| Number of Noms./Year of 1st | Actor | Films Nominated Best Actor For |
| 9/1936 | |
| 8/1939 | |
| 8/1970 | |
| 8/1962 | |
| 8/1958 | |
| 7/1959 | |
| 7/1967 | |
| 7/1951 | |
| 6/1928-29 | |
| 6/1953 | |
| 5/1936 | |
| 5/1939 | |
| 5/1930-31 | |
| 5/1973 | |
| 5/1988 | |
| 5/1995 | |
| 5/1976 | |
| 5/1945 | |
| 4/1953 | |
| 4/1967 | |
| 4/1966 | |
| 4/1963 | |
| 4/1989 | |
| | Number of Noms./Year of 1st | Actor | Films Nominated Best Actor For |
| 4/1937 | |
| 3/1932-33 | |
| 3/1934 | |
| 3/1934 | |
| 3/1938 | |
| 3/1943 | |
| 3/1944 | |
| 3/1948 | |
| 3/1949 | |
| 3/1950 | |
| 3/1969 | |
| 3/1929-30 | |
| 3/1962 | |
| 3/1980 | |
| 3/1984 | |
| 3/1985 | |
| 3/1987 | |
| 3/1989 | |
| 3/1991 | |
| 3/1999 | |
| 3/1992 | |
| 3/2003 | |
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