The big movie party is here. early morning Sunday, March 12 – Monday, March 13, around 14:00.The 2023 Oscar Awards ceremony will kick off, but from midnight you can see the industry’s big names performing on the red carpet and wearing their best attire.
The stars of the silver screen, eagerly awaiting their names on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, try to guess who will win the awards. Will Cate Blanchett’s work on ‘Tár’ be rewarded? Will Spielberg get his fourth statuette with ‘The Fabelmans’, an award he hasn’t received since 1999 for ‘Saving Private Ryan’ after the two awards ‘Schindler’s List’ brought him? Will Brendan Fraser win Academy acclaim on his first try after his role in ‘The Whale’?
Whoever wins, what is clear is that the ‘most Oscar winner’ record will not change hands, neither in this edition nor in the next. and that’s why Walt Disney received an incredible 22 statuettes in 59 nominations., in addition to the four honors he has received. The pioneer of animated cinema alone is at the top of the list of winners who will see no change in their first place for many years.
Of course, there are two record-breaking names at this 95th Oscar Awards. About the legendary composer john williamsSteven Spielberg’s best-known dance partner. The musician became the longest-living nominee in the history of the competition, as his name was read as the person who chose the most statuettes after his 2023 nomination (52) and also as the Best Film Score nominee. By ‘Los Fabelmans’ at 90 years old and 350 days old. Spielberg had to bring his old friend back from retirement to work on one last movie together.
As for female presence, in addition to Katharine Hepburn’s milestone as a translator with the most Oscars (she won four times), The most awarded woman from the Hollywood Academy is designer Edith Head, who won 8 statuettes for Best Costume Design. of the 34 cases presented to him. He won his first award with ‘La Heiress’ in 1950 and his last award with ‘Hand strike’ in 1974. Head did not cease to be one of the main fashion figures in Hollywood films until 1978, when he was last nominated, and although little is known to the public, his figure was honored in the popular animated film. The Incredibles’, where Edna Moda, creator of superhero costumes, was inspired by her character’s looks.
And going back to Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse is one of only two people in history to have accomplished this. four figurines in one print Disney received the awards for Best Animated Short Film, Best Realistic Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film, and Best Documentary Feature Film. The other person who achieved this feat is South Korean Bong Joon-ho, a major winner of the 2019 edition of ‘Parasites’ for which it won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture.
Other prominent names on the Hollywood Academy’s list of the most awarded names in history are as follows: Cedric Gibbonsdesigner of the statuette and 11-time winner in the Best Art Direction category; composer Alfred Newmanwith nine awards; Alan Menkenalso a composer from the Disney factory who won eight statuettes, the same Edwin B Willisall in the Best Art Direction category; Fred Quimby won the Best Animated Short Award seven times; Rick BakerWith seven awards and eleven nominations for Best Makeup; visual effects specialist Dennis Muren, (two) winners of nine awards, although only six were in the competition and the other three were for technical achievements and special achievements. Richard’s Day And Gary Rydstrom They also ate Gordon Hollingshead, Walter M. Scott, Billy Wilder And Little Thomas six, Coppola, Fred Hynes and Edward Selzer There are five as mentioned john williams, Johnny Green, Richard Taylor, Lyle Wheeler and Irene Sharaffand the four-award-winning pros far exceed a dozen names.