Who holds the record for 'most oscar awards won by a woman'?
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Edith Head
List of Academy Award records
Who holds the record for 'most oscar awards won by a woman'?
List of Academy Award records List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting ... List of people who have won multiple Academy Awards in a single ... List of awards and nominations received by Meryl Streep List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories ... List of Academy Awards for Walt Disney Grammy Award records List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift 76th Academy Awards List of awards and nominations received by Lady Gaga
Three films <b>have won</b> 11 <b>Academy Awards</b>: Ben-Hur ... <b>Most</b> nominations 
<b>received</b> by a single film ... <b>Most</b> awards <b>won by a woman</b>. Thelma Ritter <b>has</b> a <b>record</b> six best supporting actress nominations. The only 
<b>women</b> to <b>have won</b> two <b>Oscars</b> in the supporting actress category are Shelley&nbsp;... This is a list of people <b>have won</b> multiple <b>Academy Awards</b> in a single year in the 
standard competitive categories. To date, a total of 73 individuals <b>have</b> achieved 
this feat on 96 distinct occasions with the multiple winners having <b>won more</b> than 
one awards that ... <b>Most</b> Awards in One Year: Walt Disney <b>holds the record</b> for the 
<b>most</b> Academy&nbsp;... American actress Meryl Streep <b>has</b> been recognized with multiple awards and 
nominations for her work in film, television, and stage. She <b>holds the record</b> for 
the <b>most Academy Award</b> nominations of any actor, ... Three years later, she 
garnered her eighth <b>win</b> for The Iron <b>Lady</b>, <b>more</b> than any actors. At the 74th 
Golden&nbsp;... The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences <b>has</b> given <b>Academy Awards</b> to 
actors and actresses for their performances in films since its inception. 
Throughout the history of the <b>Academy Awards</b>, there <b>have</b> been actors and 
actresses <b>who have received</b> multiple <b>Academy Awards</b> for Best Actor, ... or <b>more</b> 
<b>Academy Awards</b> for Best Director &middot; List of <b>Academy Award records</b>&nbsp;... Walt Disney (1901–1966) <b>won</b> or <b>received</b> a total of twenty-two <b>Academy Awards</b>, 
according to D23, and <b>holds the record for most Academy Awards</b> in history. <b>Most</b> Grammys <b>won by a female</b> artist[edit]. Alison Krauss <b>has</b>, as a solo artist, 
collaborator and producer, <b>won</b> 27 Grammy <b>Awards</b>. American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift <b>has received</b> many <b>awards</b> and 
nominations for her ... She currently <b>holds records for most</b> Billboard Music <b>Award</b> 
<b>wins</b> for a <b>female</b> artist (23) and ... &quot;2008 <b>Academy</b> of Country Music <b>Awards</b> 
Winners&quot;. The 76th <b>Academy Awards</b> ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion 
Picture Arts and ... He first presided over the 62nd ceremony <b>held</b> in 1990 and 
had last hosted the 72nd ceremony <b>held</b> in 2000. ... tying the <b>Academy Awards</b> 
<b>record for most</b> awards <b>won</b> (alongside Ben-Hur and Titanic), ... <b>Girl</b> with a Pearl 
Earring. <b>Lady</b> Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, and actress <b>who has received</b> 
many awards and ... As a result, Gaga became the first person to <b>win</b> an 
<b>Academy Award</b>, Grammy, BAFTA and Golden Globe in one year. ... and they all 
<b>hold the record</b> for second-<b>most</b> Album of the Year nominations (three) for a 
<b>female</b> artist after&nbsp;...
Edith Head
List of Academy Award records