who has won oscars

Most people who ask “who has won Oscars?” are really looking for either the biggest record‑holders or the most recent winners, not the full historical list (which is thousands of names). Here’s a clear, high‑level scoop.

Quick Scoop: Oscar heavyweights

These are some of the most famous Oscar winners and record‑setters across acting and directing.

Actors with the most Oscar wins

• Katharine Hepburn – 4 acting Oscars (the all‑time record for an actor).
• Meryl Streep – 3 acting wins and 20+ nominations, often cited as the most‑nominated actor ever.
• Jack Nicholson – 3 acting Oscars, 12 nominations.
• Daniel Day‑Lewis – 3 Best Actor wins (no supporting wins).

Directors with multiple wins

• John Ford – 4 Best Director Oscars (record holder for directors).
• Frank Capra, William Wyler – each won Best Director 3 times.
• More recent multi‑winners include Steven Spielberg and others with 2 directing wins.

Quick HTML table: a few famous Oscar winners

Below is a small sample table (not a full list of everyone who has ever won) in simple HTML, as you requested tables in that format:

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Main Oscar Category</th>
      <th>Known For</th>
      <th>Total Acting/Directing Wins</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Katharine Hepburn</td>
      <td>Best Actress</td>
      <td>"The Lion in Winter", "On Golden Pond"</td>
      <td>4</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Meryl Streep</td>
      <td>Best Actress / Supporting Actress</td>
      <td>"The Iron Lady", "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Sophie's Choice"</td>
      <td>3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Jack Nicholson</td>
      <td>Best Actor / Supporting Actor</td>
      <td>"One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest", "Terms of Endearment", "As Good as It Gets"</td>
      <td>3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Daniel Day‑Lewis</td>
      <td>Best Actor</td>
      <td>"My Left Foot", "There Will Be Blood", "Lincoln"</td>
      <td>3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>John Ford</td>
      <td>Best Director</td>
      <td>"The Grapes of Wrath", "The Quiet Man"</td>
      <td>4</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Why you can’t get “everyone” in one go

A truly complete answer to “who has won Oscars” would need to list every winner in every category since 1929, across acting, directing, writing, music, shorts, documentaries, technical awards, and more. That’s thousands of names and well beyond what fits in a readable quick scoop. Because I can’t fetch live databases or scrape large lists for you in this reply, I can’t reliably generate a fully exhaustive, up‑to‑date roster of every winner in every category without risking gaps or errors. For a fully complete and searchable list, you’ll want to check the official Academy Awards searchable database or a large film site’s Oscar section.

How to quickly check who has won Oscars

If you want:

1. All winners in a specific year
   Search for “Oscars [YEAR] winners list” (for example, “Oscars 2024 winners list”) and you’ll get a clean breakdown by category.

2. All winners in one category
   Look up “Best Actor Oscar winners by year” or “Best Picture winners list” and you’ll find chronological tables.

3. Who has the most Oscars overall
   Search “most Oscar wins acting” or “most Oscar wins directing” and you’ll see leaderboards similar to the small sample I listed above.

TL;DR: Tons of people have “won Oscars,” but the headline names are Katharine Hepburn (4 acting wins), Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson (3 each), Daniel Day‑Lewis (3 Best Actor), and John Ford (4 Best Director). For a complete, always‑updated list, you’ll need to use an official Oscars winners database or large film reference site.