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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 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.
Sean Baker won
Best Picture,
Best Director,
Best Original Screenplay, and
Best Editing, all for
Anora at the
97th Academy Awards, intended to honor the
films of 2024. Baker is the only individual to win four Oscars for the same movie. •
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 multiple times; she won both Best Costume Design and Best Production Design for
Moulin Rouge! (
2001) and
The Great Gatsby (
2013). Frances McDormand and Chloé Zhao are the first female team to win multiple Oscars for the same film; they shared the Oscar for producing (Best Picture), with each separately awarded for Best Director (Zhao) and Best Actress (McDormand), all for
Nomadland at the
93rd Academy Awards, honoring the
films of 2020 and
2021. Zhao is also the first
woman of color to win multiple Oscars in a single year. •
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 ==