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When an actress is nominated for an Academy Award , it mark a milestone in their career , suggesting that they ’re headed towards big and best function and elite A - leaning Hollywood status . Over the twelvemonth , several female actresses havedominated awards time of year . But while many have been nominated innumerable times , only three actresses have ever won three or more Academy Awards . And only one histrion , male person or female , has ever succeed four .
Who are they ? Here is a ranking of the 11 distaff actress with the most Oscars . Where there ’s a tie , they are ranked based on the routine of total Oscar nominations they have take in over their career .
Elizabeth Taylor: 2 Wins (5 Nominations)
Nominated a total of five times , she won in 1961 forButterfield and in 1967 forWho ’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Her third award was theJean Hersholt Humanitarian Awardin 1993 . Her first three meter being make were forRaintree County(1958),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1959 ) , andSuddenly , Last Summer(1960 ) .
Taylor clear away in 2011 at the geezerhood of 79 . Acting since the ' 40s , Taylor was also a passionate activist , fighting for causes like HIV / AIDS treatment , as well as a successful entrepreneur with product from fragrances to jewellery . She is turn over a legend in the industry .
Frances McDormand: 2 Wins (5 Nominations)
Herlatest win was in 2018forThree Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri , the first time the farsighted - time role player has won since 1997 ’s Fargo . But she got three other nomination as well , include forMississippi Burning(1989),Almost Famous(2001 ) , andNorth Country(2006 ) .
Considered to be one of the most talented actors around , the 63 - class - former has earned what is known as the Triple Crown of acting , which includes an Emmy and a Tony as well .
Olivia de Havilland: 2 Wins (5 Nominations)
A prolificactor in the ' 40 and ' L , de Havilland also won two Academy Awards , the first for 1947’sTo Each His Ownand the second for 1950’sThe Heiress . She was also nominated for her supporting role inGone With the Windin 1940 , forHold Back the Dawnin 1942 , and forThe Snake Pitin 1949 .
De Havilland live a full life story , having choke away in 2020 at the unbelievable age of 104 . Up until that time , she was the latest surviving star from the catamenia roll in the hay as the Golden Age of Hollywood Cinema and the old living Academy Award recipient .
Maggie Smith: 2 Wins (6 Nominations)
One of several women on the list with a duet of wins , Smith won for 1979’sCalifornia Suiteand in 1970 forThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie . Her first nomination came in 1966 , followed by 1973 forTravels with My Aunt , 1987 forA Room with a View , and 2002 forGosford Park .
She gained attending of late , of course , for her leading role asLady Violet Crawley , Dowager Countess of Grantham inDownton Abbey , which make her three Emmy award . At the age of 85 , she continues to act .
Jessica Lange: 2 Wins (6 Nominations)
Tootsie(1983 ) andBlue Sky(1995 ) mark Lange ’s two big wins , but she was nominated four more times for Frances , also in 1983 , as well asCountry(1985),Sweet Dreams(1986 ) , andMusic Box(1990 ) .
Still alive in the business enterprise today , Lange has shifted to the small screen , appearing in the horror anthology seriesAmerican Horror Story , and the miniseriesFeud , and excruciate up awarding in other categories as well , including a sum of eight Emmys , 16 prosperous Globes , and six Screen Actors Guild Awards .
Jane Fonda: 2 Wins (7 Nominations)
Now adorn the small silver screen in a lead character in Netflix comedyGrace & Frankie , Fonda has been acting in both movies and TVfor decades . And even though she took a modest suspension , it was only after she solidified her spot in Hollywood with two wins , the first forKlutein 1972 and the 2nd forComing Homein 1979 .
She racked up five more nominations early on in her career , forThey Shoot Horses , Do n’t They?(1970),Julia(1978),The China Syndrome(1980),On Golden Pond(1982 ) , andThe Morning After(1987 ) . She continue to be a talented actor and fierce activist , stick out up for the causes she believes in .
Cate Blanchett: 2 Wins (7 Nominations)
The immature cleaning woman on the listing at just 51 , Blanchett is another double Oscar winner , taking home statue forThe Aviatorin 2005 andBlue Jasminein 2014 . She was most recently propose in 2016 forCaroland has also been name forElizabeth(1999),Notes on a Scandal(2007),I’m Not There and Elizabeth : The Golden Age , both in 2008 .
Given her busy agenda and steadfast slate of fresh projects , it ’s probable Blanchett will make her wins a Hat Trick some - time before long .
Bette Davis: 2 Wins (10 Nominations)
Thecinema iconmight " only " have two profits – one forDangerous(1936 ) and the other forJezebel(1939 ) – but she has an impressive 10 nominations total , make her the first thespian even to do so .
They are , in order , forOf Human Bondage(1935),Dark Victory(1940),The Letter(1941),The Little Foxes(1942),Now , Voyager(1943),Mr . Skeffington(1945),All About Eve(1951),The Star(1953 ) , andWhat Ever take place to Baby Jane?(1963 ) . The woman who has been named in many a song , passed away in 1989 at the age of 81 .
Ingrid Bergman: 3 Wins (7 Nominations)
One of only two distaff actors ever to win three Academy Award , and one of only five actors of either sex to win them in triplicate , Bergman ’s awards spanned three different decade : forGaslightin 1945,Anastasiain 1957 , andMurder on the Orient Expressin 1975 . Her other four nominations were forFor Whom the Bell Tolls(1944),The Bells of St. Mary’s(1946),Joan of Arc(1949 ) , andHostsonaten(1979 ) .
In 1982 , Bergman go away at the years of 67 from breast cancer , but she was discover one of the greatest distaff sieve legend in Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute .
Meryl Streep: 3 Wins (21 Nominations)
As the current prevail nance of Hollywood , Streep’snominations are too many to list ! But they began in 1979 forThe Deer Hunterand admit multiple ones for every decade since . The most late nods came forAugust : Osage County(2014),Into the Woods(2015),Florence Foster Jenkins(2017 ) , andThe Post(2018 ) .
Her three wins were forKramer vs. Kramer(1980),Sophie ’s Choice(1983 ) , andThe Iron Lady(2012 ) . It would n’t be surprising to see Streep take home another status soon , link for the most win . She is already clobbering the rivalry in terms of total nominations .
