Actors with Most Oscar Nominations at Academy Awards

Actors with Most Oscar Nominations at Academy Awards

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

Source: Filmsite.org