Who has been nominated for Best Actress the most times?

Answer 1

Jack Nicholson holds the Academy Awards record as the most-nominated male actor with 12. He has won three times, which ties him with Walter Brennan for most wins by a male actor. Nicholson's nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

• George Hanson in "Easy Rider" (1969). Best Supporting Actor.
• Bobby Dupea in "Five Easy Pieces" (1970). Best Actor.
• Signalman 1st Class Billy Buddusky in "The Last Detail" (1973). Best Actor.
• J.J. Gittes in "Chinatown" (1974). Best Actor.
• Randle P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). Best Actor.
• Eugene O'Neill in "Reds" (1981). Best Supporting Actor.
• Garrett Breedlove in "Terms of Endearment" (1983). Best Supporting Actor.
• Charley Partanna in "Prizzi's Honor" (1985). Best Actor.
• Francis Phelan in "Ironweed" (1987). Best Actor.
• Colonel Nathan R. Jessep in "A Few Good Men" (1992). Best Supporting Actor.
• Melvin Udall in "As Good As It Gets" (1997). Best Actor.
• Warren R. Schmidt in "About Schmidt" (2002). Best Actor.

Answer 2

Spencer Tracy

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Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier are tied for Best Actor nominations with 9 each. Tracy won twice, Olivier once. With 8 nominations, Peter O'Toole holds the record for most Best Actor nominations without winning. (As of 2012.)

Answer 3

Meryl Streep, who holds the overall acting record for Academy Awards nominations with 18, also has been nominated an unparalleled 15 times for Best Actress. She has won the Best Actress Oscar twice. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

• 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.
• 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.