Walt Disney , the record-holder for most Academy Awards won (22 Oscars)Thislist ofAcademy Award records is current as of the97th Academy Awards , which took place in March 2025.
Most awards or nominations [ edit ] Most awards won by a single film : 11Three films have won 11 Academy Awards: Most nominations received by a single film : 14Three films have received 14 nominations:All About Eve Titanic La La Land Most nominations received by a single film without winning an award : 11Two films have received 11 nominations and won no awards: Largest sweep (winning awards in every nominated category) : 11The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Most total awards won by a person : 22Most total nominations received and awards won by a woman : 35 & 8Edith Head , all for Best Costume DesignMeryl Streep holds the record for the most nominations for a living woman: 21Most total nominations for a person : 59Most nominations and awards for a person in a single year : 6 & 4In 1954,Walt Disney received 6 nominations and won 4 awards, both records. He won Best Documentary, Features forThe Living Desert The Alaskan Eskimo Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom Bear Country Rugged Bear Ben and Me . In 2025,Sean Baker won 4 awards from 4 nominations. He won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing, all forAnora Most competitive awards won by a person who is still living : 8ComposerAlan Menken has won 8 competitive awards Milena Canonero ,Colleen Atwood , andFrances McDormand have all won 4 competitive awards, making them the most awarded living womenOf note: Visual Effects SupervisorDennis Muren has won 9 Academy Awards: six competitive awards, two "Special Achievement" awards, and one "Technical Achievement" award Most competitive awards won for Acting : 4Most competitive awards won for Directing : 4Most competitive awards won for Writing : 3Most competitive awards won for Film Editing : 3Most competitive awards won for Cinematography : 4Most competitive awards won for Film Music Composition and Songwriting : 9Alfred Newman , all for Best Original ScoreOf note:Alan Menken has won eight awards in musical categoriesJohn Williams has won five awards and holds the record for the most nominations by a living person at 54.Sammy Cahn won four awards, all for Best Original SongJohnny Mercer won four awards, all for Best Original SongJimmy Van Heusen won four awards, all for Best Original Song Most competitive awards won for Art Direction : 11Cedric Gibbons , who designed the Oscar statuette, received 38 nominationsMost competitive awards won for Costume Design : 8Most competitive awards won for Makeup : 7Rick Baker , who has received 11 nominations in totalMost competitive awards won for Visual Effects : 8Most competitive awards won for Special Effects (discontinued in 1962): 3Most awards won for Animated Feature Film : 3Most nominations received for Animated Feature Film : 4Most awards won by a country for Best International Feature Film : 14Italy , which has received 33 nominations in totalMost nominations received by a country for Best International Feature Film: 42France , which has won the award 12 timesMost nominations received by a country for Best International Feature Film without an award : 10Most awards won by a non-English language film : 4Four non-English language films have won four Academy Awards:Fanny and Alexander Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Parasite All Quiet on the Western Front Most nominations received by a non-English language film : 13One non-English language film has been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards:Emilia Pérez Awards for acting and directing debuts [ edit ] These people won Academy Awards for their debut performances in film:
Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Honorary Award Academy Juvenile Award These people won Academy Awards for their directing debuts:
Three films have received theBig Five Academy Awards :Best Picture ,Director ,Actor ,Actress , and Screenplay (Original orAdapted ; all won for Best Adapted Screenplay).[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Most consecutive awards in each category [ edit ] Any awards Walt Disney received record 10 awards in the eight consecutive years from 1931/32 through 1939. Eight (listed below) are for Short Subject (Cartoon), and two were Special Awards: one for the creation ofMickey Mouse , and one recognizing the innovation ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs .Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Two actors have won two consecutive awards:[ 11] Best Actress Two actresses have won two consecutive awards:[ 12] Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress No consecutive winner for Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Two screenwriters have won two consecutive awards: Best Original Screenplay No consecutive winner for Best Original Screenplay Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Original Song Three composers have won two consecutive awards for best original song, but under different award names: Best Sound Mixing Best Visual Effects Best Documentary (Feature) Best Short Subject (Cartoon) Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) Academy Award firsts [ edit ] First Best Picture winner First Best Picture winning sound film First Best Picture winning color film First Best Director co-winners (for the same film) First person born in the 20th century to be nominated for (and win) an Academy Award First person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award First person born in the 21st century to be nominated for an Academy Award First Icelander to win an Academy Award First Irish-born person to win Best Actor First Asian person to win Best Picture First Asian woman to win Best Actress First Asian person to be nominated in an acting category First Asian person to be nominated for Best Picture First Asian person (and non-Caucasian) to win Best Director First Asian person (and non-Caucasian) to be nominated for Best Director First Asian person to receive an Honorary Award First Asian woman to be nominated for (and win) Best Director First Black person to win an Oscar First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to receive an Honorary Award First Black woman to win Best Actress First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to win Best Picture First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to be nominated for Best Picture First Black director to be nominated for Best Director First Black siblings to be nominated for any award First Brazilian person to be nominated for Best Actress First Native American person and woman to be nominated for an Oscar First woman to be nominated for and win Best Picture First woman to win Best Documentary First woman to be nominated for Best Documentary First woman to win Best Director First woman to be nominated for Best Director First woman to be nominated twice for Best Director (* = winner) First woman to win Best Animated Feature First woman to be nominated for Best Animated Feature First woman to win Best Original Score First woman to be nominated for Best Cinematography First woman to receive each of the Honorary Awards 6-year oldShirley Temple received an Academy Juvenile Award in 1934 Greta Garbo received an Honorary Award in 1954Martha Raye received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1969Kay Rose received a Special Achievement Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing ofThe River Kathleen Kennedy received an Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2018First openly transgender woman nominated for an Oscar First openly transgender woman to be nominated for an acting Oscar First non-English language film to win Best Picture First non-English language film to be nominated for Best Picture First Latvian film to win an Oscar (for Best Animated Feature) All non-English language films to be nominated for Best Picture Year Film title used in nomination Original title Director Award recipient(s) Country of production Language(s) Notes 1937 (11th) La Grande Illusion La Grande Illusion Jean Renoir Réalisation d'art cinématographique (production company) France French(some parts in German, English & Russian) [A] 1969 (42nd) Z Z Costa-Gavras Jacques Perrin Ahmed Rachedi France Algeria French [ 17] 1971 (45th) The Emigrants Utvandrarna Jan Troell Bengt Forslund Sweden Swedish [ 18] 1972 (46th) Cries and Whispers Viskningar och rop Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Sweden Swedish [ 19] 1994 (68th) Il Postino: The Postman Il postino Michael Radford Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori Gaetano Daniele Italy Italian(some parts in Spanish) [ 21] 1997 (71st) Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Roberto Benigni Elda Ferri Gianluigi Braschi Italy Italian(some parts in German & English) [ 17] [ 22] 2000 (73rd) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Wòhǔ Cánglóng (pinyin ) (traditional Chinese) (simplified Chinese) Ang Lee Bill Kong Hsu Li-kong Ang Lee Taiwan China Hong Kong United States Mandarin [ 17] 2006 (79th) Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima (English) Iô-Jima kara no tegami (Japanese) Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Steven Spielberg Robert Lorenz United States Japanese(some parts in English) [ 23] Babel Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu Steve Golin United States Mexico France English, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese Sign language, Berber languages [ 23] 2012 (85th) Amour Amour Michael Haneke Margaret Menegoz Stefan Arndt Veit Heiduschka Michael Katz Austria France Germany French [ 17] 2018 (91st) Roma Roma Alfonso Cuarón Gabriela Rodríguez Alfonso Cuarón Mexico United States Spanish, Mixtec [ 17] 2019 (92nd) Parasite Gisaengchung (Korean) Bong Joon-ho Kwak Sin-ae Bong Joon-ho South Korea Korean 2020 (93rd) Minari Minari (English) (Korean) Lee Isaac Chung Christina Oh United States Korean(some parts in English) 2021 (94th) Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カーDoraibu mai kā(Japanese)
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Teruhisa Yamamoto Japan Japanese(some parts in European languages) 2022 (95th) All Quiet on the Western Front Im Westen nichts Neues Edward Berger Malte Grunert Germany German(some parts in French) 2023 (96th) Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet Marie-Ange Luciani David Thion France French, English, German Past Lives Past Lives Celine Song David Hinojosa Christine Vachon Pamela Koffler United States South Korea Korean, English The Zone of Interest The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer James Wilson United Kingdom United States Poland German, Polish, Yiddish 2024 (97th) Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard Pascal Caucheteux Jacques Audiard France Spanish I'm Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Walter Salles Maria Carlota Bruno Brazil France Portuguese
First film by genre to win Best Picture [ 24] First horror film to be nominated for Best Picture First superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture FirstX-rated film to be nominated for and win Best Picture First film with an entirely non-White cast to win Best Picture [ 25] First film with an all-Black cast to win Best Picture First 3-D film to be nominated for Best Picture Firststreaming service film to be nominated for Best Picture Firststreaming service film to win Best Picture First animated film to be nominated for Best Picture First animated film to be nominated for a writing award First animated film to win Best Animated Feature First animated film to win both music categories Firststop motion animated film to win Best Animated Feature First non-English language film to win Best Animated Feature FirstPG-13 rated film to win Best Animated Feature First animated film to be nominated for Best Documentary Feature All animated films to be nominated for Best Picture First actor to receive ten nominations for acting First male actor to receive ten nominations for acting First actor to receive twenty nominations for acting First film to win both an Academy Award and aGolden Raspberry Award First actor to be nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Raspberry Award for the same performance in a film First actress to be nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Raspberry Award for the same performance in a film Amy Irving was nominated for both Best Supporting Actress and Worst Supporting Actress forYentl First person to be nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year First person to direct themselves to an Oscar win First posthumous win for acting First posthumous nomination for acting First posthumous nomination for an actor First posthumous nomination for a Black actor First actress to be nominated for performing in a language other than English First actress to win for performing in a language other than English First actor to be nominated for performing in a language other than English First actor to win for performing in a language other than English First Canadian to win Best Director First people from India to win in a music category First Middle Eastern film to win Best International Feature Film First person to win for acting and producing in the same year First Black writer to win for screenwriting First Black person to receive an Honorary Award First Latin American to win Best Director First child actor to receive an acting nomination [ 29] First short film to win an Academy Award outside of the Short Film categories First professional athlete to win an Academy Award First Deaf actress to be nominated for and win an acting award First Deaf actor to be nominated for and win an acting award Firstautistic actor to win an Academy Award First actress with dwarfism to win in an acting category First actor with dwarfism to be nominated in an acting category First acting win for a portrayal of a character of the opposite gender First portrayals of living persons to win in each acting category First hip hop song to win Best Original Song First woman of Filipino descent to win in any award First song from an Indian film to win Best Original Song Age-related records [ edit ] Youngest winner of an acting award Youngest nominee of an acting award Youngest Best Actress winner Youngest Best Actress nominee Youngest Best Actor winner Youngest Best Actor nominee Youngest winner of an Oscar Youngest winner of two Oscars Youngest Best Original Screenplay winner Youngest Best Adapted Screenplay winner Youngest Best Director winner Youngest Best Director nominee Oldest winner of an acting award Oldest nominee for an acting award Oldest Best Actress winner Oldest Best Actress nominee Oldest Best Actor nominee and winner Oldest Best Director winner Oldest Best Director nominee Oldest competitive Oscar winner Oldest competitive Oscar nominee Oldest living Oscar nominee and winner Earliest-born Oscar winner by birth year Earliest-born Oscar nominee by birth year Year where all four acting winners had the oldest average age 1981 with an average age of 70.5 years old.[ 32] Year where all four acting winners had the youngest average age 1961 with a combined average age of just under 29 years old.Youngest multiple nominees for an acting award (Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor) Nomination Name Age Film Year Date of birth Date of nomination 2nd Sal Mineo Exodus 1960 January 10, 1939 January 27, 1961 3rd Marlon Brando Julius Caesar 1953 April 3, 1924 February 15, 1954 4th Marlon Brando On the Waterfront 1954 April 3, 1924 February 12, 1955 5th Marlon Brando Sayonara 1957 April 3, 1924 February 18, 1958 6th Richard Burton Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 November 10, 1925 February 16, 1970 7th Jack Nicholson Terms of Endearment 1983 April 22, 1937 February 16, 1984 8th Jack Nicholson Prizzi's Honor 1985 April 22, 1937 February 5, 1986 9th Jack Nicholson Ironweed 1987 April 22, 1937 February 17, 1988 10th Jack Nicholson A Few Good Men 1992 April 22, 1937 February 18, 1993
Youngest multiple nominees for an acting award (Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress) Nomination Name Age Film Year Date of birth Date of nomination 2nd Angela Lansbury The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 October 16, 1925 January 27, 1946 3rd Jennifer Lawrence American Hustle 2013 August 15, 1990 January 16, 2014 4th Jennifer Lawrence Joy 2015 August 15, 1990 January 14, 2016 5th Kate Winslet Little Children 2006 October 5, 1975 January 23, 2007 6th Kate Winslet The Reader 2008 October 5, 1975 January 22, 2009 7th Bette Davis Mr. Skeffington 1944 April 5, 1908 February 3, 1945 8th Meryl Streep A Cry in the Dark 1988 June 22, 1949 February 15, 1989 9th Meryl Streep Postcards from the Edge 1990 June 22, 1949 February 13, 1991 10th Meryl Streep The Bridges of Madison County 1995 June 22, 1949 February 13, 1996
Most Oscar wins without winning Best Picture Most nominations without winning Best Picture Most nominations without a Best Picture nomination Most Oscar wins without a nomination for Best Picture Fewest awards and nominations for a Best Picture winner Grand Hotel Most nominations without a major nomination (Picture, Director, Acting and Screenplay) Pepe These seven films got 6 nominations with no major nominations: Best Picture nominees that won every nomination except Best Picture These 16 films were nominated for Best Picture and won in every category they were nominated for, except Best Picture:Bad Girl The Private Life of Henry VIII Naughty Marietta The Story of Louis Pasteur The Adventures of Robin Hood Miracle on 34th Street The Treasure of the Sierra Madre A Letter to Three Wives King Solomon's Mines Three Coins in the Fountain Jaws Traffic The Blind Side Selma Bohemian Rhapsody Women Talking Films nominated for Best Picture with no other major nominations These 32 films were nominated for Best Picture but had no other major nominations (this does not include films that were only nominated for Best Picture and nothing else):Wings 42nd Street A Farewell to Arms Cleopatra Flirtation Walk The Gay Divorcee Imitation of Life The White Parade David Copperfield Les Misérables A Midsummer Night's Dream note: actually had 2, but 2 more were write-in nominations)Naughty Marietta Top Hat A Tale of Two Cities The Adventures of Robin Hood Of Mice and Men The Wizard of Oz King Solomon's Mines Decision Before Dawn Ivanhoe Three Coins in the Fountain The Music Man Doctor Dolittle Hello, Dolly! Jaws Beauty and the Beast The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers War Horse Selma Black Panther Ford v Ferrari Nightmare Alley Avatar: The Way of Water Dune: Part Two Stories made into multiple Best Picture nominees 9 sets of Best Picture nominees share either original source material or were revised versions of the same story (* = winner):Romeo and Juliet West Side Story Romeo and Juliet West Side Story Mutiny on the Bounty Mutiny on the Bounty Cleopatra Cleopatra Pygmalion My Fair Lady Here Comes Mr. Jordan Heaven Can Wait Les Misérables Les Misérables A Star Is Born A Star Is Born Little Women Little Women All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front First Best Picture winner produced wholly by non-Americans First Best Picture winner produced wholly by non-Americans or non-British First Best Picture winner produced wholly by non-Caucasians Most wins by a film produced wholly or partially by non-Americans Most nominations for a film produced wholly or partially by non-Americans Three non-American films have received 13 nominations: Only animated films to be nominated for Best Picture Best Picture winners adapted from Best Play or Best MusicalTony Award winners My Fair Lady The Sound of Music A Man for All Seasons Amadeus Also:All About Eve Applause Best Musical in 1970.Chicago musical Best Musical , and the 1996revival , which wonBest Revival .While the musicalTitanic Best Musical in 1997, and the filmTitanic Best Picture , shared the same name, neither production had anything to do with the other, and by coincidence, both opened in the same year. Best Picture winners based onPulitzer Prize winning sources Best Picture winners with the highest prize wins from the "Big Three" (Cannes ,Venice , andBerlin ) Palme d'Or winning films to be nominated for Best Picture** two asterisks)Golden Lion winning films to be nominated for Best Picture** two asterisks)Golden Bear winning films to be nominated for Best Picture** two asterisks)Most acting nominations from a single film Nine films have earned a record 5 acting nominations. Most nominations for actors (4) Most nominations for actresses (4) Most acting wins from a single film Three films have received 3 acting awards: Most awards for Best Actress Most awards for Best Actor Most awards for Best Supporting Actor Most awards for Best Supporting Actress Most consecutive Best Actress nominations Two actresses have been nominated 5 years in a row: Most consecutive Best Actor nominations Most consecutive Best Supporting Actress nominations Most consecutive acting nominations across categories Two actors have been nominated 4 years in a row:Jennifer Jones (1943 Best Actress; 1944 Best Supporting Actress; 1945–1946 Best Actress)Al Pacino (1972 Best Supporting Actor; 1973–1975 Best Actor) Actor with most nominations for acting Actress with most nominations for acting Most nominations for an actor without a win Peter O'Toole with 8 nominations (received an Honorary Award in 2002, prior to 8th nomination)Most nominations for an actress without a win Most nominations for an actor performing in a non-English language Longest gap between first and second award Longest gap between first and second nomination Longest time span between first and last wins Longest time span between first and last nomination Most acting nominations before first win Most posthumous nominations Shortest and longest Academy Award-winning and -nominated performances [ edit ] Most awards by a Black actor Two Black actors have won two Oscars: Most awards for one acting performance Harold Russell played Homer Parrish inThe Best Years of Our Lives Most nominations for one acting performance Barry Fitzgerald was nominated as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his role as Father Fitzgibbon in 1944'sGoing My Way Only acting win portraying multiple characters in the same film Most roles played in a single film to be nominated for an acting award Peter Sellers was nominated for Best Actor for playing 3 characters (Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley and Dr. Strangelove) inDr. Strangelove Years where all four acting winners were born outside the United States Actors who won aTony Award and Academy Award for portraying the same character Acting awards in science fiction, fantasy, superhero, and horror genres Fredric March , 1931,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Edmund Gwenn , 1947,Miracle on 34th Street Julie Andrews , 1964,Mary Poppins Ruth Gordon , 1968,Rosemary's Baby Cliff Robertson , 1968,Charly Don Ameche , 1985,Cocoon Kathy Bates , 1990,Misery Jodie Foster , 1991,The Silence of the Lambs Anthony Hopkins , 1991,The Silence of the Lambs Heath Ledger , 2008,The Dark Knight Natalie Portman , 2010,Black Swan Joaquin Phoenix , 2019,Joker Jamie Lee Curtis , 2022,Everything Everywhere All at Once Ke Huy Quan , 2022,Everything Everywhere All at Once Michelle Yeoh , 2022,Everything Everywhere All at Once Emma Stone , 2023,Poor Things Most acting awards for a character Most nominations for a character Miscellaneous records [ edit ] Most films nominated for and won in a single category Most losses by a single film 11Six films have lost 11 Academy Awards:Johnny Belinda Becket The Turning Point The Color Purple The Power of the Dog Emilia Pérez Person nominated in the most decades John Williams :1960s:1967 ,1969 (2 nominations) 1970s:1971 ,1972 (2 nominations),1973 (3 nominations),1974 ,1975 ,1977 (2 nominations),1978 1980s:1980 ,1981 ,1982 (2 nominations),1983 ,1984 (2 nominations),1987 (2 nominations),1988 ,1989 (2 nominations) 1990s:1990 (2 nominations),1991 (2 nominations),1993 ,1995 (3 nominations),1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,1999 2000s:2000 ,2001 (2 nominations),2002 ,2004 ,2005 (2 nominations) 2010s:2011 (2 nominations),2012 ,2013 ,2015 ,2017 ,2019 2020s:2022 ,2023 Only people to win both aNobel Prize and an Oscar Only person to win both aBooker Prize and an Oscar People who won both aPulitzer Prize and an Oscar Mstyslav Chernov : Won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for the film20 Days in Mariupol Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2023Aaron Copland : Won an Oscar for Best Original Score for the filmThe Heiress Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1945John Corigliano : Won an Oscar for Best Original Score for the filmThe Red Violin Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2001Bob Dylan : Won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song "Things Have Changed " fromWonder Boys Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2006Horton Foote : Won two Oscars; Best Adapted Screenplay for the filmTo Kill a Mockingbird Tender Mercies Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995Marvin Hamlisch : Won three Oscars in 1973; Best Score-Adaptation or Treatment for the filmThe Sting title song of the filmThe Way We Were Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976Oscar Hammerstein II : Won two Oscars; Best Original Song for the songs "The Last Time I Saw Paris " from the filmLady Be Good It Might as Well Be Spring " from the filmState Fair Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950, along with an additional citation in 1943Sidney Howard : Posthumously won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the filmGone With the Wind Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925William Inge : Won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the filmSplendor in the Grass Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1953Frank Loesser : Won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside " from the filmNeptune's Daughter Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962Richard Rodgers : Won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song "It Might as Well Be Spring " from the filmState Fair Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950, along with an additional citation in 1943William Saroyan : Won an Oscar for Best Story, Screenplay for the filmThe Human Comedy Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940John Patrick Shanley : Won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the filmMoonstruck Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2005Robert E. Sherwood : Won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the filmThe Best Years of Our Lives Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1936, 1938, and 1941, and thePulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1949Stephen Sondheim : Won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) " from the filmDick Tracy Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1985Alfred Uhry : Won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the filmDriving Miss Daisy Pulitzer Prize for Drama for thestage version in 1988Larry McMurtry : Won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the filmBrokeback Mountain Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novelLonesome Dove Only person to win both anOlympic medal and an Oscar Only person to win for Acting and Songwriting Only person to win for Acting and Writing Only person to win for Acting and Directing To date, technically no one has. HoweverLee Grant won for Best Supporting Actress forShampoo Down and Out in America Only person to win for Directing, Editing, and Writing Sean Baker won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing forAnora Anora producer, he also received an Oscar for Best Picture.Only person nominated for Acting, Writing, Producing, and Directing for the same film Warren Beatty was nominated in the four categories forHeaven Can Wait Reds Citizen Kane Orson Welles was not nominated as a producer.Only person to win for Directing, Editing, Producing, and Writing for the same film Sean Baker forAnora Only person to receive every nomination in a category Only actor to win an Oscar for portraying a real Oscar winner Only actor to win an Oscar for portraying a fictional Oscar nominee Only actor to appear in multiple films with the most Oscar wins Only actor to win multiple Oscars for portrayingHolocaust survivors :Adrien Brody (2)Most total nominations without a win Two people have earned 16 nominations and no win: Most total nominations before receiving an award Film composerVictor Young was nominated 21 times without winning. He was often nominated multiple times in one year; twice, he was nominated four times at the same Oscars. He won posthumously forAround the World in 80 Days Sound re-recording mixerKevin O'Connell comes in at a close second, with 20 unsuccessful nominations from 1983 until 2016, when he finally won forHacksaw Ridge Most nominations for a living person Only write-in nominee to win a competitive award Most categories to have been nominated in Most nominated woman Highest "perfect score" Most nominations for directing Most nominations for directing without an award [ 39] Only films to win Best Director and nothing else Most wins for producing Two producers received 3 awards: Most nominations for producing Most nominations for directing in a single year Two people have received 2 nominations for Best Director in the same year: Most Best Picture awards for a film franchise Other Best Picture awards for a film franchise Film franchises with multiple Best Picture nominations Most nominations for a film franchise Most wins for a film series Most nominations for Best Original Screenplay Longest time span between the release of a film and winning an Oscar Limelight Most posthumous award wins Most posthumous award nominations Longest time span between a winner's death and his award Larry Russell , who died in February 1954, won Best Original Score forLimelight Highest-grossing film to win Best Picture Highest-grossing film to be nominated for Best Picture Highest-grossing R-rated film to win Best Picture Highest-grossing R-rated film to be nominated for Best Picture Joker Lowest-grossing film to win Best Picture Lowest-grossing film to be nominated for Best Picture Lowest-grossing R-rated film to win Best Picture Films to gross over $2 billion to be nominated for Best Picture Films to gross over $1 billion to be nominated for Best Picture Longest film to win Best Picture Longest film to be nominated for Best Picture Longest film to win an award O.J.: Made in America The longest fictional film to win an award wasWar and Peace Shortest film to win Best Picture Shortest film to be nominated for Best Picture Shortest film to win an award Shortest film to be nominated for an award Most royalty and leaders portrayed Most Honorary Awards Tallest Oscar winner/nominee Shortest Oscar winner Shortest Oscar nominee Longest speech Shortest speech There have been six two-way ties
The following films with at least 2 nominations won all of their categories.
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Combined major Acting Directing Film Countries of Nominees demographics Other Combined major
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Europe
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