Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan is a global icon who has won many awards for his outstanding acting skills worldwide.
1. Marlon Brando. Considered by many to be one of the best actors of all time, Marlon Brando's imposing presence commanded both respect and admiration from his peers, even in the later years of his career.
No 1 actor in the world
Dwayne Johnson is reported as the no. 1 actor in the world as of 2023. Dwayne Johnson, also known as "The Rock," is one of the most famous Hollywood actors in 2023. He was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 85 actors. Daniel Day-Lewis has won the award a record three times. Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier were nominated a record nine times. Peter O'Toole is the most nominated actor in this category without a single win.
As of 2022, Katharine Hepburn maintained her lead as the actor with the most Oscar wins of all time. While the "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" star scored four acting accolades during her career, six fellow actors tied for the second spot with three wins each.
While these actors have been in plenty of movies, they don't even break the top ten. The “Man of a Thousand Voices,” Mel Blanc is regarded as the actor who's racked up the most acting credits – more than 1,200 – voicing Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and many, many more cartoon characters since the 1930s.
The record for the youngest Academy Award winner of all time goes to the brilliantly talented Tatum O'Neal. At a mere ten years and 148 days old, she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Addie Loggins in 1973's Paper Moon, becoming the youngest Oscar winner of any competitive category.
Anthony Hopkins and Tatum O'Neal are the oldest and youngest winners of acting Oscars, winning at age 83 and age 10 respectively.
The person who has triumphed more times at the Oscars than anyone else in history is Walt Disney. America's most iconic filmmaker racked up a whopping 26 Oscars, four of which were honorary awards, and he also holds the record for the most nominations on record – 59.
Major actors and actresses who have not won an Oscars
Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Sigourney Weaver have all been nominated three times but have never received a golden statuette.
Best Actor
Two actors have won two consecutive awards: Spencer Tracy – Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938) Tom Hanks – Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)
Jack Nicholson
He got his first Best Actor for 1975's “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” and won a second for “As Good as It Gets”at the 1998 awards ceremony. In between he won a Best Supporting Actor.
To this day, Autry remains the only artist to have five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with several others holding on to four.
William Clark Gable was an American film actor, nicknamed “The King of Hollywood” in his heyday. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time.
Tom Cruise
He is considered one of the best actors of this generation and is the highest paid actor in the world in 2023. The movie Top Gun Maverick starring Tom Cruise made over a billion dollars on the box office taking Cruise's earnings to around a 100 million dollars.
Lawrence of Arabia - 7
Receiving seven Academy Awards, the film won best picture, director, cinematography (color), set decoration (color), sound, film editing and score.
Let's end the suspense. The woman who holds the records for the most wins is a costume designer: Edith Head. In a career that spanned over five decades and 400 film credits, Edith Head (1897 – 1981) garnered an incredible 35 Oscar nominations and 8 wins for Best Costume Design, the most for any woman in history.
At 11 victories apiece, the current three record-holders are “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” “Titanic” and “Ben-Hur.” But where do other Academy Awards faves like “West Side Story,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Gone with the Wind” fall on the all-time list?
Tatum O'Neal – Paper Moon, 1973 (Age 10)
Fifty years on, Tatum O'Neal retains the title of being the youngest actor ever to win an Academy Award. She took home the statue when she was just 10 years old for her performance as Addie Loggins in the movie Paper Moon.