Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars won. How many did the late producer win?

In just three weeks the largest celebration of filmmaking achievements will be held, the Oscars. Since the award ceremony's establishment in 1929, one filmmaker has stood above the rest, taking home the the most golden statuettes.

The late Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar wins at 22, with four additional honorary awards.

It was actually Disney who coined the nickname "Oscars" for the Academy Awards. When he accepted the cartoon short subject award for his short cartoon, "The Three Little Pigs" in 1934, Disney said he was excited to take home his little "Oscar," according to The Walt Disney Family Museum. Up until this point, the term "Oscar" has been used as an inside industry name for the award and Disney's remarks were the first time the public became aware of it.

What Oscars did Walt Disney win?

• 1932: Cartoon Short Subject for "Flowers and Trees"

• 1934: Cartoon Short Subject for "Three Little Pigs"

• 1935: Cartoon Production for "The Tortoise and the Hare"

• 1936: Cartoon Production for "Three Orphan Kitties"

• 1937: Cartoon Short Subject for "The Country Cousin"

• 1938: Cartoon Short Subject for "The Old Mill"

• 1939: Cartoon Short Subject for "Ferdinand the Bull"

• 1940: Cartoon Short Subject for "The Ugly Duckling"

• 1942: Cartoon Short Subject for "Lend a Pow"

• 1943: Cartoon Short Subject for "Der Fuehrer's Face"

• 1949: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Seal Island"

• 1951: Two-Reel Short Subject for "In Beaver Valley"

• 1952: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Nature's Half Acre"

• 1953: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Water Birds"

• 1954: Feature Documentary: "The Living Desert"

• 1954: Short Subject Documentary: "The Alaskan Eskimo"

• 1954: Cartoon Short Subject for "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom"

• 1954: Two-Reel Short Subject for "Bear Country"

• 1955: Feature Documentary for "The Vanishing Prairie"

• 1956: Short Subject Documentary for "Me Against the Arctic"

• 1959: Live Action Short Subject for "Grand Canyon"

• 1969: Cartoon Short Subject for "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day"

Disney also won the following honorary awards:

• 1932: For the creation of Mickey Mouse

• 1939: For "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," recognized as a "significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon"

• 1942: For an "outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures throuh the production of 'Fantasia'"

• 1942: The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

First awarded in 1938, The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is presented to a "creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production," according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website.

When are the Oscars?

The 97th Academy Awards are Sunday, March 2.

What time are the Oscars?

The 2025 Oscars will air from 7-10 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 2.

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