award
This American award is considered the highest honor in film and is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Oscar
This actor is known for playing Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Robert Downey Jr.
This legendary actress, born in Budapest, became famous in Hollywood for her glamour, wit, and multiple marriages.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
This film series holds the record for highest-grossing franchise.
the Marvel Cinematic Universe
He directed Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park.
Steven Spielberg
The Palme d’Or is the top prize awarded at this prestigious international film festival held in France.
Cannes
He starred in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and Saving Private Ryan.
Tom Hanks
This film about a concentration camp Sonderkommando won the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Son of Saul
This movie is the highest-grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation).
Avatar
This director is known for stylized action in Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Django Unchained.
Quentin Tarantino
This actress won an Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
Meryl Streep
Known for his roles in Inception, The Revenant, and The Departed, he finally won an Oscar in 2016.
Leonardo di Caprio
This director won Hungary’s first Oscar for Mephisto in 1981.
István Szabó
This actor holds the record for most Oscar nominations in acting.
Meryl Streep
This director is known for epic films like Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer.
This 1993 Holocaust drama directed by Steven Spielberg won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Schindler's List
This actor portrayed the Joker in The Dark Knight and won a posthumous Oscar.
Heath Ledger
This 2016 Hungarian short film, directed by Kristóf Deák, won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Sing/Mindenki
This country has won the most Best International Feature Film Oscars.
Italy
This New Zealand director brought The Lord of the Rings to the screen.
Peter Jackson
This film won Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, becoming the first non-English-language film to do so.
Parasite
This actor starred in The Pianist, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29.
Adrian Brody
He is considered one of Hungary’s most influential film directors, known for Werckmeister Harmonies and The Turin Horse.
Béla Tarr
This Hungarian film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981.
Mephisto
This Hungarian director won the Silver Bear in Berlin for On Body and Soul in 2017.
Ildikó Enyedi