Hollywood's Record Holders for Most Oscar Wins
- 1/23
Walt Disney (22 Oscars)
- 2/23
Cedric Gibbons (11 Oscars)
- 3/23
Alfred Newman (9 Oscars)
- 4/23
Edith Head (8 Oscars)
- 5/23
Alan Menken (8 Oscars)
- 6/23
Fred Quimby (8 Oscars)
- 7/23
Rick Baker (7 Oscars)
- 8/23
Gary Rydstrom (7 Oscars)
- 9/23
Billy Wilder (6 Oscars)
- 10/23
Denis Muren (6 Oscars)
- 11/23
Francis Ford Coppola (5 Oscars)
- 12/23
John Williams (5 Oscars)
- 13/23
John Barry (5 Oscars)
- 14/23
Lyle R. Wheeler (5 Oscars)
- 15/23
Johnny Green (5 Oscars)
- 16/23
Katharine Hepburn (4 Oscars)
- 17/23
John Ford (4 Oscars)
- 18/23
Joseph Ruttenberg and Leon Shamroy (4 Oscars)
- 19/23
Woody Allen (4 Oscars)
- 20/23
Jack Nicholson (3 Oscars)
- 21/23
Daniel Day-Lewis (3 Oscars)
- 22/23
Walter Brennan (3 Oscars)
- 23/23
Charles Brackett and Paddy Chayefsky (3 Oscars)
Kevin Polowy
·Senior Correspondent, Yahoo Entertainment
We typically think Meryl Streep when it comes to Oscar records, with the master thespian having amassed an incredible 20 nominations including one this year for Florence Foster Jenkins. But when it comes to actual wins in the acting categories, Streep’s not in the record books among actresses. Instead you’ll find names both famous (Walt Disney, John Williams, Katharine Hepburn) and less familiar (art director Cedric Gibbons, soundman Gary Rydstrom). As we get ready for Oscar night on Feb. 26, here are the folks who have been awarded the most statuettes. (We’re only counting “competitive” Oscars and not honorary/memorial recognition.)