Who has won the most Oscars?
Walt Disney has won the most Oscars of any person: 22 competitive Academy Awards plus 4 honorary ones. Most of his wins were for animated and documentary short films.
Disney received 59 nominations in total, also a record. His first competitive win was for Flowers and Trees in 1932, the first cartoon made in full Technicolor. In 1954 alone he won four Oscars. One of his honorary awards, for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, came with one full-size statuette and seven small ones.
Among living people, composer John Williams holds the record for the most nominations, with more than 50. Costume designer Edith Head won eight Oscars, the most by a woman.
Acting records
Katharine Hepburn won four acting Oscars, the most by any performer, all for Best Actress. Daniel Day-Lewis has the most Best Actor wins, with three. Meryl Streep has the most acting nominations, with 21.
Did You Know?
The films with the most Oscar wins are Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, with 11 each.