Meryl Streep is the most nominated actress in this category, with 17 nominations and two wins. She is followed by Jack Nicholson and Marilyn Monroe who each have six nominations. Oscar Micheaux was the first black person to win an Oscar. The film he won for, The Chocolate Tree (1928), is considered by some to be the first American feature film. Since then, three more blacks have won Oscars: Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963) and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Won by Rosanna Arquette & David Arquette; 1989), and Mo'Nique who won for Best Supporting Actress for Precious (2009). There have been other actors who have won Oscars too. But they all came after Oscar Micheaux so they can't be mentioned here. In addition to those seven women, there are five other women who have won Oscars. They are Shirley MacLaine, Julie Andrews, Emmanuelle Riva, Helen Mirren, and Sally Field. All five of these women have won twice. That makes eleven women who have won an Oscar. And since Mr. Micheaux's death in 1930, no male actor has won an Oscar in any of the remaining categories.