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Actors with the most Oscars
Actors with the most Oscars from 1929 to 2019
by Amy Watson,
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Aug 9, 2019
The most successful figure to date in the history of the Academy Awards is Katharine Hepburn, who won four Oscars throughout her acting career. The Academy Awards began in 1929 as a way of celebrating excellence within cinema, and winning an Oscar has long been considered prestigious among stars in the movie industry.
Who was Katharine Hepburn?
Katharine Hepburn, who died at the age of 96 in 2003, was a celebrated American actress and Hollywood icon. Hepburn won an Oscar for ‘Best Actress’ for her performance in her first film ‘Morning Glory’, released in 1933. The additional three awards came much later in Hepburn’s 66-year movie career. The actress won Oscars for ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ and ‘The Lion in Winter’ in the 1960s, and finally for ‘On Golden Pond’ at the 54th Academy Awards in 1982.
In addition to her wins, Hepburn received multiple nominations for her work, including for ‘The African Queen’ where she starred alongside Humphrey Bogart. The actress worked with several well-known Hollywood stars over the years, including Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor and Cary Grant.
Are the Academy Awards still important today?
Viewership of the Oscars has been steadily declining since 2014. However, media outlets around the world continued to provide extensive and enthusiastic coverage of the event and 2019 nominees Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper made waves on social media. Regardless of viewership figures, for winners, nominees and fans the Oscars remain a key part of the film industry and function as a metric of success.
As years pass, it is inevitable that those stars with the most Oscar wins ever will be overtaken by fresh talent. But actresses like Katharine Hepburn will forever be remembered as one of the hallmarks of classic Hollywood cinema, and will continue to be discussed, analyzed and applauded in years to come as fans look back to a bygone era of film. Impressive audience figures or not, that’s something worth celebrating.
Actors with the most Oscars from 1929 to 2019
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| Number of Oscars | |
|---|---|
| Katharine Hepburn | 4 |
| Ingrid Bergman | 3 |
| Walter Brennan | 3 |
| Daniel Day-Lewis | 3 |
| Jack Nicholson | 3 |
| Meryl Streep | 3 |
| Number of Oscars | |
|---|---|
| Katharine Hepburn | 4 |
| Ingrid Bergman | 3 |
| Walter Brennan | 3 |
| Daniel Day-Lewis | 3 |
| Jack Nicholson | 3 |
| Meryl Streep | 3 |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
The most successful figure to date in the history of the Academy Awards is Katharine Hepburn, who won four Oscars throughout her acting career. The Academy Awards began in 1929 as a way of celebrating excellence within cinema, and winning an Oscar has long been considered prestigious among stars in the movie industry.
Who was Katharine Hepburn?
Katharine Hepburn, who died at the age of 96 in 2003, was a celebrated American actress and Hollywood icon. Hepburn won an Oscar for ‘Best Actress’ for her performance in her first film ‘Morning Glory’, released in 1933. The additional three awards came much later in Hepburn’s 66-year movie career. The actress won Oscars for ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ and ‘The Lion in Winter’ in the 1960s, and finally for ‘On Golden Pond’ at the 54th Academy Awards in 1982.
In addition to her wins, Hepburn received multiple nominations for her work, including for ‘The African Queen’ where she starred alongside Humphrey Bogart. The actress worked with several well-known Hollywood stars over the years, including Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor and Cary Grant.
Are the Academy Awards still important today?
Viewership of the Oscars has been steadily declining since 2014. However, media outlets around the world continued to provide extensive and enthusiastic coverage of the event and 2019 nominees Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper made waves on social media. Regardless of viewership figures, for winners, nominees and fans the Oscars remain a key part of the film industry and function as a metric of success.
As years pass, it is inevitable that those stars with the most Oscar wins ever will be overtaken by fresh talent. But actresses like Katharine Hepburn will forever be remembered as one of the hallmarks of classic Hollywood cinema, and will continue to be discussed, analyzed and applauded in years to come as fans look back to a bygone era of film. Impressive audience figures or not, that’s something worth celebrating.
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- Actors with the most Oscars from 1929 to 2019Actors with the most Oscars
- Film studio ranking by number of "Best Picture" Academy Awards from 1990 to 2019Film studio ranking by number of "Best Picture" Academy Awards 1990-2019
- Number of Oscar winners in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" from 1948 to 2019, by countryOscars in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" 1948-2019, by country
- Briefest performances to win an Academy Award as of September 2017 (in seconds)Briefest performances to win an Academy Award 2017
- Number of Academy Awards nominations in 2019, by movieAcademy Awards nominations in 2019, by film
- Number of Academy Awards wins in 2019, by movieAcademy Awards wins in 2019, by film
- Number of Academy Awards wins in 2019, by studioAcademy Awards wins in 2019, by studio
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- Number of movies eligible for an Academy Award in the United States in 2017, by category and director genderDistribution of Oscar-eligible films in the U.S. by gender and category 2017
- Gender distribution of Academy Award nominees in the United States in 2018, by categoryGender distribution of Academy Award nominees in the U.S. 2018, by category
- Distribution of non-acting Academy Award nominees in the United States in 2017 and 2018, by genderGender distribution of Academy Award nominees in the U.S. 2017-2018
- Average age of Academy Awards winners in acting categories as of 2018Age of Academy Awards winners in acting categories 1929-2018
- Share of senior characters in Oscar-nominated films in the United States from 2014 to 2016Share of seniors in films in the U.S. 2016
- Distribution of voters at the Academy Awards in 2018, by genderDistribution of voters at the Academy Awards 2018, by gender
- Distribution of voters at the Academy Awards in 2018, by ethnicityDistribution of voters at the Academy Awards 2018, by ethnicity
- Number of Best Actor and Best Acress Academy Awards winners as of 2018, by age groupNumber of Academy Awards winners in acting categories 1929-2018, by age
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- Domestic and worldwide box office revenue of Academy Award "Best Picture" nominees in 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Box office revenue of "Best Picture" nominees at the Academy Awards in 2019
- Domestic box office revenue of Academy Award winning movies in the "Best Picture" category from 2001 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Box office revenue of "Best Picture" winners at the Oscars from 2001 to 2019
- Box office revenues of Academy Award "Best Picture" winners and the highest grossing films of the year from 2000 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Box office revenues: Academy Awards winners vs. box office hits from 2000-2018
- Box office revenue of Academy Award winning movies in the "Best Foreign Language Film" category from 2001 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Box office revenue of "Best Foreign Language Film" winners at the Oscars 2001-2019
- Production budget of the Academy Award "Best Picture" nominees in 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Budget of "Best Picture" nominees at the Academy Awards in 2019
- Audience in the U.S.
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- Number of viewers of the Academy Awards ceremonies from 2000 to 2019 (in millions)Academy Awards - number of viewers 2000-2019
- Number of viewers of the Academy Awards ceremonies in Canada from 2012 to 2018 (in millions)Academy Awards viewer numbers in Canada 2012-2018
- Household TV ratings during the Academy Awards from 2002 to 2019TV ratings during the Academy Awards 2002-2019
- Leading TV specials in the United States in 2018, by viewers (in millions)U.S. television viewers: broadcast specials 2018
- Leading broadcast and cable primetime telecasts in the United States in 2018, by number of viewers (in millions)Most watched primetime telecasts in the U.S. 2018
- Relevance of the Academy Awards to consumers in the United States as of February 2019, by ageOscars relevance in the U.S. 2019, by age
- Share of viewers who incorrectly believe selected actresses have won an Academy Award in the United States as of January 2019Oscars - best actress public misconceptions 2019
- Share of viewers who incorrectly believe selected actors have won an Academy Award in the United States as of January 2019Oscars - best actor public misconceptions 2019
- Audience in Latin America
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- Distribution of Academy Awards viewers in Mexico in 2019, by genderMexico: Academy Awards viewers 2019, by gender
- Number of Academy Awards viewers in Mexico in 2014 and 2019 (in millions)Mexico: number of viewers of Academy Awards 2014-2019
- Rating of the Academy Awards in Mexico in 2018 and 2019Mexico: Academy Awards rating 2018-2019
- Distribution of the Academy Awards viewers in Brazil in 2019, by genderBrazil: Academy Awards viewers 2019, by gender
- Average time spent watching the Academy Awards in Brazil in 2018 and 2019 (in minutes)Brazil: time spent watching Academy Awards 2018-2019
- Average share of the Academy Awards transmission watched in Brazil in 2018 and 2019Brazil: share of Academy Awards transmission watched 2018-2019
- Number of viewers of the Academy Awards ceremonies in Brazil in 2016 and 2017 (in millions)Brazil: Academy Awards viewers 2016-2017
- Social media
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- Total mentions of the Academy Awards on social media posts worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in millions)Total mentions of the Oscars on social media posts worldwide 2017-2018
- Top mentions minute-by-minute during the Oscars on social media posts worldwide in February 2018 (in 1,000s)Top mentions during the Oscars on social media posts worldwide 2018
- Most discussed Academy Award winning actors on social media in February 2018, by number of mentionsOscars: winning actors buzz on social media 2018
- Most discussed Best Picture Academy Award nominees on social media in February 2018, by number of mentionsOscars: most discussed best picture nominees on social media 2018
- Most discussed Academy Award categories on social media in February 2018, by number of mentionsOscars: most discussed award categories on social media 2018
- Advertising
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- Sponsorship spending on award shows in the United States from 2011 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Sponsorship spending on award shows in the U.S. 2011-2016
- Advertising revenue at the Academy Awards from 2002 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Advertising revenue at the Academy Awards 2002-2018
- Leading advertisers at the Academy Awards in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Leading advertisers at the Academy Awards 2018
- Average network advertising time during the Academy Awards from 2014 to 2018 (in minutes.seconds)Average advertising time during the Academy Awards 2014-2018
- Average price for screening a 30-second commercial during the Academy Awards from 2002 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Advertising price during the Academy Awards broadcast 2002-2018
- How excited do you typically get to watch the commercials during the Academy Awards?Level of excitement at Academy Awards ads in the U.S. 2017
- Fun facts
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- Shortest Academy Awards acceptance speeches of all time as of 2019 (in words)Shortest Oscar acceptance speeches 2019
- Most popular words in Academy Awards acceptance speeches for best acting categories between 1988 and 2013Most popular words in Academy Awards speeches 1988-2013
- Youngest Academy Award acting nominees as of March 2018Academy Award: youngest acting nominees as of March 2018, by age
- Oldest Academy Award winners at time of award as of February 2019, by ageAcademy Awards: oldest recipients as of 2019, by age
- Oldest living Academy Award winners as of March 2019, by ageAcademy Awards: oldest living winners as of 2019, by age
- Increase in the number of babies named after Academy Award winners in the United States as of March 2014Increase in the number of babies named after Academy Award winners 2014
- Oldest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2019, by ageAcademy Award: oldest directing winners as of March 2019, by age
- Youngest directing Academy Award winners as of March 2019, by ageAcademy Award: youngest directing winners as of 2019, by age
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- Types of roles that have earned actresses an Academy Award 1929-2013
- Number of Best Picture nominees seen by moviegoers in the U.S. 2018
- Connection of The Academy to general public U.S. 2019
- Best-known Academy Award nominated movies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Academy Awards - best actress 2018
- Academy Awards - best supporting actress nominees public opinion 2018
- Distribution of Academy Awards winners 2014, by age
- Ending support for actresses because of crimes U.S. 2017, by age
- Ending support for actors because of crimes U.S. 2017
- Ending support for actors because of crimes U.S. 2017, by age
- Ending support for actresses because of crimes U.S. 2017
- Most nominated actors with no victories at the Goya Awards 1987-2019
- Public opinion on best comedy actress nominated for an Emmy 2017
- Favorite French actresses among middle-aged viewers in France 2015
- Italy: number of DVD buyers 2017, by format
- Forecast: revenue motion picture and video post-production Germany 2009-2020
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- Actors with the most Oscar nominations and their wins 2019
- Actors with the most Oscars
- Film studio ranking by number of "Best Picture" Academy Awards 1990-2019
- Oscars in the category "Best Foreign Language Film" 1948-2019, by country
- Briefest performances to win an Academy Award 2017
- Academy Awards nominations in 2019, by film
- Academy Awards wins in 2019, by film
- Academy Awards wins in 2019, by studio
- Movies with the most Oscar nominations and their wins as of 2019
- Oscar Best Actor nominees net worth 2019
- Oscar Best Actress nominees net worth 2019
- Distribution of Oscar-eligible films in the U.S. by gender and category 2017
- Gender distribution of Academy Award nominees in the U.S. 2018, by category
- Gender distribution of Academy Award nominees in the U.S. 2017-2018
- Age of Academy Awards winners in acting categories 1929-2018
- Share of seniors in films in the U.S. 2016
- Distribution of voters at the Academy Awards 2018, by gender
- Distribution of voters at the Academy Awards 2018, by ethnicity
- Number of Academy Awards winners in acting categories 1929-2018, by age
- Oscars: Latin American wins & nominations for best foreign language film 1956-2019
- Box office revenue of "Best Picture" nominees at the Academy Awards in 2019
- Box office revenue of "Best Picture" winners at the Oscars from 2001 to 2019
- Box office revenues: Academy Awards winners vs. box office hits from 2000-2018
- Box office revenue of "Best Foreign Language Film" winners at the Oscars 2001-2019
- Budget of "Best Picture" nominees at the Academy Awards in 2019
- Academy Awards - number of viewers 2000-2019
- Academy Awards viewer numbers in Canada 2012-2018
- TV ratings during the Academy Awards 2002-2019
- U.S. television viewers: broadcast specials 2018
- Most watched primetime telecasts in the U.S. 2018
- Oscars relevance in the U.S. 2019, by age
- Oscars - best actress public misconceptions 2019
- Oscars - best actor public misconceptions 2019
- Oscars - best picture winner awareness 2018
- Mexico: Academy Awards viewers 2019, by gender
- Mexico: number of viewers of Academy Awards 2014-2019
- Mexico: Academy Awards rating 2018-2019
- Brazil: Academy Awards viewers 2019, by gender
- Brazil: time spent watching Academy Awards 2018-2019
- Brazil: share of Academy Awards transmission watched 2018-2019
- Brazil: Academy Awards viewers 2016-2017
- Total mentions of the Oscars on social media posts worldwide 2017-2018
- Top mentions during the Oscars on social media posts worldwide 2018
- Oscars: winning actors buzz on social media 2018
- Oscars: most discussed best picture nominees on social media 2018
- Oscars: most discussed award categories on social media 2018
- Sponsorship spending on award shows in the U.S. 2011-2016
- Advertising revenue at the Academy Awards 2002-2018
- Leading advertisers at the Academy Awards 2018
- Average advertising time during the Academy Awards 2014-2018
- Advertising price during the Academy Awards broadcast 2002-2018
- Level of excitement at Academy Awards ads in the U.S. 2017
- Shortest Oscar acceptance speeches 2019
- Most popular words in Academy Awards speeches 1988-2013
- Academy Award: youngest acting nominees as of March 2018, by age
- Academy Awards: oldest recipients as of 2019, by age
- Academy Awards: oldest living winners as of 2019, by age
- Increase in the number of babies named after Academy Award winners 2014
- Academy Award: oldest directing winners as of March 2019, by age
- Academy Award: youngest directing winners as of 2019, by age
- Number of victories of members of Spanish film industry at the Oscars 1969-2017
- Spanish victories at the Academy Awards 1969-2017, by category
- Box office revenue of "Best Foreign Language Film" Spanish winners at the Oscars 2017
- Movies with the most Oscar wins as of 2019
- Types of roles that have earned actresses an Academy Award 1929-2013
- Number of Best Picture nominees seen by moviegoers in the U.S. 2018
- Connection of The Academy to general public U.S. 2019
- Best-known Academy Award nominated movies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Academy Awards - best actress 2018
- Academy Awards - best supporting actress nominees public opinion 2018
- Distribution of Academy Awards winners 2014, by age
- Ending support for actresses because of crimes U.S. 2017, by age
- Ending support for actors because of crimes U.S. 2017
- Ending support for actors because of crimes U.S. 2017, by age
- Ending support for actresses because of crimes U.S. 2017
- Most nominated actors with no victories at the Goya Awards 1987-2019
- Public opinion on best comedy actress nominated for an Emmy 2017
- Favorite French actresses among middle-aged viewers in France 2015
- Italy: number of DVD buyers 2017, by format
- Forecast: revenue motion picture and video post-production Germany 2009-2020
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