Meryl Streep holds the overall record with 20 Academy Award nominations. She has won three times. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
- Linda in "The Deer Hunter" (1978). Best Supporting Actress.
- Joanna Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979). Best Supporting Actress.
- Sarah/Anna in "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981). Best Actress.
- Sophie Zawistowski in "Sophie's Choice" (1982). Best Actress.
- Karen Silkwood in "Silkwood" (1983). Best Actress.
- Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen in "Out of Africa" (1985). Best Actress.
- Helen Archer in "Ironweed" (1987). Best Actress.
- Lindy Chamberlain in "A Cry in the Dark" (1988). Best Actress.
- Suzanne Vale in "Postcards from the Edge" (1990). Best Actress.
- Francesca Johnson in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995). Best Actress.
- Kate Gulden in "One True Thing" (1998). Best Actress.
- Roberta Guaspari in "Music of the Heart" (1999). Best Actress.
- Susan Orlean in "Adaptation" (2002). Best Supporting Actress.
- Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). Best Actress.
- Sister Aloysius Beauvier in "Doubt" (2008). Best Actress.
- Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" (2009). Best Actress.
- Baroness Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" (2011). Best Actress.
- Violet Weston in "August: Osage County" (2013). Best Actress.
- The Witch in "Into the Woods" (2014). Best Supporting Actress.
- Florence Foster Jenkins in "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016). Best Actress.
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