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.
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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):
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 Fonda has received two Academy Awards in seven nominations. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
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):
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.
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.
Three times: 1986 Best Actress- Aliens 1988 Best Actress- Gorillas in the Mist; Best Supporting Actress- Working Girl
According to the IMDB, Katherine Hepburn received a total of 12 Oscar nominations (four of which resulted in wins).
None. He was nominated 7 times, and never won.
No. Debra Winger has been been nominated for Best Actress three times, but has neve won an Academy Award.
John Williams has written the music for lots and lots of Oscar-winnign movies. Here is a list of his nominations.1988 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Empire of the Sun (1987)1988 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)1985 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)1985 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: The River (1984)1984 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)1983 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)1983 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Song for: Yes, Giorgio (1982) Shared with: Alan Bergman (lyrics) Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) For the song "If We Were In Love".1982 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)1981 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)1979 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Superman (1978)1978 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Star Wars (1977)1978 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)1976 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Score for: Jaws (1975)1975 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: The Towering Inferno (1974)1974 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: Cinderella Liberty (1973)1974 Nominated Osca Best Music, Original Song for: Cinderella Liberty (1973) Shared with: Paul Williams (lyrics) For the song "Nice to Be Around".1974 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation for: Tom Sawyer (1973) Shared with: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman1973 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: Images (1972)1973 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score for: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)1972 Won Oscar Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score for: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)1970 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) for: The Reivers (1969)1970 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) for: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Shared with: Leslie Bricusse1968 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment for: Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro both won as Oscar for playing Vito Corleone, but in separate movies, The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), respectively. In the year Judi Dench won an Oscar for portraying Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998), Cate Blanchett was nominated for portraying the same queen in Elizabeth (1998) and in the sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). The two times two people were nominated for playing the same character in the same film, Kate Winslet was involved: She was nominated as Lead Actress while Gloria Stuart was nominated for Supporting as Rose in Titanic (1997). And Kate was nominated as Supporting Actress while Judi Dench was nominated for Lead as the title character in Iris (2001).
Not yet. But she has been nominated three times -- twice for Best Actress for her performances in "Blue Valentine" (2010) and "My Week with Marilyn" (2011) and once for Best Supporting Actress for "Brokeback Mountain" (2005).