<Ul> <Li> Most awards won by a single film <Ul> <Li> Three films have won 11 Academy Awards : <Ul> <Li> Ben - Hur ( 1959 ) -- 15 categories available for nomination ; nominated for 12 </Li> <Li> Titanic ( 1997 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; nominated for 14 </Li> <Li> The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; nominated for 11 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations received by a single film <Ul> <Li> Three films have received 14 nominations : <Ul> <Li> All About Eve ( 1950 ) -- 16 categories available for nomination ; won 6 awards </Li> <Li> Titanic ( 1997 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; won 11 awards </Li> <Li> La La Land ( 2016 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; won 6 awards </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Largest sweep ( winning awards in every nominated category ) <Ul> <Li> The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) won all 11 categories for which it was nominated : Best Picture , Director , Adapted Screenplay , Original Score , Original Song , Sound Mixing , Art Direction , Makeup , Costume Design , Film Editing , and Visual Effects </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by an individual <Ul> <Li> Walt Disney won 22 Oscars . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a woman <Ul> <Li> Edith Head won eight Oscars , all for Costume Design </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations in a single year / Most awards in a single year <Ul> <Li> In 1954 , Walt Disney won four awards out of six nominations , both records . He won Best Documentary , Features for The Living Desert ; Best Documentary , Short Subjects for The Alaskan Eskimo ; Best Short Subject , Cartoons for Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom ; and Best Short Subject , Two - reel for Bear Country . He had two additional nominations in Best Short Subject , Cartoons for Rugged Bear ; and Best Short Subject , Two - reel for Ben and Me . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a person who is still living <Ul> <Li> Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren has won nine Academy Awards -- six competitive awards , two `` Special Achievement '' awards , and one `` Technical Achievement '' award </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most competitive awards won by a person who is still living <Ul> <Li> Composer Alan Menken has won eight competitive Academy Awards </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Acting <Ul> <Li> Katharine Hepburn won four awards , all for Best Actress </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Directing <Ul> <Li> John Ford won the most directing awards , with four </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Cinematography <Ul> <Li> The highest number of Academy Awards won by a cinematographer is four : <Ul> <Li> Joseph Ruttenberg , in 1938 , 1942 , 1956 , and 1958 </Li> <Li> Leon Shamroy , in 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , and 1963 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Art Direction <Ul> <Li> Cedric Gibbons , who designed the Oscar statuette , won 11 awards out of a total of 39 nominations . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Makeup <Ul> <Li> Rick Baker won seven Academy Awards ( all for Best Makeup ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a country for Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> Italy won 14 awards in this category and received , in total , 32 nominations </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations received by a country for Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> France received 40 nominations and won the award 12 times </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a foreign - language film <Ul> <Li> Two foreign - language films have won four Academy Awards : <Ul> <Li> Fanny and Alexander ( 1982 ) won Best Foreign Language Film , Best Cinematography , Best Art Direction , and Best Costume Design </Li> <Li> Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon ( 2000 ) won Best Foreign Language Film , Best Art Direction , Best Original Score , and Best Cinematography </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations received by a foreign - language film <Ul> <Li> Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon ( 2000 ) received ten nominations : Best Foreign Language Film , Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Song , Best Costume Design , Best Art Direction , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score , and Best Cinematography </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Most awards won by a single film <Ul> <Li> Three films have won 11 Academy Awards : <Ul> <Li> Ben - Hur ( 1959 ) -- 15 categories available for nomination ; nominated for 12 </Li> <Li> Titanic ( 1997 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; nominated for 14 </Li> <Li> The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; nominated for 11 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations received by a single film <Ul> <Li> Three films have received 14 nominations : <Ul> <Li> All About Eve ( 1950 ) -- 16 categories available for nomination ; won 6 awards </Li> <Li> Titanic ( 1997 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; won 11 awards </Li> <Li> La La Land ( 2016 ) -- 17 categories available for nomination ; won 6 awards </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Largest sweep ( winning awards in every nominated category ) <Ul> <Li> The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King ( 2003 ) won all 11 categories for which it was nominated : Best Picture , Director , Adapted Screenplay , Original Score , Original Song , Sound Mixing , Art Direction , Makeup , Costume Design , Film Editing , and Visual Effects </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by an individual <Ul> <Li> Walt Disney won 22 Oscars . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a woman <Ul> <Li> Edith Head won eight Oscars , all for Costume Design </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations in a single year / Most awards in a single year <Ul> <Li> In 1954 , Walt Disney won four awards out of six nominations , both records . He won Best Documentary , Features for The Living Desert ; Best Documentary , Short Subjects for The Alaskan Eskimo ; Best Short Subject , Cartoons for Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom ; and Best Short Subject , Two - reel for Bear Country . He had two additional nominations in Best Short Subject , Cartoons for Rugged Bear ; and Best Short Subject , Two - reel for Ben and Me . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a person who is still living <Ul> <Li> Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren has won nine Academy Awards -- six competitive awards , two `` Special Achievement '' awards , and one `` Technical Achievement '' award </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most competitive awards won by a person who is still living <Ul> <Li> Composer Alan Menken has won eight competitive Academy Awards </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Acting <Ul> <Li> Katharine Hepburn won four awards , all for Best Actress </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Directing <Ul> <Li> John Ford won the most directing awards , with four </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Cinematography <Ul> <Li> The highest number of Academy Awards won by a cinematographer is four : <Ul> <Li> Joseph Ruttenberg , in 1938 , 1942 , 1956 , and 1958 </Li> <Li> Leon Shamroy , in 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , and 1963 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Art Direction <Ul> <Li> Cedric Gibbons , who designed the Oscar statuette , won 11 awards out of a total of 39 nominations . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Makeup <Ul> <Li> Rick Baker won seven Academy Awards ( all for Best Makeup ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a country for Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> Italy won 14 awards in this category and received , in total , 32 nominations </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations received by a country for Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> France received 40 nominations and won the award 12 times </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most awards won by a foreign - language film <Ul> <Li> Two foreign - language films have won four Academy Awards : <Ul> <Li> Fanny and Alexander ( 1982 ) won Best Foreign Language Film , Best Cinematography , Best Art Direction , and Best Costume Design </Li> <Li> Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon ( 2000 ) won Best Foreign Language Film , Best Art Direction , Best Original Score , and Best Cinematography </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Most nominations received by a foreign - language film <Ul> <Li> Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon ( 2000 ) received ten nominations : Best Foreign Language Film , Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Song , Best Costume Design , Best Art Direction , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score , and Best Cinematography </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>
who has been nominated for the most academy awards
who has been nominated for the most academy awards
Walt Disney
Walt Disney