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- First ever Best Picture Academy Award winner was the silent film [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_%28movie%29 Wings], in 1929
- 33 films have won six or more Academy Awards, including Gone With the Wind, All About Eve, Star Wars, and Schindler's List
- Katharine Hepburn has won the most Academy Awards, with four
- Walt Disney has won the most oscar statues, with 22
- In 2008, Daniel Day-Lewis is highly favored to win Best Actor
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Some of the biggest past oscar winners include the films Ben Hur, Titanic and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - all of which have won eleven Oscars.
Katharine Hepburn, Jack Nicholson and Ingrid Bergman are among the leaders in total wins for the acting categories.
To date, only three films have won the so-called "Oscar Grand Slam" - taking home awards for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Writing. These films are It Happened One Night in 1934, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975, and The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.
If you are looking for a complete list of this year's Oscar Winners, see Mahalo's guide to Oscar Winners 2009.
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Past 10 Best Picture Winners
- Date reflects year of the ceremony
- (2008): No Country for Old Men
- (2007): The Departed
- (2006): Crash
- (2005): Million Dollar Baby
- (2004): The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- (2003): Chicago
- (2002): A Beautiful Mind
- (2001): Gladiator
- (2000): American Beauty
- (1999): Shakespeare in Love
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Oscar Winners Questions
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which film made in 1989 won 2 oscars 4 AnswersMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It won the Academy Award for Best Actor (... read more -
what 2004 success had the longest title of any best Oscar winner 1 AnswerThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King? http://www.killermovies.com/o/oscars/articles/3724.html read more -
Oscar Winners leaked? 14 AnswersI doubt it very much. Firstly the text looks like its been added in, the logo looks fake (way to cheezy to be the real deal) and finally, why in Gods name would... read more -
Who picks the Grammy winners? 1 AnswerGrammy Awards winners are picked by voting members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). According to the Official Grammy Web site, ... read more
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Oscar Winners News and Information
- Official Site: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Wikipedia: Academy Award Winners
- FilmSite.org: Academy Award Winners and History
- Reel.com: Past Oscar Winners
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Oscar Winners 1990s
- FilmSite.org: Academy Awards Winners (1990-1999)
Oscar Winners 1980s
- FilmSite.org: Academy Awards Winners (1980-1989)
Oscar Winners 1970s
- FilmSite.org: Academy Awards Winners (1970-1979)
Oscar Winners 1960s
- FilmSite.org: Academy Awards Winners (1960-1969)
Oscar Winners 1950s
- FilmSite.org: Academy Awards Winners (1950-1959)



