The film industry is well and truly in its awards season after the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were in January.
The Golden Globes and the BAFTAs have come and gone already and the anticipating for this year's Oscars is already heating up as Oppenheimer, Barbie and Poor Things all go head to head for some of the Academy's biggest awards.
It is undoubtedly the most popular and coveted award in the film industry. But who has won the most?
Here is a list of actors, actresses and directors that have won an Oscar the most times.

5. Best Cinematography - Sir David Lean CBE
The late English film director Sir David Lean CBE has two awards for Best Cinematography with five wins, he also won Best Director twice, winning gongs for his films The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia. Photo: Keystone

6. Best Original Screenplay - Woody Allen
Woody Allen earned three Original Screenplay Oscars, for Annie Hall (along with Marshall Brickman), Hannah and Her Sisters, and Midnight in Paris. He has also received an astonishing 16 nominations in the category. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris

7. Most awards for acting - Katharine Hepburn
The late, great Katharine Hepburn is top of the list for most awards for acting, having clocked up four awards for Best Actress between 1933 and 1981. Photo: General Photographic Agency

8. Film with most Oscars - Titanic, Ben-Hur, Lord of the Rings
The three movies to hold the Guinness World Record of winning 11 Oscars — the highest by a film — are The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic and Ben-Hur. Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS

