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Top Academy Award trivia (10 images)



With 11 Oscar wins apiece, "Titanic," "Ben-Hur" and "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" take the cake for most wins for a single film, out of their 14, 12 and 11 total nominations, respectively. (UPI Photo/Files)
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The only actress to take home an Oscar and a Golden Raspberry (an award given to the worst performances and films) in the same year is Sandra Bullock for her "The Blind Side" and "All About Steve" respectively. UPI/Phil McCarten
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While it beat out the competition with eight nominations, the Academy apparently felt that "Dreamgirls" did everything right as long as it wasn't looked at as a whole, making it the only film to lead in nominations without also earning a nod in the Best Picture category. (UPI Photo/Phil McCarten)
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With a total of 26 awards, the bulk of which were in the Best Short Subject and Documentary categories, and four of which were honorary, Disney holds the record for the most Oscar gold and the most Oscar nods with a whopping 59 nominations. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh
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