Movies That Won The Most Oscars: Sweeps vs. Shutouts

Movies that won the most Oscars represent Oscar glory at its peak — but the Academy also delivers historic shutouts. This six-slide guide contrasts perfect sweeps with painful 0-for-11 nights.

Movies That Won The Most Oscars: Perfect 11-for-11

Return of the King won every category in which it was nominated — 11-for-11. Ben-Hur and Titanic each missed at least one race despite joining movies that won the most Oscars at eleven victories.

14 Nominations

All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land each earned 14 Oscar nominations — the record. Only Titanic converted that volume into membership among movies that won the most Oscars with 11 wins.

The 0-for-11 Club

The Turning Point (1977) and The Color Purple (1985) each received 11 nominations and won zero Oscars — the cruelest shutouts in Academy history, mirror images of movies that won the most Oscars.

All About Eve

All About Eve (1950) earned 14 nominations but won only six Oscars — proving nomination dominance does not guarantee a spot among movies that won the most Oscars at the eleven-win ceiling.

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