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Who has won the most Oscars for best supporting actor?

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Walter Brennan has won the most Academy Awards for best supporting actor: three. Who else has won in the category multiple times? Find out in our list.

  • 1. Walter Brennan: 3 (Come and Get It [1936], Kentucky [1938], and The Westerner [1940])
  • 2. Anthony Quinn: 2 (Viva Zapata! [1952], Lust for Life [1956])
  • 2. Peter Ustinov: 2 (Spartacus [1960], Topkapi [1964])
  • 2. Melvyn Douglas: 2 (Hud [1963], Being There [1979])
  • 2. Jason Robards: 2 (All the President’s Men [1976], Julia [1977])
  • 2. Michael Caine: 2 (Hannah and Her Sisters [1986], The Cider House Rules [1999])
  • 2. Christoph Waltz: 2 (Inglourious Basterds [2009], Django Unchained [2012])
  • 2. Mahershala Ali: 2 (Moonlight [2016], Green Book [2018])