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Katherine Hepburn has won the most number of Oscars in Academy Awards history. She's been nominated 13 times and took home the statuette on four occasions, for her roles in the films Morning Glory, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.
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