most nominated actress in Oscar history. Won Best Supporting Actress for Sophie's Choice (1982) and Best Actress for The Iron Lady (2011).

2x Oscar winner (Some Like It Hot, Saving Private Ryan) with 8 Academy Award nominations. Comedy and drama master who defined mid-20th century American cinema with roles in Billy Wilder classics.

2x Oscar winner (Jezebel, Dangerous) with 10 Academy Award nominations. One of the first major female stars to demand control over her career and roles, influencing Hollywood for generations.

3x Oscar winner (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, As Good as It Gets) with 8 nominations. Iconic actor with unmatched range from comedy to intense drama across 50+ year career.

1x Oscar winner (Hamlet) with 10 Academy Award nominations. British theater and film legend who brought Shakespearean gravitas to cinema, mentored generations of actors, and defined classical acting.

1x Oscar winner (The Color of Money) with 9 nominations. Legendary leading man known for iconic roles in Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy, and The Sting who defined American cool for decades.

2x Oscar winner (Captains Courageous, Boy's Town) with 9 nominations. Golden Age Hollywood legend and method acting pioneer who influenced generations of actors with his naturalistic approach.

4x Oscar winner (Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, On Golden Pond, The African Queen) with a record 12 nominations. Trailblazer who rejected studio control and became cinema's most independent female icon.

2x Oscar winner (Glory, Training Day) with 10 nominations. Contemporary master of dramatic intensity who brings gravitas to every role across action and drama with unmatched authenticity.

1x Oscar winner (Scent of a Woman) with 9 nominations. Method acting legend who defined character-driven cinema with unforgettable roles in The Godfather trilogy, Scarface, and Dog Day Afternoon.
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3x Oscar winner (Sophie's Choice, Iron Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer) and 21x Academy Award nominee. The most nominated actress in Oscar history. Won Best Supporting Actress for Sophie's Choice (1982) and Best Actress for The Iron Lady (2011).

2x Oscar winner (Some Like It Hot, Saving Private Ryan) with 8 Academy Award nominations. Comedy and drama master who defined mid-20th century American cinema with roles in Billy Wilder classics.

2x Oscar winner (Jezebel, Dangerous) with 10 Academy Award nominations. One of the first major female stars to demand control over her career and roles, influencing Hollywood for generations.

3x Oscar winner (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, As Good as It Gets) with 8 nominations. Iconic actor with unmatched range from comedy to intense drama across 50+ year career.

1x Oscar winner (Hamlet) with 10 Academy Award nominations. British theater and film legend who brought Shakespearean gravitas to cinema, mentored generations of actors, and defined classical acting.

1x Oscar winner (The Color of Money) with 9 nominations. Legendary leading man known for iconic roles in Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy, and The Sting who defined American cool for decades.

2x Oscar winner (Captains Courageous, Boy's Town) with 9 nominations. Golden Age Hollywood legend and method acting pioneer who influenced generations of actors with his naturalistic approach.

4x Oscar winner (Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, On Golden Pond, The African Queen) with a record 12 nominations. Trailblazer who rejected studio control and became cinema's most independent female icon.

2x Oscar winner (Glory, Training Day) with 10 nominations. Contemporary master of dramatic intensity who brings gravitas to every role across action and drama with unmatched authenticity.

1x Oscar winner (Scent of a Woman) with 9 nominations. Method acting legend who defined character-driven cinema with unforgettable roles in The Godfather trilogy, Scarface, and Dog Day Afternoon.
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