The author of the design of the famous figurine, bearing the somewhat frivolous name Oscar, is Cedric Gibbons (1893-1960), an architect and artist who worked as an art director at MGM Studio. They say that he made the initial sketch of the future prize for several minutes while he was sitting on the next "fly" at the management of the film studio. By the way, in the number of awards received - 11 - he takes second place.
And who has the most Oscars, who more often than others climbed the stage to receive the most famous movie prize in the world?
History
Filmmaking from the very beginning was organized in the USA as a real and solid business. In order to resolve various disputes between individual workers employed in the industry and entire film companies, a special body was needed with sufficient authority to carry out these functions. In 1927, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established. In 1929, one of the founders of the Academy, one of the world's first film producers - Louis Bart Mayer (1884-1957), the head of the legendary MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) proposed annually to award a special prize to the film academy of cinema workers who made the most significant contribution to the development of cinema . At first, this award was called the “Merit Award”, and after 6 years it became the first to be called the Oscar.
The stylized figure of a knight leaning on a vertically positioned sword and standing on a reel with five-spoke film was not officially named an Oscar until 1939. For the first time, this name was made in the comments on the first Catherine Hepburn Award. Its origin is foggy - it is believed that when the young Academy librarian Margaret Herrick saw the figurine on her first day of work, she exclaimed: “This is my uncle Oscar!” Then it turned out that the uncle was not an uncle, but a cousin, and many other versions appeared, but this story became canonical, and the name was legendary.
Great dreamer
When Walt Disney (1901-1966) was asked what was the secret of his success, how to make his dreams come true, he answered - work! Under this motto, the whole life of the legendary animator passed. With his talent and hard work, the modest animation studio, created in 1924 and housed in his uncle's garage, turned into a megacorporation with multi-billion-dollar turnover, a world leader in the entertainment industry. Disney - the one who received the most Oscars in the history of cinema, and to surpass his achievement - 26 statuettes - no one will succeed for a very long time.
Since the beginning of the thirties of the last century, Disney has been producing films that amazed with their artistic qualities, the imagination of the creators and technical innovations. The first cartoon with synchronous sound, the first use of stereo sound, the first full-length animation, etc. - all these are the achievements of Disney studio. It is not surprising that every year one or several awards were awarded to its leader, and he formed the largest number of Oscars, received individually, in the entire history of the American Film Academy. Once he received 4 statuettes at once (1954), and there were 26 in all! There were 59 of all nominations. For “Snow White” in 1939 he received one full-fledged Oscar and seven small ones - by the number of gnomes - one of the most successful jokes of the award ceremony.
Special effects and costumes
They say that if you have the goal of life getting the main film award on the planet, it is better to deal with special effects or costumes. It is among such specialists that the greatest number of Oscars is distributed. Such, for example, is Dennis Muren (1946) - the man who has the most awards from the living - 9 Oscars. He worked with Steven Spielberg on “Alien,” “Jurassic Park” and on films about Indiana Jones, with George Lucas he made the cult Star Wars, and with Cameron he created The Terminator, etc.
And who has the most Oscars from women involved in film production? This is Edith Head (1897-1981), a costume designer who has received eight Oscars in her career. She dressed many of Hollywood's most famous movie stars - Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and Anna Magnani, Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Shirley MacLane. In total, she was nominated 24 times.
Best Director
People of this profession are considered to be those who determine the main qualities of the film - both artistic and commercial. Most often, they are responsible for all components of the film process, from the script to the advertising campaign and the organization of premiere screenings. But they can receive an award not only for the best directing. Therefore, the question of who has the most Oscars from directors may require clarification, and the answer to it may be formally incorrect.
Most of the figurines from the directors received Francis Ford Coppola, involved in the emergence of the cult saga "The Godfather", the creator of the classic films "Apocalypse Today", "Conversation", etc. He has 6 individual awards. Of these: three - for the script for their films, one for the best film and best directing, and the sixth - for his outstanding contribution to the development of cinema as a producer.
The cult director Federico Fellini (1920-1993) received 5 gold figurines, of which 4 - for the best foreign film, and the fifth - an honorary prize for his contribution to the development of cinema.
Actress No. 1
The answer to the question of who has the most Oscars from the actors is unequivocal: Catherine Hepburn (1907-2003). This legendary movie star is recognized by the American Film Institute (ATI) as the greatest movie star of all time, she tops the list of the best actresses in the history of Hollywood, compiled by the most influential film professionals.
In total, in her biography there were 12 nominations, and between the first - “Early Glory” (1934) and the last - “On the Golden Lake” (1982) 48 years have passed! Both of them ended in victory, and in addition, there were two more gold figurines - in 1968 and 1969. All of them went through the most prestigious nomination for the actors - the best female role.
Oscar-winning actors
Three times he was awarded the Academy Award by the best male actor - Daniel Day-Lewis (1957) and all three times - for the best male role. This British actor is an example of an amazing attitude towards the profession. He is unanimously ranked among the greatest actors in the history of cinema, despite the fact that his filmography does not include even three dozen paintings. Filming once every few years, he spends most of his time in retreat, carpentry or moonlighting as a shoemaker. He takes his Oscars very calmly, clearly not making events of a huge scale out of the fact of their receipt. In rare interviews, he emphasizes: being measured, who has the most Oscars, is not for him.
The three highest film awards are Jack Nicholson (1937), Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) and the magnificent Meryl Streep (1949), which has a record number of nominations - 19! All of them have two Oscars for the main role and one award for the supporting roles. It was for such roles that all three of their statuettes received another actor, a three-time Oscar-winner, Walter Brennan (1894-1974).