The Best Actor Academy Award

Top Best Actor Oscar Winner/Nominee	Best Actor Wins
Spencer Tracy 9 career nominations (9 B.A. noms), 2 wins	Boys Town (1938)
Other Top Best Actor Oscar Winners and Nominees	Best Actor Wins
Jack Nicholson 12 career nominations (8 B.A. noms), 3 wins (2 B.A.)	As Good As It Gets (1997)
Laurence Olivier 11 career nominations 10 acting nominations (9 B.A. noms), 1 Win	Hamlet (1948)
Marlon Brando 8 career nominations (7 B.A. noms), 2 wins	The Godfather (1972)
Dustin Hoffman 7 career nominations (all B.A. noms), 2 wins	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Rain Man (1988)
Tom Hanks 5 career nominations (all B.A. noms), 2 wins	Philadelphia (1993) Forrest Gump (1994)
Fredric March 5 career nominations (all B.A. noms), 2 wins	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931/32)
Gary Cooper 5 career nominations (all B.A. noms), 2 wins	Sergeant York (1941)
Daniel Day-Lewis 4 career nominations (all B.A. noms), 2 wins	My Left Foot (1989) There Will Be Blood (2007)
Sean Penn 5 career nominations (all B.A. noms), 2 wins	Mystic River (2003) Milk (2008)