Meryl Streep only needs one out of the two expected Academy Award nominations to make Oscar history next week, but that isn't stopping the legendary actress from slamming the process that may help get her there.

In an interview Monday in the London Daily Telegraph, Streep said that she finds it "alarming that all the campaigning for Oscars is getting like a political campaign."

Streep, 53, is tied for the record number of nominations with Katherine Hepburn (each have 12), and appears to be a shoo-in for a Best Actress nomination for "The Hours" and a Best Supporting Actress nod for "Adaptation."

It's not unusual for studios to run campaigns for their films come awards season. But Streep wonders where the line will be drawn.

"It is really distasteful," Streep told the Telegraph. "It won't be long before they start paying for television commercials for best picture, best actor and all those things."

The actress received British Academy of Film and Television Award nominations for both "The Hours" and "Adaptation" last month.

Streep received her first Oscar nomination -- a Best Supporting Actor nod -- for 1978's "The Deer Hunter." She went on to win the supporting actress statuette for 1979's "Kramer Vs. Kramer," and won a Best Actress Oscar for 1982's "Sophie's Choice."