“Industry record holders”: cases when directors and actors won Oscars several times in a row (10 photos)

Winning an Oscar is a huge achievement and luck for everyone in the film industry. And we are talking not only about directors and actors, but about camera operators, producers, screenwriters and other specialists, without whom the existence of cinema is impossible. However, not all talented artists receive a golden statuette. Therefore, the nomination itself can be considered an achievement. But there are unique cases when lucky people received an Oscar several times in a row. And some even three times in a row... Let's find out who these record holders are.

Luise Rainer - Best Actress





Louise became the first actress to be awarded an Oscar not just twice, but two times in a row, making her the first record holder for the award. The musical "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936) and the film "The Blessed Land" (1937) brought her these honorary awards.

Katharine Hepburn - Best Actress



The actress received her second of four Oscars at the age of 60 for her role in the comedy Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967), the third - for his role in the historical drama “The Lion in Winter” (1968).

Jason Robards - Best Supporting Actor





The actor looked so good both in the 1976 thriller “All the President’s Men” and in the 1977 drama “Julia” that he was awarded an Oscar both times.

Spencer Tracy - Best Actor



Very different roles in the adventure film “Brave Captains” (1937) and the drama “Boys Town” (1938) brought the American actor two victories in a row.

Tom Hanks - Best Actor



Tom Hanks is the only contemporary actor to receive this award two years in a row. The films Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994) brought him Oscars.

David Selznick - Best Picture (Producer)



David produced two films that were recognized as the best: Gone with the Wind in 1939 and Rebecca in 1940.

John Ford - Best Director



The first director to win two awards in a row was Western master John Ford. The road movie The Grapes of Wrath (1940) became a classic of American cinema, and the drama How Green Was My Valley (1941) received 5 awards out of 10 nominations.

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz - Best Director



For the film “A Letter to Three Wives” (1949), Joseph Mankiewicz received an award not only as a director, but also as a screenwriter, and the comedy-drama film “All About Eve” (1950) went down in cinema history as one of the record holders. He won 6 awards out of 14 nominations, including the main one (for the film), directing and screenplay, which was also written by Joseph Mankiewicz.

Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu - Best Director



Alejandro Gonzalez is the only contemporary director to have been awarded an Oscar twice in a row. At the ceremony, his film Birdman (2014) received 4 awards out of 9 nominations, with Alejandro himself winning three. The next film, The Revenant (2015), received three awards out of 12 nominations, one of which went to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Emmanuel Lubezki - Best Cinematographer



The cameraman who worked on the films of Alejandro Gonzalez is a record holder in his field: he won this prestigious award three times in a row! For the films "Gravity" (2013), "Birdman" (2014) and "The Revenant" (2015).