Question: Who is the Most Nominated Male Performer?
Answer: Jack Nicholson is the current champ with 12 nominations. Sir Laurence Olivier comes in second with 10 acting nominations, and Spencer Tracy and Paul Newman have each received nine nominations for acting.
Nicholson's nominations came for his performances in "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "The Last Detail," "Chinatown," "Reds," "Prizzi's Honor," "Ironweed," "A Few Good Men," and "About Schmidt." Nicholson won Oscars for his performances in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Terms of Endearment," and "As Good As It Gets."
