# List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees. This list is current as of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.

## Best Picture

| Superlative | Film | Record Set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Ben-Hur | 11 awards | 1959 | 11 awards from 12 nominations |
| Most Awards | Titanic | 11 awards | 1997 | 11 awards from 14 nominations |
| Most Awards | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 11 awards | 2003 | 11 awards from 11 nominations |
| Most Nominations | All About Eve | 14 nominations | 1950 | 6 awards from 14 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Titanic | 14 nominations | 1997 | 11 awards from 14 nominations |
| Most Nominations | La La Land | 14 nominations | 2016 | 6 awards from 14 nominations |
| Longest Winner | Gone with the Wind | 3 hours 54 minutes | 1939 | 8 awards from 13 nominations |
| Longest Nominee | Cleopatra | 4 hours 2 minutes | 1963 | 4 awards from 9 nominations |
| Shortest Winner | Marty | 1 hour 28 minutes | 1955 | 4 awards from 8 nominations |
| Shortest Nominee | She Done Him Wrong | 1 hour 6 minutes | 1933 | 0 awards from 1 nomination |
| Most Awards (Producer) | Sam Spiegel | 3 awards | 1962 | 3 awards from 4 nominations |
| Most Awards (Producer) | Saul Zaentz | 3 awards | 1996 | 3 awards from 3 nominations |
| Most Nominations (Producer) | Steven Spielberg | 13 nominations | 2023 | 1 award from 13 nominations |
| Most Awards (Studio) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 5 awards | 1942 | 5 awards from 40 nominations |
| Most Nominations (Studio) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 40 nominations | 1950 | 5 awards from 40 nominations |

## Best Director

| Superlative | Director | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | John Ford | 4 awards | 1935, 1940, 1941, 1952 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations |
| Most Nominations | William Wyler | 12 nominations | 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
| Oldest Winner | Clint Eastwood | 74 years old | 2004 | Million Dollar Baby |
| Oldest Nominee | Martin Scorsese | 81 years old | 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon |
| Youngest Winner | Damien Chazelle | 32 years old | 2016 | La La Land |
| Youngest Nominee | John Singleton | 24 years old | 1991 | Boyz n the Hood |

## Best Original Screenplay

| Superlative | Writer | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Woody Allen | 3 awards | 1977, 1986, 2011 | Awards resulted from 16 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Woody Allen | 16 nominations | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011, 2013 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
| Oldest Winner | Woody Allen | 76 years old | 2011 | Midnight in Paris |
| Youngest Winner | Ben Affleck | 25 years old | 1997 | Good Will Hunting. Co-wrote with Matt Damon, 27 years old. |

## Best Actor in a Leading Role

| Superlative | Actor | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Daniel Day-Lewis | 3 awards | 1989, 2007, 2012 | Awards resulted from 6 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Spencer Tracy | 9 nominations | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967 | Nominations resulted in 2 awards |
| Most Nominations | Laurence Olivier | 9 nominations | 1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1978 | Nominations resulted in 1 award |
| Oldest Winner | Anthony Hopkins | 83 years old | 2020/2021 | The Father |
| Oldest Nominee | Anthony Hopkins | 83 years old | 2020/2021 | The Father |
| Youngest Winner | Adrien Brody | 29 years old | 2002 | The Pianist |
| Youngest Nominee | Jackie Cooper | 9 years old | 1930/1931 | Skippy |

## Best Actress in a Leading Role

| Superlative | Actress | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Katharine Hepburn | 4 awards | 1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Meryl Streep | 17 nominations | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 | Nominations resulted in 2 awards |
| Oldest Winner | Jessica Tandy | 80 years old | 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Oldest Nominee | Emmanuelle Riva | 85 years old | 2012 | Amour |
| Youngest Winner | Marlee Matlin | 21 years old | 1986 | Children of a Lesser God |
| Youngest Nominee | Quvenzhané Wallis | 9 years old | 2012 | Beasts of the Southern Wild |

## Best Actor in a Supporting Role

| Superlative | Actor | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Walter Brennan | 3 awards | 1936, 1938, 1940 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Walter Brennan | 4 nominations | 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
| Most Nominations | Jack Nicholson | 4 nominations | 1969, 1981, 1983, 1992 | Nominations resulted in 1 award |
| Most Nominations | Mark Ruffalo | 4 nominations | 2010, 2014, 2015, 2023 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Most Nominations | Claude Rains | 4 nominations | 1939, 1943, 1944, 1946 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Most Nominations | Arthur Kennedy | 4 nominations | 1949, 1955, 1957, 1958 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Most Nominations | Robert Duvall | 4 nominations | 1972, 1979, 1998, 2014 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Most Nominations | Jeff Bridges | 4 nominations | 1971, 1974, 2000, 2016 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Most Nominations | Al Pacino | 4 nominations | 1972, 1990, 1992, 2019 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Oldest Winner | Christopher Plummer | 82 years old | 2011 | Beginners |
| Oldest Nominee | Christopher Plummer | 88 years old | 2017 | All the Money in the World |
| Youngest Winner | Timothy Hutton | 20 years old | 1980 | Ordinary People |
| Youngest Nominee | Justin Henry | 8 years old | 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer |

## Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| Superlative | Actress | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Shelley Winters | 2 awards | 1959, 1965 | Awards resulted from 3 nominations |
| Most Awards | Dianne Wiest | 2 awards | 1986, 1994 | Awards resulted from 3 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Thelma Ritter | 6 nominations | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1962 | Nominations resulted in no awards |
| Oldest Winner | Peggy Ashcroft | 77 years old | 1984 | A Passage to India |
| Oldest Nominee | Gloria Stuart | 87 years old | 1997 | Titanic |
| Youngest Winner | Tatum O'Neal | 10 years old | 1973 | Paper Moon |
| Youngest Nominee | Tatum O'Neal | 10 years old | 1973 | Paper Moon |

## Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role

| Superlative | Actor | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Walter Brennan | 3 awards | 1936, 1938, 1940 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations |
| Most Awards | Jack Nicholson | 3 awards | 1975, 1983, 1997 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
| Most Awards | Daniel Day-Lewis | 3 awards | 1989, 2007, 2012 | Awards resulted from 6 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Jack Nicholson | 12 nominations - 8 for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actor | 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards |

## Combined Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| Superlative | Actress | Record set | Year | Notes |
| Most Awards | Katharine Hepburn | 4 awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Meryl Streep | 21 nominations – 17 for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actress | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
Note: Walt Disney is the highest-earning individual with wins and nominations in any category in the Academy Awards, with fifty-nine nominations and twenty-two Oscar wins (as well as four Honorary Awards), including a record four in one year.

## Performances of the same character

Nominated performances of the same character by different actors or in different films.

### § Indicates the actor refused to accept their award and/or nomination.

| Character | Actor | Film | Year | Category | Status |
| Anita | Rita Moreno | West Side Story | 1961 | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| Anita | Ariana DeBose | West Side Story | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| Billie Holiday (née Eleanora Fagan) | Diana Ross | Lady Sings the Blues | 1972 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Billie Holiday (née Eleanora Fagan) | Andra Day | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | 2020/ 2021 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | José Ferrer | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1950 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Gérard Depardieu | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1990 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Dame Iris Murdoch | Judi Dench | Iris | 2001 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Dame Iris Murdoch | Kate Winslet | Iris | 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Don Michael Corleone | Al Pacino | The Godfather | 1972 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Don Michael Corleone | Al Pacino | The Godfather Part II | 1974 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Don Vito Corleone (né Andolini) | Robert De Niro | The Godfather Part II | 1974 | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| Don Vito Corleone (né Andolini) | Marlon Brando § | The Godfather | 1972 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Eddie "Fast Eddie" Felson | Paul Newman | The Hustler | 1961 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Eddie "Fast Eddie" Felson | Paul Newman | The Color of Money | 1986 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Father Chuck O'Malley | Bing Crosby | The Bells of St. Mary's | 1945 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Father Chuck O'Malley | Bing Crosby | Going My Way | 1944 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Father Fitzgibbon | Barry Fitzgerald | Going My Way | 1944 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Father Fitzgibbon | Barry Fitzgerald | Going My Way | 1944 | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| Howard Hughes | Jason Robards Jr. | Melvin (and Howard) | 1980 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Howard Hughes | Leonardo DiCaprio | The Aviator | 2004 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Joe Pendleton | Robert Montgomery | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | 1941 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Joe Pendleton | Warren Beatty | Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| The Joker / Arthur Fleck (a.k.a. Joker) | Heath Ledger † | The Dark Knight | 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| The Joker / Arthur Fleck (a.k.a. Joker) | Joaquin Phoenix | Joker | 2019 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Josephine "Jo" March | Winona Ryder | Little Women | 1994 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Josephine "Jo" March | Saoirse Ronan | Little Women | 2019 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| "Jude Quinn"/Bob Dylan | Cate Blanchett | I'm Not There | 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| "Jude Quinn"/Bob Dylan | Timothée Chalamet | A Complete Unknown | 2024 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| King Henry II of England | Peter O'Toole | Becket | 1964 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| King Henry II of England | Peter O'Toole | The Lion in Winter | 1968 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| King Henry V of England | Laurence Olivier | Henry V | 1946 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| King Henry V of England | Kenneth Branagh | Henry V | 1989 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| King Henry VIII of England & Ireland | Charles Laughton | The Private Life of Henry VIII | 1932/ 1933 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| King Henry VIII of England & Ireland | Robert Shaw | A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| King Henry VIII of England & Ireland | Richard Burton | Anne of the Thousand Days | 1969 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Leda Caruso | Olivia Colman | The Lost Daughter | 2021 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Leda Caruso | Jessie Buckley | The Lost Daughter | 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Leslie Crosbie | Jeanne Eagels † | The Letter | 1928/ 1929 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Leslie Crosbie | Bette Davis | The Letter | 1940 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Marilyn Monroe (née Norma Jeane Mortenson) | Michelle Williams | My Week with Marilyn | 2011 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Marilyn Monroe (née Norma Jeane Mortenson) | Ana de Armas | Blonde | 2022 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Max "Pop" Corkle | James Gleason | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | 1941 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Max "Pop" Corkle | Jack Warden | Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Mr. Charles Edward Chipping / Mr. Arthur Chipping | Robert Donat | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | 1939 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Mr. Charles Edward Chipping / Mr. Arthur Chipping | Peter O'Toole | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | 1969 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Norman Maine (né Hinkle) / Norman Maine (né Ernest Sidney Gubbins) / Jackson "Jack" Maine | Fredric March | A Star Is Born | 1937 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Norman Maine (né Hinkle) / Norman Maine (né Ernest Sidney Gubbins) / Jackson "Jack" Maine | James Mason | A Star Is Born | 1954 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Norman Maine (né Hinkle) / Norman Maine (né Ernest Sidney Gubbins) / Jackson "Jack" Maine | Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | 2018 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| President Abraham Lincoln | Raymond Massey | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | 1940 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| President Abraham Lincoln | Daniel Day-Lewis | Lincoln | 2012 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| President Richard Nixon | Anthony Hopkins | Nixon | 1995 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| President Richard Nixon | Frank Langella | Frost/Nixon | 2008 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Professor Henry Higgins | Leslie Howard | Pygmalion | 1938 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Professor Henry Higgins | Rex Harrison | My Fair Lady | 1964 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Queen Elizabeth I of England & Ireland | Judi Dench | Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| Queen Elizabeth I of England & Ireland | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth | 1998 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Queen Elizabeth I of England & Ireland | Cate Blanchett | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | 2007 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, D.U.M.S. | John Wayne | True Grit | 1969 | Best Lead Actor | Won |
| Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, D.U.M.S. | Jeff Bridges | True Grit | 2010 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Robert "Rocky" Balboa, (a.k.a. "The Italian Stallion") | Sylvester Stallone | Rocky | 1976 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Robert "Rocky" Balboa, (a.k.a. "The Italian Stallion") | Sylvester Stallone | Creed | 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Rose DeWitt-Bukater | Gloria Stuart | Titanic | 1997 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Rose DeWitt-Bukater | Kate Winslet | Titanic | 1997 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Sofia | Oprah Winfrey | The Color Purple | 1985 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Sofia | Danielle Brooks | The Color Purple | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Vicki Lester (née Esther Victoria Blodgett) / Vicki Lester (née Esther Blodgett) / Ally Maine (née Campano) | Janet Gaynor | A Star Is Born | 1937 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Vicki Lester (née Esther Victoria Blodgett) / Vicki Lester (née Esther Blodgett) / Ally Maine (née Campano) | Judy Garland | A Star Is Born | 1954 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Vicki Lester (née Esther Victoria Blodgett) / Vicki Lester (née Esther Blodgett) / Ally Maine (née Campano) | Lady Gaga | A Star Is Born | 2018 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated |
| Vincent van Gogh | Kirk Douglas | Lust for Life | 1956 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |
| Vincent van Gogh | Willem Dafoe | At Eternity's Gate | 2018 | Best Lead Actor | Nominated |