This is a list of people have won multiple Academy Awards in a single year in the standard competitive categories.
To date, 84 individuals have achieved this feat on 97 occasions. The record for most awards in a single year is shared by Walt Disney, who won four Academy Awards for four films in 1954, and Sean Baker, who won four Academy Awards for Anora in 2025. Ten individuals have won multiple Oscars more than once.
This list is current as of the 97th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 2, 2025.
List of winners
Name Number Ceremony Year Films Academy AwardsSean Baker497th2024AnoraBest Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film EditingWalt Disney426th1953The Living Desert;The Alaskan Eskimo;Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom;Bear CountryBest Documentary (Feature);Best Documentary (Short Subject);Best Short Subject (Cartoon);Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)Paul Thomas Anderson398th2025One Battle After AnotherBest Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayBong Joon-Ho3The 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."92nd2019ParasiteBest Picture, Best Director, Best Original ScreenplayJames L. Brooks356th1983Terms of Endearment Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayJames Cameron370th1997Titanic Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film EditingEthan Coen380th2007No Country for Old Men Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayJoel Coen3Francis Ford Coppola347th1974The Godfather Part IIBest Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayMarvin Hamlisch346th1973The Way We Were;The Sting Best Original Score, Best Original Song;Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation ScoreAlejandro González Iñárritu387th2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original ScreenplayPeter Jackson376th2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBest Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayFran Walsh3Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original SongDaniel Kwan395th2022Everything Everywhere All At OnceBest Picture, Best Director, Best Original ScreenplayDaniel Scheinert3Billy Wilder333rd1960The ApartmentBest Picture, Best Director, Best Original ScreenplayWoody Allen250th1977Annie HallBest Director, Best Original ScreenplayRobert Amram244th1971Sentinels of SilenceBest Live Action Short, Best Documentary ShortManuel Arango2Richard Attenborough255th1982GandhiBest Picture, Best DirectorBurt Bacharach242nd1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidBest Original Score, Best Original SongJohn Barry239th1966Born FreeBest Original Score, Best Original SongCecil Beaton237th1964My Fair LadyBest Art Direction (color), Best Costume Design (color)Robert Benton252nd1979Kramer vs. KramerBest Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayBernardo Bertolucci260th1987The Last EmperorBest Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayKathryn Bigelow282nd2009The Hurt LockerBest Picture, Best DirectorMark Boal2Best Picture, Best Original ScreenplayMichael Cimino251st1978The Deer Hunter Best Picture, Best DirectorPierre Collings29th1936The Story of Louis PasteurBest Original Story, Best ScreenplaySam Comer223rd1950Sunset Boulevard;Samson and DelilahBest Art Direction (black & white);Best Art Direction (color)Kevin Costner263rd1990Dances with WolvesBest Picture, Best DirectorAlfonso Cuarón286th2013GravityBest Director, Best Film Editing2The 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."91st2018RomaBest Director, Best CinematographyRichard Day215th1942This Above All;My Gal SalBest Art Direction (black & white); Best Art Direction (color)Guillermo del Toro290th2017The Shape of WaterBest Picture, Best DirectorHans Dreier223rd1950Sunset Boulevard;Samson and DelilahBest Art Direction (black & white);Best Art Direction (color)Clint Eastwood265th1992UnforgivenBest Picture, Best Director277th2004Million Dollar BabyBrian Currie291st2018Green BookBest Picture, Best Original ScreenplayPeter Farrelly2Nick Vallelonga2Roger K. Furse221st1948HamletBest Art Direction (black & white), Best Costume Design (black & white)Sheridan Gibney29th1936The Story of Louis PasteurBest Original Story, Best ScreenplayMel Gibson268th1995BraveheartBest Picture, Best DirectorMichael Gore253rd1980FameBest Original Score, Best Original SongPaul Haggis278th2005Crash Best Picture, Best Original ScreenplayLeigh Harline213th1940Pinocchio Best Original Score, Best Original SongEdith Head223rd1950All About Eve;Samson and DelilahBest Costume Design (black & white);Best Costume Design (color)Gordon Hollingshead218th1945Hitler Lives?;Star in the NightBest Documentary (Short Subject);Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)219th1946Facing Your Danger;A Boy and His DogBest Short Subject (One-Reel);Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)James Horner270th1997TitanicBest Original Score, Best Original SongRon Howard274th2001A Beautiful Mind Best Picture, Best DirectorJustin Hurwitz289th2016La La Land Best Original Score, Best Original SongJohn Huston221st1948The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Director, Best ScreenplayAlan Jay Lerner231st1958GigiBest Adapted Screenplay, Best Original SongThomas Little215th1942This Above All;My Gal SalBest Art Direction (black & white); Best Art Direction (color)Henry Mancini234th1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sBest Original Score, Best Original SongJoseph L. Mankiewicz222nd1949A Letter to Three WivesBest Director, Best Adapted Screenplay223rd1950All About EveCatherine Martin274th2001Moulin Rouge!Best Production Design, Best Costume Design286th2013The Great GatsbyLeo McCarey217th1944Going My WayBest Director, Best Original StoryChloé Zhao293rd2020/2021NomadlandBest Picture, Best DirectorFrances McDormand2Best Picture, Best ActressAlan Menken262nd1989The Little Mermaid Best Original Score, Best Original Song264th1991Beauty and the Beast 265th1992Aladdin 268th1995Pocahontas Ray Moyer223rd1950Sunset Boulevard;Samson and DelilahBest Art Direction (black & white);Best Art Direction (color)Walter Murch269th1996The English Patient Best Film Editing, Best SoundChristopher Nolan296th2023OppenheimerBest Picture, Best DirectorMarc Norman271st1998Shakespeare in Love Best Picture, Best Original ScreenplayPaul N. J. Ottosson282nd2009The Hurt LockerBest Sound Mixing, Best Sound EditingSydney Pollack258th1985Out of AfricaBest Picture, Best DirectorA. R. Rahman281st2008Slumdog MillionaireBest Original Score, Best Original SongTony Richardson236th1963Tom JonesBest Picture, Best DirectorGary Rydstrom264th1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayBest Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing 266th1993Jurassic Park 271st1998Saving Private Ryan Stephen Schwartz268th1995Pocahontas Best Original Score, Best Original SongEdward Selzer222nd1949So Much for So Little;For Scent-imental ReasonsBest Documentary (Short Subject);Best Short Subject (Cartoon)Ben Sharpsteen231st1958White Wilderness;Ama GirlsBest Documentary (Feature);Best Documentary (Short Subject)Richard M. Sherman237th1964Mary PoppinsBest Original Score, Best Original SongRobert B. Sherman2Howard Shore276th2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Original Score, Best Original SongSteven Spielberg266th1993Schindler's ListBest Picture, Best DirectorRichard Taylor274th2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup276th2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBest Costume Design, Best MakeupDimitri Tiomkin225th1952High NoonBest Original Score, Best Original SongJohn Truscott240th1967CamelotBest Art Direction, Best Costume DesignMarcel Vertès225th1952Moulin RougeBest Art Direction (color), Best Costume Design (color)Ned Washington213th1940Pinocchio Best Original Score, Best Original SongBilly Wilder218th1945The Lost WeekendBest Director, Best Adapted ScreenplayStan Winston264th1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayBest Makeup, Best Visual EffectsRobert Wise234th1961West Side StoryBest Picture, Best Director238th1965The Sound of MusicJoseph C. Wright215th1942This Above All;My Gal SalBest Art Direction (black & white); Best Art Direction (color)Fred Zinnemann239th1966A Man for All SeasonsBest Picture, Best Director
Notes
Superlatives First persons to win multiple Academy Awards in a single year 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 Screenplay and Best Original Story (The Story of Louis Pasteur) at the 9th Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1936. Person to win the most Academy Awards in a single year 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. Sean Baker won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing, all for Anora at the 97th Academy Awards, intended to honor the films of 2024. Baker is the only individual to win four Oscars for the same movie. Person to win multiple Academy Awards the most times 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. Persons to win multiple Academy Awards in consecutive years 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). Ceremony produced the most multiple Academy Award winners 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. Film produced the most multiple Academy Award winners 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. Female multiple Academy Awards winners in a single year