According to the Academy database, only six (6) people have won exactly 8 Oscars.
No actor, director or writer has won anywhere near 8 Oscars.
The following films won Academy Awards (Oscars) in 1989.
Abyss, The 1989 1 win, 4 nomination(s)
Balance 1989 1 win, 1 nomination(s)
Batman 1989 1 win, 1 nomination(s)
Born on the Fourth of July 1989 2 win(s), 8 nomination(s)
Cinema Paradiso 1989 1 win(s), 1 nomination(s)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 1989 1 win(s), 1 nomination(s)
Dead Poets Society 1989 1 win(s), 4 nomination(s)
Driving Miss Daisy 1989 4 win(s), 9 nomination(s)
Glory 1989 3 win(s), 5 nomination(s)
Henry V 1989 1 win(s), 3 nomination(s)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 1 win(s), 3 nomination(s)
Johnstown Flood, The 1989 1 win(s), 1 nomination(s)
Little Mermaid, The 1989 2 win(s), 3 nomination(s)
My Left Foot 1989 2 win(s), 5 nomination(s)
Work Experience 1989 1 win(s), 1 nomination(s)
8 movies won 8 Oscars: Gone with the Wind (1939), From Here to Eternity (1953), On the Waterfront (1954), My Fair Lady (1964), Cabaret (1972), Gandhi (1982), Amadeus (1984) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
Rain Man (1988) won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture. The Last Emperor (1987) won 9 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Gone with the Wind (1939) On the Waterfront (1954) My Fair Lady (1964) Cabaret (1972) Gandhi (1982) Amadeus (1984) Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
"Slumdog Millionaire."
Amadeus
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2008 went to Slumdog Millionaire. It won 8 Oscars.
Slumdog Millionaire which won 8 Oscars, including Best Picture.
That would be Gone with the Wind (1939).
Alan Menken is a music composier who has won 8 OscarsAlso of note:Walt Disney was a film producter who won 20 Oscars, but he died in 1966Cedric Gibbons was an art director who won 11 Oscars, but he died in 1960Alfred Newman was a composer who won 9 Oscars, but he died in 1970.Edith Head was a costume designer who won 8 Oscars, but she died in 1971.Edwin B. Willis was a set designer who won 8 Oscars, but he died in 1963.
The Dark Knight (2008) won 2 Oscars, for Best Supporting Actor and Sound Editing.
The Academy Award for Best Picture of 2008 went to Slumdog Millionaire. It won 8 Oscars.
Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire which won 8 Oscars, including Best Picture.
That would be Gone with the Wind (1939).
Amadeus won 8 awards, including Best Picture.
Alan Menken is a music composier who has won 8 OscarsAlso of note:Walt Disney was a film producter who won 20 Oscars, but he died in 1966Cedric Gibbons was an art director who won 11 Oscars, but he died in 1960Alfred Newman was a composer who won 9 Oscars, but he died in 1970.Edith Head was a costume designer who won 8 Oscars, but she died in 1971.Edwin B. Willis was a set designer who won 8 Oscars, but he died in 1963.
The film that took the 1985 Oscar for best picture was Amadeus. It was nominated for a total of 11 Academy Awards. Amadeus received 8 Oscars in 1985.
The Dark Knight (2008) won 2 Oscars, for Best Supporting Actor and Sound Editing.
No woman has won more than 8 Oscars (that was costume designer Edith Head).
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The Academy Award winner for best picture in 2000 was "Gladiator"
The English Patient (1996) won 9 Academy Awards. Ahead of Gandhi, and Slumdog Millionaire which both received 8