18. Bob Hope has hosted the Academy Awards® ceremony more than any other person, an unprecedented 18 times. (He had never won a competitive Academy Award®, and often joked about it.)
19. Walt Disney has received the most Academy Awards® of any other person, winning 24, receiving 4 honorary, and racking up a total of 64 nominations in all.
20. Meryl Streep has received the most acting nominations, a total of 14. Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson are tied for second place with 12 nominations each.
21. 1959's Ben-Hur, 1997's Titanic and 2003's The Lord of the Rings have all won the highest number of Academy Awards®, 11.
22. The Turning Point (1977) and The Color Purple (1985) have both received the most "no win" Oscar® nominations, an impressive yet disappointing 11.
The Longest
23. The 74th Academy Awards® in 2002 was the longest ceremony, timing in at 4 ½ hours.
24. Charlie Chaplin received the longest standing ovation in the Academy Awards® history, lasting five minutes, when he accepted an honorary award for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century" in 1972.
19. Walt Disney has received the most Academy Awards® of any other person, winning 24, receiving 4 honorary, and racking up a total of 64 nominations in all.
20. Meryl Streep has received the most acting nominations, a total of 14. Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson are tied for second place with 12 nominations each.
21. 1959's Ben-Hur, 1997's Titanic and 2003's The Lord of the Rings have all won the highest number of Academy Awards®, 11.
22. The Turning Point (1977) and The Color Purple (1985) have both received the most "no win" Oscar® nominations, an impressive yet disappointing 11.
The Longest
23. The 74th Academy Awards® in 2002 was the longest ceremony, timing in at 4 ½ hours.
24. Charlie Chaplin received the longest standing ovation in the Academy Awards® history, lasting five minutes, when he accepted an honorary award for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century" in 1972.
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