10 Actresses With the Most Oscar Wins

Feb 24, 2024, 17:36 IST

Pragati Awasthi

Katharine Hepburn: 4 wins (12 nominations)

Legendary actor Katharine Hepburn is the only female actor who has won four acting awards out of 12 nominations.

Meryl Streep: 3 wins (21 nominations)

With a record 21 Oscar nominations, Streep has registered wins three times: Kramer vs. Kramer (1980), Sophie's Choice (1983), and The Iron Lady (2012).

Ingrid Bergman: 3 wins (7 nominations)

Ingrid won three Oscars for her roles in the movies Gaslight, Anastasia, and Murder on the Orient Express.

Bette Davis: 2 wins (10 nominations)

The veteran actor Davis won two Academy Awards, first for Dangerous in 1936 and second for Jezebel in 1939.

Cate Blanchett: 2 wins (7 nominations)

Cate Blanchett won her first Academy Award in 2005 for The Aviator and her second award in 2014 for Blue Jasmine.

Frances McDormand: 2 wins (6 nominations)

Frances McDormand won her first award in 1996 for Fargo, the second in 2017 for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and the third in 2020 for Nomadland.

Jane Fonda: 2 wins (7 nominations)

Fonda earned her first nomination in 1979 for the movie They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. However, her first win came in 1972 for Klute, and her second win came in 1979 for Coming Home.

Maggie Smith: 2 wins (6 nominations)

The veteran star won her first Academy Award for California Suite in 1979 and for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970.

Jessica Lange: 2 wins (6 nominations)

Out of six Academy nominations, Lange took the golden trophy home two times. The first time was for Tootsie in 1983, and the second time was for Blue Sky in 1995.

Olivia de Havilland: 2 wins (5 nominations)

Out of six Academy nominations, Lange took the golden trophy home two times. The first time was for Tootsie in 1983, and the second time was for Blue Sky in 1995.

Elizabeth Taylor: 2 wins (5 nominations)

In her impeccable career spanning over decades, Taylor has won two Oscars: the first in 1960 for Suddenly, Last Summer, and the second in 1961 for Butterfield 8.

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