List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees

This article lists superlative Academy Award winners and nominees in major and acting categories. The lists are current as of the 98th Academy Awards ceremony.

Best Picture

Superlative Recipient Record Set Year Notes Most Awards Ben-Hur11 awards 1959 11 awards from 12 nominations Titanic 1997 11 awards from 14 nominations The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 11 awards from 11 nominationsMost Nominations Sinners 16 nominations 2025 4 wins from 16 nominations Oldest WinnerSaul Zaentz76 years old1996The English PatientOldest NomineeClint Eastwood84 years old2014American SniperYoungest WinnerCarl Laemmle Jr.22 years old1930All Quiet on the Western FrontYoungest Nominee Longest Winner Gone with the Wind 3 hours 54 minutes 1939 8 awards from 13 nominations Longest Nominee Cleopatra 4 hours 2 minutes 1963 4 awards from 9 nominations Shortest Winner Marty 1 hour 28 minutes 1955 4 awards from 8 nominations Shortest Nominee She Done Him Wrong 1 hour 6 minutes 1933 0 awards from 1 nominationMost Awards (Producer) Sam Spiegel 3 awards 1962 3 awards from 4 nominations Saul Zaentz 1996 3 awards from 3 nominations Most Nominations (Producer) Steven Spielberg 14 nominations 2025 1 award from 14 nominations Most Awards (Studio)Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 5 awards 19425 awards from 40 nominations Most Nominations (Studio) 40 nominations 1950

Best Director

SuperlativeDirectorRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsJohn Ford4 awards1935, 1940, 1941, 1952Awards resulted from 5 nominationsMost NominationsWilliam Wyler12 nominations 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965Nominations resulted in 3 awardsOldest WinnerClint Eastwood74 years old 2004Million Dollar BabyOldest NomineeMartin Scorsese81 years old 2023Killers of the Flower MoonYoungest WinnerDamien Chazelle32 years old2016La La LandYoungest NomineeJohn Singleton24 years old1991Boyz n the Hood

Best Adapted Screenplay

SuperlativeWriterRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsMichael Wilson2 awards1951, 1957Awards resulted from 5 nominationsGeorge Seaton1947, 1954Awards resulted from 4 nominationsRobert Bolt1965, 1966Awards resulted from 3 nominationsFrancis Ford Coppola1972, 1974Christopher Hampton1988, 2020-2021Joseph L. Mankiewicz1949, 1950Alexander Payne2004, 2011Ruth Prawer Jhabvala1986, 1992Alvin Sargent1977, 1980Mario Puzo1972, 1974Awards resulted from 2 nominationsMost NominationsBilly Wilder7 nominations 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1954, 1959Nominations resulted in 1 award: The Lost Weekend (1945) — Co-written with Charles BrackettOldest WinnerJames Ivory89 years old2017Call Me by Your NameOldest NomineeYoungest WinnerCharlie Wachtel32 years old2018BlacKkKlansman (Co-written with Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, and Kevin Willmott)Youngest NomineeJoseph L. Mankiewicz22 years old 1930-1931Skippy (Co-written with Don Marquis, Norman Z. McLeod, and Sam Mintz)

Best Original Screenplay

SuperlativeWriterRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsWoody Allen3 awards1977, 1986, 2011Awards resulted from 16 nominationsMost Nominations16 nominations 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2011, 2013Nominations resulted in 3 awardsOldest Winner76 years old 2011Midnight in ParisOldest NomineeCharles Crichton78 years old 1988A Fish Called Wanda (Co-written with John Cleese)Youngest WinnerBen Affleck25 years old1997Good Will Hunting (Co-written with Matt Damon, 27 years old)Youngest NomineeJohn Singleton24 years old 1991Boyz n the Hood

Best Actor in a Leading Role

SuperlativeActorRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsDaniel Day-Lewis3 awards1989, 2007, 2012Awards resulted from 6 nominationsMost NominationsSpencer Tracy9 nominations1936, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967Nominations resulted in 2 awardsLaurence Olivier1939, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1978Nominations resulted in 1 awardOldest WinnerAnthony Hopkins83 years old2020/2021The FatherOldest NomineeYoungest WinnerAdrien Brody29 years old2002The Pianist Youngest NomineeJackie Cooper9 years old1930/1931Skippy

Best Actress in a Leading Role

SuperlativeActressRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsKatharine Hepburn4 awards1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981Awards resulted from 12 nominationsMost NominationsMeryl Streep17 nominations1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017Nominations resulted in 2 awardsOldest WinnerJessica Tandy80 years old1989Driving Miss DaisyOldest NomineeEmmanuelle Riva85 years old2012AmourYoungest WinnerMarlee Matlin21 years old1986Children of a Lesser GodYoungest NomineeQuvenzhané Wallis9 years old2012Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

SuperlativeActorRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsWalter Brennan3 awards1936, 1938, 1940Awards resulted from 4 nominationsMost Nominations4 nominations1936, 1938, 1940, 1941Nominations resulted in 3 awardsJack Nicholson1969, 1981, 1983, 1992Nominations resulted in 1 awardMark Ruffalo2010, 2014, 2015, 2023Nominations resulted in no awardsClaude Rains1939, 1943, 1944, 1946Arthur Kennedy1949, 1955, 1957, 1958Robert Duvall1972, 1979, 1998, 2014Jeff Bridges1971, 1974, 2000, 2016Al Pacino1972, 1990, 1992, 2019Oldest WinnerChristopher Plummer82 years old2011BeginnersOldest Nominee88 years old2017All the Money in the WorldYoungest WinnerTimothy Hutton20 years old1980Ordinary PeopleYoungest NomineeJustin Henry8 years old1979Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

SuperlativeActressRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsShelley Winters2 awards1959, 1965Awards resulted from 3 nominationsDianne Wiest1986, 1994Awards resulted from 3 nominationsMost NominationsThelma Ritter6 nominations1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1962Nominations resulted in no awardsOldest WinnerPeggy Ashcroft77 years old1984A Passage to IndiaOldest NomineeGloria Stuart87 years old1997TitanicYoungest WinnerTatum O'Neal10 years old1973Paper MoonYoungest Nominee

Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role

SuperlativeActorRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsWalter Brennan3 awards1936, 1938, 1940Awards resulted from 4 nominationsJack Nicholson1975, 1983, 1997Awards resulted from 12 nominationsDaniel Day-Lewis1989, 2007, 2012Awards resulted from 6 nominationsSean Penn2003, 2008, 2025Awards resulted from 6 nominationsMost NominationsJack Nicholson12 nominations – 8 for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actor1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002Nominations resulted in 3 awards

Combined Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role

SuperlativeActressRecord setYearNotesMost AwardsKatharine Hepburn4 awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role1932/1933, 1967, 1968, 1981Awards resulted from 12 nominationsMost NominationsMeryl Streep21 nominations – 17 for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and 4 for Best Supporting Actress1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017Nominations resulted in 3 awards

Note Walt Disney is the highest-honored 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, which was tied by Sean Baker for Anora in 2025.

Performances of the same character Multiple performers nominated for portraying the same role in different films, including the same actor playing the same role in sequels.

+ Table key † Indicates the actor either was nominated or won posthumously. § Indicates the actor refused to accept their award or nomination.