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Hepburn is one of the few non-Americans to be so honoured. In 2008, Canada Post issued a series of pre-paid postcards based on the work of Yousuf Karsh, one of which was a portrait of Hepburn. [24] In Arnhem, there is a square named after Audrey Hepburn. KLM named a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-KCE, Audrey Hepburn, in her honour.
Seven actors have won three or more Oscars in the acting categories, with Hepburn being the only person to win four acting Oscars, spanning from her first in 1934 to her fourth in 1982. Ingrid Bergman and Streep each have two statuettes for leading and one supporting actress win, while Jack Nicholson nabbed the same tally for male actors.
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (née Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British [a] actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List.
The 27th Academy Awards were held on March 30, 1955, to honor the best films of 1954, hosted by Bob Hope at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with Thelma Ritter hosting from the NBC Century Theatre in New York City. On the Waterfront led the ceremony with twelve nominations and eight wins, including Best Picture.
5 Audrey Hepburn. Tragically, Hepburn didn’t live to see herself ascend to EGOT status. At the time of her death in 1993 she was the proud winner of an Oscar, for 1953’s Roman Holiday, and a ...
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Actors that have won at least once include 159 males and 158 females—a total of 317. Only 45 actors—23 males and 22 females—are multiple Academy Award winners. Katharine Hepburn won four times from twelve nominations—all for lead roles—making her the actor with the most wins in Academy Awards history. [3]
Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career spanned 67 years through eight decades (1928–1995), during which she was honored with many of the industry's top awards. Hepburn was nominated for a total of 12 Academy Awards for Best Actress, and won four – the record number of wins for a ...