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Oscar since the beginning
Here are nominees and winners in six top Oscar categories going back to the first awards ceremony in 1928. In the early years, nominations were not made public, so the nominees listed come from Academy records of award deliberations. Ties were allowed in the early years, and until 1934 the period from which films were eligible did not match the calendar year. Nominations for best supporting actors and actresses began in 1936.
Most actor nominations
- Jack Nicholson 12
- Laurence Olivier 10
- Paul Newman 9
- Spencer Tracy 9
- Al Pacino 8
Most actress nominations
- Meryl Streep 17
- Katharine Hepburn 12
- Bette Davis 10
- Geraldine Page 8
- Greer Garson 7
Most director nominations
Most total nominations in major categories
- Meryl Streep 17
- Jack Nicholson 12
- Katharine Hepburn 12
- William Wyler 12
- Laurence Olivier 11
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| Year | Category | Won? | Actor/director name | Film name |
| 1965 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "The Collector" |
| 1959 | Best Director | yes | William Wyler | "Ben-Hur" |
| 1956 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "Friendly Persuasion" |
| 1953 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "Roman Holiday" |
| 1951 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "Detective Story" |
| 1949 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "The Heiress" |
| 1946 | Best Director | yes | William Wyler | "The Best Years of Our Lives" |
| 1942 | Best Director | yes | William Wyler | "Mrs. Miniver" |
| 1941 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "The Little Foxes" |
| 1940 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "The Letter" |
| 1939 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "Wuthering Heights" |
| 1936 | Best Director | no | William Wyler | "Dodsworth" |
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