angelina jolie has the most oscar wins for best actress.
who has the most oscar wins for best actress?
angelina jolie
with 12 academy award nominations (eight for best actor and four for best supporting actor), nicholson is the most nominated male actor in academy awards history. only nicholson (1960s–2000s), michael caine (1960s–2000s), meryl streep (1970s–2010s), paul newman (1950s–1960s, 1980s–2000s), katharine hepburn (1930s–1960s, 1980s), and laurence olivier (1930s–1970s) have been nominated for an acting (lead or supporting) academy award in five different decades.





















































with three oscar wins, he also ties with walter brennan, daniel day-lewis, ingrid bergman, and meryl streep for the second-most oscar wins in acting categories. only katharine hepburn, with four oscars, won more.
jack nicholson
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 89th academy awards ceremony held on february 26, 2017.





















































section::::combined academy awards for best actress in a leading role and best actress in a supporting role.





















































"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 (as well as four honorary awards), including a record four in one year.





















































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bullet::::- list of academy award records
list of superlative academy award winners and nominees