Claim: Helen Mirren, one of few actresses to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, which is competitive Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award wins in the acting categories, had more Best Actress nominations than Best Supporting Actress from 2001-2019.
Evidence: Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE (née Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. She is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in the US. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the same role in The Audience, and has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie four times. 2002 Best Supporting Actress 2007 2010 Best Actress 2001 Best Supporting Actress 2012 2006 Best Actress 2006 Best Actress 2006 Best Actress 2015 Best Supporting Actress Best Actress 2007 2003 2001 Best Supporting Actress – Film Best Actress – Musical or Comedy - Film Best Actress – Drama - Film Best Actress – Drama - Film Best Actress – Drama - Film Best Actress – Musical or Comedy - Film Best Actress – Musical or Comedy - Film 2017 2014 2012 2009 2006 2003 Best Supporting Actress – Film 2015 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2001 2003 Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2006 2010 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 2019 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 2016 Best Supporting Actress 2010 Best Actress 2012 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress 2001 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress African-American Film Critics Association for Best Actress Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Volpi Cup for Best Actress 2006 Best Actress 2001 2004 2013 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress 2013