Many movie stars strive for the coveted Oscar all their lives, but the Academy Award bypasses them. They may be insanely talented and charming, but Oscar is like Everest, which not everyone can handle. We have compiled a photo list of the actors and actresses who have the most Oscars. They have managed to conquer the top of the most prestigious award several times.
Meryl Streep
- 21 nominations, 3 Oscars
- The Deer Hunter, The Secret Dossier, Kramer vs. Kramer, Big Little Lies
Meryl managed to do the impossible - she was nominated for the prestigious award twenty-one times! No actor or actress has ever achieved such a result. Her record is so far unattainable for any of the living celebrities. However, Streep won the coveted prize only three times - for the social drama "Kramer vs. Kramer", the film "Sophie's Choice" and the biopic about Margaret Thatcher "The Iron Lady".
Jack Nicholson
- 12 nominations, 3 Oscar statuettes
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Eastwick Witches, Anger Management, The Shining
Jack Nicholson may not be the actor with the most Oscars, but he has more than enough, and even more nominations. The actor received his first Oscar in 1975 for the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", which has long become a classic of cinema and provided Nicholson with lifelong fame. Jack received the coveted prize for the second time in 1983 for his role in "The Language of Tenderness", and the third in 1997 for the picture "It Can't Be Better". Nicholson also went down in the history of the world film industry as the youngest actor to receive the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Daniel Day-Lewis
- 6 nominations, 3 Oscar statuettes
- Gangs of New York, The Last of the Mohicans, Phantom Thread, Ordeal
This actor does not need to be explained what the Stanislavsky system is. For each of his roles, Daniel carefully thinks over every detail, gets acquainted with the skills that his character possesses, not from books, but in practice. His work is rewarded not only by a huge number of fans, but also by constant nominations for the most prestigious awards. Day-Lewis has 6 nominations and three victories - he managed to get an Oscar in 1989, 2007 and 2012 for the paintings "My Left Foot", "Oil" and "Lincoln".
Katharine Hepburn
- 12 nominations, 4 Oscar statuettes
- "Glass Menagerie", "Lion in Winter", "Suddenly, Last Summer", "African Queen"
Hepburn starred almost all her life - she was born back in 1907, and the last films with her participation date back to 1994. Not surprisingly, with her talent, the Academy nominated her for the award twelve times. The coveted statuettes were received for The Lion in Winter, Early Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and At the Golden Lake.
Michael Caine
- 6 nominations, 2 Oscar statuettes
- "Batman Begins", "Jack the Ripper", "The Winemaker's Rules", "Dirty Scammers"
This list of photos of the Oscar-winning actors wouldn't be complete without Michael Caine. He has been nominated for the most important award many times, and most importantly, it happened to him in every decade of his film career. The first statuette was awarded to Michael for his supporting role in Hannah and Her Sisters. The film was directed by Woody Allen in 1987. The second Oscar was received by Kane for the film adaptation of "The Rules of Winemakers", filmed in 2000. Michael Caine played a secondary, but very important role in it - the doctor who adopted the main character. In addition to two Oscars, this actor has three Golden Globes.
Ingrid Bergman
- 7 nominations, 3 Oscar statuettes
- "Do You Love Brahms?", "Casablanca", "Murder on the Orient Express", "Autumn Sonata"
The talented Swedish actress loved Hollywood, and he loved her back. Ingrid managed to win three times out of seven nominations. She won the Best Actress award twice and the Best Supporting Actress once. The films Murder on the Orient Express, Anastasia and Gas Light became victorious for Bergman.
Janet Gaynor
- 4 nominations, 3 Oscar statuettes
- "Sunrise", "Seventh Heaven", "A Star Is Born", "Provincial"
The list of actors and actresses with the most Oscars is completed by actress Janet Gaynor. She not only won 2 awards, but became the first woman to be nominated after the appearance of the nomination for Best Actress in 1929. At that time, the young actress was only 23 years old. The films "Sunrise", "Angel from the Street" and "Seventh Heaven" became happy for her.