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Competitive Oscars, 1929 to today.

People

Most wins

  1. 1
    Walt Disney
    1932 to 1969
    22of 60
  2. 2
    Cedric Gibbons
    1930 to 1957
    11of 39
  3. 3
    Alfred Newman
    1938 to 1971
    9of 45
  4. 4
    Edith Head
    1949 to 1978
    8of 35
  5. 5
    Edwin B. Willis
    1937 to 1958
    8of 32
  6. 6
    Alan Menken
    1987 to 2011
    8of 19
  7. 7
    Gordon Hollingshead
    1934 to 1953
    7of 23
  8. 8
    Douglas Shearer
    1930 to 1952
    7of 21
  9. 9
    Gary Rydstrom
    1992 to 2022
    7of 20
  10. 10
    Richard Day
    1931 to 1971
    7of 20
  11. 11
    Fred Quimby
    1944 to 1956
    7of 13
  12. 12
    Rick Baker
    1982 to 2011
    7of 12
  13. 13
    Billy Wilder
    1940 to 1967
    6of 21
  14. 14
    Thomas Little
    1942 to 1953
    6of 21
  15. 15
    Walter M. Scott
    1951 to 1971
    6of 21
People

Most nominations, no win

  1. 1
    Diane Warren
    1988 to 2026
    17no wins
  2. 2
    Greg P. Russell
    1990 to 2013
    16no wins
  3. 3
    Alex North
    1952 to 1985
    15no wins
  4. 4
    Roland Anderson
    1934 to 1964
    15no wins
  5. 5
    Thomas Newman
    1995 to 2020
    15no wins
  6. 6
    George J. Folsey
    1934 to 1964
    14no wins
  7. 7
    Loren L. Ryder
    1938 to 1957
    14no wins
  8. 8
    Daniel Sudick
    2004 to 2023
    13no wins
  9. 9
    Bradley Cooper
    2013 to 2024
    12no wins
  10. 10
    Federico Fellini
    1947 to 1977
    12no wins
  11. 11
    Rick Kline
    1984 to 2006
    11no wins
  12. 12
    Anna Behlmer
    1996 to 2010
    10no wins
  13. 13
    John Aalberg
    1937 to 1955
    10no wins
  14. 14
    Walter Lantz
    1934 to 1956
    10no wins
  15. 15
    Walter Scharf
    1942 to 1973
    10no wins
Films

Most nominated

  1. 1Sinners poster
    Sinners2026 ceremony
    164 won
  2. 2Titanic poster
    Titanic1998 ceremony
    1411 won
  3. 3All About Eve poster
    All About Eve1951 ceremony
    146 won
  4. 4La La Land poster
    La La Land2017 ceremony
    146 won
  5. 5Gone with the Wind poster
    Gone with the Wind1940 ceremony
    138 won
  6. 6From Here to Eternity poster
    From Here to Eternity1954 ceremony
    138 won
  7. 7Shakespeare in Love poster
    Shakespeare in Love1999 ceremony
    137 won
  8. 8Oppenheimer poster
    Oppenheimer2024 ceremony
    137 won
  9. 9Forrest Gump poster
    Forrest Gump1995 ceremony
    136 won
  10. 10Chicago poster
    Chicago2003 ceremony
    136 won
  11. 11One Battle After Another poster
    One Battle After Another2026 ceremony
    136 won
  12. 12Mary Poppins poster
    Mary Poppins1965 ceremony
    135 won
  13. 13Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? poster
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1967 ceremony
    135 won
  14. 14The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2002 ceremony
    134 won
  15. 15The Shape of Water poster
    The Shape of Water2018 ceremony
    134 won
Films

Biggest sweeps

  1. 1The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2004 ceremony
    11of 11
  2. 2Ben-Hur poster
    Ben-Hur1960 ceremony
    11of 12
  3. 3Titanic poster
    Titanic1998 ceremony
    11of 14
  4. 4West Side Story poster
    West Side Story1962 ceremony
    10of 11
  5. 5Gigi poster
    Gigi1959 ceremony
    9of 9
  6. 6The Last Emperor poster
    The Last Emperor1988 ceremony
    9of 9
  7. 7The English Patient poster
    The English Patient1997 ceremony
    9of 12
  8. 8Cabaret poster
    Cabaret1973 ceremony
    8of 10
  9. 9Slumdog Millionaire poster
    Slumdog Millionaire2009 ceremony
    8of 10
  10. 10Gandhi poster
    Gandhi1983 ceremony
    8of 11
  11. 11Amadeus poster
    Amadeus1985 ceremony
    8of 11
  12. 12On the Waterfront poster
    On the Waterfront1955 ceremony
    8of 12
  13. 13My Fair Lady poster
    My Fair Lady1965 ceremony
    8of 12
  14. 14Gone with the Wind poster
    Gone with the Wind1940 ceremony
    8of 13
  15. 15From Here to Eternity poster
    From Here to Eternity1954 ceremony
    8of 13
First nomination to first win

The longest waits

  1. Julia Reichert
    First nominated 1978, first won 2020 after 3 nominations
    42years
  2. Henry Fonda
    First nominated 1941, first won 1982 after 2 nominations
    41years
  3. Alan Arkin
    First nominated 1967, first won 2007 after 2 nominations
    40years
  4. Amy Madigan
    First nominated 1986, first won 2026
    40years
  5. Jack Palance
    First nominated 1953, first won 1992 after 2 nominations
    39years
  6. Jeff Bridges
    First nominated 1972, first won 2010 after 4 nominations
    38years
  7. Ennio Morricone
    First nominated 1979, first won 2016 after 5 nominations
    37years
  8. Roman Polanski
    First nominated 1969, first won 2003 after 3 nominations
    34years
  9. Larry McMurtry
    First nominated 1972, first won 2006
    34years
  10. Kevin O'Connell
    First nominated 1984, first won 2017 after 20 nominations
    33years
  11. Geraldine Page
    First nominated 1954, first won 1986 after 7 nominations
    32years
  12. Kenneth Branagh
    First nominated 1990, first won 2022 after 5 nominations
    32years
  13. Charles Chaplin
    First nominated 1941, first won 1973 after 3 nominations
    32years
  14. Lionel Newman
    First nominated 1939, first won 1970 after 10 nominations
    31years
  15. George Cukor
    First nominated 1934, first won 1965 after 4 nominations
    31years

Competitive Oscars only: honorary and other special awards are left out. People count every nomination they were credited on, shared ones included. Years are ceremony years.