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Oscar Nomination #1
Streep was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "The Deer Hunter". This was only her second performance after her debut in the film "Julia". The winner that year was Maggie Smith for her work in California Suite -
Oscar Win #1
Hot off of her nomination for Deer Hunter, Streep pulled off a win with her acclaimed Supporting performance in Kramer vs. Kramer alongside Dustin Hoffman. -
Oscar Nomination #3
Streep landed her first ever nomination in the leading Best Actress category with her performance in The French Lieutenant's Woman. Katherine Hepburn won over Streep for her performance in On Golden Pond -
Oscar Win #2
In Sophie's Choice, Streep won her second Oscar (her first in Leading Actress) and delivered what many consider her greatest performance, and one of the greatest performances in the history of acting. -
Oscar Nomination # 5
Streep landed her 5th nomination (her 3rd as a lead actress) for portraying the real life Karen Silkwood in Mike Nichol's biopic based on the mysterious death of Silkwood. It was believed she was killed to stop her from exposing wrong doing at a plutonium plant she worked at. Streep lost to Shirley McClaine in Terms of Endearment -
Oscar Nomination # 6
In Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa, Streep won her 6th nomination for portraying Danish author Karen Blixen (who wrote the novel in which the film is based on). Streep lost that year to Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful -
Oscar Nomination # 7
Cher's performance in Moonstruck overcame Streep's 3rd bid in the leading actress category since her win for Sophie's Choice. -
Oscar Nomination #8
Playing the woman wrongly accused of murdering her daughter in the film A Cry In The Dark won Streep a lot of raves; she was once again nominated, but lost to Jodie Foster in The Accused. -
Oscar Nomination # 9
In Postcards from the Edge, Streep delivered a comedic performance that many critics had longed for her to do after all of the many heavy weight roles (from Sophie's Choice to A Cry in the Dark). She was rewarded with another Oscar nomination, but lost to Kathy Bates who won for her work in Misery -
Oscar Nomination # 10
Streep's first nomination in 5 years was given for her role in The Bridges of Madison County. It was heralded as a return to form after a string of bombs from Streep's film choices. The trophy, however, went to Susan Sarandon for her role in Dead Man Walking -
Oscar Nomination # 11
Streep played a woman dying of Cancer in the film One True Thing, based on the novel of the same name. Gwenyth Paltrow's work in Shakespeare in Love, however, was seen as the true winner that year. -
Oscar Nomination # 12
Portraying real life Roberta Guaspari, a violin teacher in the Bronx, in the film Music of the Heart was enough to land Streep her 12th nomination, but not enough to overcome Hillary Swank's winning turn as a transgendered boy in the acclaimed indie Boys Don't Cry -
Oscar Nomination # 13
In Spike Jonze's zany Adaptation, Streep played real life journalist Susan Orlean. This was Streep's first nomination in Supporting Actress since her win for Kramer vs. Kramer, and she lost to Catherine Zeta Jones who was in the wildly successful Chicago that year. -
Oscar Nomination #14
Streep's work in The Devil Wears Prada has been considered one of her greatest performances up there with her work in Sophie's Choice. She came the closest she had come to winning in years, swooping up many of the precursor awards. However, she was bested by Helen Mirren for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen -
Oscar Nomination # 15
Streep's performance as a conflicted Nun in the onscreen adaptation of the famous play Doubt is considered one her more divisive nominations. Fresh off her loss from The Devil Wears Prada, this began a whisper campaign demanding that Streep win her third Oscar (many felt that at this point she was overdue after being nominated so many times). Though she came close, she was beaten by Kate Winslet, who after 6 nominations, finally won for The Reader. -
Oscar Nomination # 16
Streep was perfect at portraying famous chef Julia Child, so much so, she recaptured more Oscar heat and went head to head with Sandra Bullock for another go around for a lead actress Oscar. Ultimately, Bullock's film had more Academy support, and she squeaked out a win. -
Oscar Win # 3
After years and years of playing second fiddle to a number of actresses, Streep pulled off her 3rd win (2cnd in leading actress) for playing the controversial Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. The win garnered some harsh criticism, as Viola Davis (Streep's co-star from previous film Doubt) was seen as the favorite to win; she even beat Streep for the Screen Actors Guild Award. Nevertheless, Streep capped a record setting 18 overall nominations with a 3rd win.
