In almost one hundred years of the award’s existence, the record number of “golden bald spots” that a production took home was eleven. But who is the record holder?
In almost a hundred years of Oscar, considered the most important cinema award, some films stood out above the rest and received not one, not two, but more than ten statuettes. More specifically, to date, the record for “golden bald spots” given to a production was 11 in a single night.
While we wait to find out if this record will be equaled or even broken at the 96th Academy Awards, which take place on March 10th, the Rolling Stone Brazil remembers the three films that received 11 gold statuettes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Check out:
Titanic (James Cameron, 1997) – 14 nominations and 11 wins
Our first title on the list is Titanicgreat success of James Cameron, which is not only among the record holders for wins, but also among the record holders for nominations, with 14 in total. The film is inspired by the real shipwreck of 1912 and tells the story of an impossible love between Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) It is Rose (Kate Winslet), two young people from different social classes.
Titanic – which held, for many years, the title of highest grossing film in the history of cinema – won the awards for Best Film, Best Director for James CameronBest Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Editing, Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song and Best Sound, losing only the categories of Best Makeup, Best Actress to Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress for Kathy Bates.
Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959), 12 nominations and 11 wins
Ben-Hurlong William Wyler from 1959, is an American epic, which tells the story of a Jewish merchant condemned to live as a slave by an old friend. The film received twelve Oscar nominations in 1960 and won Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing, Best Editing, Best Special Effects, Best Original Score, Best Actor for Charlton Heston and Best Supporting Actor for Hugh Griffithlosing the Best Adapted Screenplay category to Souls at Auctionfrom 1958.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003), 11 nominations and 11 wins
The last part of the trilogy of Lord of the Ringsreleased in 2003, rounds out the trio of biggest winners in Oscar history. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingbased on the last chapter of the work written by JRR Tolkienachieved a great feat: he won in all the categories for which he was nominated.
The film was also the first fantasy story to win the award’s biggest category, Best Film, in addition to emerging victorious in Best Director for Peter JacksonBest Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Sound Mixing, Best Soundtrack and Best Original Song.
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Source: Rollingstone
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