Biggest winners Three of the most successful films in Oscar history are Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), with each winning 11 Oscars.
7 Movies That Missed Out Midsommar: Florence Pugh gives a nerveshattering performance as a woman coming to terms with her own power in the midst of a psychological downfall. An Oscar nomination was widely expected. The Farewell: Wang was a favourite to land an Oscar nomination in the same category but was snubbed in favour of more established names. Golden Globe winner Awkwafina was also shut out of the Best Actress race, while Best Supporting Actress underdog Zhao Shuzhen didn’t make the cut either.
Most Oscar wins and most Oscar nominations Walt Disney won 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations, and four honorary Academy Awards.
Her Smell: As destructive punk rocker Becky Something in Alex Ross Perry’s Her Smell, Emmy-winning actress Elisabeth Moss turns in career-defining work that landed her Gotham Award and Indie Spirit Award nominations for Best Actress. An Oscar nomination should have followed suit.
One character, two Oscars Marlon Brando (right) and Robert De Niro (Ieft) are the only actors who have won an Oscar for playing the same character, that of Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) respectively. Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was nominated five times for Best Director, but never won an Oscar.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: This Cannes winner was one of the best reviewed movies of the year, and strong enough to be a contender for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Actress. But not many foreign films across categories are picked, so it lost out. Booksmart: Even after some of the year’s best reviews, a Golden Globe nomination for Beanie Feldstein (Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical), and a Writers Guild of America nod for Best Original Screenplay, Olivia Wilde’s instant-classic comedy “Booksmart” got sidelined by the others. Uncut Gems: One of the best reviewed and most commercially successful indies of 2019, the film broke the $40 million mark at the U.S. box office. Directed by Josh and Bennie Safdie, it stars Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett and Julia Fox. It deserved a place in the nominations. A Hidden Life: Many critics believe the religious historical drama is Terence Malick’s strongest achievement since Tree of Life. Fox Searchlight paid in the $14 million range for the movie at Cannes, but it never sparked much Oscar buzz.
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