Who has won the most Oscars?
THE Oscar is the most prestigious award in the film industry - desired by all, but won by few.
Winners of the golden statuette are deemed to be the best of the best in their respective categories.
Who has won the most Oscars?
Here's a look into the big names who have won the most Oscar awards:
FILMMAKER: Walt Disney
Walt Disney is the most decorated film producer to date.
He earned 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations as well as two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy.
Disney died at the age of 65 after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 1966.
ACTRESS: Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn has a total of four Oscars to her name with a Hollywood career spanning over 50 years.
According to , "The first was in 1934 for Morning Glory. The second came more than 30 years later in 1968 for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, followed by another one the next year for The Lion in the Winter. More than a decade later, she won again in 1982 for On Golden Pond."
Hepburn passed away at the age of 96 in 2003.
Meryl Streep comes in close behind with three Oscar wins.
ACTOR: Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson has a total of three Oscars to his name, with a record high of 12 Nominations for films including 1969's, Easy Rider, and 2002's, About Schmidt.
According to , "the first [win] was for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), the second Terms of Endearment (1983), and the third for As Good as It Gets (1997)."
Nicholson is tied for Oscar wins with actor, Daniel Day-Lewis (6 Nominations) and Walter Brennan (4 Nominations).
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What is the Oscar statuette?
The Oscar statuette is one of the most recognized trophies in the world.
Standing at 13.5inches tall and weighing in at about 8.5pounds; it takes 3 months to make 50 of the statuettes, according to the
The iconic trophy is "a stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers)."
Cedric Gibbons, is the designer of the statuette, while George Stanley is the sculptor.
To date, a total of 3,140 trophies have been awarded to winners - the first being to Emil Jannings in 1929 for Best Actor in his performances of The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh.
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What are the Oscars?
The first Oscars date back to 1929.
Also known as, The Academy Awards, it is the most prestigious award within the American and international film industry.
The first televised event happened in 1953.
The awards are made up of 24 different categories including Best Picture, Supporting Actor/Actress, makeup and hairstyles, director, editing, music, sound editing, and original screenplay.
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When are the Oscars 2022?
The 94th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
The ceremony will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
The 94th Academy Awards can be by television or streamed on ABC.com.
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The 2022 Oscars are set to be hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, according to .
Among the stars performing will be Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Finneas, Reba McEntire, and Sebastián Yatra.
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