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    Which actor has won the most Oscar Awards?

    Question #94642. Asked by Matthew_07. (Apr 15 08 3:56 AM)


    BRY2K

    		The film with the most Best Actor nominations (3) was Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), for Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, and Charles Laughton.

    No male performer has yet won three Best Actor awards. Eight actors have won the Best Actor Oscar twice: Tracy, Brando, Cooper, Hanks, Hoffman, Nicholson, March and Day-Lewis. Among them are the only two actors who have received two consecutive Best Actor statuettes:

    Spencer Tracy for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)

    Tom Hanks for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)

    To your specific question, I would comment that actor Jack Nicholson has 12 career nominations, won 3 Oscars - two of them being for best actor.

    http://www.filmsite.org/bestactor.html


    Apr 15 08, 4:05 AM
    Matthew_07

    		Thanks for the reply. I have always thought that it would be Hanks.

    Apr 15 08, 7:37 AM
    sunrayz99

    		This site has some fun facts.
    Jack Nicholson has won best actor twice and best supporting actor one time.
    http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:Ba6l8oBdhnAJ:members.tripod.com/~awards5/stats.html+youngest+oscar+winner&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

    Apr 15 08, 3:50 PM

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