Speaking of Oscar history, only a handful of Hollywood’s elite have been lucky enough to win multiple times as records have been set and broken over the Oscars' more than 95-year history. Want to know more about who has racked up the most Oscars and nominations over the course of their career? Keep reading for some trivia tidbits to use at your Oscar party.
Disney won the bulk of his awards between 1932 and 1969 in the category of Best Animated Short, receiving his first Oscar during the 5th Academy Awards for Flowers and Trees. He also received a special award during that ceremony for creating the cherished character Mickey Mouse. He also holds the record for winning the most Oscars in one night in 1954 when he won for Best Documentary Feature for The Living Desert, Best Documentary Short Subject for The Alaskan Eskimo, Best Short Subject (Cartoon) for Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom and Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) for Bear Country. In 1965, Disney was nominated for Best Picture with the classic film Mary Poppins. His last Oscar was awarded posthumously in 1969 for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.
Who has won the most Oscars for acting?
Daniel Day-Lewis has three statuettes to his name out of his six nominations. He won Best Actor for My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) and There Will Be Blood (2007). His latest was for Lincoln (2012), in which he played the title character and former U.S. President.
Who has the most Oscars of a person still living?
Visual effects artist Dennis Muren currently holds the record for most Oscars won by a person still living. He has nine Oscars to his name honoring his work on films such as E.T. (1982), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Jurassic Park (1993). Fun fact: He’s also the first visual artist to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who has won the most Oscars for directing?
Famed film director John Ford won four Oscars from five nominations for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941) and The Quiet Man (1952). He directed over 100 films over the course of his career and was best known for directing Westerns and making a mark on the genre.
Three films hold this record, having won 11 Oscars. Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) each won 11 Oscars during their Academy Awards ceremonies, which seems fitting for these epic films. Titanic shares the record for the most nominated film of all time with All About Eve (1950) and La La Land (2016) with 14 nominations each.
Only two people have won Oscars for acting posthumously
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