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Most Nominations for Best Supporting Actor
This list features actors that have been nominated for the most Best Supporting Actor awards at the Academy Awards.
RANK | ACTOR | NOMINATIONS | WINS |
1 | Walter Brennan | 4 | 3 |
2 | Jack Nicholson | 4 | 1 |
3 | Jeff Bridges | 4 | 0 |
4 | Robert De Niro | 4 | 0 |
5 | Arthur Kennedy | 4 | 0 |
6 | Al Pacino | 4 | 0 |
7 | Claude Rains | 4 | 0 |
8 | Mark Ruffalo | 4 | 0 |
9 | Peter Ustinov | 3 | 2 |
10 | Jason Robards | 3 | 2 |
11 | Robert De Niro | 3 | 1 |
12 | Joe Pesci | 3 | 1 |
13 | Christopher Plummer | 3 | 1 |
14 | Gig Young | 3 | 1 |
15 | Charles Coburn | 3 | 1 |
16 | Gene Hackman | 3 | 1 |
17 | Tommy Lee Jones | 3 | 1 |
18 | Martin Landau | 3 | 1 |
19 | Jack Palance | 3 | 1 |
20 | Benicio del Toro | 3 | 1 |
21 | Willem Dafoe | 3 | 0 |
22 | Ed Harris | 3 | 0 |
23 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | 3 | 0 |
24 | Charles Bickford | 3 | 0 |
25 | Edward Norton | 3 | 0 |
References
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor#Multiple_wins_and_nominations [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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