The 44 actors who have won multiple Oscars, ranked by who has won the most (2024)

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Anthony Hopkins — 2 wins, 6 nominations Renée Zellweger — 2 wins, 4 nominations Mahershala Ali — 2 wins, 2 nominations Christoph Waltz — 2 wins, 2 nominations Hilary Swank —2 wins, 2 nominations Kevin Spacey —2 wins, 2 nominations Luise Rainer — 2 wins, 2 nominations Vivien Leigh —2 wins, 2 nominations Helen Hayes —2 wins, 2 nominations Dianne Wiest — 2 wins, 3 nominations Peter Ustinov —2 wins, 3 nominations Jason Robards — 2 wins, 3 nominations Sally Field — 2 wins, 3 nominations Melvyn Douglas — 2 wins, 3 nominations Shelley Winters — 2 wins, 4 nominations Anthony Quinn — 2 wins, 4 nominations Glenda Jackson —2 wins, 4 nominations Jodie Foster — 2 wins, 4 nominations Elizabeth Taylor —2 wins, 5 nominations Sean Penn — 2 wins, 5 nominations Fredric March — 2 wins, 5 nominations Tom Hanks —2 wins, 6 nominations Gene Hackman — 2 wins, 5 nominations Olivia de Havilland — 2 wins, 5 nominations Gary Cooper — 2 wins, 5 nominations Maggie Smith — 2 wins, 6 nominations Jessica Lange— 2 wins, 6 nominations Michael Caine—2 wins, 6 nominations Dustin Hoffman — 2 wins, 7 nominations Jane Fonda — 2 wins, 7 nominations Robert De Niro — 2 wins, 7 nominations Cate Blanchett — 2 wins, 7 nominations Denzel Washington —2 wins, 8 nominations Jack Lemmon— 2 wins, 8 nominations Marlon Brando — 2 wins, 8 nominations Spencer Tracy— 2 wins, 9 nominations Bette Davis —2 wins, 10 nominations Walter Brennan —3 wins, 4 nominations Ingrid Bergman — 3 wins, 7 nominations Jack Nicholson — 3 wins, 12 nominations Meryl Streep — 3 wins, 21 nominations Daniel Day-Lewis — 3 wins, 6 nominations Frances McDormand —3 wins, 5 nominations Katharine Hepburn — 4 wins, 12 nominations Read next

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The 44 actors who have won multiple Oscars, ranked by who has won the most (1)

Frances McDormand and Anthony Hopkins won their third and second acting Oscars, respectively, last year.
On Sunday, past winners like Olivia Colman and Nicole Kidman could join the multiple-Oscars club.
Here are 44 actors who have won more than one Oscar.

Oscar wins are hard to come by, and those actors who have won multiple Academy Awards are an exclusive club.

This year, past winners that are nominated include Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Nicole Kidman, JK Simmons, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Denzel Washington. All but Washington won once before and have a chance to join that club (Washington won twice).

Last year, Frances McDormand entered the three-Oscars club for her performance in "Nomadland" (she also won an award for best picture since she produced "Nomadland"). She joined other actors like Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep who have three acting Oscars.

Anthony Hopkins also won his second Oscar last year for "The Father," nearly three decades after he won his first Oscar for "The Silence of the Lambs."

John Lynch contributed to an earlier version of this post.

Here are the 44 actors who have won multiple Academy Awards in acting categories:

Anthony Hopkins — 2 wins, 6 nominations

The 44 actors who have won multiple Oscars, ranked by who has won the most (2)

Best actor: "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), "The Father" (2020)

Renée Zellweger — 2 wins, 4 nominations

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Best actress: "Judy" (2019)

Best supporting actress: "Cold Mountain" (2003)

Mahershala Ali — 2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best supporting actor:"Moonlight" (2016), "Green Book" (2018)

Christoph Waltz — 2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "Inglorious Basterds" (2009), "Django Unchained" (2012)

Hilary Swank —2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best actress: "Boys Don't Cry" (1999), "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)

Kevin Spacey —2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best actor: "American Beauty" (1999)

Best supporting actor: "The Usual Suspects" (1995)

Luise Rainer — 2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best actress: "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936), "The Good Earth" (1937)

Vivien Leigh —2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best actress: "Gone with the Wind" (1939), "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)

Helen Hayes —2 wins, 2 nominations

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Best actress:"The Sin of Madelon Claudet" (1931)

Best supporting actress:"Airport" (1970)

Dianne Wiest — 2 wins, 3 nominations

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Best supporting actress: "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986),"Bullets over Broadway"(1994)

Peter Ustinov —2 wins, 3 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "Spartacus" (1960), "Topkapi"(1964)

Jason Robards — 2 wins, 3 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "All the President's Men" (1976), "Julia" (1977)

Sally Field — 2 wins, 3 nominations

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Best actress: "Norma Rae" (1979), "Places in the Heart" (1984)

Melvyn Douglas — 2 wins, 3 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "Hud" (1963), "Being There" (1979)

Shelley Winters — 2 wins, 4 nominations

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Best supporting actress: "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959), "A Patch of Blue" (1965)

Anthony Quinn — 2 wins, 4 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "Viva Zapata!" (1952), "Lust for Life" (1956)

Glenda Jackson —2 wins, 4 nominations

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Best actress:"Women in Love" (1970), "A Touch of Class" (1973)

Jodie Foster — 2 wins, 4 nominations

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Best actress: "The Accused" (1988), "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)

Elizabeth Taylor —2 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actress:"Butterfield 8" (1960), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966)

Sean Penn — 2 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actor: "Mystic River" (2003), "Milk" (2008)

Fredric March — 2 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actor: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)

Tom Hanks —2 wins, 6 nominations

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Best actor: "Philadelphia" (1993), "Forrest Gump" (1994)

Gene Hackman — 2 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actor: "The French Connection" (1971)

Best supporting actor: "Unforgiven" (1992)

Olivia de Havilland — 2 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actress:"To Each His Own" (1946), "The Heiress" (1949)

Gary Cooper — 2 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actor: "Sergeant York" (1941), "High Noon"(1952)

Maggie Smith — 2 wins, 6 nominations

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Best actress:"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969)

Best supporting actress: "California Suite" (1978)

Jessica Lange— 2 wins, 6 nominations

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Best actress: "Blue Sky" (1994)

Best supporting actress: "Tootsie" (1982)

Michael Caine—2 wins, 6 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986), "The Cider House Rules" (1999)

Dustin Hoffman — 2 wins, 7 nominations

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Best actor: "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), "Rain Man" (1988)

Jane Fonda — 2 wins, 7 nominations

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Best actress: "Klute" (1971), "Coming Home" (1978)

Robert De Niro — 2 wins, 7 nominations

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Best actor: "Raging Bull" (1980)

Best supporting actor: "The Godfather Part II" (1974)

Cate Blanchett — 2 wins, 7 nominations

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Best actress: "Blue Jasmine" (2013)

Best supporting actress: "The Aviator" (2004)

Denzel Washington —2 wins, 8 nominations

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Best actor: "Training Day" (2001)

Best supporting actor: "Glory" (1989)

Jack Lemmon— 2 wins, 8 nominations

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Best actor: "Save the Tiger" (1973)

Best supporting actor: "Mister Roberts" (1955)

Marlon Brando — 2 wins, 8 nominations

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Best actor: "On the Waterfront" (1954), "The Godfather" (1972)

Spencer Tracy— 2 wins, 9 nominations

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Best actor: "Captains Courageous" (1937), "Boys Town" (1938)

Bette Davis —2 wins, 10 nominations

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Best actress: "Dangerous" (1935), "Jezebel" (1938)

Walter Brennan —3 wins, 4 nominations

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Best supporting actor: "Come and Get It" (1936), "Kentucky" (1938), "The Westerner" (1940)

Ingrid Bergman — 3 wins, 7 nominations

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Best actress: "Gaslight" (1944), "Anastasia" (1956)

Best supporting actress: "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974)

Jack Nicholson — 3 wins, 12 nominations

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Best actor: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), "As Good as It Gets" (1997)

Best supporting actor: "Terms of Endearment" (1983)

Meryl Streep — 3 wins, 21 nominations

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Best actress: "Sophie's Choice" (1982), "The Iron Lady" (2011)

Best supporting actress: "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979)

Daniel Day-Lewis — 3 wins, 6 nominations

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Best actor:"My Left Foot" (1989), "There Will Be Blood" (2007), "Lincoln" (2012)

Frances McDormand —3 wins, 5 nominations

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Best actress: "Fargo" (1996), "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017), "Nomadland" (2020)

Katharine Hepburn — 4 wins, 12 nominations

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Best actress:"Morning Glory" (1933), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), "The Lion in Winter" (1968), "On Golden Pond" (1981)