As of the 2023 ceremony, American filmmaking duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are the most recent winner in this category for their work on Everything Everywhere All at Once and the third duo to win after Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins (West Side Story) and the Coen brothers (No Country for Old Men).
Francis Ford Coppola, born in April 1939, is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer widely considered one of the most significant and influential figures of the New Hollywood era of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including five Oscar Awards.
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Who won the most best director?
John Ford has won the most Academy Awards for best director (four), and Frank Capra and William Wyler each have received three. Other notable recipients include Kathryn Bigelow, who is the first woman to earn the award (2010), and Chloé Zhao, the first director of colour to win (2021).
The oldest TV director (male) is 90 years 297 days old, and was achieved by Chalong Pakdeevijit (Thailand, b. 15 April 1932) in Bangkok, Thailand, as verified on 6 February 2023. Chalong began his career as a cameraman in 1950 and had his directorial debut with a film in 1968 called 'Jao Insee'.
Among the elite list of 53 billion-dollar grossing films are sequels, Disney remakes and iconic franchises such as Star Wars, Avatar, James Bond, The Lord of the Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter, The Fast & The Furious Jurassic Park, The Dark Knight, Transformers and Disney and Pixar toons.
The longest film ever made, according to Guinness World Records, is "The Cure for Insomnia" (1987), directed by John Henry Timmis IV. It lasts 85 hours and is considered an extraordinary achievement in the film industry.
James Cameron seemed to be the only one capable of reviving the box office thanks to the success of Avatar: The Way of Water, which nearly topped its predecessor with an impressive global sum of over $2.3 billion. To date, per Insider, only six movies have ever grossed $2 billion.
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.
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. Katharine Hepburn leads the way with four (all Best Actress).
The current record for oldest winning director is held by Clint Eastwood, who was 74 when he took home the award for “Million Dollar Baby” (2004). That was his second victory in the category, following his win for “Unforgiven” (1992) 12 years earlier.
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.
