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A trip to the cinema is
something that many of
us enjoy. Though people
may have different
tastes in films, many
have favourite actors
and actresses. Who would
you say is the most
successful actor of all
time?
I've been reading about
the Oscars (the Academy
Awards) and looking at
the list of previous
winners to see if there
are any candidates that
really stand out. It's
been interesting to look
through the list of
names, like stepping
through the history of
cinema.
Not many
actors have won more
than one award for their
acting ability, so those
who have done so are
really highlighted as
truly great film stars.
Among those who have won
an oscar for their
acting on two separate
occasions are the likes
of Tom Hanks (a winner
in 1993 for
'Philadelphia' and again
the following year for
'Forrest Gump'), Hilary
Swank and Denzel
Washington. Such modern
stars of the movies
easily come to find.
Stepping back a bit
further in time, Marlon
Brando (a winner in 1954
for On The Waterfront
and again in 1972 for
'The Godfather') is
another who many would
hold up as an example of
a truly great actor.
Also with 2 Oscar wins
are Jodie Foster, Dustin
Hoffman, Elizabeth
Taylor and Vivien Leigh,
to name but a few.
The list of actors
and actresses with 3
Oscar wins reveals a
very select group
indeed. Ingrid Bergman
and Jack Nicholson each
have that honour, as
does Walter Brennan.
Brennan may be a less
well known name to more
recent cinema audiences,
having won the last of
his awards in 1940, for
his role in 'The
Westerner'.
There is one star who
stands ahead of all the
rest: Katharine Hepburn.
Hepburn won 4 Oscars,
over a span of some 49
years.
She can certainly lay
claim to having been one
of the finest actresses
of all time, with her
awards coming for her
roles in 'Morning
Glory', 'Guess Who's
Coming To Dinner', 'The
Lion in Winter' and 'On
Golden Pond'.
We may disagree with
the decisions of the
judges, but there is no
doubt that those who
have won multiple Oscars
include some of the
world's greatest all
time actors.
