Ben-Hur - 11 The 1959 film was the first to win 11 Oscars, for best picture, director, actor,
11 WINS: 'Titanic' (1997)
Ben-Hur (1959)
One of the greatest films in history, Ben-Hur was the first picture to win 11 Oscars — a record that stood unmatched for decades until Titanic equalled it.
Three films hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
How many Academy Awards has it received? On the night of March 23, 1998, 'Titanic' became the star of the ceremony, winning 11 awards out of 14 nominations. James Cameron's film was chosen as the best picture 24 years ago. In addition, the Canadian received the award for Best Director.
James Cameron's "Titanic" wins 11 Academy Awards.
All About Eve (1950): won 6 awards out of 16 possible categories. Titanic (1997): won 11 awards out of 17 possible categories.
Titanic won eleven awards, including Best Picture, a number that is tied with Ben-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
No male actor has yet won four Academy Awards but three have achieved a hat-trick, with Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis and the little-remembered Water Brennan, all in the three Oscars club.
The record for the youngest Academy Award winner of all time goes to the brilliantly talented Tatum O'Neal. At a mere ten years and 148 days old, she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Addie Loggins in 1973's Paper Moon, becoming the youngest Oscar winner of any competitive category.
As of 2022, Katharine Hepburn maintained her lead as the actor with the most Oscar wins of all time. While the "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" star scored four acting accolades during her career, six fellow actors tied for the second spot with three wins each.
In the past 90 years, only three films, It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) have won all five Oscars from the forty-three films that secured nominations in all five prestige Academy Award categories.
Ben-Hur set a new Oscar record by winning 11 Academy Awards. Bob Hope was the master of ceremonies.
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler's Bible epic Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by Gigi.
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” won big at the Oscars, taking home seven awards out of 11 nominations Sunday night — best original screenplay, best supporting actor, best film editing, best director, best actress in a lead role, best picture and best supporting actress.
The 33rd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1975, were held on January 24, 1976. Nashville received 11 nominations; the most for a single film.
The 74th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, takes the cake as the longest Oscar ceremony in the show's history. Taking place on 24 March 2002, the show lasted 4 hours and 23 minutes, all of which were broadcasted live on ABC.
“Titanic” received 14 nominations, which tied it with 1950's “All about Eve” for the most nominations ever earned by a single film. “Titanic” won 11 Academy Awards, which tied the record for wins set by “Ben-Hur” in 1959.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won a record-tying eleven awards including Best Director for Peter Jackson and Best Picture.
What film has the most Oscars? As of October 2022, three films tied for most Academy Award wins of all time. "Ben-Hur" (1959), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003), and "Titanic" (1997) each received 11 Oscars.
The Aviator received the most nominations with eleven; Finding Neverland and Million Dollar Baby tied for second with seven nominations each.
Billy Wilder's The Apartment brought home five Oscars at the 1960 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Film Editing.
Titanic received awards for: Best Picture, Best Director, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume, Visual Effects, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score, Original Song and losing out on Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Makeup.
Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Eight films failed to win any of the five major awards after being nominated in each category.