List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories - wikipedia List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards for Best Actress, more than any other actor in the history of the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given Academy Awards to actors and actresses for their performances in films since its inception. Throughout the history of the Academy Awards, there have been actors and actresses who have received multiple Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting Actress. The only restriction is that actors can not receive multiple nominations for the same performance. This rule was implemented after Barry Fitzgerald received a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Going My Way. As of 2017, 40 actors and actresses have received two or more Academy Awards in acting categories. Katharine Hepburn leads the way with four Best Actress awards. Five have won three Academy Awards : Ingrid Bergman ( two Best Actress awards and one Best Supporting Actress award ), Walter Brennan ( three Best Supporting Actor awards ), Jack Nicholson ( two Best Actor awards and one Best Supporting Actor award ), Meryl Streep ( two Best Actress awards and one Best Supporting Actress award ), and Daniel Day - Lewis ( three Best Actor awards ). Brennan was the first to receive three or more Academy Awards in 1940, followed by Hepburn in 1968, Bergman in 1974, Nicholson in 1997, Streep in 2011, and most recently Day - Lewis in 2012. Of the six, only Nicholson, Streep, and Day - Lewis are still living. Actor / Actress Best Actor / Actress Awards Best Supporting Actor / Actress Awards Total awards Total nominations Hepburn, Katharine Katharine Hepburn Morning Glory ( 1933 ) Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ( 1967 ) The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ) On Golden Pond ( 1981 ) 12 Day - Lewis, Daniel Daniel Day - Lewis My Left Foot ( 1989 ) There Will Be Blood ( 2007 ) Lincoln ( 2012 ) 6 Streep, Meryl Meryl Streep Sophie 's Choice ( 1982 ) The Iron Lady ( 2011 ) Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ) 21 Nicholson, Jack Jack Nicholson One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest ( 1975 ) As Good as It Gets ( 1997 ) Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) 12 Bergman, Ingrid Ingrid Bergman Gaslight ( 1944 ) Anastasia ( 1956 ) Murder on the Orient Express ( 1974 ) 7 Brennan, Walter Walter Brennan Come and Get It ( 1936 ) Kentucky ( 1938 ) The Westerner ( 1940 ) Davis, Bette Bette Davis Dangerous ( 1935 ) Jezebel ( 1938 ) 10 Tracy, Spencer Spencer Tracy Captains Courageous ( 1937 ) Boys Town ( 1938 ) 9 Brando, Marlon Marlon Brando On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) The Godfather ( 1972 ) 8 Lemmon, Jack Jack Lemmon Save the Tiger ( 1973 ) Mister Roberts ( 1955 ) 8 Washington, Denzel Denzel Washington Training Day ( 2001 ) Glory ( 1989 ) 8 Blanchett, Cate Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine ( 2013 ) The Aviator ( 2004 ) 7 De Niro, Robert Robert De Niro Raging Bull ( 1980 ) The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) 7 Fonda, Jane Jane Fonda Klute ( 1971 ) Coming Home ( 1978 ) 7 Hoffman, Dustin Dustin Hoffman Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ) Rain Man ( 1988 ) 7 Caine, Michael Michael Caine Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) The Cider House Rules ( 1999 ) 6 Lange, Jessica Jessica Lange Blue Sky ( 1994 ) Tootsie ( 1982 ) 6 Smith, Maggie Maggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1969 ) California Suite ( 1978 ) 6 Cooper, Gary Gary Cooper Sergeant York ( 1941 ) High Noon ( 1952 ) 5 de Havilland, Olivia Olivia de Havilland To Each His Own ( 1946 ) The Heiress ( 1949 ) 5 Hackman, Gene Gene Hackman The French Connection ( 1971 ) Unforgiven ( 1992 ) 5 Hanks, Tom Tom Hanks Philadelphia ( 1993 ) Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) 5 March, Fredric Fredric March Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( 1931 ) The Best Years of Our Lives ( 1946 ) 5 Penn, Sean Sean Penn Mystic River ( 2003 ) Milk ( 2008 ) 5 Taylor, Elizabeth Elizabeth Taylor Butterfield 8 ( 1960 ) Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? ( 1966 ) 5 Foster, Jodie Jodie Foster The Accused ( 1988 ) The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ) Jackson, Glenda Glenda Jackson Women in Love ( 1970 ) A Touch of Class ( 1973 ) Quinn, Anthony Anthony Quinn Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) Lust for Life ( 1956 ) Winters, Shelley Shelley Winters The Diary of Anne Frank ( 1959 ) A Patch of Blue ( 1965 ) Douglas, Melvyn Melvyn Douglas Hud ( 1963 ) Being There ( 1979 ) Field, Sally Sally Field Norma Rae ( 1979 ) Places in the Heart ( 1984 ) Robards, Jason Jason Robards All the President 's Men ( 1976 ) Julia ( 1977 ) Ustinov, Peter Peter Ustinov Spartacus ( 1960 ) Topkapi ( 1964 ) Wiest, Dianne Dianne Wiest Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) Bullets over Broadway ( 1994 ) Hayes, Helen Helen Hayes The Sin of Madelon Claudet ( 1931 ) Airport ( 1970 ) Leigh, Vivien Vivien Leigh Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) Rainer, Luise Luise Rainer The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936 ) The Good Earth ( 1937 ) Spacey, Kevin Kevin Spacey American Beauty ( 1999 ) The Usual Suspects ( 1995 ) Swank, Hilary Hilary Swank Boys Do n't Cry ( 1999 ) Million Dollar Baby ( 2004 ) Waltz, Christoph Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) Django Unchained ( 2012 ) See also Film portal List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories List of actors nominated for Academy Awards for foreign language performances List of directors with two or more Academy Awards for Best Director List of Academy Award records References Jump up ^ `` Acting Two or More Awards ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Rule 6 -- 80th Academy Awards ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Persons nominated in two acting categories in the same year ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008. Jump up ^ Allen, Jamie ( June 30, 2003 ). `` Katharine Hepburn dead at 96 ''. CNN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Ingrid Bergman -- Awards ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Walter Brennan -- Awards ''. Moviefone. Retrieved August 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jack Nicholson -- Awards ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2008. 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Question: who won the most academy awards for best actor
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis