Meryl Streep
With 21(!) Oscar nominations for movies like “Julie and Julia“ or “The Iron Lady“ Meryl Streep still holds the record for most nominations for a female actress. Streep has received the prestigious golden statue a total of three times, and there does not seem to be any end in sight. Meryl Streep is a fixture in any Hollywood A-list and continues to do amazing work in film. Her most recent project was "The Post" with Tom Hanks and she will soon be appearing in the second season of the HBO series "Big Little Lies".