<P> Walt Disney (1901--1966) won or received a total of twenty - six Academy Awards, and holds the record for most Academy Awards in history . He won twenty - two competitive Academy Awards from a total of fifty - nine nominations, and also holds the records for most wins and most nominations for an individual in history . </P> <P> Disney won his first competitive Academy Award and received his first Honorary Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards (1932). He received the Honorary Academy Award for the creation of Mickey Mouse and won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoon) for the film Flowers and Trees . In the seven Academy Award ceremonies that followed (6th--12th), Disney consecutively earned nominations and won in the same category . </P>

Who had 59 acadamy award nominations winning 22 oscars