Actors with Most Oscar Nominations at Academy Awards
- Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins (1937, 1938); three were consecutive nominations (from 1936-1938), and two others were consecutive nominations (from 1960-1961)
- Laurence Olivier (9) - with one win (1948); two were consecutive nominations (from 1939-1940)
- Jack Nicholson (8) - with three wins (two B.A. wins in 1975, 1997); three were consecutive nominations (from 1973-1975)
- Paul Newman (8) - with one win (1986); two were consecutive nominations (from 1981-1982)
- Marlon Brando (7) - with two wins (1954, 1972); four were consecutive nominations (from 1951-1954)
- Dustin Hoffman (7) - with two wins (1979, 1988)
- Jack Lemmon (7) - with two wins (one B.A. win in 1973); two were consecutive nominations (from 1959-1960)
- Peter O'Toole (7) - with no wins; two were consecutive nominations (from 1968-1969)
- Richard Burton (6) - with no wins; three were consecutive nominations (from 1964-1966)
- Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins (1993, 1994); two were consecutive nominations (from 1993-1994)
Source: Filmsite.org
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