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Most Nominations by Male Actor
This list features the male actors that have been nominated for the most acting awards at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | NOMINATIONS | WINS |
1 | Jack Nicholson | 12 | 3 |
2 | Laurence Olivier | 10 | 1 |
3 | Spencer Tracy | 9 | 2 |
4 | Denzel Washington | 9 | 2 |
5 | Paul Newman | 9 | 1 |
6 | Al Pacino | 9 | 1 |
7 | Marlon Brando | 8 | 2 |
8 | Robert De Niro | 8 | 2 |
9 | Jack Lemmon | 8 | 2 |
10 | Peter O’Toole | 8 | 0 |
11 | Dustin Hoffman | 7 | 2 |
12 | Jeff Bridges | 7 | 1 |
13 | Robert Duvall | 7 | 1 |
14 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 7 | 1 |
15 | Richard Burton | 7 | 0 |
16 | Daniel Day-Lewis | 6 | 3 |
17 | Michael Caine | 6 | 2 |
18 | Tom Hanks | 6 | 2 |
19 | Anthony Hopkins | 6 | 2 |
20 | Sean Penn | 6 | 2 |
21 | Paul Muni | 6 | 1 |
22 | Gary Cooper | 5 | 2 |
23 | Gene Hackman | 5 | 2 |
24 | Fredric March | 5 | 2 |
25 | Morgan Freeman | 5 | 1 |
26 | Gregory Peck | 5 | 1 |
27 | James Stewart | 5 | 1 |
28 | Bradley Cooper | 5 | 0 |
29 | Albert Finney | 5 | 0 |
30 | Arthur Kennedy | 5 | 0 |
References
Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of actors with Academy Award nominations. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_with_Academy_Award_nominations [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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