meryl streep was the most nominated actor in academy awards history.
who is the most nominated actor in academy awards history?
meryl streep
katharine hepburn won four times from twelve nominations—all for lead roles—making her the actor with the most wins in academy awards history. daniel day-lewis has won three times from six lead actor nominations—the most wins for any male in the lead actor category.





























meryl streep is the most-nominated actor of all with twenty one nominations. jack nicholson has received the most academy award nominations for any male actor with twelve nominations. both actors have had three wins which included two for lead roles and one for a supporting role.





























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list of actors with academy award nominations
the nominees for the 58th academy awards were announced on february 5, 1986. "the color purple" and "out of africa" led all nominees with eleven each. winners were announced during the awards ceremony on march 24, 1986. with its 11 nominations and zero wins, "the color purple" joined "the turning point" as the most nominated films in oscar history without a single win. at age 79, john huston became the oldest person nominated for best director. by virtue of his father walter's previous wins, john's daughter anjelica's victory in the best supporting actress category made her the first third-generation oscar winner in history. for the first time in academy awards history, all lead acting nominees were born in the united states. argentina's "the official story" became the first latin american film to win the best foreign language film category.
58th academy awards