This is a list of people have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year in the standard competitive categories. To date, a total of 82 individuals have achieved this feat on 95 distinct occasions with the multiple winners having won more than one awards that year. The most awards have been won by Walt Disney, who won four Academy Awards in 1954. Of these, ten individuals have achieved this feat on more than one occasion. This list is current as of the 95th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 12, 2023.

List of winners

Name Number Ceremony Year Films Academy Awards
Woody Allen 2 50th 1977 Annie Hall Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
Robert Amram 2 44th 1971 Sentinels of Silence Best Live Action Short, Best Documentary Short
Manuel Arango 2
Richard Attenborough 2 55th 1982 Gandhi Best Picture, Best Director
Burt Bacharach 2 42nd 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Best Original Score, Best Original Song
John Barry 2 39th 1966 Born Free Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Cecil Beaton 2 37th 1964 My Fair Lady Best Art Direction (color), Best Costume Design (color)
Robert Benton 2 52nd 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Bernardo Bertolucci 2 60th 1987 The Last Emperor Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Kathryn Bigelow 2 82nd 2009 The Hurt Locker Best Picture, Best Director
Mark Boal 2 Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
Bong Joon-Ho 3[note 1] 92nd 2019 Parasite Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
James L. Brooks 3 56th 1983 Terms of Endearment Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
James Cameron 3 70th 1997 Titanic Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing
Michael Cimino 2 51st 1978 The Deer Hunter Best Picture, Best Director
Ethan Coen 3 80th 2007 No Country for Old Men Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel Coen 3
Pierre Collings 2 9th 1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur Best Original Story, Best Adapted Screenplay
Sam Comer 2 23rd 1950 Sunset Boulevard;
Samson and Delilah 		Best Art Direction (black & white);
Best Art Direction (color)
Francis Ford Coppola 3 47th 1974 The Godfather Part II Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Kevin Costner 2 63rd 1990 Dances with Wolves Best Picture, Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón 2 86th 2013 Gravity Best Director, Best Film Editing
2[note 2] 91st 2018 Roma Best Director, Best Cinematography
Brian Currie 2 91st 2018 Green Book Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
Richard Day 2 15th 1942 This Above All;
My Gal Sal 		Best Art Direction (black & white);
Best Art Direction (color)
Guillermo del Toro 2 90th 2017 The Shape of Water Best Picture, Best Director
Walt Disney 4 26th 1953 The Living Desert;
The Alaskan Eskimo;
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom;
Bear Country 		Best Documentary (Feature);
Best Documentary (Short Subject);
Best Short Subject (Cartoon);
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)
Hans Dreier 2 23rd 1950 Sunset Boulevard;
Samson and Delilah 		Best Art Direction (black & white);
Best Art Direction (color)
Clint Eastwood 2 65th 1992 Unforgiven Best Picture, Best Director
2 77th 2004 Million Dollar Baby
Peter Farrelly 2 91st 2018 Green Book Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
Roger K. Furse 2 21st 1948 Hamlet Best Art Direction (black & white), Best Costume Design (black & white)
Sheridan Gibney 2 9th 1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur Best Original Story, Best Adapted Screenplay
Mel Gibson 2 68th 1995 Braveheart Best Picture, Best Director
Michael Gore 2 53rd 1980 Fame Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Paul Haggis 2 78th 2005 Crash Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
Marvin Hamlisch 3 46th 1973 The Way We Were;
The Sting 		Best Original Score, Best Original Song;
Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
Leigh Harline 2 13th 1940 Pinocchio Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Edith Head 2 23rd 1950 All About Eve;
Samson and Delilah 		Best Costume Design (black & white);
Best Costume Design (color)
Gordon Hollingshead 2 18th 1945 Hitler Lives?;
Star in the Night 		Best Documentary (Short Subject);
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)
2 19th 1946 Facing Your Danger;
A Boy and His Dog 		Best Short Subject (One-Reel);
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)
James Horner 2 70th 1997 Titanic Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Ron Howard 2 74th 2001 A Beautiful Mind Best Picture, Best Director
Justin Hurwitz 2 89th 2016 La La Land Best Original Score, Best Original Song
John Huston 2 21st 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu 3 87th 2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
Peter Jackson 3 76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Daniel Kwan 3 95th 2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
Alan Jay Lerner 2 31st 1958 Gigi Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song
Thomas Little 2 15th 1942 This Above All;
My Gal Sal 		Best Art Direction (black & white);
Best Art Direction (color)
Henry Mancini 2 34th 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Joseph L. Mankiewicz 2 22nd 1949 A Letter to Three Wives Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
2 23rd 1950 All About Eve
Catherine Martin 2 74th 2001 Moulin Rouge! Best Production Design, Best Costume Design
2 86th 2013 The Great Gatsby
Leo McCarey 2 17th 1944 Going My Way Best Director, Best Original Story
Frances McDormand 2 93rd 2020/2021 Nomadland Best Picture, Best Actress
Alan Menken 2 62nd 1989 The Little Mermaid Best Original Score, Best Original Song
2 64th 1991 Beauty and the Beast
2 65th 1992 Aladdin
2 68th 1995 Pocahontas
Ray Moyer 2 23rd 1950 Sunset Boulevard;
Samson and Delilah 		Best Art Direction (black & white);
Best Art Direction (color)
Walter Murch 2 69th 1996 The English Patient Best Film Editing, Best Sound
Marc Norman 2 71st 1998 Shakespeare in Love Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
Paul N. J. Ottosson 2 82nd 2009 The Hurt Locker Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing
Sydney Pollack 2 58th 1985 Out of Africa Best Picture, Best Director
A. R. Rahman 2 81st 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Tony Richardson 2 36th 1963 Tom Jones Best Picture, Best Director
Gary Rydstrom 2 64th 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing
2 66th 1993 Jurassic Park
2 71st 1998 Saving Private Ryan
Daniel Scheinert 3 95th 2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
Stephen Schwartz 2 68th 1995 Pocahontas Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Edward Selzer 2 22nd 1949 So Much for So Little;
For Scent-imental Reasons 		Best Documentary (Short Subject);
Best Short Subject (Cartoon)
Ben Sharpsteen 2 31st 1958 White Wilderness;
Ama Girls 		Best Documentary (Feature);
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Richard M. Sherman 2 37th 1964 Mary Poppins Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Robert B. Sherman 2
Howard Shore 2 76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Steven Spielberg 2 66th 1993 Schindler's List Best Picture, Best Director
Richard Taylor 2 74th 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup
2 76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Costume Design, Best Makeup
Dimitri Tiomkin 2 25th 1952 High Noon Best Original Score, Best Original Song
John Truscott 2 40th 1967 Camelot Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design
Nick Vallelonga 2 91st 2018 Green Book Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay
Marcel Vertès 2 25th 1952 Moulin Rouge Best Art Direction (color), Best Costume Design (color)
Fran Walsh 3 76th 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song
Ned Washington 2 13th 1940 Pinocchio Best Original Score, Best Original Song
Billy Wilder 2 18th 1945 The Lost Weekend Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
3 33rd 1960 The Apartment Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay
Stan Winston 2 64th 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Best Makeup, Best Visual Effects
Robert Wise 2 34th 1961 West Side Story Best Picture, Best Director
2 38th 1965 The Sound of Music
Joseph C. Wright 2 15th 1942 This Above All;
My Gal Sal 		Best Art Direction (black & white);
Best Art Direction (color)
Chloé Zhao 2 93rd 2020/2021 Nomadland Best Picture, Best Director
Fred Zinnemann 2 39th 1966 A Man for All Seasons Best Picture, Best Director

Notes

  1. ^ The win by Parasite for Best International Feature Film does not count toward Bong Joon-Ho's total. Rules for the 92nd Academy Awards stated: "The Academy statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the film and accepted by the director on behalf of the film's creative talents. For Academy Awards purposes, the country will be credited as the nominee. The director's name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the country and film title."
    "92nd Academy Awards of Merit Rules & Eligibility" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ The win by Roma for Best Foreign Language Film does not count toward Alfonso Cuarón's total. Rules for the 91st Academy Awards stated: "The Academy statuette (Oscar) will be awarded to the motion picture and accepted by the director on behalf of the picture's creative talents. For Academy Awards purposes, the country will be credited as the nominee. The director's name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the country and film title."
    "91st Academy Awards of Merit Rules & Eligibility" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

Superlatives

Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney were the first individuals to win multiple Academy Awards in a single year; they wrote the script based on their own story, leading to wins for both Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Story (The Story of Louis Pasteur) at the 9th Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1936.

The record for the most Academy Awards won by a person at a single ceremony is four. Walt Disney won Best Documentary, Features for The Living Desert; Best Documentary, Short Subjects for The Alaskan Eskimo; Best Short Subject, Cartoons for Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom; and Best Short Subject, Two-Reel for Bear Country at the 26th Academy Awards, intended to honor the films of 1953. Walt Disney also holds the record for winning with the most different films in a single year (four); no other person has won simultaneously with more than two films.

The record for most times a person has won multiple Academy Awards at a single ceremony is four. Alan Menken won Best Original Score for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995), as well as Best Original Song for "Under the Sea", "Beauty and the Beast", "A Whole New World", and "Colors of the Wind" from each of those respective films.

Three individuals have won multiple Academy Awards in consecutive years. Gordon Hollingshead (1945 and 1946), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949 and 1950), and Alan Menken (1991 and 1992).

The most multiple Academy Award winners produced in one night is five. A record was set at the 23rd Academy Awards, intended to honor the films of 1950.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) produced four multiple Academy Award winners at the 76th Academy Awards. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh shared the Oscars for producing (Best Picture) and screenwriting (Best Adapted Screenplay), with each separately awarded for Best Director (Jackson) and Best Original Song (Walsh), and both Howard Shore and Richard Taylor won two for Best Original Score and Best Original Song and for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup, respectively.

Six women have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year. Edith Head, Catherine Martin, Fran Walsh, Kathryn Bigelow, Frances McDormand, and Chloé Zhao. Edith Head was the first woman to win multiple Oscars in a single year; she won Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (All About Eve) and Best Costume Design, Color (Samson and Delilah) at the 23rd Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1950. Fran Walsh has the most wins by a woman at a single ceremony (the 76th Academy Awards) with three; she won for producing (Best Picture), screenwriting (Best Adapted Screenplay), and songwriting (Best Original Song), all for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Catherine Martin became the first woman to accomplish this feat on multiple occasions, winning Best Costume Design and Best Production Design for Moulin Rouge! (2001) and The Great Gatsby (2013). Chloé Zhao was the first woman of color to win multiple Oscars in a single year; she won Best Director and Best Picture (Nomadland) at the 93rd Academy Awards, honoring the films of 2020 and 2021. Frances McDormand co-produced with Zhao and won Best Actress for Nomadland, which makes them the first women to simultaneously win multiple Oscars.

In a time span of 15 years, Billy Wilder won both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lost Weekend (1945), and another three for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, all for The Apartment (1960).

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