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Most Successful Acting Families
This list features acting families that have won the most Academy Awards.
RANK | FAMILY | NOMINATIONS | WINS | MEMBERS |
1 | Shearer | 35 | 16 | Douglas & Norma Shearer; Howard Hawks |
2 | Newman | 76 | 12 | Alfred, Randy & Lionel Newman |
3 | Farrow | 43 | 12 | John Farrow; Frank Sinatra; André Previn; Woody Allen |
4 | Coppola | 29 | 12 | Francis Ford, Sofia & Carmine Coppola; Spike Jonze; David Shire; Patricia Arquette; Nicolas Cage |
5 | Coen | 24 | 8 | Ethan & Joel Coen; Frances McDormand |
6 | Powell | 21 | 6 | Anthony & Sandy Powell |
7 | Voight | 15 | 5 | Jon Voight; Angelina Jolie; Brad Pitt; Billy Bob Thornton |
8 | Selznick | 13 | 5 | David O. Selznick; Jennifer Jones; Louis B. Mayer |
9 | DemIlle | 7 | 5 | Cecil B. DeMille; Anthony Quinn |
10 | Zanuck | 4 | 5 | Darryl F., Lili Fini & Richard Zanuck |
References
Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of Academy Award–winning families. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Academy_Award%E2%80%93winning_families#Couples [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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