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The 40 actors who have won multiple Oscars, and who has won the most

John LynchFeb 27, 2018, 19:28 IST

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Oscar wins are hard to come by, and those actors who have won multiple Academy Awards are an elite club.

Daniel Day-Lewis, who is one of the six actors with three or more Oscar wins, could tie for the most wins of all time at this year's Oscars should he win for his best actor-nominated turn in "Phantom Thread."

Day-Lewis is joined at the top of the following list by several other actors and actresses with illustrious careers, including Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, and Katharine Hepburn.

Here are the 40 actors who have won multiple Academy Awards in acting categories: