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Katharine Hepburn won the most competitive Academy Awards -- four. All were in the Best Actress category. Walter Brennan, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis are in second place with three Oscar wins each. Day-Lewis is the only person to win three Best Actor Oscars.

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Walt Disney won 22 competitive Oscars in 59 nominations and was presented four honorary awards.

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