<Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> Wins </Th> <Th> Nominated films </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Nicholson </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Easy Rider ( 1969 ) , Five Easy Pieces ( 1970 ) , The Last Detail ( 1973 ) , Chinatown ( 1974 ) , One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest ( 1975 ) , Reds ( 1981 ) , Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) , Prizzi 's Honor ( 1985 ) , Ironweed ( 1987 ) , A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , As Good as it Gets ( 1997 ) , About Schmidt ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wuthering Heights ( 1939 ) , Rebecca ( 1940 ) , Henry V ( 1946 ) , Hamlet ( 1948 ) , Richard III ( 1956 ) , The Entertainer ( 1960 ) , Othello ( 1965 ) , Sleuth ( 1972 ) , Marathon Man ( 1976 ) , The Boys from Brazil ( 1978 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spencer Tracy </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> San Francisco ( 1936 ) , Captains Courageous ( 1937 ) , Boys Town ( 1938 ) , Father of the Bride ( 1950 ) , Bad Day at Black Rock ( 1955 ) , The Old Man and the Sea ( 1958 ) , Inherit the Wind ( 1960 ) , Judgment at Nuremberg ( 1961 ) , Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ( 1967 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Newman </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1959 ) , The Hustler ( 1961 ) , Hud ( 1963 ) , Cool Hand Luke ( 1967 ) , Absence of Malice ( 1981 ) , The Verdict ( 1982 ) , The Color of Money ( 1986 ) , Nobody 's Fool ( 1994 ) , Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marlon Brando </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) , Julius Caesar ( 1953 ) , On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) , Sayonara ( 1957 ) , The Godfather ( 1972 ) , Last Tango in Paris ( 1973 ) , A Dry White Season ( 1989 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Lemmon </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mister Roberts ( 1955 ) , Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) , The Apartment ( 1960 ) , Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962 ) , Save the Tiger ( 1973 ) , The China Syndrome ( 1979 ) , Tribute ( 1980 ) , Missing ( 1982 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denzel Washington </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cry Freedom ( 1987 ) , Glory ( 1989 ) , Malcolm X ( 1992 ) , The Hurricane ( 1999 ) , Training Day ( 2001 ) , Flight ( 2012 ) , Fences ( 2016 ) , Roman J. Israel , Esq. ( 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Al Pacino </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Godfather ( 1972 ) , Serpico ( 1973 ) , The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , Dog Day Afternoon ( 1975 ) , ... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) , Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) Glengarry Glen Ross ( 1992 ) , Scent of a Woman ( 1992 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter O'Toole </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) , Becket ( 1964 ) , The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ) , Goodbye , Mr. Chips ( 1969 ) , The Ruling Class ( 1972 ) , The Stunt Man ( 1980 ) , My Favorite Year ( 1982 ) , Venus ( 2006 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert De Niro </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , Taxi Driver ( 1976 ) , The Deer Hunter ( 1978 ) , Raging Bull ( 1980 ) , Awakenings ( 1990 ) , Cape Fear ( 1991 ) , Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dustin Hoffman </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Graduate ( 1967 ) , Midnight Cowboy ( 1969 ) , Lenny ( 1974 ) , Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ) , Tootsie ( 1982 ) , Rain Man ( 1988 ) , Wag the Dog ( 1997 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeff Bridges </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Last Picture Show ( 1971 ) , Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 )
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> Wins </Th> <Th> Nominated films </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Nicholson </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Easy Rider ( 1969 ) , Five Easy Pieces ( 1970 ) , The Last Detail ( 1973 ) , Chinatown ( 1974 ) , One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest ( 1975 ) , Reds ( 1981 ) , Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) , Prizzi 's Honor ( 1985 ) , Ironweed ( 1987 ) , A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , As Good as it Gets ( 1997 ) , About Schmidt ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wuthering Heights ( 1939 ) , Rebecca ( 1940 ) , Henry V ( 1946 ) , Hamlet ( 1948 ) , Richard III ( 1956 ) , The Entertainer ( 1960 ) , Othello ( 1965 ) , Sleuth ( 1972 ) , Marathon Man ( 1976 ) , The Boys from Brazil ( 1978 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spencer Tracy </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> San Francisco ( 1936 ) , Captains Courageous ( 1937 ) , Boys Town ( 1938 ) , Father of the Bride ( 1950 ) , Bad Day at Black Rock ( 1955 ) , The Old Man and the Sea ( 1958 ) , Inherit the Wind ( 1960 ) , Judgment at Nuremberg ( 1961 ) , Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ( 1967 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul Newman </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1959 ) , The Hustler ( 1961 ) , Hud ( 1963 ) , Cool Hand Luke ( 1967 ) , Absence of Malice ( 1981 ) , The Verdict ( 1982 ) , The Color of Money ( 1986 ) , Nobody 's Fool ( 1994 ) , Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marlon Brando </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) , Julius Caesar ( 1953 ) , On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) , Sayonara ( 1957 ) , The Godfather ( 1972 ) , Last Tango in Paris ( 1973 ) , A Dry White Season ( 1989 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jack Lemmon </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mister Roberts ( 1955 ) , Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) , The Apartment ( 1960 ) , Days of Wine and Roses ( 1962 ) , Save the Tiger ( 1973 ) , The China Syndrome ( 1979 ) , Tribute ( 1980 ) , Missing ( 1982 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denzel Washington </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cry Freedom ( 1987 ) , Glory ( 1989 ) , Malcolm X ( 1992 ) , The Hurricane ( 1999 ) , Training Day ( 2001 ) , Flight ( 2012 ) , Fences ( 2016 ) , Roman J. Israel , Esq. ( 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Al Pacino </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Godfather ( 1972 ) , Serpico ( 1973 ) , The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , Dog Day Afternoon ( 1975 ) , ... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) , Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) Glengarry Glen Ross ( 1992 ) , Scent of a Woman ( 1992 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter O'Toole </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) , Becket ( 1964 ) , The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ) , Goodbye , Mr. Chips ( 1969 ) , The Ruling Class ( 1972 ) , The Stunt Man ( 1980 ) , My Favorite Year ( 1982 ) , Venus ( 2006 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert De Niro </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , Taxi Driver ( 1976 ) , The Deer Hunter ( 1978 ) , Raging Bull ( 1980 ) , Awakenings ( 1990 ) , Cape Fear ( 1991 ) , Silver Linings Playbook ( 2012 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dustin Hoffman </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Graduate ( 1967 ) , Midnight Cowboy ( 1969 ) , Lenny ( 1974 ) , Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ) , Tootsie ( 1982 ) , Rain Man ( 1988 ) , Wag the Dog ( 1997 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeff Bridges </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Last Picture Show ( 1971 ) , Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 )
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Jack Nicholson
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