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# Top 15 movies with the highest number of Oscar wins

Published: Mar 11, 2024 10:00 AM IST |

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Over the years, several cinematic gems have bagged double-digit Academy Awards nominations and many of these became films with the highest number of Oscar wins.

The Oscars are considered the highest honour in the world of cinema. Their reputation is such that getting nominated for an award is in itself an achievement. These awards are divided into multiple categories, ranging from the best film to a series of technical recognitions.

The three movies to hold the Guinness World Record of winning 11 Oscars — the highest by a film — are The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003), Titanic (1997) and Ben-Hur(1959).

Additionally, Titanic is one of the three films to receive the most nominations at 14. The other two are All About Eve (1950) and La La Land (2016).

The 96th Academy Awards in 2024 had three movies with more than 10 nominations each. These were Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon. With its eight nominations, Barbie was the fourth-most-nominated film at the awards.

World War II-related biopic Oppenheimer led the pack with 13 nods — one short of the joint record held by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. in lead roles, the film bagged seven Oscars at the ceremony held on 10 March 2024, including wins for Murphy, Downey Jr., and director Nolan besides a win in the Best Film category. It has also won five Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations), seven BAFTA (out of 13 nominations) and eight Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (out of 13 nominations) at the 2024 awards circuit.

Speaking of Oscars, only 15 movies have won an array of eight or more statuettes at the world’s most prestigious awards event. Thus, Oppenheimer missed out on becoming only the 10th film with eight wins and the 16th most-awarded movie in Oscar history by just one.

Nevertheless, the 15 films are universally counted among the best in cinematic history. Some of them were released around six decades ago. And yet they continue to leave anyone who sees them mesmerised by the art, acting and story, even to this day.

## A look at the 15 films that bagged the highest number of Oscars

### The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © 2003 – New Line Cinema/IMDb

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies

IMDb rating: 9

Synopsis: Frodo (Wood) and Sam (Astin) try to destroy the ‘One Ring’ and with that, the evil Sauron. As they make their way towards Mount Doom, Aragorn (Mortensen) and Gandalf (McKellen) must keep Sauron’s army of Orcs busy at Minas Tirith to create the diversion the hobbits need.

More about the film: The third and final instalment of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy transformed the landscape of epic fantasy films with its special effects, performances, cinematography and direction.

The Return of the King is the only film in Academy Award history to be nominated in more than 10 categories and win all of them.

Oscar nominations: 11

Oscar wins: 11

Best Picture — Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh

Best Director — Peter Jackson

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay — Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Best Film Editing — Jamie Selkirk

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Alan Lee

Best Costume Design — Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor

Best Makeup — Richard Taylor, Peter Swords King

Best Music, Original Score — Howard Shore

Best Music, Original Song for  “Into the West” — Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox

Best Sound Mixing — Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek

Best Visual Effects — Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke

### Titanic (1997)

Titanic 

Image: Courtesy of © 1997 – Paramount Pictures/IMDb

Director: James Cameron

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane

IMDb rating: 7.9

Synopsis: Two star-crossed lovers, Rose (Winslet) and Jack (DiCaprio), fall in love during the ill-fated voyage despite their class differences.

More about the film: The tragic romantic drama was set in the backdrop of the 20th-century disaster involving the RMS Titanic.

The film was the first picture since Ben-Hur(1959) to have won 11 Academy Awards. Titanic is the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time and the only film from the 1990s among the 30 highest-grossing films by lifetime.

Oscar nominations: 14

Oscar wins: 11

Best Picture — James Cameron, Jon Landau

Best Director — James Cameron

Best Cinematography — Russell Carpenter

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Peter Lamont, Michael Ford

Best Costume Design — Deborah Lynn Scott

Best Sound — Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano

Best Film Editing — Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing — Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes

Best Effects, Visual Effects — Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer

Best Music, Original Song for “My Heart Will Go On” — James Horner, Will Jennings

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score — James Horner

Watch Titanic on Disney+ Hotstar.

### Ben-Hur (1959)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © 1959 Warner Bros./IMDb

Director: William Wyler

Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd

IMDb rating: 8.1

Synopsis: Set in Biblical times, Judah Ben-Hur (Heston), the titular protagonist is a Jewish prince betrayed and sold into slavery. He fights his way to freedom and avenges the ruin of his family.

More about the film: 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. The movie is based on Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ — a 19th-century novel by Lew Wallace.

Besides the grand scale of the film, it was Heston’s performance as Ben-Hur that won plaudits from critics and cinema lovers alike.

Oscar nominations: 12

Oscar wins: 11

Best Picture — Sam Zimbalist (Posthumously)

Best Director — William Wyler

Best Actor in a Leading Role — Charlton Heston

Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Hugh Griffith

Best Cinematography, Color — Robert Surtees

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color — William A. Horning, Edward C. Carfagno, Hugh Hunt

Best Costume Design, Color — Elizabeth Haffenden

Best Sound — Franklin Milton (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD)

Best Film Editing — Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning

Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture — Miklós Rózsa

Best Effects, Special Effects — A. Arnold Gillespie, R.A. MacDonald, Milo B. Lory

Watch Ben-Hur on Amazon Prime Video.

### West Side Story (1961)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved./IMDb

Directed by: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno

IMDb rating: 7.6

Synopsis: Two young lovers, who are connected to two rival gangs by fate, dream of a future together. But the simmering tensions between the gangs spell doom.

More about the film: A musical masterpiece set in New York City of the 1950s, West Side Story was the first film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name. This was also the first time two people shared the Academy Award for Best Director for a film.

Oscar nominations: 11

Oscar wins: 10

Best Picture — Robert Wise

Best Director — Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins

Best Actor in a Supporting Role — George Chakiris

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Rita Moreno

Best Cinematography, Color — Daniel L. Fapp

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color — Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin

Best Costume Design, Color — Irene Sharaff

Best Sound — Fred Hynes (Todd-AO SSD), Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)

Best Film Editing — Thomas Stanford

Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture — Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal

### Gigi (1958)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © 1958 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved/IMDb

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli

Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan

IMDb rating: 6.6

Synopsis: The American musical comedy is about Gigi (Caron), a carefree Parisian girl who has a platonic relationship with an older man, Gaston (Jourdan). Things get complicated when Gigi, who is trained to be a courtesan, and Gaston, the rich playboy, fall in love.

Oscar Nominations: 9

Oscar wins: 9

Best Picture — Arthur Freed

Best Director — Vincente Minnelli

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium — Alan Jay Lerner

Best Cinematography, Color — Joseph Ruttenberg

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black and White or Color — William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, F. Keogh Gleason (posthumously)

Best Costume Design, Black and White or Color — Cecil Beaton

Best Film Editing — Adrienne Fazan

Best Music, Original Song for “Gigi” — Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner

Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture — André Previn

### The Last Emperor (1987)

The Last Emperor

Image: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment – © 1998 Columbia Pictures/IMDb

Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong

IMDb rating: 7.7

Synopsis: Pu Yi (Lone), the last Emperor of China, witnesses the change in the destiny of his country from childhood to adulthood, from a monarchy to a Communist republic.

More about the film: Creating a brilliant narrative work through visuals, Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic period film gives the Western world a peek into China’s revolutionary history through the life of its last Emperor.

The Last Emperor is one of the few films that won in all the categories it was nominated.

Oscar nominations: 9

Oscar wins: 9

Best Picture

Best Director — Bernardo Bertolucci

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium — Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe

Best Cinematography — Vittorio Storaro

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri

Best Costume Design — James Acheson

Best Sound — Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock

Best Film Editing — Gabriella Cristiani

Best Music, Original Score — Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su

### The English Patient (1996)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © 1996 – Miramax/IMDb

Directed by: Anthony Minghella

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth

IMDb rating: 7.4

Synopsis: A mysterious Hungarian named Almásy (Fiennes) who has been rescued from a plane crash during World War II is undergoing treatment for his severe burns. At the same time, Almásy is interrogated by an intelligence officer who suspects he is behind an incident that led to the officer losing his thumbs. When questioned, the Hungarian reveals his side of the story and his fateful affair with Katharine Clifton (Thomas) that led to a personal loss.

More about the film: The British film is based on Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel of the same name. Both Fiennes and Thomas were nominated in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, respectively, but they didn’t win.

Oscar nominations: 12

Oscar wins: 9

Best Picture — Saul Zaentz

Best Director — Anthony Minghella

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Juliette Binoche

Best Cinematography — John Seale

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

Best Costume Design — Ann Roth

Best Sound — Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Christopher Newman

Best Film Editing — Walter Murch

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score — Gabriel Yared

### Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Slumdog Millionaire

Image: Courtesy of IMDb

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan

IMDb rating: 8

Synopsis: Jamal (Patel) is a young man in Mumbai who appears as a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. As he goes on correctly answering the questions, he is arrested on suspicion of cheating in the game. Jamal then reveals his past, where he rises from the slums of Mumbai to enter the underworld and his desire to protect the love of his life.

More about the film: The British drama is based on Indian author Vikas Swarup’s 2005 novel, Q & A. The film earned three Indians — A.R. Rahman, Gulzar and Resul Pookutty — Academy Awards in multiple categories. It was the first Oscar win for any Indian in the competitive sections since Gandhi(1982).

Oscar nominations: 10

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture — Christian Colson

Best Achievement in Directing — Danny Boyle

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay — Simon Beaufoy

Best Achievement in Cinematography — Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Achievement in Film Editing — Chris Dickens

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score — A.R. Rahman

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for “Jai Ho” — A.R. Rahman, Gulzar

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing — Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

### Gandhi (1982)

Gandhi 1982

Image: Courtesy of © 1982 Columbia Pictures/IMDb

Directed by: Richard Attenborough

Cast: Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, Saeed Jaffrey, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, John Mills, Martin Sheen

IMDb rating: 8

Synopsis: The film focuses on Gandhi’s (Kingsley) life, starting from his days as a young lawyer in South Africa when he experiences racism first-hand to his assassination in 1948.

More about the film: The Richard Attenborough directorial is one of the greatest films of all time. After all, Gandhi is the biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian freedom struggle icon who is counted among the greatest personalities of the 20th century. The film chronicles his transformation into the great apostle of non-violence and civil rights which continues to inspire many across the world. It also highlights his thoughts and powerfully depicts his determined opposition to British injustices.

Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar when she was awarded in the category of Best Costume Design.

Oscar nominations: 11

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture — Richard Attenborough

Best Director — Richard Attenborough

Best Actor in a Leading Role — Ben Kingsley

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen — John Briley

Best Cinematography — Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, Michael Seirton

Best Costume Design — John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya

Best Film Editing — John Bloom

### Amadeus (1984)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of IMDb

Directed by: Miloš Forman

Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

IMDb rating: 8.4

Synopsis: Composer Antonio Salieri (Abraham) is confined to an asylum, where he recounts events that led to the death of his peer and rival Mozart (Hulce) and how he had a hand in it.

More about the film: The biographical period drama is about the 18th-century musical genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but is presented from the point of view of Salieri. Both Abraham and Hulce were individually nominated for the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, with the former winning it.

Oscar nominations: 11

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture — Saul Zaentz

Best Director — Milos Forman

Best Actor in a Leading Role — F. Murray Abraham

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium — Peter Shaffer

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Patrizia von Brandenstein, Karel Cerný

Best Costume Design — Theodor Pistek

Best Sound — Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Christopher Newman

Best Makeup — Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith

### Gone with the Wind (1939)

Gone With The Wind

Image: Courtesy of © Warner Home Video. All rights reserved./IMDb

Directed by: Victor Fleming

Cast: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel

IMDb rating: 8.2

Synopsis: Scarlett O’Hara’s (Leigh) life on her family’s plantation in the American South is interrupted by the Civil War of the 19th century. While she experiences romance with Ashley Wilkes (Howard) and Rhett Butler (Gable), O’Hara must do everything possible in order to survive.

More about the film: Hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, the epic movie, Gone With The Wind is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell.

The film is particularly noteworthy for McDaniel, whose performance in the role of Mammy made her the first African American to be nominated for and to win an Academy Award.

Oscar nominations: 13

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture

Best Director — Victor Fleming

Best Actress in a Leading Role — Vivien Leigh

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Hattie McDaniel

Best Writing, Screenplay — Sidney Howard

Best Cinematography, Color — Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan

Best Art Direction — Lyle R. Wheeler

Best Film Editing — Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom

### From Here to Eternity (1953)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © 1953 Columbia Pictures/IMDb

Directed by: Fred Zinnemann

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra

IMDb rating: 7.6

Synopsis: Two soldiers on a US Army base in Hawaii during World War II are torn between their duty and their love. Milton Warden (Lancaster) is in a forbidden romance with Karen Holmes (Kerr), the wife of his commanding officer. The young Private Prew (Clift), meanwhile, has his own problems but is supported by Lorene (Reed).

Oscar nominations: 13

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture

Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Frank Sinatra

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Donna Reed

Best Director — Fred Zinnemann

Best Writing, Screenplay — Daniel Taradash

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White — Burnett Guffey

Best Sound, Recording — John P. Livadary

Best Film Editing — William A. Lyon

### On The Waterfront (1954)

On The Waterfront

Image: Courtesy of © 1954 Columbia Pictures/IMDb

Directed by: Elia Kazan

Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger

IMDb rating: 8.1

Synopsis: An ex-prizefighter named Terry Malloy (Brando), who works at the docks at New Jersey, goes up against a corrupt but powerful local mob boss following the murder of a longshoreman. But in his way stands his own brother, Charley (Steiger), who doesn’t want Terry to testify.

More about the film: To this date, Brando’s performance in the film is widely held as one of the finest in the history of cinema.

Oscar nominations: 12

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture

Best Director — Elia Kazan

Best Actor in a Leading Role — Marlon Brando

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Eva Marie Saint

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay — Budd Schulberg

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White — Boris Kaufman

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White — Richard Day

Best Film Editing — Gene Milford

### My Fair Lady (1964)

My Fair Lady

Image: Courtesy of © 1964 Warner Bros. Pictures/IMDb

Directed by: George Cukor

Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Gladys Cooper

IMDb rating: 7.7

Synopsis: The story, set around an early part of the 20th century,  is about a phonetics professor, Henry Higgins (Harrison), who takes up a bet to transform a Cockney working-class girl, Eliza Doolittle (Hepburn), into a member of London’s high society. As he goes about trying to teach her the ways of the aristocrats, he finds that he is drawn to the girl.

More about the film: The musical comedy was adapted from the 1956 stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, which was actually based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play, Pygmalion.

Oscar nominations: 12

Oscar wins: 8

Best Picture

Best Director — George Cukor

Best Actor in a Leading Role — Rex Harrison

Best Cinematography, Color — Harry Stradling Sr.

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color — Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton and George James Hopkins

Best Costume Design, Color — Cecil Beaton

Best Sound — George Groves

Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment — André Previn

### Cabaret (1972)

Highest Oscar wins

Image: Courtesy of © 1972 Allied Artists-ABC Pictures/IMDb

Directed by: Bob Fosse

Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem

IMDb rating: 7.8

Synopsis: During the Weimar Republic in 1931, Sally Bowles (Minnelli), a young club entertainer, and Brian Roberts (York), a British academic, fall in love even though both find themselves drawn to a rich baron. While they struggle with their feelings for each other, the political landscape of Germany changes to their horror.

More about the film: Of the 15 movies that have won eight or more Oscars, Cabaret is the only one to have not won for Best Picture despite a nod. That award went to The Godfather. Interestingly, Joel Grey, who appeared as the unnamed Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret, won the award for Best Supporting Actor, beating three top actors nominated for The Godfather — Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and James Caan.

Oscar nominations: 10

Oscar wins: 8

Best Director — Bob Fosse

Best Actress in a Leading Role — Liza Minnelli

Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Joel Grey

Best Cinematography — Geoffrey Unsworth

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration — Rolf Zehetbauer, Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Herbert Strabel

Best Sound — Robert Knudson and David Hildyard

Best Film Editing — David Bretherton

Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation — Ralph Burns

Hero and Featured images: Courtesy 1997 – Paramount Pictures/IMDb

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The information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.

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Manas Sen Gupta writes at the intersection of tech, entertainment and history. His works have appeared in publications such as The Statesman, Myanmar Matters, Hindustan Times and News18/ETV. In his spare time, Manas loves studying interactive charts and topographic maps. When not doing either, he prefers reading detective fiction. Spring is his favourite season and he can happily eat a bowl of noodles any time of the day.

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