The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar ceremony in Hollywood is getting closer and closer. On March 10, the secret of what was chosen as the best of the year will be revealed. Especially after months of uncertainty caused by the writers’ and actors’ strike. But the truth is that Hollywood’s biggest celebration shows that the industry is still going strong and that, At the same time, it is durable enough to survive the worst of times.
Something that the 2024 edition makes clear. This will not only be a celebration of the recovery of box office revenue in the world of cinema. At the same time, he acknowledges the efforts made behind and in front of the camera to keep the film business viable. To recognize the phenomenon Barbenheimer to celebrate the most personal work of today’s finest directors. The ceremony becomes a great tribute to the history of the seventh art. At the same time, recognition of significance through modern pop culture.
This begs the question: what happens if the same artist receives a tribute more than once? The most obvious thing is to join the pantheon of the most recognizable faces in the entertainment world. But also demonstrating that an award is a way to honor work and effort on a whole new level. We leave you with the only actors and actresses who have won three awards so far, and in one case another, who have left their indelible mark. A look at the Oscars as a means of supporting cinema as an art world in its prime.
Katharine Hepburn
Known for her outstanding character and undeniable talent, the actress created a milestone that remains undefeated today. That’s winning four Oscars for Best Actress. Much more, receiving twelve nominations throughout his extensive and interesting career. This makes her one of the most prominent figures of golden cinema and beyond, the industry as a whole.
The first award was received in 1933 for the classical glory of the day, directed by Lowell Sherman. Having already become one of the most brilliant figures in the mecca of cinema, Hepburn received a second prize in 1967 for Guess who’s coming tonight Stanley Kramer. Next year the actress will receive a third statuette for her role in Lion in winter Anthony Harvey. Finally, thanks In the golden pond Mark Rydell, He will receive another statuette in 1981.
Meryl Streep
It’s no surprise that the actress ranks high on this list of Oscar winners. There are many reasons: with a career spanning over five decades, she is not only one of Hollywood’s most versatile actresses. Moreover, she can play almost any role. Which allowed her to be nominated 21 times over the past decades. Apparently an unbeatable record that makes her one of the best performers the Mecca of cinema has ever had.
As for the Oscar, Streep received two for Best Actor thanks to Sophie’s solution (1982) by Alan J. Pakula and another author Iron Woman (2011) Phyllida Lloyd. As a supporting actress she received a statuette for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) by Robert Benton
Jack Nicholson
Another familiar name on the list is the actor known for his sinister smile. Nicholson boasts an extensive career spanning fifty years and spanning all genres and mediums. This earned him a permanent name on the list of nominees with twelve nominations. Most of them as the main actor.
In this nomination the performer won two awards. alone in Someone flies over Cuco’s nest (1975) by Milos Forman and another author Better…impossible (1997) by James L. Brooks. As a supporting actor, Jack Nicholson won the award for Strength of Attachment (1983), also Brooks.
Daniel Day-Lewis
The Irish actor is one of those who has won an award almost every time he has been nominated. Over the course of his career, he has been credited six times and won three Academy Awards. Always nominated for best leading actor.
The first one was received for a controversial My left leg Jim Sheridan in 1989. He later received other recognition for Wells ambition (2007) by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the painful novel by Upton Sinclair. Finally I would get a third for Lincoln (2012) by Steven Spielberg.
Frances McDormand
The actress has a brand similar to that of Daniel Day-Lewis. With six nominations, she won three Oscars, all for Best Actress. First with Fargo (1996) by Joel Coen. After s Three advertisements on the outskirts (2017) Martin McDonagh.
Finally, McDormand will receive a statuette for her atypical intimate drama.
Country of Nomads (2020) Chloe Zhao. This makes her one of the artists with the most Academy Awards to her name.
Ingrid Bergman
The gorgeous Swedish actress was also one of the Oscar favorites. With his reserved, melancholic and emotional demeanor, he became a regular and celebrated figure among specialist critics for his heart-wrenching dramas.. Much more so when interpreting characters wounded by catastrophic injuries or caught in the middle of mysterious events that transcend them. He received seven Academy Award nominations throughout his career.
Of these, he received two statuettes. Two for Best Actress, one for Dying light (1944) George Cukor and another Anastasia (1956) by Anatole Litvak, playing the unfortunate Grand Duchess of Russia.
By 1974, almost retired, he returned to act opposite director Sidney Lumet in Murder on the Orient Express. Her brilliant performance earned her the award for Best Supporting Actress.
Walter Brennan
Perhaps now his name is not very well remembered by movie lovers. But for much of Hollywood’s golden era, he was considered one of the greatest supporting actors. So much so that the term “luxury derivative” was coined precisely because of his ability to make a production shine in restrained roles.
The feat earned him three Oscars—always for supporting actor—out of the four nominations he received during his career. The first noted his performance in Rivals (1936) by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Two years later he received another award for Kentucky (1938) and finally he would take third place for Foreigner (1940) by William Wyler.
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