Actors with the Most Awards

3 Academy Awards

• Walter Brennan
  • Come and Get It (1936) – Supporting
  • Kentucky (1938) – Supporting
  • The Westerner (1940) – Supporting
• Daniel Day-Lewis
  • My Left Foot (1989) – Lead
  • There Will Be Blood (2007) – Lead
  • Lincoln (2013) – Lead
• Jack Nicholson
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – Lead
  • Terms of Endearment (1983) – Supporting
  • As Good As it Gets (1997) – Lead

2 Academy Awards

• Marlon Brando
  • On the Waterfront (1954) – Lead
  • The Godfather (1972) – Lead
• Michael Caine
  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) – Supporting
  • The Cider House Rules (1999) – Supporting
• Gary Cooper
  • Sergeant York (1941) – Lead
  • High Noon (1952) – Lead
• Robert De Niro
  • The Godfather Part II (1974) – Supporting
  • Raging Bull (1980) – Lead
• Melvyn Douglas
  • Hud (1963) – Supporting
  • Being There (1979) – Supporting
• Gene Hackman
  • The French Connection (1971) – Lead
  • Unforgiven (1992) – Lead
• Tom Hanks
  • Philadelphia (1993) – Lead
  • Forrest Gump (1994) – Lead
• Dustin Hoffman
  • Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) – Lead
  • Rain Man (1988) – Lead
• Anthony Hopkins
  • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Lead
  • The Father (2020) – Lead
• Jack Lemmon
  • Mister Roberts (1955) – Supporting
  • Save the Tiger (1973) – Lead
• Fredric March
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) – Lead
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) – Lead
• Sean Penn
  • Mystic River (2003) – Lead
  • Milk (2008) – Lead
• Anthony Quinn
  • Viva Zapata! (1952) – Supporting
  • Lust for Life (1956) – Supporting 
• Jason Robards
  • All the President’s Men (1976) – Supporting
  • Julia (1977) – Supporting
• Peter Ustinov
  • Spartacus (1960) – Supporting
  • Topkapi (1964) – Supporting
• Spencer Tracy
  • Captains Courageous (1937) – Lead
  • Boys Town (1938) – Lead
• Denzel Washington
  • Glory (1989) – Supporting
  • Training Day (2001) – Lead

Actors with the Most Nominations

12 Nominations:

• Jack Nicholson (won 3)

10 Nominations:

• Laurence Olivier (won 1)

9 Nominations:

• Robert De Niro (won 2)
• Spencer Tracy (won 2)
• Paul Newman (won 1)
• Al Pacino (won 1)

8 Nominations:

• Denzel Washington (won 2)
• Marlon Brando (won 2)
• Jack Lemmon (won 2)
• Peter O’Toole (won 0)

7 Nominations:

• Dustin Hoffman (won 2)
• Richard Burton (won 0)

6 Nominations:

• Daniel Day-Lewis (won 3)
• Michael Caine (won 2)
• Tom Hanks (won 2)
• Anthony Hopkins (won 2)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (won 1)
• Robert Duvall (won 1)