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As of 03/07/2010, Meryle Streep has been nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) sixteen (16) times. This figure is likely to rise each year for the foreseeable future.

  1. Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Julie & Julia (2009)
  2. Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Doubt (2008)
  3. Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
  4. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Adaptation. (2002)
  5. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Music of the Heart (1999)
  6. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: One True Thing (1998)
  7. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
  8. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Postcards from the Edge (1990)
  9. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Evil Angels (1988)
  10. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Ironweed (1987)
  11. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Out of Africa (1985)
  12. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Silkwood (1983)
  13. Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Sophie's Choice (1982)
  14. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
  15. Won Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
  16. Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: The Deer Hunter (1978)
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Kate Winslet has received one Academy Award in seven nominations. In 2009, she became the youngest woman ever to receive six Oscar nods, which she accomplished at the age of 33. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar win in bold):

  • Marianne Dashwood in "Sense and Sensibility" (1995). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Rose DeWitt Bukater in "Titanic" (1997). Best Actress.
  • Young Iris Murdoch in "Iris" (2001). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Clementine Kruczynski in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004). Best Actress.
  • Sarah Pierce in "Little Children" (2006). Best Actress.
  • Hanna Schmitz in "The Reader" (2008). Best Actress.
  • Joanna Hoffman in "Steve Jobs" (2015). Best Supporting Actress.
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The Georgia-born actress has been nominated for Academy Awards four times and won once. The roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

  • Jane Craig in "Broadcast News" (1987). Best Actress.
  • Ada McGrath in "The Piano" (1993). Best Actress.
  • Tammy Hemphill in "The Firm" (1993). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Melanie Freeland in "Thirteen" (2003). Best Supporting Actor.
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Jane Fonda has received two Academy Awards in seven nominations. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):

  • Gloria Beatty in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969). Best Actress.
  • Bree Daniels in "Klute" (1971). Best Actress.
  • Lillian Hellman in "Julia" (1977). Best Actress
  • Sally Hyde in "Coming Home" (1978). Best Actress.
  • Kimberly Wells in "The China Syndrome" (1979) Best Actress.
  • Chelsea Thayer Wayne in "On Golden Pond" (1981). Best Supporting Actress.
  • Alex Sternbergen in "The Morning After" (1986). Best Actress.
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Meryl Streep holds the overall record 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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Twice. She was nominated for Best Actress of 1985 for her performance as Celie in "The Color Purple." Her second nomination -- Best Supporting Actress of 1990 for "Ghost" -- resulted in her only win. Goldberg played a questionable psychic named Oda Mae Brown in the film.

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Three times: She was nominated for Best Actress for Moulin Rouge (2001) and Rabbit Hole (2010). She won the 2002 Best Actress award for The Hours.

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Three times: 1986 Best Actress- Aliens 1988 Best Actress- Gorillas in the Mist; Best Supporting Actress- Working Girl

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According to the IMDB, Katherine Hepburn received a total of 12 Oscar nominations (four of which resulted in wins).

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