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MOVIES
Academy Awards
Most Wins by Individual
This list features individuals that have won the most awards at the Academy Awards.
RANK | INDIVIDUAL | NOMINATIONS | WINS | TRADE |
1 | Walt Disney | 59 | 22 | Producer |
2 | Cedric Gibbons | 38 | 11 | Art Director |
3 | Alfred Newman | 45 | 9 | Composer |
4 | Edith Head | 35 | 8 | Costume Designer |
5 | Dennis Muren | 13 | 8 | Visual Effects |
6 | Alan Menken | 19 | 8 | Composer |
7 | Edwin B. Willis | 32 | 8 | Art Director |
8 | Rick Baker | 11 | 7 | Makeup Artist |
9 | Richard Day | 13 | 7 | Art Director |
10 | Gary Rydstrom | 20 | 7 | Sound Designer |
References
Business Insider. (n.d.). Who won the most Oscars? [online] Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com/who-won-most-oscars-academy-awards#director-and-sound-designer-gary-rydstrom-has-won-seven-academy-awards-for-movies-including-jurassic-park-and-titanic-3 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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