Best Actress–Records
Multiple Wins and Nominations
Individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:
Wins Actress Nominations
4
Katharine Hepburn 12
3
Frances McDormand 3
2
Meryl Streep 17
Bette Davis 11
Ingrid Bergman 6
Jane Fonda
Elizabeth Taylor 5
Olivia de Havilland 4
Glenda Jackson
Jodie Foster 3
Sally Field 2
Vivien Leigh
Luise Rainer
Emma Stone
Hilary Swank
Individuals received three or more Best Actress nominations:
Nominations Actress
17 Meryl Streep
12 Katharine Hepburn
10 Bette Davis
7 Greer Garson
6 Ingrid Bergman
Jane Fonda
Deborah Kerr
Norma Shearer
Sissy Spacek
5 Anne Bancroft
Cate Blanchett
Ellen Burstyn
Judi Dench
Irene Dunne
Susan Hayward
Audrey Hepburn
Jessica Lange
Shirley MacLaine
Susan Sarandon
Elizabeth Taylor
4 Annette Bening
Glenn Close
Julie Christie
Greta Garbo
Olivia de Havilland
Glenda Jackson
Jennifer Jones
Diane Keaton
Nicole Kidman
Marsha Mason
Geraldine Page
Vanessa Redgrave
Rosalind Russell
Barbara Stanwyck
Kate Winslet
Joanne Woodward
Jane Wyman
3 Julie Andrews
Claudette Colbert
Joan Crawford
Faye Dunaway
Joan Fontaine
Jodie Foster
Jennifer Lawrence
Frances McDormand
Julianne Moore
Carey Mulligan
Eleanor Parker
Saoirse Ronan
Gloria Swanson
Charlize Theron
Emma Thompson
Michelle Williams
Debra Winger
Renée Zellweger
Age superlatives
Main article: List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees § Best Actress in a Leading Role
Record Actor Film Year Age Ref.
Oldest Winner Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy 1990 80 [104]
Oldest Nominee Emmanuelle Riva Amour 2013 85 [104]
Youngest Winner Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God 1987 21 [104]
Youngest Nominee Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild 2013 9 [104]
Films with multiple Leading Actress nominations
Winners are in bold.
All About Eve (1950) – Anne Baxter and Bette Davis
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) – Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor
The Turning Point (1977) – Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine
Terms of Endearment (1983) – Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger
Thelma & Louise (1991) – Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon
Multiple character nominations
The following were nominated for their portrayals of the same fictional or non-fictional character in separate films (including variations of the original).
Billie Holiday from Lady Sings the Blues (Diana Ross, 1972) & The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Andra Day, 2021)
Josephine “Jo” March from Little Women (Winona Ryder, 1994) & Little Women (Saoirse Ronan, 2019)
Leslie Crosbie from The Letter (Jeanne Eagels, 1929) & The Letter (Bette Davis, 1940)
Marilyn Monroe from My Week with Marilyn (Michelle Williams, 2011) & Blonde (Ana de Armas, 2022)
Queen Elizabeth I from Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett, 1998) & Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Cate Blanchett, 2007)
Vicki Lester (née Esther (Victoria) Blodgett) from A Star Is Born (Janet Gaynor, 1937) & A Star Is Born (Judy Garland, 1954)
Ally Maine (née Campano) from A Star Is Born (Lady Gaga, 2018)
