List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees. This list is current as of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.

Best Picture

Main article: Academy Award for Best Picture
Superlative Recipient Record Set Year Notes
Most Awards[1] Ben-Hur 11 awards 1959 11 awards from 12 nominations
Titanic 1997 11 awards from 14 nominations
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 11 awards from 11 nominations
Most Nominations Sinners 16 nominations 2025 Wins to be announced from 16 nominations
Oldest Winner Saul Zaentz 76 years old 1996 The English Patient
Oldest Nominee Clint Eastwood 84 years old 2014 American Sniper
Youngest Winner Carl Laemmle Jr. 22 years old 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
Youngest Nominee
Longest Winner[2] Gone with the Wind 3 hours 54 minutes 1939 8 awards from 13 nominations
Longest Nominee[3] Cleopatra 4 hours 2 minutes 1963 4 awards from 9 nominations
Shortest Winner[4] Marty 1 hour 28 minutes 1955 4 awards from 8 nominations
Shortest Nominee[5] She Done Him Wrong 1 hour 6 minutes 1933 0 awards from 1 nomination
Most Awards (Producer)[6] Sam Spiegel 3 awards 1962 3 awards from 4 nominations
Saul Zaentz 1996 3 awards from 3 nominations
Most Nominations (Producer)[7] Steven Spielberg 14 nominations 2025 1 award from 14 nominations
Most Awards (Studio)[8][9][10][11][12] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 5 awards 1942 5 awards from 40 nominations
Most Nominations (Studio)[13][8][14][15][9][16][17][10][11][18][19][20][21][12][22][23][24][25][26][27] 40 nominations 1950

Best Director

Main article: Academy Award for Best Director
Superlative Director Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[28] John Ford 4 awards 1935, 1940, 1941, 1952 Awards resulted from 5 nominations
Most Nominations[29] William Wyler 12 nominations 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965 Nominations resulted in 3 awards
Oldest Winner[30] Clint Eastwood 74 years old 2004 Million Dollar Baby
Oldest Nominee[31] Martin Scorsese 81 years old 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon
Youngest Winner[32] Damien Chazelle 32 years old 2016 La La Land
Youngest Nominee[33] John Singleton 24 years old 1991 Boyz n the Hood

Best Original Screenplay

Main article: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Superlative Writer Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[34] Woody Allen 3 awards 1977, 1986, 2011 Awards resulted from 16 nominations
Most Nominations[35] 16 nominations 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011, 2013 Nominations resulted in 3 awards
Oldest Winner[36] 76 years old 2011 Midnight in Paris
Youngest Winner[37] Ben Affleck 25 years old 1997 Good Will Hunting. Co-wrote with Matt Damon, 27 years old.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Main article: Academy Award for Best Actor
Superlative Actor Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[38] Daniel Day-Lewis 3 awards 1989, 2007, 2012 Awards resulted from 6 nominations
Most Nominations[39] Spencer Tracy 9 nominations 1936, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967 Nominations resulted in 2 awards
Laurence Olivier 1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1978 Nominations resulted in 1 award
Oldest Winner[31] Anthony Hopkins 83 years old 2020/2021 The Father
Oldest Nominee
Youngest Winner[40] Adrien Brody 29 years old 2002 The Pianist
Youngest Nominee[41] Jackie Cooper 9 years old 1930/1931 Skippy

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Main article: Academy Award for Best Actress
Superlative Actress Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[42] Katharine Hepburn 4 awards 1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 Awards resulted from 12 nominations
Most Nominations[43] Meryl Streep 17 nominations 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 Nominations resulted in 2 awards
Oldest Winner[44] Jessica Tandy 80 years old 1989 Driving Miss Daisy
Oldest Nominee[30] Emmanuelle Riva 85 years old 2012 Amour
Youngest Winner[40] Marlee Matlin 21 years old 1986 Children of a Lesser God
Youngest Nominee[45] Quvenzhané Wallis 9 years old 2012 Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Main article: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Superlative Actor Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[38] Walter Brennan 3 awards 1936, 1938, 1940 Awards resulted from 4 nominations
Most Nominations[46] 4 nominations 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941 Nominations resulted in 3 awards
Jack Nicholson 1969, 1981, 1983, 1992 Nominations resulted in 1 award
Mark Ruffalo 2010, 2014, 2015, 2023 Nominations resulted in no awards
Claude Rains 1939, 1943, 1944, 1946
Arthur Kennedy 1949, 1955, 1957, 1958
Robert Duvall 1972, 1979, 1998, 2014
Jeff Bridges 1971, 1974, 2000, 2016
Al Pacino 1972, 1990, 1992, 2019
Oldest Winner[44] Christopher Plummer 82 years old 2011 Beginners
Oldest Nominee[30] 88 years old 2017 All the Money in the World
Youngest Winner[40] Timothy Hutton 20 years old 1980 Ordinary People
Youngest Nominee[45] Justin Henry 8 years old 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Main article: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Superlative Actress Record set Year Notes
Most Awards Shelley Winters[47] 2 awards 1959, 1965 Awards resulted from 3 nominations
Dianne Wiest[48] 1986, 1994 Awards resulted from 3 nominations
Most Nominations[49] Thelma Ritter 6 nominations 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1962 Nominations resulted in no awards
Oldest Winner[44] Peggy Ashcroft 77 years old 1984 A Passage to India
Oldest Nominee[50] Gloria Stuart 87 years old 1997 Titanic
Youngest Winner[45] Tatum O'Neal 10 years old 1973 Paper Moon
Youngest Nominee

Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Superlative Actor Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[38] Walter Brennan 3 awards 1936, 1938, 1940 Awards resulted from 4 nominations
Jack Nicholson 1975, 1983, 1997 Awards resulted from 12 nominations
Daniel Day-Lewis 1989, 2007, 2012 Awards resulted from 6 nominations
Most Nominations[39] Jack Nicholson 12 nominations - 8 for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actor 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 Nominations resulted in 3 awards

Combined Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Superlative Actress Record set Year Notes
Most Awards[39] Katharine Hepburn 4 awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 Awards resulted from 12 nominations
Most Nominations[42] Meryl Streep 21 nominations – 17 for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actress 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Nominations resulted in 3 awards

Note: Walt Disney is the highest-earning individual with wins and nominations in any category in the Academy Awards, with fifty-nine nominations and twenty-two Oscar wins (as well as four Honorary Awards), including a record four in one year—which was tied by Sean Baker for Anora in 2025.[42]

Performances of the same character

Nominated performances of the same character by different actors or in different films.

† Indicates the actor was either nominated and/or became a recipient posthumously.
§ Indicates the actor refused to accept their award and/or nomination.
Character Actor Film Year Category Status
Anita Rita Moreno West Side Story 1961 Best Supporting Actress Won
Ariana DeBose West Side Story 2021 Won
Billie Holiday (née Eleanora Fagan) Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues 1972 Best Lead Actress Nominated
Andra Day The United States
vs. Billie Holiday 		2020/
2021 		Nominated
Cyrano de Bergerac José Ferrer Cyrano de Bergerac 1950 Best Lead Actor Won
Gérard Depardieu Cyrano de Bergerac 1990 Nominated
Dame Iris Murdoch Judi Dench Iris 2001 Best Lead Actress Nominated
Kate Winslet Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Don Michael Corleone Al Pacino The Godfather 1972 Best Supporting Actor Nominated
The Godfather Part II 1974 Best Lead Actor Nominated
Don Vito Corleone (né Andolini) Robert De Niro Best Supporting Actor Won
Marlon Brando § The Godfather 1972 Best Lead Actor Won
Eddie "Fast Eddie" Felson Paul Newman The Hustler 1961 Nominated
The Color of Money 1986 Won
Father Chuck O'Malley Bing Crosby The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 Nominated
Going My Way 1944 Won
Father Fitzgibbon Barry Fitzgerald Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Won
Howard Hughes Jason Robards Jr. Melvin (and Howard) 1980 Nominated
Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator 2004 Best Lead Actor Nominated
Joe Pendleton Robert Montgomery Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 Nominated
Warren Beatty Heaven Can Wait 1978 Nominated
The Joker /
Arthur Fleck (a.k.a. Joker) 		Heath Ledger † The Dark Knight 2008 Best Supporting Actor Won
Joaquin Phoenix Joker 2019 Best Lead Actor Won
Josephine "Jo" March Winona Ryder Little Women 1994 Best Lead Actress Nominated
Saoirse Ronan Little Women 2019 Nominated
"Jude Quinn"/Bob Dylan Cate Blanchett I'm Not There 2007 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Timothée Chalamet A Complete Unknown 2024 Best Lead Actor Nominated
King Henry II of England Peter O'Toole Becket 1964 Nominated
The Lion in Winter 1968 Nominated
King Henry V of England Laurence Olivier Henry V 1946 Nominated
Kenneth Branagh Henry V 1989 Nominated
King Henry VIII
of England & Ireland 		Charles Laughton The Private Life of Henry VIII 1932/
1933 		Won
Robert Shaw A Man for All Seasons 1966 Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Richard Burton Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Best Lead Actor Nominated
Leda Caruso Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter 2021 Best Lead Actress Nominated
Jessie Buckley Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Leslie Crosbie Jeanne Eagels † The Letter 1928/
1929 		Best Lead Actress Nominated
Bette Davis The Letter 1940 Nominated
Marilyn Monroe (née Norma Jeane Mortenson) Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn 2011 Nominated
Ana de Armas Blonde 2022 Nominated
Max "Pop" Corkle James Gleason Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Jack Warden Heaven Can Wait 1978 Nominated
Mr. Charles Edward Chipping /
Mr. Arthur Chipping 		Robert Donat Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 Best Lead Actor Won
Peter O'Toole Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969 Nominated
Norman Maine (né Hinkle) /
Norman Maine (né Ernest Sidney Gubbins) /
Jackson "Jack" Maine 		Fredric March A Star Is Born 1937 Nominated
James Mason A Star Is Born 1954 Nominated
Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born 2018 Nominated
President Abraham Lincoln Raymond Massey Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940 Nominated
Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln 2012 Won
President Richard Nixon Anthony Hopkins Nixon 1995 Nominated
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon 2008 Nominated
Professor Henry Higgins Leslie Howard Pygmalion 1938 Nominated
Rex Harrison My Fair Lady 1964 Won
Queen Elizabeth I
of England & Ireland 		Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love 1998 Best Supporting Actress Won
Cate Blanchett Elizabeth Best Lead Actress Nominated
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 Nominated
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, D.U.M.S. John Wayne True Grit 1969 Best Lead Actor Won
Jeff Bridges True Grit 2010 Nominated
Robert "Rocky" Balboa, (a.k.a. "The Italian Stallion") Sylvester Stallone Rocky 1976 Nominated
Creed 2015 Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Rose DeWitt-Bukater Gloria Stuart Titanic 1997 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Kate Winslet Best Lead Actress Nominated
Sofia Oprah Winfrey The Color Purple 1985 Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Danielle Brooks The Color Purple 2023 Nominated
Vicki Lester (née Esther Victoria Blodgett) /
Vicki Lester (née Esther Blodgett) /
Ally Maine (née Campano) 		Janet Gaynor A Star Is Born 1937 Best Lead Actress Nominated
Judy Garland A Star Is Born 1954 Nominated
Lady Gaga A Star Is Born 2018 Nominated
Vincent van Gogh Kirk Douglas Lust for Life 1956 Best Lead Actor Nominated
Willem Dafoe At Eternity's Gate 2018 Nominated

List of actors nominated for playing multiple characters in one film

Performers nominated for playing multiple characters in one film. This does not include performers playing characters with alter-egos.

Year Actor Characters Film Category Status
1964 Peter Sellers Group Captain Lionel Mandrake
President Merkin Muffley
Dr. Strangelove 		Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb Best Lead Actor Nominated
1965 Lee Marvin Kid Shelleen
Tim Strawn 		Cat Ballou Won
1985 Klaus Maria Brandauer Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke
Baron Hans von Blixen-Finecke 		Out of Africa Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2002 Nicolas Cage Charlie Kaufman
Donald Kaufman 		Adaptation Best Lead Actor Nominated
2025 Michael B. Jordan Elijah "Smoke" Moore
Elias "Stack" Moore 		Sinners Pending
Wagner Moura Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves
Fernando Solimões (adult) 		The Secret Agent Pending

See also

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