This Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the 97th edition of the Academy Awards will take place.
With the ceremony of the Oscar 2025 awards just around the corner, it is a good time to remind the most successful actors and actresses in history.
These are the artists who have accumulated a greater number of statuettes in the 95 editions of the gala until this year.
Katharine Hepburn, the Queen of the Oscar
Despite the large number of interpreters who have been awarded the Hollywood Academy, there is a figure that stands out among all others: Katharine Hepburn. The American actress is the only person to achieve four statuettes in the interpretation awards, all in the category of best actress. Hepburn won in 1933 by One day gloryin 1967 by Guess who comes to dinnerin 1968 by The lion in winter And in 1981 by In the golden pond.
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Actors with three Oscar
After Hepburn, a small group of stars continues with three Oscars. Meryl Streep He has won the award for best actress and once the best cast actress (with 21 nominations), as well as Ingrid Bergmanwhile Frances McDormand It has three statuettes for leading roles. There are also three men on this list: Daniel Day-Lewis (Always for Best Actor), Jack Nicholson (twice for best actor and once in the best cast actor) and Walter Brennanwhose last award, as a cast actor, was in 1940, in addition to those achieved in 1936 and 1938.
The youngest actress and the most veteran actor
As for age, the youngest actress to win an Oscar was Tatum o’nealwho won the award for best secondary actress in 1973, with only 10 years, for his role in ‘Luna de Papel’ with his father, Ryan O’Neal. On the other hand, Anthony Hopkins The most veteran winner in history became 2021, upon receiving the statuette for his leading role in The fatherat 83.
Walt Disney, the most awarded
Although it is not a category of interpretation, the most awarded person in the history of the Oscars is Walt Disney. The pioneer of animation A total of 26 awards were won, four of which were honorary.
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