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Meryl Streep stands as the most nominated actor with 15 nominations. Streep won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in "Kramer vs Kramer" and Best Actress in a Leading Role in "Sophie's Choice." She was also nominated for her work in "The Deer Hunter," "The French Lieutenant's Woman," "Silkwood," "Out of Africa," "Ironweed," "A Cry in the Dark," "Postcards from the Edge," "The Bridges of Madison County," "One True Thing," "Music of the Heart," "Adaptation,", "The Devil Wears Prada", and "Doubt."

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Meryl Streep holds the overall record for actors with 20 Academy Awards nominations. She has won three times. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

  • Linda in "The Deer Hunter" (1978). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Sarah/Anna in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981). Best Actress.
  • Sophie Zawistowski in "Sophie's Choice" (1982). Best Actress.
  • Karen Silkwood in "Silkwood" (1983). Best Actress.
  • Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen in "Out of Africa" (1985). Best Actress.
  • Helen Archer in "Ironweed" (1987). Best Actress.
  • Lindy Chamberlain in "A Cry in the Dark" (1988). Best Actress.
  • Suzanne Vale in "Postcards from the Edge" (1990). Best Actress.
  • Francesca Johnson in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995). Best Actress.
  • Kate Gulden in "One True Thing" (1998). Best Actress.
  • Roberta Guaspari in "Music of the Heart" (1999). Best Actress.
  • Susan Orlean in "Adaptation" (2002). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). Best Actress.
  • Sister Aloysius Beauvier in "Doubt" (2008) Best Actress.
  • Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" (2009) Best Actress.
  • Baroness Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" (2011). Best Actress.
  • Violet Weston in "August: Osage County" (2013). Best Actress.
  • The Witch in "Into the Woods" (2014). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Florence Foster Jenkins in "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016). Best Actress.
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Three actresses were nominated 6 times and never won: Glenn Close, Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter.

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Sound re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell has received 20 Academy Awards nominations between 1983 and 2007, but he has never won.

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Sound re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell has received 20 Academy Awards nominations between 1983 and 2007, but he has never won.

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Glenn Close has joined Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who were nominated six times for Academy Awards without a win.

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Glenn Close has joined Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who were nominated six times for Academy Awards without a win.

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