Best Director
Superlative |
Director |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
John Ford |
4 awards |
1935, 1940, 1941, 1952 |
Awards resulted from 5 nominations |
Most Nominations |
William Wyler |
12 nominations |
1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965 |
Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
Oldest Winner |
Clint Eastwood |
74 years old |
2004 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Oldest Nominee |
John Huston |
79 years old |
1985 |
Prizzi's Honor |
Youngest Winner |
Damien Chazelle |
32 years old |
2016 |
La La Land |
Youngest Nominee |
John Singleton |
24 years old |
1991 |
Boyz n the Hood |
Best Original Screenplay
Superlative |
Writer |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
Woody Allen |
3 awards |
1977, 1986, 2011 |
Awards resulted from 16 nominations |
Most Nominations |
16 nominations |
1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011, 2013 |
Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
Oldest Winner |
76 years old |
2011 |
Midnight in Paris |
Youngest Winner |
Ben Affleck |
25 years old |
1997 |
Good Will Hunting. Co-wrote with Matt Damon, 27 years old. |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Superlative |
Actor |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
3 awards |
1989, 2007, 2012 |
Awards resulted from 6 nominations |
Most Nominations |
Spencer Tracy |
9 nominations |
1936, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967 |
Nominations resulted in 2 awards |
Laurence Olivier |
1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1978 |
Nominations resulted in 1 award. |
Oldest Winner |
Henry Fonda |
76 years old |
1981 |
On Golden Pond |
Oldest Nominee |
Richard Farnsworth |
79 years old |
1999 |
The Straight Story |
Youngest Winner |
Adrien Brody |
29 years old |
2002 |
The Pianist |
Youngest Nominee |
Jackie Cooper |
9 years old |
1930/1931 |
Skippy |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Superlative |
Actress |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
Katharine Hepburn |
4 awards |
1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 |
Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
Most Nominations |
Meryl Streep |
17 nominations |
1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 |
Nominations resulted in 2 awards |
Oldest Winner |
Jessica Tandy |
80 years old |
1989 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
Oldest Nominee |
Emmanuelle Riva |
85 years old |
2012 |
Amour |
Youngest Winner |
Marlee Matlin |
21 years old |
1986 |
Children of a Lesser God |
Youngest Nominee |
Quvenzhané Wallis |
9 years old |
2012 |
Beasts of the Southern Wild |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Superlative |
Actor |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
Walter Brennan |
3 awards |
1936, 1938, 1940 |
Awards resulted from 4 nominations |
Most Nominations |
4 nominations |
1936, 1938, 1940, 1941 |
Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
Jack Nicholson |
1969, 1981, 1983, 1992 |
Nominations resulted in 1 award. |
Claude Rains |
1939, 1943, 1944, 1946 |
Nominations resulted in no awards |
Arthur Kennedy |
1949, 1955, 1957, 1958 |
Robert Duvall |
1972, 1979, 1998, 2014 |
Oldest Winner |
Christopher Plummer |
82 years old |
2011 |
Beginners |
Oldest Nominee |
88 years old |
2017 |
All the Money in the World |
Youngest Winner |
Timothy Hutton |
20 years old |
1980 |
Ordinary People |
Youngest Nominee |
Justin Henry |
8 years old |
1979 |
Kramer vs. Kramer |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Superlative |
Actor |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
Walter Brennan |
3 awards |
1936, 1938, 1940 |
Awards resulted from 4 nominations |
Jack Nicholson |
1975, 1983, 1997 |
Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
Daniel Day-Lewis |
1989, 2007, 2012 |
Awards resulted from 6 nominations |
Most Nominations |
Jack Nicholson |
12 nominations - 8 for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actor |
1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 |
Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
Combined Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Superlative |
Actress |
Record set |
Year |
Notes |
Most Awards |
Katharine Hepburn |
4 awards for Best Actress |
1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981 |
Awards resulted from 12 nominations |
Most Nominations |
Meryl Streep |
21 nominations – 17 for Best Actress, and 4 for Best Supporting Actress |
1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
Nominations resulted in 3 awards |
Note: Walt Disney is the highest earning individual with wins and nominations in any category in the Academy Awards, with fifty-nine nominations and twenty-two Oscar wins (as well as four Honorary Awards), including a record four in one year.
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