Research in Progress (May 6, 2021)
Best Actress Winners (in chronological order)
Best Actress: Number of Nominations (lead and supporting)
Of the 77 best actress winners:
9 were nominated 1
23 were nominated twice
7 were nominated 3 times
14 were nominated 4 times
10 were nominated 5 times
5 were nominated 6 times
5 were nominated 7 times
1 was nominated 8 times
3 were nominated more than 10 times
1 Nomintion: 9 actresses
Mary Pickford
Ginger Rogers
Shirley Booth
Judy Holliday (died young)
Louise Fletcher
Marlee Matlin (deaf)
Gwyneth Paltrow
Hallie Berry
Brie Larson
2 Nominations: 23 actresses
Janet Gaynor
Marie Dressler
Helen Haynes
Luise Rainer
Vivien Leigh
Loretta Young
Grace Kelly
Anna Magnani
Simone Signoret
Sophia Loren
Patricia Neal
Barbra Streisand
Liza Minnelli
Cher
Jessica Tandy
Helen Hunt
Hilary Swank
Charlize Theron
Reese Witherspoon
Marion Cottillard
Sandra Bullock
Emma Stone
Olivia Colman
3 Nominations: 7 actresses
Claudette Colbert
Joan Fontaine
Joan Crawford
Julie Andrews
Faye Dunaway
Sally Field
Natalie Portman
4 Nominations: 14 actresses
Jane Wyman
Joanne Woodward
Julie Christie
Glenda Jackson
Diane Keaton
Kathy Bates
Emma Thompson
Holly Hunter
Julia Roberts
Nicole Kidman
Helen Mirren
Jennifer Lawrence
Rene Zellweger
Jodie Foster
5 Nominations: 10 actresses
Norma Shearer
Shirley Jones
Olivia de Havilland
Audrey Hepburn
Susan Hayward
Elizabeth Taylor
Anne Bancroft
Shirley MacLaine
Susan Sarandon
Julianne Moore
6 Nominations: 5 actresses
Ellen Burstyn
Sissy Spacek
Jessica Lange
Maggie Amith
Frances McDormand
7 Nominations: 5 actresses
Greer Garson
Ingrid Bergman
Jane Fonda
Kate Winslet
Cate Blanchett
8 Nomination: 1 actress
Geraldine Page
10 or More Nominations: 3 actresses
Bette Davis (10)
Katharine Hepburn (12)
Meryl Streep (21)
