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 91st Academy Awards ceremony held on February 24, 2019.

Best Picture

SuperlativeFilmRecord SetYearNotes
Most AwardsBen-Hur11 awards195911 awards | 12 nominations
Most AwardsTitanic11 awards199711 awards | 14 nominations
Most Awards11 awards200311 awards | 11 nominations
Most NominationsAll About Eve14 nominations19506 awards | 14 nominations
Most NominationsTitanic14 nominations199711 awards | 14 nominations
Most NominationsLa La Land14 nominations20166 awards | 14 nominations
Longest WinnerGone with the Wind3 hours 54 minutes19398 awards | 13 nominations
Longest NomineeCleopatra4 hours 2 minutes19634 awards | 9 nominations
Shortest WinnerMarty1 hour 28 minutes19554 awards | 8 nominations
Shortest NomineeShe Done Him Wrong1 hour 6 minutes19330 awards | 1 nomination
Most Awards Sam Spiegel3 awards19623 awards | 4 nominations
Most Awards Saul Zaentz3 awards19963 awards | 3 nominations
Most Nominations Steven Spielberg10 nominations20181 award | 10 nominations
Most Awards Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer5 awards19425 awards | 40 nominations
Most Nominations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer40 nominations19505 awards | 40 nominations

Best Director

SuperlativeDirectorRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsJohn Ford4 awards1935, 1940, 1941, 1952Awards resulted from 5 nominations
Most NominationsWilliam Wyler12 nominations1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965Nominations resulted in 3 awards
Oldest WinnerClint Eastwood74 years old2004Million Dollar Baby
Oldest NomineeJohn Huston79 years old1985Prizzi's Honor
Youngest WinnerDamien Chazelle32 years old2016La La Land
Youngest NomineeJohn Singleton24 years old1991Boyz n the Hood

Best Original Screenplay

SuperlativeWriterRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsWoody Allen3 awards1977, 1986, 2011Awards resulted from 16 nominations
Most NominationsWoody Allen16 nominations1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011, 2013Nominations resulted in 3 awards
Oldest WinnerWoody Allen76 years old2011Midnight in Paris
Youngest WinnerBen Affleck25 years old1997Good Will Hunting. Co-wrote with Matt Damon, 27 years old.

Best Actor in a Leading Role

SuperlativeActorRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsDaniel Day-Lewis3 awards1989, 2007, 2012Awards resulted from 6 nominations
Most NominationsSpencer Tracy9 nominations1936, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967Nominations resulted in 2 awards
Most NominationsLaurence Olivier9 nominations1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1978Nominations resulted in 1 award.
Oldest WinnerHenry Fonda76 years old1981On Golden Pond
Oldest NomineeRichard Farnsworth79 years old1999The Straight Story
Youngest WinnerAdrien Brody29 years old2002The Pianist
Youngest NomineeJackie Cooper9 years old1930/1931Skippy

Best Actress in a Leading Role

SuperlativeActressRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsKatharine Hepburn4 awards1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981Awards resulted from 12 nominations
Most NominationsMeryl Streep17 nominations1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017Nominations resulted in 2 awards
Oldest WinnerJessica Tandy80 years old1989Driving Miss Daisy
Oldest NomineeEmmanuelle Riva85 years old2012Amour
Youngest WinnerMarlee Matlin21 years old1986Children of a Lesser God
Youngest NomineeQuvenzhané Wallis9 years old2012Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

SuperlativeActorRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsWalter Brennan3 awards1936, 1938, 1940Awards resulted from 4 nominations
Most NominationsWalter Brennan4 nominations1936, 1938, 1940, 1941Nominations resulted in 3 awards
Most NominationsJack Nicholson4 nominations1969, 1981, 1983, 1992Nominations resulted in 1 award.
Most NominationsClaude Rains4 nominations1939, 1943, 1944, 1946Nominations resulted in no awards
Most NominationsArthur Kennedy4 nominations1949, 1955, 1957, 1958Nominations resulted in no awards
Most NominationsRobert Duvall4 nominations1972, 1979, 1998, 2014Nominations resulted in no awards
Most NominationsAl Pacino4 nominations1972, 1990, 1992, 2019Nominations resulted in no awards
Oldest WinnerChristopher Plummer82 years old2011Beginners
Oldest NomineeChristopher Plummer88 years old2017All the Money in the World
Youngest WinnerTimothy Hutton20 years old1980Ordinary People
Youngest NomineeJustin Henry8 years old1979Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

SuperlativeActressRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsShelley Winters2 awards1959, 1965Awards resulted from 3 nominations
Most AwardsDianne Wiest2 awards1986, 1994Awards resulted from 3 nominations
Most NominationsThelma Ritter6 nominations1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1962Nominations resulted in no awards
Oldest WinnerPeggy Ashcroft77 years old1984A Passage to India
Oldest NomineeGloria Stuart87 years old1997Titanic
Youngest WinnerTatum O'Neal10 years old1973Paper Moon
Youngest NomineeTatum O'Neal10 years old1973Paper Moon

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

SuperlativeActorRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsWalter Brennan3 awards1936, 1938, 1940Awards resulted from 4 nominations
Most AwardsJack Nicholson3 awards1975, 1983, 1997Awards resulted from 12 nominations
Most AwardsDaniel Day-Lewis3 awards1989, 2007, 2012Awards resulted from 6 nominations
Most NominationsJack Nicholson12 nominations - 8 for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actor1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002Nominations resulted in 3 awards

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

SuperlativeActressRecord setYearNotes
Most AwardsKatharine Hepburn4 awards for Best Actress1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981Awards resulted from 12 nominations
Most NominationsMeryl Streep21 nominations – 17 for Best Actress, and 4 for Best Supporting Actress1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017Nominations 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, including a record four in one year.