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Meryl Streep has been nominated for 21 Oscars

It is the most for any performer, with three wins

Meryl Streep has received 21 Academy Award nominations, more than any other actor, and has won three: for Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice and The Iron Lady. Her first nomination came for The Deer Hunter in 1979.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: It is the most for any performer, with three wins. The figure is taken from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a movies & tv fact?: Yes. It sits on the Movies & TV shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.