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Academy Awards
Most Nominations for Best Actor
This list features actors that have been nominated for the most Best Actor awards at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | NOMINATIONS | WINS |
1 | Spencer Tracy | 9 | 2 |
2 | Laurence Olivier | 9 | 1 |
3 | Jack Nicholson | 8 | 2 |
4 | Paul Newman | 8 | 1 |
5 | Peter O’Toole | 8 | 0 |
6 | Marlon Brando | 7 | 2 |
7 | Dustin Hoffman | 7 | 2 |
8 | Jack Lemmon | 7 | 1 |
9 | Denzel Washington | 7 | 1 |
10 | Daniel Day-Lewis | 6 | 3 |
11 | Paul Muni | 6 | 1 |
12 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 6 | 1 |
13 | Richard Burton | 6 | 0 |
14 | Gary Cooper | 5 | 2 |
15 | Tom Hanks | 5 | 2 |
16 | Fredric March | 5 | 2 |
17 | Sean Penn | 5 | 2 |
18 | Robert De Niro | 5 | 1 |
19 | Al Pacino | 5 | 1 |
20 | Gregory Peck | 5 | 1 |
21 | James Stewart | 5 | 1 |
References
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Academy Award for Best Actor. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor#Multiple_awards_and_nominations [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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