Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks. Tracy won back-to-back Best Actor Oscars for "Captains Courageous" (1937) and "Boys Town" (1938)." A little more than 50 years later, Tom Hanks duplicated the feat, winning for "Philadelphia" (1993) and "Forrest Gump" (1994).
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
Al Pacino won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1992.
He won the 1985 Best Actor award for his performance as an effeminate gay prisoner in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." It was the first of three consecutive Best Actor nominations for Hurt, who also received nods for "Children of a Lesser God" (1986) and "Broadcast News" (1987). Twenty years after his Oscar win, Hurt was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for his short but memorable work as a gangster in "A History of Violence" (2005).
Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata.
Spencer Tracy won two consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards more than 50 years before Hanks.
Marlon Brando holds the record for an actor with the most nominations in consecutive years with four. The nominations were as follows (with his Oscar win in bold):Best Actor for "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)Best Actor for "Viva Zapata!" (1952)Best Actor for "Julius Caesar" (1953)Best Actor for "On the Waterfront" (1954)
Frederic March for The Best Years of Our Lives.
Marlon Brando holds the record for an actor with the most nominations in consecutive years with four. The nominations were as follows (with his Oscar win in bold):Best Actor for "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)Best Actor for "Viva Zapata!" (1952)Best Actor for "Julius Caesar" (1953)Best Actor for "On the Waterfront" (1954)
Tom Hanks won his second Oscar for Forrest Gump (1994). He was nominated for Saving Private Ryan (1998) but did not win an Oscar for it.
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Bette Davis won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Dianne Wiest won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Dustin Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Elizabeth Taylor won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Fredric March won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Hilary Swank won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jack Nicholson won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor once.Jane Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Jason Robards won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.Luise Rainer won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Many actors and actresses have more than one acting Oscar.Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Michael Caine won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Peter Ustinov won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice.Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Tom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor twice.Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for Best Actress twice.Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three times.
Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Wag the Dog (1997)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Rain Man (1988)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Tootsie (1982)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Lenny (1974)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Midnight Cowboy (1969)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Graduate (1967)
The nominees were: Marlon Brando for "Julius Caesar" (the actor's third of four consecutive Best Actor nominations); Richard Burton for "The Robe"; Montgomery Clift for "From Here to Eternity"; William Holden for "Stalag 17"; and Burt Lancaster for "From Here to Eternity." The Oscar went to Holden.
Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1974.
Al Pacino won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1992.
He won the 1985 Best Actor award for his performance as an effeminate gay prisoner in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." It was the first of three consecutive Best Actor nominations for Hurt, who also received nods for "Children of a Lesser God" (1986) and "Broadcast News" (1987). Twenty years after his Oscar win, Hurt was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for his short but memorable work as a gangster in "A History of Violence" (2005).
Yes, Denzel Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Training Day (2001). He has also received the following Academy Award nominations and wins.Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Training Day(2001)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Hurricane (1999)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Malcolm X (1992)Won Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Glory(1989)Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Cry Freedom (1987)
Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for the Best Actor category in 2013.