The Oscars: Who has won the most awards for acting, directing and more

• The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023.
• Find out who has won the most Academy Awards for acting, directing and more.
• Steven Spielberg will be the winningest director if he wins Best Director for Legendary men?

Winning an Oscar is one of the highest honors in the film industry. For many it is the goal they aspire to, while others see it as a humbling confirmation of their talent and commitment. Winning an Oscar is no easy feat and some Hollywood icons never mentioned their names at the prestigious ceremony. Some are nominated multiple times, to the point where it seems like they’ll never win, only to finally get recognition for their life’s work. However, some stars make winning an Oscar look easy.

Ahead of the 94th Academy Awards, taking place on March 27, 2022, here’s a look at the talent, both in front and behind. Backwards the film camera, with the most Oscars in history.

Most Oscars for acting

Meryl Streep it looks like she has been winning Oscars ever since she first hit the scene. She won her first Oscar for her supporting role in the 1979 film. Kramer versus Kramerafter getting his first nomination for the film the deer hunter in 1978. In 1982, the acclaimed actress won her second Academy Award and her first in the Best Actress category for her role in Sofia’s choice. His most recent win was for the 2011 film. Iron Womanwhere she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her acting Margaret Thatcher. There are three wins out of 21 nominations.

Despite this result, he is still one win behind. Katharine Hepburn for the record for most acting Oscars. Prior to her death in 2003, Katharine was nominated for an Academy Award 12 times, winning four times, all in the Best Actress category. Hepburn won for her roles in Morning Glory, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winterand 1981 in the golden lagoon.

Meryl is currently connected with frances mcdormanwhich she won three Best Actress awards for Fargo, three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, AND nobody’s land. The only other actress with three Oscars is the deceased. Ingrid Bergmann. OR White House the star won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her 1974 role Murder on the Orient Express winning the Best Actress Award in 1956 anastasia and 1944 distort.

Kate Blanchett it could also bring Meryl and Frances together. His performance in Tar has her as a strong candidate for the best actress award. She also won the Best Supporting Actress Award for the aviator and Best Actress in 2013 jasmine blue.

Other actresses who could take the crown from Katherine before all is said and done include Jane Fonda (seven nominations, two wins for Klute, returning home), jessica lang (six total nominations, two wins for Tootsie, blue sky), maggie smith (six nominations, two wins for California suite AND The Beginnings of Miss Jean Brodie), Jodie Foster (four nominations so far, two wins for the accused AND The silence of the lambs), Renee Zellweger (four nominations, with two wins for judy AND cold mountain), AND output field (Three nominations, resulting in two wins for Norma Rae and Places In The Heart.)

As for which male actor holds the record for the most wins, there is a tie Jack Nicholson AND daniel day-lewis. Jack won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983 bonds of affection taking home the best actor award for Someone flew over the cuckoo’s nest AND the best it can be in 1976 and 1998, respectively. Daniel won for his lead roles in films My left foot will be blood, AND lincoln. Given that Day-Lewis is retired and Jack seems to be enjoying his golden years, it’s likely that some other actor will take the title from them.

Who could it be? As of 2023, Denzel Washington (nine nominations, two wins for Glory AND Training day), Robert Deniro (seven nominations, two wins for The Godfather: Part II AND wild bull), Dustin Hoffman (seven nominations, two wins for Kramer versus Kramer AND Rain Man), Michael Cain (six nominations, two wins for Anna and her sisters AND The cider house rules), AND Tom Hanks (six nominations, two wins for Forrest Gump AND Philadelphia) could feasibly tie Nicholson and Day-Lewis, or even surpass them.

Who has the most Oscars in history?

However, when it comes to breaking records, the person who won the most Academy Awards overall was not an actor, but rather an icon: Walt Disney.

From 1931 to 1968 (two years after his death), Walt was nominated for 59 Academy Awards. The first was in 1932, when he won Best Short Subject (Animated) for flowers and trees. He has collected Oscars for animated shorts such as Fernando el Toro, The Ugly Duckling, The Face of the Führer, and more. In 1948, for D23, won the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Two Reel), marking the first time it has won for a Disney True-Life Adventure film. 1953 the living desert was Walt’s first documentary win, and in 1954 he won the Academy Award for special effects for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Overall, Walt won 22 competitive and four non-competitive honorary Oscars, making it so OR winningest person of all time in the history of the Oscars.

Artistic director cedar gibbons he is second with 11 and composer Alfredo Newman It follows with nine awards. head of Edith, the most awarded costume designer at the Academy Awards, has been nominated 35 times for her work; brought home 8.

Who has the most directing Oscars?

As for Backwards the camera, director john ford he currently tops the list, having won the Best Director Oscar four times: first, for the informant (1935), the grape of wrath (1940), How green was my valley (1941), e The quiet man (1952).

frank goat (It happened one night, Mr. Stock goes to town, you can’t take it with you) AND William Wyler (Lady. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, Ben-Hur) are equal to three wins each.

There are almost twenty directors tied with two victories, among them Steven Spielberg (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan), Oliver Stone (Team, born on July 4th), ang lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi), Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity, Rome), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, Revenant) AND Clint Eastwood (unforgivable, million dollar girl).

Heading into the 2023 Oscars, Steven Spielberg is about to ditch the two-Oscar package. is nominated for Legendary mennext to Martin McDonagh (Banshee of Inisherin), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (All everywhere at once), Camp Todd (Tar), AND Reuben Ostlund (triangle of sadness)

Other major Oscar winners and records

Three films have won 11 Oscars, a record for “the most wins for a single film in the same year,” according to golden derbies. The films in question are: Ben Hurwhich was nominated 12 times in 1960 and won 11 awards, including Best Picture; Titanic, which was nominated 14 times and also won Best Picture; and 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingWho won All 11 awards including best film. It is the biggest success in the history of the Oscars.

Despite being named nine times, Martin Scorsese He has only one Oscar for best director. He took home the gold in 2006 for Set off. wild bull lost to Ordinary people, good guys lost to dance with the wolves, The Last Temptation of Christ fell towards Rain Man, Gang of New York lost to The pianist, Million Dollar Baby punished the AviatorHugh lost to The artist, the wolf of Wall Street lost to SeverityAND the Irish lost to Parasite.

As of 2023, Ian McKellen, Sigourney Weaver, Edward Norton, Amy Adams, Samuel L. Jackson, Glenn Close, AND John Malkovich are just a few of the A-list talents who have yet to win an Oscar, despite being nominated multiple times.

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