For almost a century, the Academy Awards of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognized and awarded professionals working in the entertainment industry for their outstanding achievements.
Every year, the Academy hosts an awards ceremony watched by millions of Americans to honor the best films and actors and actresses. More than 10,500 global film industry experts are members of the organization and help to select the nominees for the various categories, according to the Oscar’s site.
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have received Oscars throughout their career, including Barbra Streisand, Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Hopkins.
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Who has won the most Oscars in the history of the Academy Awards?
Aside from acting, the Academy Awards offer various high-profile awards for other professions within the film and entertainment industry. Individuals can receive multiple Oscars for the same category but not multiple nominations for the same performance.
The individual who has won the most awards in the organization’s history was Disney founder and animation pioneer Walt Disney. Through a career that expanded across decades, Disney won 26 Oscars and received 59 nominations.
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American actress Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards for best actress. (Getty Images)
He won his first award at the Academy Awards for best short subject in 1932. He continued to win in various categories until 1969, two years after he died in 1967. He received Oscars for best animated short category for “Three Little Pigs,” “The Ugly Duckling,” “Winnie the Pooh” and “The Blustery Day.” He also won the Honorary Academy Award for creating Mickey Mouse in 1932.
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Disney is widely regarded today as a media and entertainment innovator.
By his death, Disney had turned his company into the biggest animation studio in the United States and founded the Disneyland theme park to entertain millions. He is widely regarded as the most crucial figure in the history of film animation and a cultural icon.
Walt Disney died at the age of 65. He received 26 Oscars and received 59 nominations. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Which actor or actress has won the most Academy Awards?
Forty-four actors and actresses have received multiple awards within acting categories. Katharine Hepburn has had four Academy Award wins for best actress, making her the individual with the most awards in the acting category.
She was a trailblazer for female entertainers in the film industry at the time and earned accolades across various genres of acting, including drama, comedy and Gothic mystery. She also had 12 nominations before passing away in 2003.
She received best actress awards for her performances in 1933’s “Morning Glory,” 1967’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” 1968’s “The Lion in Winter” and 1981’s “On Golden Pond.” In the twilight years of her life and career, Hepburn was also honored by the American Film Institute with the award of the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema
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Katharine Hepburn and Daniel Day-Lewis have the most Oscar award wins for acting. (Santi Visalli/Getty Images)
Retired actor Daniel Day-Lewis stands behind Hepburn with three best actor awards and six nominations throughout his career. He won best actor for 1989’s “My Left Foot,” 2008’s “There Will Be Blood” and 2013’s “Lincoln.”
Meryl Streep also holds three Academy Award wins and has the most nominations for any actor, with 21. She won best actress for “Sophie’s Choice” and “The Iron Lady,” and best supporting actress for “Kramer v. Kramer.”
What movie has received the most Oscar wins?
Three films hold the title for the most Oscars won since the start of the Academy Awards: 1959’s “Ben-Hur,” 1997’s “Titanic” and 2003’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
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These iconic Hollywood blockbusters each received 11 Oscars during the years they were nominated. Moreover, the “Lord of the Rings” and the “Titanic” brought in over $1 billion at the box office during the release year.