The Three Movies That Hold the Record for Winning the Most Oscars Also Earned the Best Costume Design Award

The 2023 Academy Awards takes place on Sunday in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET. The ceremony will see a slate of films battle it out for the most coveted awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Actor. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” currently leads the pack with the most Oscar nominations, earning 11 nods. If the film wins in every category, it would join three other films that have won the most Oscars, including for Best Costume Design. The current record for films with 11 awards includes “Ben-Hur,” “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” WWD has rounded up standout facts about the films with the most Oscars. “Ben-Hur” (1959); 12 nominations A remake of the 1925 silent film of the same name, “Ben-Hur” had the largest sets built of any film produced at the time. The movie is an adaptation of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.” The film tells the story of an aristocrat living in Judaea who incurs the wrath of a childhood friend, now a Roman tribune. As a period piece, much detail went into the costumes on the film. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden had a staff of over 100

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