This is a list of films receiving the most Academy Awards at each awards ceremony. This also contains a list of films receiving the most Academy Award nominations at each awards ceremony.
This information is current as of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, held on March 10, 2024, which honored the best films of 2023.
This table displays the historical progression of films receiving a record number of Academy Awards:
Record Number of Awards |
Film Title | Achievement | Academy Awards Season | Duration of Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceremony | Year in Film | ||||
3 awards | 7th Heaven | Set Record | 1st | 1927– 1928 | 6 years |
Sunrise | |||||
Cimarron | Tied Record | 4th | 1930– 1931 | ||
Cavalcade | Tied Record | 6th | 1932– 1933 | ||
5 awards | It Happened One Night | Broke Record | 7th | 1934 | 5 years |
8 awards | Gone with the Wind | Broke Record | 12th | 1939 | 19 years |
From Here to Eternity | Tied Record | 26th | 1953 | ||
On the Waterfront | Tied Record | 27th | 1954 | ||
9 awards | Gigi | Broke Record | 31st | 1958 | 1 year |
11 awards | Ben-Hur | Broke Record | 32nd | 1959 | 64 years |
Titanic | Tied Record | 70th | 1997 | ||
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Tied Record | 76th | 2003 |
This table displays the historical progression of films receiving a record number of Academy Award nominations:
Record Number of Nominations |
Film Title | Achievement | Academy Awards Season | Duration of Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceremony | Year in Film | ||||
5 nominations | 7th Heaven | Set Record | 1st | 1927– 1928 | 2 years |
In Old Arizona | Tied Record | 2nd | 1928– 1929 | ||
The Patriot | |||||
6 nominations | The Love Parade | Broke Record | 3rd | 1929– 1930 | 1 year |
7 nominations | Cimarron | Broke Record | 4th | 1930– 1931 | 4 years |
8 nominations | Mutiny on the Bounty | Broke Record | 8th | 1935 | 2 years |
10 nominations | The Life of Emile Zola | Broke Record | 10th | 1937 | 2 years |
13 nominations | Gone with the Wind | Broke Record | 12th | 1939 | 11 years |
14 nominations | All About Eve | Broke Record | 23rd | 1950 | 73 years |
Titanic | Tied Record | 70th | 1997 | ||
La La Land | Tied Record | 89th | 2016 |
This is a list of films receiving the most Academy Awards at each awards ceremony. This also contains a list of films receiving the most Academy Award nominations at each awards ceremony.
This information is current as of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, held on March 10, 2024, which honored the best films of 2023.
This table displays the historical progression of films receiving a record number of Academy Awards:
Record Number of Awards |
Film Title | Achievement | Academy Awards Season | Duration of Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceremony | Year in Film | ||||
3 awards | 7th Heaven | Set Record | 1st | 1927– 1928 | 6 years |
Sunrise | |||||
Cimarron | Tied Record | 4th | 1930– 1931 | ||
Cavalcade | Tied Record | 6th | 1932– 1933 | ||
5 awards | It Happened One Night | Broke Record | 7th | 1934 | 5 years |
8 awards | Gone with the Wind | Broke Record | 12th | 1939 | 19 years |
From Here to Eternity | Tied Record | 26th | 1953 | ||
On the Waterfront | Tied Record | 27th | 1954 | ||
9 awards | Gigi | Broke Record | 31st | 1958 | 1 year |
11 awards | Ben-Hur | Broke Record | 32nd | 1959 | 64 years |
Titanic | Tied Record | 70th | 1997 | ||
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Tied Record | 76th | 2003 |
This table displays the historical progression of films receiving a record number of Academy Award nominations:
Record Number of Nominations |
Film Title | Achievement | Academy Awards Season | Duration of Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceremony | Year in Film | ||||
5 nominations | 7th Heaven | Set Record | 1st | 1927– 1928 | 2 years |
In Old Arizona | Tied Record | 2nd | 1928– 1929 | ||
The Patriot | |||||
6 nominations | The Love Parade | Broke Record | 3rd | 1929– 1930 | 1 year |
7 nominations | Cimarron | Broke Record | 4th | 1930– 1931 | 4 years |
8 nominations | Mutiny on the Bounty | Broke Record | 8th | 1935 | 2 years |
10 nominations | The Life of Emile Zola | Broke Record | 10th | 1937 | 2 years |
13 nominations | Gone with the Wind | Broke Record | 12th | 1939 | 11 years |
14 nominations | All About Eve | Broke Record | 23rd | 1950 | 73 years |
Titanic | Tied Record | 70th | 1997 | ||
La La Land | Tied Record | 89th | 2016 |