Most awards[edit]

Category	Winner	Year	Awards	Nominations
Most Awards by a Film	Ben-Hur	1959	11	12
Most Awards by a Film	Titanic	1997	11	14
Most Awards by a Film	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	11	11
Most Awards for Best Actor	Spencer Tracy	1938	2	9
Most Awards for Best Actor	Fredric March	1946	2	5
Most Awards for Best Actor	Gary Cooper	1952	2	5
Most Awards for Best Actor	Marlon Brando	1972	2	7
Most Awards for Best Actor	Dustin Hoffman	1988	2	7
Most Awards for Best Actor	Tom Hanks	1994	2	5
Most Awards for Best Actor	Jack Nicholson	1997	2	8
Most Awards for Best Actor	Daniel Day-Lewis	2007	2	4
Most Awards for Best Actor	Sean Penn	2008	2	5
Most Awards for Best Actress	Katharine Hepburn	1981	4	12
Most Awards for Best Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons	1956	11	39
Most Awards for Best Costume Design	Edith Head	1973	8	35
Most Awards for Best Director	John Ford	1952	4	5
Most Awards for Best Foreign Language Film	Italy	1998	10	27
Most Awards for Best Makeup	Rick Baker	2010	7	11
Most Awards for Best Picture by a Producer	Sam Spiegel	1962	3	4
Most Awards for Best Picture by a Producer	Saul Zaentz	1996	3	3
Most Awards for Best Picture by a Studio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	1942	5	40
Most Awards for Best Short Film – Animated	Walt Disney	1968	12	39
Most Awards for Best Short Film – Live Action	Walt Disney	1958	6	12
Most Awards for Best Supporting Actor	Walter Brennan	1940	3	4
Most Awards for Best Supporting Actress	Shelley Winters	1965	2	3
Most Awards for Best Supporting Actress	Dianne Wiest	1994	2	3

Considerations[edit]

Should Chart go Vertical or Horizontal ... ?

Should I use Multi Rows or Multi Columns ... ?

Should Table be Sortable or Non Sortable ... ?

Deal with TIES ... ?

Deal with .......... awards / nominations / Ties / Notes ... column order ...

wording Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor ... versus ... Best Actor Lead, Best Actor Support ... consider ALPHA sorting ... ?

wording Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor ... versus ... Best Actor Lead, Best Actor Support ... consider how to list in ORIGINAL CHART ???????

re-word .... esp. Best Picture items

SORT NAMES .......... in Tables BELOW (also) ...

ACTING ... Consecutive Awards / Consecutive Nominations / Most Unsuccessful Nominations ... for ALL Acting Categories!

OTHER: ( consider wording / placement / sorting ) ... most awards overall ... most by male actor ... most by female actor ... most by a male ... most by a female ... most awards in a single ceremony year ...

parallel charts with the other A. A. award / category pages ... and parallel to Charts below and THAT original A.A. overall superlative page

separate people versus films ... ?

add RECORDS broken / tied / in each Ceremony page ... ?

review "List of A. A. records"

Awards[edit]

Best Animated Feature (not on official AMPAS statistics ... but check the database)
Best Animated Short Film..............................................CURRENT
Best Cinematography
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Film Editing
Best Live Action Short Film..............................................CURRENT
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Best Writing – Original Screenplay
Check All Others / Retired / Obsolete / Honorary / Etc.

Original[edit]

This is a list of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees. This list is current as of the 80th Academy Awards ceremony held on February 24, 2008.

Best Actor[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Spencer Tracy	2 awards	1938	2 awards / 9 nominations
Most Awards	Fredric March	2 awards	1946	2 awards / 5 nominations
Most Awards	Gary Cooper	2 awards	1952	2 awards / 5 nominations
Most Awards	Marlon Brando	2 awards	1972	2 awards / 7 nominations
Most Awards	Dustin Hoffman	2 awards	1988	2 awards / 7 nominations
Most Awards	Tom Hanks	2 awards	1994	2 awards / 5 nominations
Most Awards	Jack Nicholson	2 awards	1997	2 awards / 8 nominations
Most Awards	Daniel Day-Lewis	2 awards	2007	2 awards / 4 nominations
Most Awards	Sean Penn	2 awards	2008	2 awards / 5 nominations
Most Nominations	Spencer Tracy	9 nominations (tie)	1967	Nominations resulted in 2 awards.
Most Nominations	Laurence Olivier	9 nominations (tie)	1978	Nominations resulted in 1 award.
Oldest Winner	Henry Fonda	76 years old	1981	On Golden Pond
Oldest Nominee	Richard Farnsworth	79 years old	1999	The Straight Story
Youngest Winner	Adrien Brody	29 years old	2002	The Pianist
Youngest Nominee	Jackie Cooper	9 years old	1930 / 1931	Skippy

Best Actress[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Katharine Hepburn	4 awards	1981	4 awards / 12 nominations
Most Nominations	Katharine Hepburn	12 nominations	1981	Nominations resulted in 4 awards.
Oldest Winner	Jessica Tandy	80 years old	1989	Driving Miss Daisy
Oldest Nominee	Jessica Tandy	80 years old	1989	Driving Miss Daisy
Youngest Winner	Marlee Matlin	21 years old	1986	Children of a Lesser God
Youngest Nominee	Keisha Castle-Hughes	13 years old	2003	Whale Rider

Best Art Direction[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Cedric Gibbons	11 awards	1956	11 awards / 39 nominations
Most Nominations	Thelma Ritter	6 nominations	1962	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Oldest Winner	Peggy Ashcroft	77 years old	1984	A Passage to India
Oldest Nominee	Gloria Stuart	87 years old	1997	Titanic
Youngest Winner	Tatum O'Neal	10 years old	1973	Paper Moon
Youngest Nominee	Tatum O'Neal	10 years old	1973	Paper Moon

Best Costume Design[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Edith Head	8 awards	1973	8 awards / 35 nominations
Most Nominations	Thelma Ritter	6 nominations	1962	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Oldest Winner	Peggy Ashcroft	77 years old	1984	A Passage to India
Oldest Nominee	Gloria Stuart	87 years old	1997	Titanic
Youngest Winner	Tatum O'Neal	10 years old	1973	Paper Moon
Youngest Nominee	Tatum O'Neal	10 years old	1973	Paper Moon

Best Director[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	John Ford	4 awards	1952	4 awards / 5 nominations
Most Nominations	William Wyler	12 nominations	1965	Nominations resulted in 3 awards.
Oldest Winner	Clint Eastwood	74 years old	2004	Million Dollar Baby
Oldest Nominee	John Huston	79 years old	1985	Prizzi's Honor
Youngest Winner	Norman Taurog	32 years old	1930 / 1931	Skippy
Youngest Nominee	John Singleton	24 years old	1991	Boyz N the Hood

Best Foreign Language Film[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Italy	10 awards	1998	10 awards / 27 nominations
Most Nominations	William Wyler	12 nominations	1965	Nominations resulted in 3 awards.
Oldest Winner	Clint Eastwood	74 years old	2004	Million Dollar Baby
Oldest Nominee	John Huston	79 years old	1985	Prizzi's Honor
Youngest Winner	Norman Taurog	32 years old	1930 / 1931	Skippy
Youngest Nominee	John Singleton	24 years old	1991	Boyz N the Hood

Best Makeup[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Rick Baker	7 awards	2010	7 awards / 11 nominations
Most Nominations	William Wyler	12 nominations	1965	Nominations resulted in 3 awards.
Oldest Winner	Clint Eastwood	74 years old	2004	Million Dollar Baby
Oldest Nominee	John Huston	79 years old	1985	Prizzi's Honor
Youngest Winner	Norman Taurog	32 years old	1930 / 1931	Skippy
Youngest Nominee	John Singleton	24 years old	1991	Boyz N the Hood

Best Picture[edit]

Category	Film	Superlative	Year	Notes
Best Picture with the Most Awards	Ben-Hur	11 awards	1959	11 awards / 12 nominations
Best Picture with the Most Awards	Titanic	11 awards	1997	11 awards / 14 nominations
Best Picture with the Most Awards	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	11 awards	2003	11 awards / 11 nominations
Most Awards by a Studio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	5 awards	1942	5 awards / 40 nominations
Most Awards by a Producer	Sam Spiegel	3 awards	1962	3 awards / 4 nominations
Most Awards by a Producer	Saul Zaentz	3 awards	1996	3 awards / 3 nominations
Most Nominations	All About Eve	14 nominations (tie)	1950	Nominations resulted in 6 awards.
Most Nominations	Titanic	14 nominations (tie)	1997	Nominations resulted in 11 awards.
Longest Winner	Gone with the Wind	3 hours 54 minutes	1939	Received 13 nominations and 8 awards.
Longest Nominee	Gone with the Wind	3 hours 54 minutes	1939	Received 13 nominations and 8 awards.
Shortest Winner	Marty	1 hour 28 minutes	1955	Received 8 nominations and 4 awards.
Shortest Nominee	She Done Him Wrong	1 hour 6 minutes	1933	Received 1 nomination and 0 awards.

Best Short Film – Animated[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Walt Disney	12 awards	1968	12 awards / 39 nominations
Most Nominations	Walter Brennan	4 nominations (tie)	1941	Nominations resulted in 3 awards.
Most Nominations	Claude Rains	4 nominations (tie)	1946	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Most Nominations	Arthur Kennedy	4 nominations (tie)	1958	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Most Nominations	Jack Nicholson	4 nominations (tie)	1992	Nominations resulted in 1 award.
Oldest Winner	George Burns	80 years old	1975	The Sunshine Boys
Oldest Nominee	Hal Holbrook	82 years old	2007	Into the Wild
Youngest Winner	Timothy Hutton	20 years old	1980	Ordinary People
Youngest Nominee	Justin Henry	8 years old	1979	Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Short Film – Live Action[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Walt Disney	6 awards	1958	6 awards / 12 nominations
Most Nominations	Walter Brennan	4 nominations (tie)	1941	Nominations resulted in 3 awards.
Most Nominations	Claude Rains	4 nominations (tie)	1946	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Most Nominations	Arthur Kennedy	4 nominations (tie)	1958	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Most Nominations	Jack Nicholson	4 nominations (tie)	1992	Nominations resulted in 1 award.
Oldest Winner	George Burns	80 years old	1975	The Sunshine Boys
Oldest Nominee	Hal Holbrook	82 years old	2007	Into the Wild
Youngest Winner	Timothy Hutton	20 years old	1980	Ordinary People
Youngest Nominee	Justin Henry	8 years old	1979	Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Supporting Actor[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Walter Brennan	3 awards	1940	3 awards / 4 nominations
Most Nominations	Walter Brennan	4 nominations (tie)	1941	Nominations resulted in 3 awards.
Most Nominations	Claude Rains	4 nominations (tie)	1946	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Most Nominations	Arthur Kennedy	4 nominations (tie)	1958	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Most Nominations	Jack Nicholson	4 nominations (tie)	1992	Nominations resulted in 1 award.
Oldest Winner	George Burns	80 years old	1975	The Sunshine Boys
Oldest Nominee	Hal Holbrook	82 years old	2007	Into the Wild
Youngest Winner	Timothy Hutton	20 years old	1980	Ordinary People
Youngest Nominee	Justin Henry	8 years old	1979	Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Supporting Actress[edit]

Category	Name	Superlative	Year	Notes
Most Awards	Shelley Winters	2 awards	1965	2 awards / 3 nominations
Most Awards	Dianne Wiest	2 awards	1994	2 awards / 3 nominations
Most Nominations	Thelma Ritter	6 nominations	1962	Nominations resulted in 0 awards.
Oldest Winner	Peggy Ashcroft	77 years old	1984	A Passage to India
Oldest Nominee	Gloria Stuart	87 years old	1997	Titanic
Youngest Winner	Tatum O'Neal	10 years old	1973	Paper Moon
Youngest Nominee	Tatum O'Neal	10 years old	1973	Paper Moon

General[edit]

Most Awards by a Film
Most Awards by an Individual (Walt Disney) 26 / 52 ???
Most Awards by a Female (Edith Head) 8 / 35
Most Awards by an Actor ... by an Actress

External links[edit]

Oscars.org Official site
Complete Downloadable List of Academy Award Nominees

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