Who is the most Oscar-nominated movie star?

Answer 1

Meryl Streep holds the overall record for acting with 20 Academy Award nominations. She has won three times. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

• Linda in "The Deer Hunter" (1978). Best Supporting Actress.
• Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979). Best Supporting Actress.
• Sarah/Anna in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981). Best Actress.
• Sophie Zawistowski in "Sophie's Choice" (1982). Best Actress.
• Karen Silkwood in "Silkwood" (1983). Best Actress.
• Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen in "Out of Africa" (1985). Best Actress.
• Helen Archer in "Ironweed" (1987). Best Actress.
• Lindy Chamberlain in "A Cry in the Dark" (1988). Best Actress.
• Suzanne Vale in "Postcards from the Edge" (1990). Best Actress.
• Francesca Johnson in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995). Best Actress.
• Kate Gulden in "One True Thing" (1998). Best Actress.
• Roberta Guaspari in "Music of the Heart" (1999). Best Actress.
• Susan Orlean in "Adaptation" (2002). Best Supporting Actress.
• Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). Best Actress.
• Sister Aloysius Beauvier in "Doubt" (2008). Best Actress.
• Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" (2009). Best Actress.
• Baroness Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" (2011). Best Actress.
• Violet Weston in "August: Osage County" (2013). Best Actress.
• The Witch in "Into the Woods" (2014). Best Supporting Actress.
• Florence Foster Jenkins in "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016). Best Actress.