April 21, 2025 (includes Adrien Brody)
Multiple Awards and Nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
Wins Actor Nominations
3 Oscars
Daniel Day-Lewis 6
2 Oscars
Spencer Tracy 9, all lead
Jack Nicholson 8, lead, and 3 Supp. Actor
Marlon Brando 7
Dustin Hoffman
Gary Cooper 5, all lead
Tom Hanks, 5
Fredric March, 5, all lead
Sean Penn, 5, all lead
Anthony Hopkins, 6; 4 lead noms, 2 Oscars, 2 Supp. Actor noms
Adrien Brody, 2 (out of 2)
Some of the actors have also received a Supporting Actor nomination and/or awards.
The following individuals received four or more Best Actor nominations:
Nominations Actor
9 Nominations: 2 men
Laurence Olivier
Spencer Tracy
8 Nominations: 3 men
Paul Newman
Jack Nicholson
Peter O’Toole
7 Nominations: 4 men
Marlon Brando
Dustin Hoffman
Jack Lemmon
Denzel Washington
6 Nominations: 2 men
Richard Burton
Daniel Day-Lewis
5 Nominations: 10
Gary Cooper
Robert De Niro
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tom Hanks
Fredric March
Paul Muni
Al Pacino
Gregory Peck
Sean Penn
James Stewart
4 Nominations: 6 men
Warren Beatty
Charles Boyer
Michael Caine
Albert Finney
Anthony Hopkins
Burt Lancaster
3 Nominations:
2 Nominations:
Adrien Brody
Age Records
Oldest Winner Anthony Hopkins, The Father, 2021, 83
Oldest Nominee: Anthony Hopkins. The Father, 83
Youngest Winner: Adrien Brody, The Pianist, 2003, 29
Youngest Nominee Jackie Cooper, Skippy, 1931, 9
