The 19 Actors With The Most Oscar Nominations Of All Time
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Meryl Streep received her 19th Oscar nod when the </span>87th Academy Awards nominations<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> were announced Thursday morning.</span>
Streep, who was nominated for best supporting actress in Disney's "Into the Woods," is, by far, the most-nominated actor of all time.
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Despite her 19 nods, Streep has only won three times — for "Kramer Vs. Kramer" (1979), "Sophie's Choice" (1982), and "The Iron Lady" (2012).</span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">No other actor comes close to Streep's 19 nominations. </span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">We've compiled a list of the actors with the most nominations for film roles consulting</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> the </span>Academy Awards Databases<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">.</span>
The 87th Academy Awards will air Sun., Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Meryl Streep, 19 nominations (3 wins)
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Katharine Hepburn, 12 (4 wins)<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fb0feab8ea780764121a-1200-600/katharine-hepburn-a-philadelphia-story-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="katharine hepburn a philadelphia story">Jack Nicholson, 12 nominations (3 wins)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54b7eb486da811027cd03610-1164-582/oscars-70s-jack-nicholson-1.jpg" border="0" alt="oscars 70s jack nicholson">Bette Davis, 10 nominations (2 wins) <img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fffd69bedd795ab5bc30-1200-924/bette-davis.jpg" border="0" alt="bette davis">Laurence Olivier, 10 nominations (1 win, 2 honorary awards) <img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/54b7ffebecad048027ce645b-1200-924/olivier-hamlet.jpg" border="0" alt="olivier hamlet" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Paul Newman, 9 nominations (1 win, 1 honorary award, 1 Hersholt award)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54b7ffdcecad048b27ce645f-1200-924/newman-2.jpg" border="0" alt="newman" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Spencer Tracy, 9 nominations (2 wins) <img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54b7ffd26bb3f7606bbd40e9-1200-600/spencertracy.jpg" border="0" alt="spencertracy"> Marlon Brando, 8 nominations (2 wins)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53cd483469bedd2a5daf9a0e-1200-924/marlonbrando-1.jpg" border="0" alt="marlonbrando" width="641" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">
Jack Lemmon, 8 nominations (2 wins)<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/54b7ffbd69bedd775ab5bc2e-1200-600/jacklemmon-under-yum-yum-tree.jpg" border="0" alt="jacklemmon under yum yum tree" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Peter O'Toole, 8 nominations (1 honorary award)<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52b367476da811903823228c-1200-600/peter-otoole.jpg" border="0" alt="Peter O'Toole" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Al Pacino, 8 nominations (1 win) <img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/54089e99eab8ea07718b456b-1200-600/al-pacino-smiling-1.jpg" border="0" alt="al pacino smiling" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Geraldine Page, 8 nominations (1 win)<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fe216bb3f7df65bd40ef-1200-924/geraldine-page.jpg" border="0" alt="geraldine page" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Ingrid Bergman, 7 nominations (3 wins)<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fe32eab8ea730f641215-804-602/ingridbergman1940publicity-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Ingrid_Bergman_1940_publicity" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Richard Burton, 7 nominations (no wins)<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fec36bb3f7e265bd40ed-1200-924/richard-burton.jpg" border="0" alt="richard burton" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Judi Dench, 7 nominations (1 win)<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fd93eab8ea5810641211-1200-632/judi-dench-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Judi Dench" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Robert DeNiro, 7 nominations (2 wins)<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fdae69bedd3451b5bc2e-1200-600/robert-de-niro-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Robert De Niro" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Jane Fonda, 7 nominations (2 wins)<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54b7fdcaeab8ea5f10641213-1166-583/jane-fonda-cannes.png" border="0" alt="Jane Fonda Cannes" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Greer Garson, 7 nominations (1 win)<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/54b7ff2169bedd1c56b5bc30-1200-924/greer-garson.jpg" border="0" alt="greer garson" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Dustin Hoffman, 7 nominations (2 wins)<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/54b7ff89eab8ea211b641218-1200-924/dustin-hoffman-2.jpg" border="0" alt="dustin hoffman" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">
<p class="p1">Fun fact: Walt Disney received 59 nominations (and 26 wins), making him the most-nominated person of all time.
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