List of Academy Award records

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List of Academy Award records

This list of Academy Award records is current as of the 97th Academy Awards, which took place in 2025.

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Walt Disney, the record-holder for most Academy Awards won (22 Oscars)

Most awards or nominations

  • Most awards won by a single film: 11
  • Most nominations received by a single film: 14
    • Three films have received 14 nominations:
      • All About Eve (1950): won 6 awards out of 16 possible categories
      • Titanic (1997): won 11 awards out of 17 possible categories
      • La La Land (2016): won 6 awards out of 17 possible categories
  • Most nominations received by a single film without winning an award: 11
  • Largest sweep (winning awards in every nominated category): 11
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won in every category for which it was nominated: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Makeup, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects
  • Most total awards won by a person: 22
  • Most total nominations received and awards won by a woman: 35 & 8
    • Edith Head, all for Best Costume Design
    • Meryl Streep holds the record for the most nominations for a living woman: 21
  • Most total nominations for a person: 59
  • Most nominations and awards for a person in a single year: 6 & 4
  • Most competitive awards won by a person who is still living: 8
    • Composer Alan Menken has won 8 competitive awards
    • Milena Canonero and Colleen Atwood have all won 4 competitive awards, making them the most awarded living women
    • Of note: Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren has won 9 Academy Awards: six competitive awards, two "Special Achievement" awards, and one "Technical Achievement" award
  • Most competitive awards won for Acting: 4
  • Most competitive awards won for Directing: 4
  • Most competitive awards won for Writing: 3
  • Most competitive awards won for Film Editing: 3
  • Most competitive awards won for Cinematography: 4
  • Most competitive awards won for Film Music Composition and Songwriting: 9
    • Alfred Newman, all for Best Original Score
    • Of note:
      • Alan Menken has won eight awards in musical categories
      • John 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 Song
      • Johnny Mercer won four awards, all for Best Original Song
      • Jimmy Van Heusen won four awards, all for Best Original Song
  • Most competitive awards won for Art Direction: 11
    • Cedric Gibbons, who designed the Oscar statuette, received 38 nominations
  • Most competitive awards won for Costume Design: 8
  • Most competitive awards won for Makeup: 7
    • Rick Baker, who has received 11 nominations in total
  • Most competitive awards won for Visual Effects: 8
  • Most competitive awards won for Special Effects (discontinued in 1962): 3
  • Most awards won for Animated Feature Film: 3
  • Most nominations received for Animated Feature Film: 4
  • Most awards won by a country for Best International Feature Film: 14
    • Italy, which has received 33 nominations in total
  • Most nominations received by a country for Best International Feature Film: 42
    • France, which has won the award 12 times
  • Most nominations received by a country for Best International Feature Film without an award: 10
  • Most awards won by a non-English language film: 4
    • Four non-English language films have won four Academy Awards:
      • Fanny and Alexander (1982) won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design
      • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score
      • Parasite (2019) won Best International Feature Film, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay
      • All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) won Best International Feature Film, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score
  • Most nominations received by a non-English language film: 13
    • One non-English language film has been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards:
      • Emilia Pérez (2024): Best International Feature Film, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song (x2)

Awards for acting and directing debuts

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These people won Academy Awards for their debut performances in film:

These people won Academy Awards for their directing debuts:

Big Five winners

Three films have received the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay (Original or Adapted; all won for Best Adapted Screenplay).[7][8][9]

Most consecutive awards in each category

Academy Award firsts

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More information Year, Film title used in nomination ...
Year Film title used in nomination Original title Award recipient(s) Country of production Language(s) Notes
1937
(11th)
La Grande Illusion La Grande Illusion Réalisation d'art cinématographique
(production company)
France France French
(some parts in German, English & Russian)
[A]
1969
(42nd)
Z Z Jacques Perrin
Ahmed Rachedi
France France
Algeria Algeria
French [17]
1971
(45th)
The Emigrants Utvandrarna Bengt Forslund Sweden Sweden Swedish [18]
1972
(46th)
Cries and Whispers Viskningar och rop Ingmar Bergman Sweden Sweden Swedish [19]
1994
(68th)
Il Postino: The Postman Il postino Mario Cecchi Gori
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Gaetano Daniele
Italy Italy Italian
(some parts in Spanish)
[21]
1997
(71st)
Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Elda Ferri
Gianluigi Braschi
Italy Italy Italian
(some parts in German & English)
[17][22]
2000
(73rd)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Wòhǔ Cánglóng
(pinyin)
臥虎藏龍
(traditional Chinese)
卧虎藏龙
(simplified Chinese)
Bill Kong
Hsu Li-kong
Ang Lee
Taiwan Taiwan
China China
Hong Kong Hong Kong
United States United States
Mandarin [17]
2006
(79th)
Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima
(English)
Iô-Jima kara no tegami
硫黄島からの手紙
(Japanese)
Clint Eastwood
Steven Spielberg
Robert Lorenz
United States United States Japanese
(some parts in English)
[23]
Babel Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu
Jon Kilik
Steve Golin
United States United States
Mexico Mexico
France France
English, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Japanese Sign language, Berber languages [23]
2012
(85th)
Amour Amour Margaret Menegoz
Stefan Arndt
Veit Heiduschka
Michael Katz
Austria Austria
France France
Germany Germany
French [17]
2018
(91st)
Roma Roma Gabriela Rodríguez
Alfonso Cuarón
Mexico Mexico
United States United States
Spanish, Mixtec [17]
2019
(92nd)
Parasite Gisaengchung
기생충

(Korean)
Kwak Sin-ae
Bong Joon-ho
South Korea South Korea Korean
2020
(93rd)
Minari Minari
(English)
미나리
(Korean)
Christina Oh United States United States Korean
(some parts in English)
2021
(94th)
Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー

Doraibu mai kā
(Japanese)

Teruhisa Yamamoto Japan Japan Japanese
(some parts in European languages)
2022
(95th)
All Quiet on the Western Front Im Westen nichts Neues Malte Grunert Germany Germany German
(some parts in French)
2023
(96th)
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Marie-Ange Luciani
David Thion
France France French, English, German
Past Lives Past Lives David Hinojosa
Christine Vachon
Pamela Koffler
United States United States
South Korea South Korea
Korean, English
The Zone of Interest The Zone of Interest James Wilson United Kingdom United Kingdom
United States United States
Poland Poland
German, Polish, Yiddish
2024
(97th)
Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez Pascal Caucheteux
Jacques Audiard
France France Spanish
I'm Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Maria Carlota Bruno
Rodrigo Teixeira
Brazil Brazil
France France
Portuguese
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More information Nomination, Name ...
Nomination Name Age Film Year Date of birth Date of nomination
2nd Sal Mineo 22 years, 17 days Exodus 1960 January 10, 1939 January 27, 1961
3rd Marlon Brando 29 years, 318 days Julius Caesar 1953 April 3, 1924 February 15, 1954
4th Marlon Brando 30 years, 315 days On the Waterfront 1954 April 3, 1924 February 12, 1955
5th Marlon Brando 33 years, 321 days Sayonara 1957 April 3, 1924 February 18, 1958
6th Richard Burton 44 years, 98 days Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 November 10, 1925 February 16, 1970
7th Jack Nicholson 46 years, 300 days Terms of Endearment 1983 April 22, 1937 February 16, 1984
8th Jack Nicholson 48 years, 289 days Prizzi's Honor 1985 April 22, 1937 February 5, 1986
9th Jack Nicholson 50 years, 301 days Ironweed 1987 April 22, 1937 February 17, 1988
10th Jack Nicholson 55 years, 302 days A Few Good Men 1992 April 22, 1937 February 18, 1993
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  • Youngest multiple nominees for an acting award (Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress)
More information Nomination, Name ...
Nomination Name Age Film Year Date of birth Date of nomination
2nd Angela Lansbury 20 years, 103 days The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 October 16, 1925 January 27, 1946
3rd Jennifer Lawrence 23 years, 154 days American Hustle 2013 August 15, 1990 January 16, 2014
4th Jennifer Lawrence 25 years, 152 days Joy 2015 August 15, 1990 January 14, 2016
5th Kate Winslet 31 years, 110 days Little Children 2006 October 5, 1975 January 23, 2007
6th Kate Winslet 33 years, 109 days The Reader 2008 October 5, 1975 January 22, 2009
7th Bette Davis 36 years, 304 days Mr. Skeffington 1944 April 5, 1908 February 3, 1945
8th Meryl Streep 39 years, 238 days A Cry in the Dark 1988 June 22, 1949 February 15, 1989
9th Meryl Streep 41 years, 236 days Postcards from the Edge 1990 June 22, 1949 February 13, 1991
10th Meryl Streep 46 years, 236 days The Bridges of Madison County 1995 June 22, 1949 February 13, 1996
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Film records

Acting records

Shortest and longest Academy Award-winning and -nominated performances

Actor Actress
Time in h:mm:ss Shortest Longest Shortest Longest
Lead Won David Niven in Separate Tables (1958)
23:39[33]
Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (2024)
2:08:30
Patricia Neal in Hud (1963)
21:51[34]
Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
2:23:32[35]
Nominated Spencer Tracy in San Francisco (1936)
14:58
Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (1992)
2:21:58
Eleanor Parker in Detective Story (1951)
20:10
Supporting Won Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
9:54[36]
Mahershala Ali in Green Book (2018)
1:06:38
Beatrice Straight in Network (1976)
5:02
Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)
1:06:58
Nominated Ned Beatty in Network (1976)
6:00[37]
Frank Finlay in Othello (1965)
1:30:43
Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top (1959)
2:19
Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
1:15:38

Miscellaneous records

Oscar speeches

Tied winners

There have been six two-way ties

Clean sweep

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The following films with at least 2 nominations won all of their categories.

See also

Notes

  1. It is said Breuer is not a Holocaust survivor because he moved to the United States in 1937, prior to the beginning of World War II in 1939.

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