Ask any Oscar nominee how badly they wish to win, and also you’ll seemingly get the diplomatic response that “it’s an honor simply to be nominated.” Positive, positive.
However in reality, solely a handful of Hollywood skills can declare to have obtained a nomination from the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences greater than as soon as — and received.
The Put up appears to be like at previous winners and people to keep watch over this 12 months — a couple of high-profile nominees have the potential for record-breaking wins.
And it doesn't matter what occurs, this 12 months’s ceremony is already a record-setter in a single respect: It’s the first time three ladies — Wanda Sykes, Regina Corridor and Amy Schumer — have hosted the ceremony.
Walt Disney
The information for many Oscars ever for a single individual are literally held not by actors however behind-the-scenes skills of varied stripes. Animator and producer Walt Disney holds the all-time document with 22 Oscars.
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman is the most-winning movie composer, with 9 Oscars (together with, sure, “All About Eve”) and 45 nominations. However for essentially the most nominations, nobody holds a candle to “Star Wars” composer John Williams, with 52 nominations yielding 5 wins — and the most memorable movie scores within the galaxy.
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’
Three Greatest Image winners have taken residence a document 11 Academy Awards every. Of these — all of which received Greatest Image — 2003’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” received each single class by which it was nominated. 1997’s “Titanic” took residence 11 out of 14 nominations, and 1959’s “Ben-Hur,” 11 out of 15.
This 12 months, Netflix’s Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Western “The Energy of the Canine” is nominated in 12 classes. If it sweeps all of them, it is going to turn into the most-winning film in historical past.
Edith Head
Legendary costume designer Edith Head, who died in 1981, received eight Oscars, together with one for her work on “All About Eve,” which snared a document 14 nominations in 1950 (a document it shares with “Titanic” and 2016’s “La La Land”).
Katharine Hepburn
Although a handful of actors and actresses have been nominated numerous occasions (ahem, Meryl Streep), the document for wins is 4, held by Katharine Hepburn, for 1934’s “Morning Glory,” 1968’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” 1969’s “The Lion in Winter,” and 1982’s “On Golden Pond.” The actress by no means confirmed up for the awards on the years she received, although. She solely attended the ceremony as soon as, in 1974 — and that was to current an honorary award to her good friend, producer Lawrence Weingarten.
Three-time winner Streep — for 1980’s “Kramer vs. Kramer,” 1983’s “Sophie’s Selection,” and 2012’s “The Iron Woman” — does maintain the document for many nominations of any actor, at a staggering 21 occasions.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis is the most-nominated African American actress ever, with 4 nominations and one win for 2016’s “Fences.” Hattie McDaniel was the primary black actress (and the primary black performer of both gender) to win an award, for Greatest Supporting Actress in 1939’s “Gone with the Wind.” Sidney Poitier was the primary African American actor to win one, for 1963’s “Lilies of the Subject.” He was additionally awarded an Honorary Award from the Academy in 2001.
Kristen Stewart
This 12 months is the primary to function two overtly queer nominees, in Greatest Actress nominee Kristen Stewart, as Princess Diana in “Spencer,” and Ariana DeBose, for Greatest Supporting Actress as Anita in “West Aspect Story.” If DeBose wins, she’ll be the primary girl to win an Oscar for taking part in a task by a beforehand Oscar-winning actress (Rita Moreno received for a similar function within the authentic 1961 movie).
John Ford
John Ford holds the document for many directing Oscars, with 4. A handful of auteurs have received thrice for writing, together with Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Billy Wilder.
Jane Campion
Jane Campion, the “Energy of the Canine” director, is the one girl to have been nominated twice for Greatest Director, her first for 1993’s “The Piano” (she didn’t win, however did take residence the Oscar for Greatest Unique Screenplay). In line with predictions on Gold Derby, she’s closely favored — and if she picks up the gold for Greatest Tailored Screenplay too, she’ll be the primary girl ever to win in each screenplay classes.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington, who’s up for Greatest Actor this 12 months with “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” is essentially the most nominated African American actor in historical past, with this 12 months bringing him to 10 nominations and two wins. If he wins a 3rd, he’ll tie three different three-Oscar-winning male actors.
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson is one among three actors to have received thrice — for 1975’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” 1983’s “Phrases of Endearment” and 1997’s “As Good as It Will get.”
Daniel Day-Lewis received for “My Left Foot” (1990), “There Will Be Blood” (2008) and “Lincoln” (2013). Earlier, Walter Brennan was the primary to hit the trifecta, with three Greatest Supporting Actor wins for “Come and Get It” (1936), “Kentucky” (1938), and “The Westerner” (1940).
Cedric Gibbons
Artwork director Cedric Gibbons was nominated 39 occasions for Greatest Manufacturing Design, and received 11 Oscars — making him the runner-up to document holder Walt Disney. He additionally made an indelible mark on the Academy, as he’s the person who designed the statuette!
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