Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep.
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Katharine Hepburn won the most competitive Academy Awards -- four. All were in the Best Actress category. Walter Brennan, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis are in second place with three Oscar wins each. Day-Lewis is the only person to win three Best Actor Oscars.
Meryl Streep for her lead role in Iron Lady as England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
She has been nominated 16 times, and has won twice.
Absolutely. There are many who believe Streep's performance in the 1982 drama is one of the best-ever on film. It was her second Oscar win, occurring three years after her Best Supporting Actress award for "Kramer vs. Kramer." Interestingly, Streep hasn't won another Academy Award in the three decades since.
Meryl Streep has won three Academy Awards. She received the 1979 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in "Kramer vs. Kramer." She won the 1982 Best Actress award for "Sophie's Choice" and the 2011 Best Actress award for "The Iron Lady."
Sophie's Choice
The most nominated actress is Meryl Streep, who won three Oscars in 19 nominations. The most nominated woman was designer Edith Head with 35 nominations and eight wins.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Ingrid Bergman is the only actress to have won 3 Oscars (to date, until Meryl Streep wins another one). She won Best Actress for Gaslight (1944) and Anastasia (1956) and Best Supporting Actress for Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
Meryl Streep has won seven Golden Globes
Meryl Streep.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep have won three Academy Awards each. Day-Lewis is the only person ever to win three Best Actor awards.
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