Jack Nicholson has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards.
Jack Nicholson . Nicholson 's 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy 's history . Nicholson has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice , one for the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest ( 1975 ) and the other for the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets ( 1997 ) . Nicholson is one of three male actors to win three Academy Awards . The Last Detail . It was nominated for three Academy Awards , Best Actor in a Leading Role , Jack Nicholson ; Best Actor in a Supporting Role , Randy Quaid ; and Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium , Robert Towne .