Oscar Trivia

by Beth Rowen

Films that won the most Oscars (each won 11)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Titanic (1997)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Person with most Oscar wins:
Walt Disney won 26 awards. Most were in short subject categories.

Most wins in the Best Actor category (each won two Oscars):
Marlon Brando
Gary Cooper
Tom Hanks
Dustin Hoffman
Frederic March
Jack Nicholson
Spencer Tracy

Most Best Actress awards:
Katharine Hepburn (4)

In 1991, Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

Best Animated Feature became a new category in 2001. Shrek won the first award.

Judi Dench won Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love. She appeared in the film for only eight minutes!

John Wayne acted in 138 films before winning an Oscar for True Grit (1969).

Henry Fonda appeared in movies for 41 years before winning an Oscar for On Golden Pond in 1981.

Greer Garson, who won the Best Actress award in 1942 for her part in Mrs. Miniver, gave the longest speech in Oscar history. It was more than five minutes long.