Who has the most supporting actor wins?

Walter Brennan was the first winner in this category, winning thrice for: Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940). He holds the record for most wins in this category as well.
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Who is the only person to win 3 Best Supporting Actor Awards?

Walter Brennan, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jack Nicholson all have three awards. Brennan won best supporting actor three times, the only performer to do so. He won during the: 9th Academy Awards for his performance as Swan Bostrom in "Come and Get It"
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Has anyone won best actor and Best Supporting Actor?

1998: Jack Nicholson, As Good as It Gets

Nicholson's performance as Melvin Udall in As Good As It Gets won him his second Best Actor award — and third overall Oscar including his Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1984 for his performance in Terms of Endearment.
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Who is the most winning actor of all time?

Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards (all for Best Actress), more than any other actor or actress in the history of the award. As of 2021, 44 actors and actresses have received two or more Academy Awards in acting categories.
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Who is the only actor to win 3 Best Actor Oscars?

Daniel Day-Lewis became the first and currently only man to win three best actor Oscars, while Frances McDormand became only the second woman and third of her counterparts overall to achieve the same. Finally, Walter Brennan won his three supporting actor Oscars every other year between 1937 and 1941.
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Has any movie won all 4 acting Oscars?

To date, no film has won all four Academy Awards in the four acting categories (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress). 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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Who is the youngest Oscar winner?

Who is the youngest ever Oscars winner? There are, of course, multiple different types of award on offer at the Oscars, but the youngest person to win any of them at all is Tatum O'Neal. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 1974 Oscars at the age of 10.
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Who is the oldest person to win best actor?

Anthony Hopkins and Tatum O'Neal are the oldest and youngest winners of acting Oscars, winning at age 83 and age 10 respectively.
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Who has the most Emmy wins as an actor?

This Is the Actor With the Most Emmy Wins
  • Ed Asner holds the record for the most Emmys won by a performer, with seven awards.
  • Asner showcased his talent in both comedy and drama throughout his career, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Roots.
  • Asner's portrayal of Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant.
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Has any actor won Best Actor twice?

Looking back over the years, the likes of Marlon Brando, Tom Hanks, Gary Cooper, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Penn, and Spencer Tracy have each taken home two Academy Awards for 'Best Actor'.
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Has anyone won Best Actor twice in a row?

Winning consecutive Academy Awards is a rare and impressive achievement, showcasing exceptional talent and the difficulty of even getting nominated. Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks are the only two actors to have won Best Actor in successive years, with Tracy winning in 1937 and 1938 and Hanks winning in 1993 and 1994.
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Which actor has been in the most movies?

Though somewhat overshadowed by his younger sister, Julia Roberts, and his up-and-comer daughter, Emma Roberts, Eric Roberts easily tops the list as the hardest-working actor in Hollywood, with more than 700 acting credits to his name including over 100 upcoming ones.
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Who has the most Golden Globes?

Acting. In acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most competitive wins with eight, followed by Alan Alda, Angela Lansbury, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson who have six awards each.
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What actor has 8 Emmys?

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Cloris Leachman was an American actress. In a career spanning over seven decades, Leachman won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award, and one Academy Award for her role in The Last Picture Show.
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Who has 8 Emmys?

Joint top of the ranking of female performers with the most Emmy wins ever are Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus with eight wins each.
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Is an Emmy higher than an Oscar?

The Oscars are considered one of the most prestigious award shows in the world, and they are presented each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Emmy Awards are also highly acclaimed, but the awards are distributed to distinguished individuals, shows, and series in the television industry.
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Who is the youngest lead actress to win an Oscar?

Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God, 1986 (age 21)

Matlin made history as both the youngest winner in the Best Actress category as well as the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award, period.
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What was the longest movie to win an Oscar?

'Ben-Hur' (1960) – 223 minutes.
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Who has the most Oscars in one night?

Who won the most awards in one night? Bong Joon Ho won four Oscars for “Parasite" in 2020, tying with a record Walt Disney set in 1954. The South Korean director picked up best director, best international film, best original screenplay and best picture.
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Who has 26 Oscars?

The person who has triumphed more times at the Oscars than anyone else in history is Walt Disney. America's most iconic filmmaker racked up a whopping 26 Oscars, four of which were honorary awards, and he also holds the record for the most nominations on record – 59.
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How old was Jennifer Lawrence when she won the Oscar?

At the age of 22 she won the Academy Award for best actress for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Lawrence knew from an early age that she wanted to act, and she began performing in school plays and local theatre in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Are Oscars made of gold?

The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars® were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.
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What movie has won the most awards?

The three movies to hold the Guinness World Record of winning 11 Oscars — the highest by a film — are The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic and Ben-Hur. On the other hand, Titanic is one of the three films which has received the most number of nominations at 14.
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Which actor has 52 Oscar nominations?

The individual with the most Academy Award nods is not an actor, but a behind-the-scenes talent. With 52 Academy Award nominations to his name, Star Wars composer John Williams is the most Oscar-nominated person alive.
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