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Who has won the most Oscars for best actor?

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Daniel Day-Lewis has won the most Oscars for best actor: three. Who else has won multiple times in the category? Find out in our list below.

  • 1. Daniel Day-Lewis: 3 (My Left Foot [1989], There Will Be Blood [2007], and Lincoln [2012])
  • 2. Fredric March: 2 (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931], The Best Years of Our Lives [1946])
  • 2. Spencer Tracy: 2 (Captains Courageous [1937], Boys Town [1938])
  • 2. Gary Cooper: 2 (Sergeant York [1941], High Noon [1952])
  • 2. Marlon Brando: 2 (On the Waterfront [1954], The Godfather [1972])
  • 2. Dustin Hoffman: 2 (Kramer vs. Kramer [1979], Rain Man [1988])
  • 2. Jack Nicholson: 2 (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest [1975], As Good as It Gets [1997])
  • 2. Tom Hanks: 2 (Philadelphia [1993], Forrest Gump [1994])
  • 2. Anthony Hopkins: 2 (The Silence of the Lambs [1991], The Father [2020])
  • 2. Sean Penn: 2 (Mystic River [2003], Milk [2008])