Claim: Jack Nicholson has received nominations for twelve Oscars.
Evidence: Nicholson 's 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy 's history.
The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -LRB- AMPAS -RRB- , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership.