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THE NAME GAME: 16 AUGUST 2019

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Actors Who Have Won the Most Oscars

Do not scroll down yet!!! (the correct answers are below). Can you guess the surnames of these

Actors Who Have Won the Most Oscars? And……. GO…!!!

 

 

  1. Katharine ……….

 

  1. Jack ……….

 

  1. Meryl ……….

 

  1. Ingrid ……….

 

  1. Daniel Day ……….

 

  1. Marlon ……….

 

  1. Robert ……….

 

  1. Tom ……….

 

  1. Cate ……….

 

  1. Denzel ……….

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

  1. Katharine Hepburn

This Hollywood pioneer holds the record with four separate Best Actress wins. During her sixty year film career, Hepburn won the award for “Morning Glory,” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “The Lion in Winter,” and “On Golden Pond.” She was nominated an impressive eight more times for films including the classics “The Philadelphia Story” and “The African Queen.”

 

  1. Jack Nicholson

Nicholson won Best Actor twice for leading roles in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “As Good As It Gets.” He also won Best Supporting Actor for “Terms of Endearment.” Nicholson has been nominated for an additional nine Oscars.

 

  1. Meryl Streep

During her illustrious career, Streep has been nominated for an Oscar a total of eighteen times. She won Best Actress twice, for “Sophie’s Choice” and “The Iron Lady.” She won Best Supporting Actress once for “Kramer vs. Kramer.”

 

  1. Ingrid Bergman

This femme fatale of classic cinema won Best Actress twice for “Anastasia” and “Gaslight.” And her collaboration with famed film noir director Sidney Lumet in “Murder on the Orient Express” earned her the award for Best Supporting Actress.

 

  1. Daniel Day Lewis

Daniel Day Lewis is another member of the exclusive three Oscar club. He has the distinction of winning all of his awards for leading roles. He won Best Actor for “Lincoln,” “There Will Be Blood,” and “My Left Foot.”

 

  1. Marlon Brando

Brando won the award for Best Actor twice during his illustrious career. He won once in 1954 for “On the Waterfront” and again in 1972 for his iconic role in “The Godfather.” He was nominated an impressive five more times for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor.

 

  1. Robert De Niro

De Niro has won two Oscars during his career, once for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. The former win was for “Raging Bull” and the latter was for “The Godfather: Part II.”

 

  1. Tom Hanks

Hanks has been nominated for five Oscars and won twice. He won for Best Actor two years in a row: first for “Philadelphia” in 1993 and then for “Forrest Gump” in 1994.

 

  1. Cate Blanchett

Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and won twice. She won first for “The Aviator” and then for “Blue Jasmine.”

 

  1. Denzel Washington

Washington has won two Oscars. He won Best Actor for “Training Day” and Best Supporting Actor for “Glory.” He has been nominated for an additional four Oscars.

 

SOURCE: CLIPD

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