Oscar 2010: Meryl Streep Breaks Oscar Record

Meryl Streep breaks acting record

Meryl Streep has broken her own record for most Oscar nominations for acting: 16 in all. They are: The Deer Hunter (supporting, 1978), Kramer vs. Kramer (supporting, 1979), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1989), Adaptation (supporting, 2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008), and Julie & Julia (2009).

She won for Kramer vs. Kramer and Sophie's Choice.

Meryl Streep breaks another acting record

Thanks to her Julie & Julia nomination, Meryl Streep has also broken the record for most acting nominations in a leading role. The previous record holders were Streep and Katharine Hepburn, with 12 nominations each. Streep now has 13.

For the (other kind of) record: Thelma Ritter holds the record for most acting nominations in the supporting category: six in all. Katharine Hepburn still holds the record for the most acting wins: four.

Photo: Julie & Julia (Jonathan Wenk / Columbia Pictures)