Who In Tinsel Town Has Won the Most OSCARS Ever?

OK, we’re about over half a year away from awards season, but we never get tired of it. At Stealth Media Films, we reckon that with the crop of truly epic productions that have hit the silver screen this year, the OSCARS in 2014 is going to be an event that cannot be missed.

Which is why we’re already prepping all of you lot out there by letting you know, who the actors are to beat, when it comes to clinching the most prestigious of acting awards. So just who won the most OSCARS ever?

Who Won Three OSCARS?

It’s important to remember that a lot of actors have won two awards. However, only six have won more than that, and only one tinsel town alum has won more than three awards. So, let’s start with who won three:

Walter Brennan: OK, at this point, you’re obviously wondering who he is, but Walter Brennan was a huge star back in the golden age of Hollywood. He won three Best Supporting Actor Awards; Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938) and The Westerner (1940)

Ingrid Bergman: A classic siren of the early talkies age, Bergman didn’t actually clinch all of her awards in the golden era of Hollywood. She won Best Actress Awards for Gaslight (1944) and Anastasia (1956), however it wasn’t until 1974 that she racked up her third OSCAR;  Best Supporting Actress for her role in Murder on the Orient Express.

Meryl Streep: Should it surprise you that Streep is on the list; the woman can do anything. She won two Best Actress OSCARS for her stunning roles in Sophie’s Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011), and bagged a Best Supporting Actress gong for one of her breakout roles in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

Jack Nicholson: A legendary Hollywood alum, he deserves to be on this list. Nicholson has grabbed the Best Actor Award twice; One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975 and As Good as It Gets in 1997. He also scored a Best Supporting Actor award for 1983’s Terms of Endearment.

Daniel Day-Lewis: Perhaps the most modern actor on this list, nevertheless, Daniel Day-Lewis has earned his place on it. He earned his first Best Actor nod for My Left Foot back in 1989, and has since racked up two more; There Will be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012).

Who Won Four OSCARS?

So, we've seen everybody who’s managed to clinch three OSCAR’s, but there’s only one person who has gone one better and won a staggering total of four. That person; ultimate Hollywood icon Katherine Hepburn.

Hepburn is arguably the most famous actress who ever lived, and was honoured numerous times by the Academy in her lifetime. However, she only received one Best Actress Award (they were all Best Actress Awards) in her youth; for 1932/1933’s Morning Glory. The other three came later in her life, for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968) and On the Golden Pond (1981)!