My All-Time Favorite Oscar Wins

1. Jessica Lange, Best Actress, Blue Sky , 1995

2. Jessica Lange, Best Supporting Actress, Tootsie, 1983

3. Herman J. Mankiewicz & Orson Welles, Best Original Screenplay, Citizen Kane, 1942

4. Kathryn Bigelow, Best Director, The Hurt Locker, 2010

5. Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor, The Dark Knight, 2009

6. Hilary Swank, Best Actress, Boys Don’t Cry, 2000

7. Steven Spielberg, Best Director, Schindler’s List, 1994

8. Amadeus, Best Picture, 1985

9. John Williams, Best Score, Star Wars, 1978

10. The Godfather, Part II, Best Picture, 1975

11. Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel, Best Costume Design, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 1995

12. The Cove, Best Documentary, 2010

13. Christoph Waltz, Best Supporting Actor, Inglourious Basterds, 2010

14. Paddy Chayefsky, Best Original Screenplay, Network, 1977

15. WALL-E, Best Animated Feature, 2009

16. Cinema Paradiso, Best Foreign Language Film, 1990

17. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Best Original Score, The Social Network, 2011

18. Barbra Streisand, Best Actress, Funny Girl, 1969

19. The Third Man, Best Cinematography (Black-and-White), 1951

20. Gustavo Santaolalla, Best Original Score, Brokeback Mountain, 2006

21. Christian Bale, Best Supporting Actor, The Fighter, 2011

22. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1997

23. Casablanca, Best Picture, 1944

24. Alice in Wonderland (2011), Sweeney Todd (2008), Sleepy Hollow (2000), Batman (1990), Best Art Direction