Movies with the most Oscars

Oscars awards

Also known as The Academy Awards, for better or for worse they are the most influential awards in cinema. At least in the media, because it has been shown that they condition audiences around the world when choosing one or another film.

What are the movies with the most Oscars? This is a frequently asked question, although every self-respecting movie fan should know this answer. Next, we will review the most awarded film titles in the history of the Academy.

Whether they are the most important awards or whether the award-winning films really deserved it is another matter. The list of the most winners it is as follows.

The movies with the most Oscars: Ben-Hur, Titanic y The return of the King

In total 11 statuettes accumulated each of these three films, which places them as the movies with the most Oscars.

Released in 1959, Ben-Hur was the first to leave behind the mark of 10 awards won by gone With the Wind in 1939. The categories in which it was raised were:

  • Movie
  • Director (William Wyller)
  • Actor (Charlton Heston)
  • Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffit)
  • Production design
  • Color Photography
  • Color Wardrobe
  • Special effects
  • Mounting
  • Soundtrack (Miklós Róza)
  • Sound

Of the 12 nominations he got, it only did not obtain the one corresponding to the category of Best Adapted Screenplay. Many consider that a dispute that arose over the authorship of the libretto, deprived the film of obtaining 12 out of 12.

Almost 40 years later Titanic equaled the record for most nominations with 14system. (All about Eve y La land they got this same mark). I would win the awards in these categories:

  • Movie
  • Director (James Cameron)
  • Art direction
  • Photography
  • Costume Design
  • Visual effects
  • Mounting
  • Soundtrack (James Horner)
  • Song (James Horner and Will Jennings)
  • Sound
  • Sound Editing

In 2003 the third part of the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In addition, he won in the 11 categories to which he aspired, that is, he got 11 out of 11:

  • Movie
  • Direction (Peter Jackson)
  • Art direction
  • Adapted Screenplay (Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson)
  • Soundtrack (Howard Shore)
  • Original Song (Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lenox)
  • Makeup
  • Costume Design
  • Sound
  • Special effects
  • Mounting

gone With the Wind y west side history: two classics

Released in 1939, it also imposed the brand with the most nominations at the time, with a total of 13. Of the 10 statuettes he obtained, 2 were honorary awards. For the use of color to accentuate the drama and for the use of coordinated teams. The list of successes that complete it, in addition to the two honorary recognitions, are:

  • Movie
  • Director (Victor Fleming)
  • Actress (Vivien Leigh)
  • Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, first African-American performer to win the award)
  • Adapted Screenplay (Sidney Howard)
  • Color photography
  • Mounting
  • Art direction

Westside History also got 10 statuettes. In addition to being in the top of the films with the most Oscars, the American Film Institute ranked it in 2006 as the second Best American Musical of all time, only behind Singing under the rain.

With a total of 11 nominations, he would receive the awards for:

  • Movie
  • Direction (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins)
  • Supporting Actor (George Chakiris)
  • Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno)
  • Aristic Direction
  • Soundtrack
  • Sound
  • Locker
  • Photography
  • Mounting

The only category in which it ended without an award was Adapted Screenplay.

Three films with 9 statuettes

Among the films with the most Oscars, there are three that ended up winning the Oscars in 9 categories. In 1958 Gigi it would be the first. A musical film that, despite its success, represents one of the most controversial awards in the history of the award. He won the 9 categories in which he competed:

  • Movie
  • Direction (Vicente Minelli)
  • Color Photography
  • Original Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner)
  • Color Wardrobe
  • Color Art Direction
  • Soundtrack (Frederick Loewe)
  • Original song
  • Mounting

In 1988, The last Emperor I would match this brand. Another film that would win in the 9 categories to which it was nominated.

His achievements were for:

  • Movie
  • Direction (Bernardo Bertolucci)
  • Artistic direction
  • Adapted Screenplay (Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe)
  • Soundtrack
  • Sound
  • Locker
  • Photography
  • Mounting

The trident of films with 9 Oscars completes it The English Patient 1996. This film obtained a total of 12 nominations, within a ceremony that was classified as one of the poorest in history. Others call it a triumph for independent cinema.

With a total of 12 nominations, The English Patient won by:

  • Movie
  • Direction (Anthony Mingella)
  • Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche)
  • Drama Soundtrack (Gabriel Yared)
  • Photography
  • Artistic direction
  • Mounting
  • Sound
  • Locker

Other outstanding winners

Within the list of films with the most Oscars there are several with 8, among which stand out From here to eternity by Fred Zinnermann (1953), Amadeus by Milos Foreman (1984) and smuldog millionaire by Danny Boyle (2008).

With 7 statuettes there are ribbons like Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope by George Lucas. Although it would end up losing in the categories of Best Film and Direction with Annie Hall by Woody Allen. With 7 Oscars there are also, among others, Schindler's List by Steven Spielberg (1993) and Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón (2013).

Star Wars

Among the winners of 6 Oscars, there are films like La land by Damien Chazelle (2016) and Mad Max: Fury Road by George Miller (2015). The post-apocalyptic film would lose in the Best Picture category with Spotlight by Tom McCarthy.

The winners of the big 5

They are not the movies with the most Oscars, but yes the only ones that have risen in the most important categories. Namely: Film, Direction, Actor, Actress and Screenplay.

This merit has been reserved for only three tapes: It happened one night by Frank Capra (1934), Someone flew over the cuckoo's nest by Milos Foreman (1975) and The silence of the lambs by Jonathan Damme (1991).

And the list goes on and on. The entire cinematographic world will continue to watch for the titles that will be most recognized at the next Oscars awards.

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