Who won 8 Oscars?

Edith was known for her signature glasses and candid personality. The American composer and pianist has won eight Oscars in the Best Score and Best Song categories. Without knowing it, many of us can name Alan's famous scores heard in: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Tangled.
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Who has won a record 8 Oscars?

  • Alfred Newman won nine Academy Awards, all for Best Original Score.
  • Alan Menken won eight awards in musical categories.
  • John Williams won five awards, holds the record for the most nominations by a living person at 52.
  • Sammy Cahn won four awards, all for Best Original Song.
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Who has won the most number of Oscars?

As of 2022, Katharine Hepburn maintained her lead as the actor with the most Oscar wins of all time. While the "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" star scored four acting accolades during her career, six fellow actors tied for the second spot with three wins each.
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Who won 8 Oscars for best costume?

Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's History.
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Who's won the most Oscars for costume design?

Most wins and nominations

Edith Head won eight times and was nominated 35 times in all, both the most in history. Milena Canonero and Colleen Atwood are the most honored living designers, with four awards each.
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Elizabeth Taylor winning Best Actress for "Butterfield 8"



Why did Edith Head wear dark glasses?

Those dark blue-tinted glasses, which became a Head trademark, were originally worn because they let her understand how clothes would look in black and white. But even after the advent of color films, she adhered to the look.
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What single person has won the most Oscars?

Walt Disney

The records for most Oscars ever for a single person are actually held not by actors but behind-the-scenes talents of various stripes. Animator and producer Walt Disney holds the all-time record with 22 Oscars.
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Who has won 3 Oscars for Best Actor?

Daniel Day-Lewis

Hepburn starred in dozens of movies, while Day-Lewis is more selective. He's been nominated only six times, but he's won three Oscars for Best Actor.
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Has any film won all four acting Oscars?

To date, no film has won four (or more) Academy Awards in acting categories. However, there have been fifteen films containing at least one nominated performance in each of the four Academy Award acting categories.
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Which film won more than 9 Oscars?

As of September 2021, three films tied for most Academy Award wins of all time. "Ben-Hur" (1959), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003), and "Titanic" (1997) each received 11 Oscars. The musical with the most Oscar wins was "West Side Story" (1961), with ten trophies.
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What movies have won 7 Oscars?

“Dances with Wolves” (1990): 12 nominations

Well he showed the skeptics he was up to the task, as the movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and, yes, Best Director.
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Which movie won all 5 Oscars?

As of the 94th Academy Awards (2021), a total of 43 films have been nominated in all five of these award categories. Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
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Who has won Best Actor twice?

Nine actors have won the Best Actor Oscar twice:
  • Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. ...
  • Jack Nicholson for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and As Good As It Gets (1997)
  • Fredric March for Dr. ...
  • Sean Penn for Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008)
  • Anthony Hopkins for The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and The Father (2020)
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Who is the youngest person to win an Oscar?

The youngest ever Oscar winner is actress Tatum O'Neal who was only 10 years old when she won Best Supporting Actress for the film 'Paper Moon'.
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Which female has won the most Oscars?

Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards (all for Best Actress), more than any other actor or actress in the history of the award.
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Who won 2 Oscars in one night?

On March 25, 1954, Walt won Oscars for the films The Living Desert, Bear Country, The Alaskan Eskimo, and the cartoon short Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom. This one-night jackpot added four to Walt's overall Oscar score; with 32 golden statuettes to his name, Walt holds the record for Academy Award wins.
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What made Edith Head famous?

A winner of eight Academy Awards for Costume Design, Edith Head helped define the style of classic Hollywood with her striking work at Paramount and Universal.
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