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List of people who have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year

List of people who have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year

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This is a list of people have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year in the standard competitive categories. To date, 83 individuals have achieved this feat on 96 separate occasions. The most awards have been won by Walt Disney, who won four Academy Awards in 1954. Ten individuals have achieved this feat more than once. This list is current as of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 10, 2024.

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    The win by Parasite for Best International Feature Film does not count toward Bong Joon-Ho's total. Rules for the 92nd Academy Awards stated: "The Academy statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the film and accepted by the director on behalf of the film's creative talents. For Academy Awards purposes, the country will be credited as the nominee. The director's name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the country and film title."
    "92nd Academy Awards of Merit Rules & Eligibility" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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    The win by Roma for Best Foreign Language Film does not count toward Alfonso Cuarón's total. Rules for the 91st Academy Awards stated: "The Academy statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the motion picture and accepted by the director on behalf of the picture's creative talents. For Academy Awards purposes, the country will be credited as the nominee. The director's name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the country and film title."
    "91st Academy Awards of Merit Rules & Eligibility" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

Superlatives

  • First persons to win multiple Academy Awards in a single year

Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney were the first individuals to win multiple Academy Awards in a single year; they wrote the script based on their own story, leading to wins for both Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Story (The Story of Louis Pasteur) at the 9th Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1936.

  • Person to win the most Academy Awards in a single year

The record for the most Academy Awards won by a person at a single ceremony is four. Walt Disney 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 at the 26th Academy Awards, intended to honor the films of 1953. Walt Disney also holds the record for winning with the most different films in a single year (four); no other person has won simultaneously with more than two films.

  • Person to win multiple Academy Awards the most times

The record for most times a person has won multiple Academy Awards at a single ceremony is four. Alan Menken won Best Original Score for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995), as well as Best Original Song for "Under the Sea", "Beauty and the Beast", "A Whole New World", and "Colors of the Wind" from each of those respective films.

  • Persons to win multiple Academy Awards in consecutive years

Three individuals have won multiple Academy Awards in consecutive years. Gordon Hollingshead (1945 and 1946), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949 and 1950), and Alan Menken (1991 and 1992).

  • Ceremony produced the most multiple Academy Award winners

The most multiple Academy Award winners produced in one night is five. A record was set at the 23rd Academy Awards, intended to honor the films of 1950.

  • Film produced the most multiple Academy Award winners

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) produced four multiple Academy Award winners at the 76th Academy Awards. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh shared the Oscars for producing (Best Picture) and screenwriting (Best Adapted Screenplay), with each separately awarded for Best Director (Jackson) and Best Original Song (Walsh), and both Howard Shore and Richard Taylor won two for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup, respectively.

  • Female multiple Academy Awards winners in a single year

Six women have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year. Edith Head, Catherine Martin, Fran Walsh, Kathryn Bigelow, Frances McDormand, and Chloé Zhao. Edith Head was the first woman to win multiple Oscars in a single year; she won Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (All About Eve) and Best Costume Design, Color (Samson and Delilah) at the 23rd Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1950. Fran Walsh has the most wins by a woman at a single ceremony (the 76th Academy Awards) with three; she won for producing (Best Picture), screenwriting (Best Adapted Screenplay), and songwriting (Best Original Song), all for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Catherine Martin became the first woman to accomplish this feat on multiple occasions, winning Best Costume Design and Best Production Design for Moulin Rouge! (2001) and The Great Gatsby (2013). Chloé Zhao was the first woman of color to win multiple Oscars in a single year; she won Best Director and Best Picture (Nomadland) at the 93rd Academy Awards, honoring the films of 2020 and 2021. Frances McDormand co-produced with Zhao and won Best Actress for Nomadland, which makes them the first women to simultaneously win multiple Oscars.

  • Longest time span between first and last occasion to win multiple Academy Awards in a single year

In a time span of 15 years, Billy Wilder won both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lost Weekend (1945), and another three for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, all for The Apartment (1960).

Statistics

  • Awards ceremonies: To date, there have been 96 annual awards ceremonies; 56 ceremonies had 95 multiple award winners, while 40 ceremonies had none.
    • 1 ceremony produced 5 multiple award winners (23rd Academy Awards)
    • 2 ceremonies produced 4 multiple award winners (76th and 91st Academy Awards)
    • 6 ceremonies produced 3 multiple award winners
    • 17 ceremonies produced 2 multiple award winners
    • 30 ceremonies produced 1 multiple award winner
    • 40 ceremonies produced 0 multiple award winners
  • Individual winners: To date, 83 individuals have won multiple awards in a single year; 10 of these did so more than once.
    • 1 individual won multiple awards 4 times (Alan Menken)
    • 1 individual won multiple awards 3 times (Gary Rydstrom)
    • 8 individuals won multiple awards 2 times
    • 73 individuals won multiple awards 1 time
  • Multiple awards: To date, there have been 96 occasions on which individuals won multiple awards in a single year; these occasions produced a total of 207 awards.
    • on 1 occasion, an individual won 4 awards in a single year (Walt Disney, 26th Academy Awards)
    • on 13 occasions, individuals won 3 awards in a single year
    • on 82 occasions, individuals won 2 awards in a single year

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