Katharine Hepburn to Meryl Streep: Actors with the most Academy Awards

Sushmita Barik

Mar 11, 2023

Katharine Hepburn

The American actress won four Oscars for her performances in Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond

Daniel Day-Lewis

The English actor has won three Academy Awards for his roles in My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln

Meryl Streep

With three Oscars to her name, the American actress won for her work in Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady, and Kramer vs. Kramer

Jack Nicholson

The American actor and filmmaker has won three Oscars for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, As Good As It Gets, and Terms of Endearment

Ingrid Bergman

The Swedish actress won three Academy Awards out of seven nominations, for her performances in Gaslight, Anastasia, and Murder on the Orient Express

Walter Brennan

The American actor won three Academy Awards for his roles in Come and Get It, Kentucky, and The Westerner

Bette Davis

Nominated 11 times, Davis won two Oscars for her work in Dangerous and Jezebel

Spencer Tracy

Tracy won two Oscars for his natural acting, for his performances in Captains Courageous and Boys Town