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This is a list of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees. This list is current as of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.
Best Picture
edit| Superlative | Film | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Ben-Hur | 11 awards | 1959 | 11 awards | 12 nominations |
| Titanic | 1997 | 11 awards | 14 nominations | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | 11 awards | 11 nominations | ||
| Most Nominations | All About Eve | 14 nominations | 1950 | 6 awards | 14 nominations |
| Titanic | 1997 | 11 awards | 14 nominations | ||
| La La Land | 2016 | 6 awards | 14 nominations | ||
| Longest Winner | Gone with the Wind | 3 hours 54 minutes | 1939 | 8 awards | 13 nominations |
| Longest Nominee | Cleopatra | 4 hours 2 minutes | 1963 | 4 awards | 9 nominations |
| Shortest Winner | Marty | 1 hour 28 minutes | 1955 | 4 awards | 8 nominations |
| Shortest Nominee | She Done Him Wrong | 1 hour 6 minutes | 1933 | 0 awards | 1 nomination |
| Most Awards (Producer) | Sam Spiegel | 3 awards | 1962 | 3 awards | 4 nominations |
| Saul Zaentz | 3 awards | 1996 | 3 awards | 3 nominations | |
| Most Nominations (Producer) | Steven Spielberg | 13 nominations | 2023 | 1 award | 13 nominations |
| Most Awards (Studio) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 5 awards | 1942 | 5 awards | 40 nominations |
| Most Nominations (Studio) | 40 nominations | 1950 |
Best Director
edit| 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
edit| Superlative | Writer | Record set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Woody Allen | 3 awards | 1977, 1986, 2011 | Awards resulted from 16 nominations |
| Most Nominations | 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 | 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
edit| 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 |
| Laurence Olivier | 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 | ||||
| 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
edit| 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
edit| Superlative | Actor | Record set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Walter Brennan | 3 awards | 1936, 1938, 1940 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations |
| Most Nominations | 4 nominations | 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards | |
| Jack Nicholson | 1969, 1981, 1983, 1992 | Nominations resulted in 1 award | ||
| Mark Ruffalo | 2010, 2014, 2015, 2023 | Nominations resulted in no awards | ||
| Claude Rains | 1939, 1943, 1944, 1946 | |||
| Arthur Kennedy | 1949, 1955, 1957, 1958 | |||
| Robert Duvall | 1972, 1979, 1998, 2014 | |||
| Jeff Bridges | 1971, 1974, 2000, 2016 | |||
| Al Pacino | 1972, 1990, 1992, 2019 | |||
| Oldest Winner | Christopher Plummer | 82 years old | 2011 | Beginners |
| Oldest Nominee | 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
edit| Superlative | Actress | Record set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Shelley Winters | 2 awards | 1959, 1965 | Awards resulted from 3 nominations |
| Dianne Wiest | 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 |
Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role
edit| Superlative | Actor | Record set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Walter Brennan | 3 awards | 1936, 1938, 1940 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations |
| Jack Nicholson | 1975, 1983, 1997 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations | ||
| Daniel Day-Lewis | 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
edit| Superlative | Actress | Record set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Katharine Hepburn | 4 awards for Best Actress | 1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Meryl Streep | 21 nominations – 17 for Best Actress, 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
editNominated performances of the same character by different actors or in different films.
- † Indicates the actor was either nominated and/or became a recipient posthumously.
- § Indicates the actor refused to accept their award and/or nomination.