- Meryl Streep spent almost 50 years in the movie industry winning various accolades, from Oscars to the golden globe and the Grammy
- She is the only actress to have earned 21 Oscar nominations in the history of entertainment, with 17 for Best Actress and 4 for Best Supporting Actress
- Streep only won 3 Oscars out of the 21 nominations for her roles in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie’s Choice (1982), and Iron Lady (2011)
American actress, Meryl Streep raked up a total of 21 Oscar nominations for best actress, but she only won 3 out of the number. First in 1979, then in 1982, and lastly in 2011.
Additionally, she was nominated 32 times for the Golden Globe Awards and won 8, and received 2 British Academy Film Awards, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards, and 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Moreover, she has received a Tony Award and 6 Grammy Awards nominations.
Streep has been active in the movie industry for almost 5 decades and has featured in movies such as Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie’s Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).
When Was She Born?
The legendary actress was the oldest of three children born to artist Mary Wilkinson Streep and pharmaceutical executive Harry William Streep Jr. on 22nd June 1949 in Summit, New Jersey. Her two younger brothers; Harry William Streep lll and Dana David Streep are also actors.
She had her early education at Cedar Hill Elementary School and the Oak Street School. Later on, she enrolled at Bernards High School after her family moved to Bernardsville, New Jersey. In 1971, she obtained her B. A degree from the Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, and went on earn a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Yale School of Drama in 1975. In addition, she received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1981.
While growing up as a child, the Sophie’s Choice actress was a timid girl, but her confidence was built with her mother’s encouragement and advice. Her interest in entertainment dates back to her early school and college days when she started playing roles in various plays such as The Family Upstairs, and The Miss Julie.
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How Did Meryl Streep Earn Her 3 Oscars?
- Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979): Best Actress in A Supporting Role
- Sophie’s Choice (1982): Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The Iron Lady (2011): Best Actress in a Leading Role
The 3-time Oscar-winning actress started her professional acting career after moving to New York City in 1975. Two years later, she marked her entrance into the scene in Julia (1977), but she became well-known after featuring in The Deer Hunter (1978). Earlier, she made her first appearance on Broadway in 1975 with Trelawny Of The “Wells.”
In the next decade, Streep busied herself with building and establishing an incredible career in Hollywood, much to the admiration of her contemporaries. In 1979, she won her first Oscar award at the 52nd Academy Awards for best actress in a supporting role for Kramer VS. Kramer (1979). Three years later, she earned a second Oscar award for best actress in a leading role in Sophie’s Choice (1982).
Since 1982, she didn’t win an Oscar award again until 2011, when she got her 3rd after playing the role of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 historical drama The Iron Lady. Before winning the best actress in a leading role, she earned 12 Oscar nominations.
Do You Know The 18 Best Actress Oscars She Lost?
Out of the 21 Oscar nominations, the 75 year-old received, she failed to win 18. That’s a record that is yet to be broken.
While she is among those with more than 2 Oscars, she is one of the few including; Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Frances McDormand to have won it thrice. For now, Katharine Hepburn has the most Oscar awards, 4 out of 12 nominations.
Here is a list of the 18 Best Actress Oscars Streep failed to win from 1978 to 2017. They are:
- The Deer Hunter (1978), Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Nomination
- The French Lieutenant (1981), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Silkwood (1985), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Out of Africa (1985), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Ironweed (1987), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- A Cry In The Dark (1988), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Postcards From The Edge (1990), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- The Bridges Of Madison County (1995), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- One True Thing (1998), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Music Of The Heart (1999), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Adaptation (2002), ), Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Nomination
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Doubt (2008), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Julia & Julia (2009), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Iron Lady (2011), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Win
- August: Osage County (2013), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- Into The Woods (2014), ), Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Nomination
- Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
- The Post (2017), ), Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nomination
