Who has received probably the most Oscars? See the record-holders in main classes

As Sally Area gushed in her second Oscar acceptance speech, "I can't deny the truth that you want me. Proper now, you like me!" Any artist is lucky to win an Academy Award of their lifetime, however a choose few have been blessed with profitable a number of occasions, a sign of continued excellence of their chosen vocation.

Artists like Daniel Day-Lewis, Katharine Hepburn, Edith Head, and Alan Menken confirmed such greatness that the Academy couldn't assist however maintain awarding them Oscars. Such people are the standard-bearers of their respective classes, setting profitable data that stay unbeatable because the Oscars method their centennial in 2028.

Forward, we're highlighting the record-holders in practically each Oscar class, from untouchable main stars to masterful artisans.

Most ever: Walt Disney

Because the creator of Mickey Mouse and the Walt Disney Firm, few folks have had as a lot affect on popular culture as Walt Disney. That's mirrored in his file 22 Oscar wins. Most of them are for Greatest Animated Brief Movie, beforehand referred to as Greatest Brief Topic (cartoon), for early work like Flowers and Timber (1932), Ferdinand the Bull (1938), and The Ugly Duckling (1939). Disney was additionally awarded 4 honorary Oscars — particular awards for the creation of Mickey Mouse, the characteristic movie milestone of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the groundbreaking use of sound in Fantasia (1940), and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his contributions as a artistic producer.

Most awarded movie: Three-way tie

Three movies stand above the remainder on the subject of the file for many wins: 1959's Ben-Hur, 1997's Titanic, and 2003's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King share the title with 11 every. All three additionally received Greatest Image of their respective years.

Ben-Hur held the title of most wins for greater than 35 years earlier than Titanic joined it. The Return of the King loved probably the most profitable sweep, profitable each class it was nominated in.

Greatest Director: John Ford

Few administrators loom as massive in Hollywood historical past as John Ford, who outlined (and redefined) the Western style, making greater than 130 movies in his lifetime. He was one of many first Hollywood administrators to be considered an auteur and holds the file for many Greatest Director Oscars. Regardless of his affiliation with Westerns, none of his Oscars got here for his work within the style. As a substitute, he received for 3 movies highlighting social points — The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940),and How Inexperienced Was My Valley (1941) — and the romantic love letter to his Irish roots, The Quiet Man (1952).

Greatest Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis

With three Greatest Actor wins, Daniel Day-Lewis holds the file in his class. Jack Nicholson and Sean Penn even have three Oscars every, however their résumés embrace a supporting win alongside two lead actor trophies. Day-Lewis received his Oscars for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007),and Lincoln (2012).

Greatest Actress: Katharine Hepburn

Whereas Meryl Streep holds the title of most nominated actress, legendary main woman Katharine Hepburn boasts the win file, having received 4 Oscars throughout her six-decade profession. Hepburn took residence gold for Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968) — which she received in a tie alongside Barbra Streisand for Humorous Woman — and On Golden Pond (1981). Regardless of her hallowed place in Academy historical past, Hepburn by no means attended the Oscars to simply accept her awards.

Greatest Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan

Prolific character actor Walter Brennan rapidly set a file for many Greatest Supporting Actor victories, profitable the class's inaugural award for Come and Get It (1936), one other two years later for Kentucky (1938), and one other two years later for The Westerner (1940). At three wins, Brennan has nonetheless not been matched, although seven different actors have received the class twice, together with Mahershala Ali and Christoph Waltz.

Greatest Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest and Shelley Winters

Solely two actresses have received the Greatest Supporting Actress Oscar twice, far fewer than another performing class. Shelley Winters was the primary to perform this feat, profitable for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and once more six years later for A Patch of Blue (1965). Dianne Wiest matched Winters' file by way of her collaborations with writer-director Woody Allen, profitable for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).

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Greatest Tailored/Authentic Screenplay: 5-way tie

Greatest Screenplay, each Authentic and Tailored, is the one high class with an intensive tie. Woody Allen is the outright file holder for Greatest Authentic Screenplay, having received 3 times for Annie Corridor (1977), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986),and Midnight in Paris (2011).

The opposite 4 record-holders, additionally with three wins apiece, share their trophies throughout the Authentic and Tailored classes. They’re: Charles Brackett (1945's The Misplaced Weekend, 1950's Sundown Boulevard, and 1953's Titanic); Paddy Chayefsky (1955's Marty, 1971's The Hospital, and 1976's Community); Francis Ford Coppola (1970's Patton, 1972's The Godfather, 1974's The Godfather Half II); and Billy Wilder (The Misplaced Weekend, Sundown Boulevard, and 1960's The Condominium).

Greatest Animated Characteristic Movie: Pete Docter

Launched in 2002, the Oscar for Greatest Animated Characteristic Movie was the Academy's latest class till the introduction of Greatest Casting in 2026. Pixar's chief artistic officer since 2018, Pete Docter, holds the file on this class with three wins for Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020).

Greatest Artwork Route: Cedric Gibbons

Famend studio artwork director Cedric Gibbons was a extremely influential power in set design and the Artwork Deco motion on display. He additionally holds the second-most Oscar wins after Disney, 11 whole for Greatest Artwork Route, starting with 1929's The Bridge of San Luis Rey and ending with 1956's Someone Up There Likes Me. Gibbons can be credited because the designer of the distinctive gold Oscar statuette, doubly enshrining his place in Academy Awards historical past.

Greatest Costume Design: Edith Head

Edith Head holds the distinct honor of being probably the most adorned lady in Oscar historical past with eight wins (and the file for many nominated lady with 35 whole nods). Head is one in all Hollywood's most influential costume designers, defining the job within the studio period and shaping American style for many years. Her victories embrace Oscars for The Heiress (1949), All About Eve (1950), A Place within the Solar (1951), Roman Vacation (1953), Sabrina (1954), and The Sting (1973). Head's distinctive extreme black haircut and glasses turned iconic in themselves, inspiring the look of The Incrediblesdesigner Edna Mode.

Greatest Make-up: Rick Baker

A lot of contemporary Hollywood make-up derives from methods created by Rick Baker, who innovated the sector of particular results make-up. For his prosthetics and results in 1981's An American Werewolf in London, Baker received the inaugural Oscar for Greatest Make-up. He finally received seven awards within the class along with his work on titles reminiscent of Ed Wooden (1994), The Nutty Professor (1997), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000),and The Wolfman (2010). Baker retired from the enterprise in 2015, citing the proliferation of CG results changing a lot of his work.

Greatest Rating: Alfred Newman

Composer John Williams might maintain the file for the dwelling particular person with probably the most nominations (and most nominations for a composer ever) at 54. Nonetheless, legendary composer Alfred Newman holds the file for probably the most wins, with 9. Newman scored greater than 200 movies and received Oscars for initiatives like Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Love is a Many-Splendored Factor (1955), The King and I (1956),profitable at a time when the award was nonetheless given to those that tailored a musical rating from one other supply. He was additionally the patriarch of a musical Hollywood dynasty that features composers David and Thomas Newman and Greatest Authentic Track Oscar winner Randy Newman.

Greatest Authentic Track (and Rating): Alan Menken

Disney legend Alan Menken holds the file for many Oscars for Greatest Authentic Track, having received the class 4 occasions, all for Disney animated classics — "Beneath the Sea," "Magnificence and the Beast," "A Entire New World," and "Colours of the Wind." Nonetheless, he has a complete of eight Oscars, additionally having received Greatest Authentic Rating for The Little Mermaid (1989), Magnificence and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995). He’s the one Oscar wins record-holder to put declare to the EGOT title, having additionally received Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards.

Greatest Visible Results: Dennis Muren

Dennis Muren basically invented the trendy period of visible results, starting along with his work on 1977's Star Wars. He developed groundbreaking new applied sciences and modes of filming that led to memorable visible results in movies like the unique Star Wars trilogy, Shut Encounters of the Third Form (1977), E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), and extra. Muren has eight Oscars for Greatest Visible Results, in addition to an honorary Technical Achievement Academy Award.

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