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This is a list of Academy Award winners related to other winners. Honorary awards are included. In many instances, family members shared awards. These awards are counted only once for each family.
Results reflect awards through the 94th Academy Awards for 2021.
This list includes winners who are direct relatives of other winners, including in-laws, aunts/uncles and first cousins.
The Shearers have the most wins, with 16. The Newmans have been nominated the most often, all 95 being for Film Scoring, Arrangement, or Original Song.
The Coppolas have the most nominated (9) and winning (7) members.
The Hustons were the first three generation family of winners. The others are the Coppolas and, technically, the Farrow/Previn/Allens.
There are only two instances of a parent and child receiving acting nominations in the same film: [1]
There are only two instances of three family members being nominated for a single award:
Relationships noted show relation to first family member listed.
| Family Awards / Nominations | Member (Wins /Nominations /Honorary) Relationship | Awards | Earliest Winning Film | Note |
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| Shearer 16 35 | Douglas Shearer (14/28/0) [2] | 7 Scientific and Technical Awards, 5 Sound, 2 Visual Effects | The Big House | |
| Norma Shearer (1/6/0) [3] Sister | Actress | The Divorcee | Shearer's husband, Irving Thalberg, produced numerous MGM hits, including Best Picture winner Grand Hotel , but never took screen credit. | |
| Howard Hawks (0/1/1) [4] Brother-in-law | Honorary | Married to Norma Shearer's sister, Athole Shearer. Sisters-in-law Bessie Love and Mary Astor each have one nomination. | ||
| Newman 12 76 | Alfred Newman (9/45/0) [5] | Music – Scoring | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Sons: Composers David Newman (1 nomination) [6] and Thomas Newman (15 nominations). [7] |
| Randy Newman (2/20/0) [8] Nephew | Music – Original Song | Monsters, Inc. | competed directly for Best Score with cousin Thomas Newman in 1995 and 2020. | |
| Lionel Newman (1/11/0) [9] Brother | Music – Scoring | Hello, Dolly! | Brother Emil Newman has 1 nomination [10] for Music – Scoring | |
| Farrow 12 43 | John Farrow (1/2/0) [11] | Writing | Around the World in 80 Days | |
| Frank Sinatra (1/2/2) [12] Son-in-law | Honorary, Acting | The House I Live In | Was married to John Farrow's daughter, Mia Farrow. | |
| André Previn (4/13/0) [13] Son-in-law | Music – Scoring | Gigi | Was married to John Farrow's daughter, Mia Farrow. Shared 3 song nominations [14] with his first wife, Dory Previn. First cousin once-removed of winning composer Charles Previn (1/7/0). | |
| Woody Allen (4/24/0) [15] Grandson-in-law | Directing, Writing | Annie Hall | Allen is married to André Previn's daughter with Mia Farrow, Soon-Yi Previn, making him John Farrow's grandson-in-law. | |
| Coppola 12 29 | Francis Ford Coppola (5/14/1) [16] | Writing, Directing, Producing | Patton | Son Roman Coppola has one nomination. [17] |
| Spike Jonze (1/4/0) [18] Son-in-law | Writing | her | Ex-husband of Sofia Coppola | |
| Sofia Coppola (1/3/0) [19] Daughter | Writing | Lost in Translation | ||
| Carmine Coppola (1/2/0) [20] Father | Music – Scoring, Song | The Godfather Part II | ||
| David Shire (1/2/0) [21] Brother-in-law | Music – Original Song | Norma Rae | Was married to Francis Ford Coppola's sister, Talia Shire, who has 2 nominations [22] of her own. | |
| Nicolas Cage (1/2/0) [23] Nephew | Actor | Leaving Las Vegas | ||
| Patricia Arquette (1/1/0) [24] Niece-in-law | Supporting Actress | Boyhood | ex-wife of Nicolas Cage and ex-sister-in-law of James Newton Howard (9 nominations) | |
| Coen 8 24 | Ethan Coen (4/15/0) [25] | Writing, Directing, Producing | Fargo | All awards and nominations shared with Joel Coen (except Best Picture for Fargo); includes two nominations with Joel Coen under their shared editing pseudonym "Roderick Jaynes". |
| Joel Coen (4/15/0) [26] Brother | Writing, Directing, Producing | Fargo | All awards and nominations shared with Ethan Coen (except Best Director for Fargo); includes two nominations with Ethan Coen under their shared editing pseudonym "Roderick Jaynes". | |
| Frances McDormand (4/8/0) [27] Sister-in-law | Actress, Producing | Fargo | married to Joel Coen | |
| Powell 6 21 | Anthony Powell (3/6/0) | Costume designer | Travels with My Aunt | |
| Sandy Powell (3/15/0) Cousin | Costume designer | Shakespeare in Love | ||
| Voight 5 15 | Angelina Jolie (1/2/1) [28] | Actress | Girl, Interrupted | |
| Brad Pitt (2/6/0) [29] Former Husband | Producer, Actor | 12 Years a Slave | ||
| Billy Bob Thornton (1/3/0) [30] Former husband | Writing | Sling Blade | ||
| Jon Voight (1/4/0) [31] Father | Actor | Coming Home | ||
| Selznick 5 13 | David O. Selznick (2/8/1) [32] | Producing | Gone With the Wind | |
| Jennifer Jones (1/5/0) [33] Wife | Actress | Song of Bernadette | ||
| Louis B. Mayer (0/0/1) [34] Father-in-law | Honorary | |||
| DeMille 5 7 | Cecil B. DeMille (1/3/2) [35] | Producer | The Greatest Show on Earth | |
| Anthony Quinn (2/4/0) [36] Son-In-Law | Actor | Viva Zapata! | ||
| Zanuck 5 4 | Darryl F. Zanuck (0/1/3) [37] | Honorary | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | |
| Richard Zanuck (1/3/1) [38] Son | Producer | Driving Miss Daisy | ||
| Lili Fini Zanuck [39] (1/1/0) [40] Daughter-in-law | Producer | Driving Miss Daisy | ||
| Huston 4 21 | John Huston (2/14/0) [41] | Director, Screenplay | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Directed both his father and daughter's award-winning performances. |
| Walter Huston (1/4/0) [42] Father | Actor | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | ||
| Anjelica Huston (1/3/0) [43] Daughter | Actress | Prizzi's Honor | Brother Tony Huston [44] was nominated [45] for Writing for The Dead | |
| Bergman 4 17 | Ingrid Bergman (3/7/0) [46] | Actress | Gaslight | Husband Roberto Rossellini has one nomination [47] (Screenplay) |
| Martin Scorsese (1/10/0) [48] Son-in-law | Director | The Departed | Was married to Ingrid Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellini | |
| Bosustow 4 16 | Stephen Bosustow (3/14/0) | Short Animation | Gerald McBoing-Boing | |
| Nick Bosustow (1/2/0) Son | Short Animation | Is It Always Right to Be Right? | ||
| Horner 4 13 | James Horner (2/10/0) [49] | Composer | Titanic | |
| Harry Horner (2/3/0) [50] Father | Art Direction | The Heiress | ||
| Minkler 4 14 | Michael Minkler (3/13/0) [51] | Sound | Black Hawk Down | nominated with uncles Bob Minkler and Lee Minkler for Sound work on Tron , one of only two instances of 3 family members sharing a nomination in the same category. In 2020, was nominated with his son, Christopher Minkler, for Sound Mixing for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood . |
| Bob Minkler (1/2/0) [52] Uncle | Sound | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | ||
| Ferrer 4 12 | George Clooney (2/8/0) [53] | Actor | Syriana | |
| José Ferrer (1/3/0) [54] Uncle | Actor | Cyrano de Bergerac | was married to George Clooney's aunt, singer/actress Rosemary Clooney | |
| Martin Balsam (1/1/0) [55] father-in-law | Actor | A Thousand Clowns | father of George Clooney's ex-wife, Talia Balsam | |
| Fonda 4 10 | Jane Fonda (2/7/0) [56] | Actress | Klute | Brother Peter Fonda has two nominations [57] (Screenplay and Actor) |
| Henry Fonda (1/3/1) [58] Father | Actor | On Golden Pond | First wife Margaret Sullavan had 1 nomination. [59] | |
| Guggenheim 4 10 | Charles Guggenheim (3/9/0) [60] | Short Subject – Live Action | Robert Kennedy Remembered | |
| Davis Guggenheim (1/1/0) [61] Son | Documentary- Feature Length | An Inconvenient Truth | Wife Elisabeth Shue has 1 nomination. [62] | |
| Stevens 4 10 | George Stevens (2/9/1) [63] | Director, Producer | A Place in the Sun | |
| George Stevens Jr. (0/1/1) [64] Son | Documentarian, Producer | Honorary [65] | ||
| Affleck 4 8 | Ben Affleck (2/2/0) | Writer, Producer | Good Will Hunting | |
| Joaquin Phoenix (1/4/0) Brother-in-law | Actor | Joker | Brother River Phoenix had 1 nomination | |
| Casey Affleck (1/2/0) Brother | Actor | Manchester by the Sea | ||
| Garland 4 7 | Judy Garland (0/2/1) [66] | Honorary – Juvenile Performance | The Wizard of Oz | |
| Liza Minnelli (1/2/0) [67] Daughter | Actress | Cabaret | Only winner with two winning parents | |
| Vincente Minnelli (1/2/0) [68] Husband | Director | Gigi | ||
| Peter Allen (1/1/0) [69] Son-in-law | Songwriter | Arthur | Wife Liza Minnelli was featured in Arthur | |
| Douglas 4 6 | Michael Douglas (2/2/0) [70] | Producer, Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
| Kirk Douglas (0/3/1) [71] Father | Actor | Honorary | ||
| Catherine Zeta-Jones (1/1/0) [72] Wife | Actress | Chicago | ||
| Magnusson 3 9 | Kim Magnusson (2/7/0) [73] | Short Film | Election Night | |
| Tivi Magnusson (1/2/0) [74] Father | Short Film | The New Tenants | ||
| Ustinov 3 7 | Peter Ustinov (2/4/0) [75] | Acting | Spartacus | Was married to Angela Lansbury's half-sister, Isolde Denham. |
| Angela Lansbury (0/3/1) [76] Sister-in-law | Actress | Honorary | ||
| Fisher 3 5 | Thomas L. Fisher (1/2/0) [77] | Visual Effects | Titanic | |
| Scott R. Fisher (2/3/0) [78] Son | Visual effects | Interstellar | ||
| Kanin 2 7 | Ruth Gordon (1/5/0) [79] | Acting | Rosemary's Baby | married to Michael Kanin's brother, Garson Kanin, sharing 3 writing nominations with him. [80] |
| Michael Kanin (1/2/0) [81] Brother-in-law | Writing | Woman of the Year | shared one nomination with wife Fay Kanin [81] | |
| Kress 2 6 | Harold Kress (2/6/0) [82] | Film Editing | How the West Was Won | |
| Carl Kress [83] (1/1/0) [84] Son | Film Editing | The Towering Inferno | shared the award with his father | |
| Pressburger 2 5 | Emeric Pressburger (1/4/0) [85] | Writing | 49th Parallel | |
| Kevin Macdonald (1/1/0) [86] Grandson | Documentary- Feature Length | One Day in September | ||
| Rouse 2 4 | Russell Rouse (1/2/0) [87] | Writing | Pillow Talk | |
| Christopher Rouse (1/2/0) [88] Son | Film Editing | The Bourne Ultimatum | ||
| Berri 2 3 | Claude Berri (1/2/0) [89] | Short Film | Le Poulet | |
| Thomas Langmann (1/1/0) [90] Son | Producer | The Artist | ||
| Warren 2 2 | Gene Warren (1/1/0) [91] | Special Effects | The Time Machine | |
| Gene Warren Jr. (1/1/0) [92] Son | Visual Effects | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | ||
| Van der Veer 2 1 | Willard Van der Veer (1/1/0) [93] | Cinematography | With Byrd at the South Pole | |
| Frank Van der Veer (0/0/1) [94] Son | Special Achievement Award | King Kong (1976) | ||
| Albertson 2 1 | Jack Albertson (1/1/0) | Acting | The Subject Was Roses | |
| Wes Studi (0/0/1) | Honorary | |||
| George 1 3 | Terry George (1/3/0) [95] | Short Film | The Shore | |
| Oorlagh George (1/1/0) [96] Daughter | Short Film | The Shore | ||
| Bertolucci 3 4 | Bernardo Bertolucci (2/4/0) | Director, Screenplay | The Last Emperor | |
| Mark Peploe (1/1/0) Brother-in-law | Screenplay | The Last Emperor | shared the award with his brother-in-law | |
| Reichert 1 1 | Julia Reichert (1/4/0) | Documentarian | American Factory | |
| Jeff Reichert (1/1/0) Nephew | Documentarian, Producer | American Factory | shared the award with his aunt | |
| Giacobone 1 1 | Nicolás Giacobone (1/1/0) | Writing | Birdman | |
| Armando Bó (1/1/0) Cousin | Writing | Birdman | shared the award with his cousin |
The Sherman Brothers shared all their nominations and awards. The Coen brothers have shared all of their awards and 12 of their nominations (including two nominations under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes); each received an individual nomination for Fargo .
Sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were both nominated for Best Actress in 1942, with Fontaine winning for Suspicion . They are the only siblings to have both won lead acting awards, and the only pair of sisters to have awards.
Sisters Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave were both nominated for Best Actress in 1966 (for Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment and Georgy Girl , respectively), both losing to Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? .
There are three sets of twins on the list:
The Marx Brothers were cited in an honorary award given to Groucho Marx in 1973. [123]
The Lucas Brothers are the first black siblings nominated for any award. [124]
In addition to siblings mentioned directly above, these six sets of siblings have both earned acting nominations: [125]
Jane and Peter Fonda's father Henry Fonda also was nominated and won for acting.
Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave's father Michael Redgrave was also nominated for acting.
Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal's mother Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal was also nominated for writing, as was Maggie at the 94th Academy Awards.
One winning family has two generations of nominated siblings: Sofia Coppola has won for writing and been nominated for best picture and best director, and her brother Roman Coppola has been nominated for writing. Their father Francis Ford Coppola, who has multiple wins, and his sister (their aunt) Talia Shire have also both been nominated.
These are the spouses who have won Academy Awards, though not necessarily while they were married.
Only two couples have won awards for Best Actor/Actress: [126] Laurence Olivier / Vivien Leigh and Joanne Woodward / Paul Newman.
Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones [127] and Nicolas Cage/Patricia Arquette have Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress wins.
Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz each have Best Supporting Actor/Actress awards.
Four couples have been nominated for performances in the same film: [126]
Only one couple has ever competed head-to-head for the same award. In 2010, Kathryn Bigelow won for directing/producing The Hurt Locker , beating ex-spouse James Cameron, nominated for his film Avatar .
Julie Andrews, Lauren Bacall, and Angelina Jolie have each been married to two other winners (Tony Walton/Blake Edwards, Humphrey Bogart/Jason Robards, and Billy Bob Thornton/Brad Pitt, respectively).
Judy Garland / Vincente Minnelli and Liza Minnelli / Peter Allen constitute the only instance in which a member of a winning couple (Liza Minnelli) has a parent (in this case, both parents) who is also a member of a winning couple.
Producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall were jointly awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2018. [128]
All the awards and nominations for these couples were for films they worked on together:
Couples with at least one unshared award or nomination:
Carl Laemmle Jr. (1/1/0), [200] who produced Best Picture winner All Quiet on the Western Front but was not nominated for the award because at the time the production company (in this case Universal) and not individual producers were nominated, and director William Wyler (3/14/1) [201] ( Mrs. Miniver ), were cousins.
Susan Sarandon (1/5/0) [202] ( Dead Man Walking ) has two children with former partner Tim Robbins (1/2/0) [203] ( Mystic River ). Robbins directed Sarandon in her winning performance in Dead Man Walking. [204] Sarandon's first husband, Chris Sarandon, has one nomination of his own (Supporting Actor, Dog Day Afternoon ).
Ingmar Bergman (3/12/1) and Liv Ullmann (0/2/1) have a daughter together.
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