Next Sunday, March 27, a new edition of the Oscar Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, United States. The golden statuette It is the most valued in the mecca of cinema and here we will tell you which were the films that achieved the most recognition in the long history of these prestigious awards.
Although there are three feature films tied for the first position, each with 11 awards obtained, a ranking of relevance can be identified among the three, judging characters such as the number of total nominations and the importance of the categories in which they won.
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What are the movies with the most awards?
At the top of the ranking is “titanica”, by James Cameron. The film achieved a record 14 nominations at the 1998 ceremony. In addition to being one of the highest grossing films in cinema history.
This contemporary classic, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet, tells the story of Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater, two young people who meet and fall in love aboard the RMS Titanic ocean liner on her maiden voyage from England to the United States.
The period romance conquered the members of the Academy taking the most important category: “Best Picture”. They beat other big favorites like “Good Will Hunting” and “LA Confidential”.
They also managed to emerge victorious in the “Best Director” category, won by James Cameron, who will always be remembered for mentioning one of the most famous phrases in the film when collecting the statuette: “I am the king of the world.” However, they were left empty-handed in three categories, the most important being “Best Actress” where Kate Winslet competed.
Second is “Ben Hur”, directed by William Wyler, which won almost all of the Oscars for which it was nominated in 1959. The categories of “Best Film”, “Best Director”, “Best Actor” and “Best Supporting Actor” stand out. .
Despite the fact that the film set mostly in the Roman province of Judea in the time of Emperor Tiberius shares the same number of statuettes won as “Titanic”, it only received 12 nominations compared to 14 for Cameron’s film. Having won 11 of the 12 awards for which he competed is considered another record in the history of the awards.
Closing out the list is “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”, in 2003. The last film of the film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings, directed by Peter Jackson, based on the books by JRR Tolkien, won all the awards for which it was nominated. That was his own record.
Among the most important categories it won are: “Best Picture”, “Best Director”, “Best Art Direction” and “Best Original Song” for “Into The West” written by Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox and Howard Shore.
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