Meryl Streep has the most Oscar nominations of all time, with an impressive 21 nominations and three wins. Katherine Hepburn (1907-2003) received 12 nominations but took home one more Academy Award than Streep throughout her acting career. Over the past nine decades, numerous actors and filmmakers have been nominated for an Academy Award. While nominees such as Julie Andrews and Lupita Nyong'o struck it lucky and won an award with their first nomination, others have been waiting for years to hold their speeches on stage. As of 2022, Glenn Close and Peter O'Toole topped the ranking for the most nominations in an acting category without a win.

Source: Statista