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Robert Alan Aurthur November 20, 1978 52nd 1979 Best Writing All That Jazz 
Mario Cecchi Gori November 5, 1993 68th 1995 Best Picture Il Postino 
Frank Churchill May 14, 1942 15th 1942 Best Music (Scoring) Bambi 
Frank Churchill May 14, 1942 15th 1942 Best Music (Song) Bambi 
Allen Davey March 5, 1946 18th 1945 Best Cinematography A Song to Remember 
James Dean September 30, 1955 28th 1955 Best Actor East of Eden 
James Dean September 30, 1955 29th 1956 Best Actor Giant 
Walt Disney December 15, 1966 41st 1968 Best Short Film (Animated) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day Won

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Robert L. Wolfe February 28, 1981 54th 1981 Best Film Editing On Golden Pond 
Victor Young November 10, 1956 29th 1956 Best Music (Scoring) Around the World in Eighty Days Won
Victor Young November 10, 1956 29th 1956 Best Music (Song) Written on the Wind 
Sam Zimbalist November 4, 1958 32nd 1959 Best Picture Ben-Hur Won

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Marit Allen November 26, 2007 80th 2007 Best Costume Design La Vie en Rose 
Howard Ashman March 14, 1991 64th 1991 Best Music (Song) Beauty and the Beast Won
Howard Ashman March 14, 1991 64th 1991 Best Music (Song) Beauty and the Beast 
Howard Ashman March 14, 1991 64th 1991 Best Music (Song) Beauty and the Beast 
Howard Ashman March 14, 1991 65th 1992 Best Music (Song) Aladdin 
Joseph H. August September 25, 1947 21st 1948 Best Cinematography Portrait of Jennie 
Robert Alan Aurthur November 20, 1978 52nd 1979 Best Picture All That Jazz 

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Gile Steele January 16, 1952 25th 1952 Best Costume Design The Merry Widow 
Harry Stradling February 14, 1970 42nd 1969 Best Cinematography Hello, Dolly! 
Harry W. Tetrick February 17, 1977 49th 1976 Best Sound King Kong 
Harry W. Tetrick February 17, 1977 49th 1976 Best Sound Rocky 
Spencer Tracy June 10, 1967 40th 1967 Best Actor Guess Who`s Coming to Dinner 
Massimo Troisi June 4, 1994 68th 1995 Best Actor Il Postino 
Massimo Troisi June 4, 1994 68th 1995 Best Writing Il Postino 
Lamar Trotti August 28, 1952 27th 1954 Best Writing There`s No Business Like Show Business 
Geoffrey Unsworth October 28, 1978 53rd 1980 Best Cinematography Tess Won

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Jerome Kern November 11, 1945 18th 1945 Best Music (Song) Can`t Help Singing 
Jerome Kern November 11, 1945 19th 1946 Best Music (Song) Centennial Summer 
William Kiernan November 19, 1973 46th 1973 Best Art Direction The Way We Were 
Frederic Knudtson February 14, 1964 36th 1963 Best Film Editing It`s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 
Albert Lamorisse June 2, 1970 51st 1978 Best Documentary (Feature) The Lovers` Wind 
Heath Ledger January 22, 2008 81st 2008 Best Supporting Actor The Dark Knight Won
Boris Leven October 11, 1986 59th 1986 Best Art Direction The Color of Money 
William C. Mellor April 30, 1963 38th 1965 Best Cinematography The Greatest Story Ever Told 

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Gretchen Rau March 29, 2006 79th 2006 Best Art Direction The Good Shepherd 
Ralph Richardson October 10, 1983 57th 1984 Best Supporting Actor Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 
Richard H. Riedel March 18, 1960 32nd 1959 Best Art Direction Pillow Talk 
Larry Russell February 14, 1954 45th 1972 Best Music (Scoring) Limelight Won
Tess Slesinger February 21, 1945 18th 1945 Best Writing A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 
Carol Sobieski November 4, 1990 64th 1991 Best Writing Fried Green Tomatoes 
Gile Steele January 16, 1952 24th 1951 Best Costume Design Kind Lady 
Gile Steele January 16, 1952 24th 1951 Best Costume Design The Great Caruso 

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William A. Horning March 2, 1959 31st 1958 Best Art Direction Gigi Won
William A. Horning March 2, 1959 32nd 1959 Best Art Direction Ben-Hur Won
William A. Horning March 2, 1959 32nd 1959 Best Art Direction North by Northwest 
Sidney Howard August 23, 1939 12th 1939 Best Writing Gone with the Wind Won
John Hubley February 21, 1977 50th 1977 Best Short Film (Animated) A Doonesbury Special 
Eiko Ishioka January 21, 2012 85th 2012 Best Costume Design Mirror Mirror 
Bert Kalmar September 18, 1947 24th 1951 Best Music (Song) The Strip 
Jerome Kern November 11, 1945 18th 1945 Best Music (Scoring) Can`t Help Singing 

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Anthony Minghella March 18, 2008 81st 2008 Best Picture The Reader 
James V. Monaco October 16, 1945 19th 1946 Best Music (Song) The Dolly Sisters 
Alfred Newman February 17, 1970 43rd 1970 Best Music (Scoring) Airport 
Joseph O`Brien March 30, 1945 18th 1945 Best Short Film (Live Action) Your National Gallery 
Bridget O`Connor September 22, 2010 84th 2011 Best Writing Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
Eric Orbom May 23, 1959 33rd 1960 Best Art Direction Spartacus Won
Arnold Perl December 11, 1971 45th 1972 Best Documentary (Feature) Malcolm X 
Sydney Pollack May 26, 2008 81st 2008 Best Picture The Reader 
Raymond Rasch December 23, 1964 45th 1972 Best Music (Scoring) Limelight Won

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Thomas C. Goodwin December 11, 1992 65th 1992 Best Documentary (Short Subject) Educating Peter Won
Conrad Hall January 4, 2003 75th 2002 Best Cinematography Road to Perdition Won
David Hall July 23, 1964 38th 1965 Best Art Direction The Greatest Story Ever Told 
Dale Hennesy July 20, 1981 55th 1982 Best Art Direction Annie 
Bernard Herrmann December 24, 1975 49th 1976 Best Music (Scoring) Obsession 
Bernard Herrmann December 24, 1975 49th 1976 Best Music (Scoring) Taxi Driver 
Gordon Hollingshead July 8, 1952 25th 1952 Best Short Film (Live Action) Desert Killer 
Gordon Hollingshead July 8, 1952 25th 1952 Best Short Film (Live Action) Thar She Blows! 

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Gail Dolgin October 7, 2010 84th 2011 Best Documentary (Short Subject) The Barber of Birmingham 
Gerald Duffy June 25, 1928 1st 1927 / 1928 Best Writing The Private Life of Helen of Troy 
Jeanne Eagels October 3, 1929 2nd 1928 / 1929 Best Actress The Letter 
William Ferrari September 10, 1962 36th 1963 Best Art Direction How the West Was Won 
Peter Finch January 14, 1977 49th 1976 Best Actor Network Won
Gil Friesen December 13, 2012 86th 2013 Best Documentary Feature 20 Feet from Stardom Won
George Gershwin July 11, 1937 10th 1937 Best Music (Song) Shall We Dance 
Stuart Gilmore November 19, 1971 44th 1971 Best Film Editing The Andromeda Strain

Question: In the list of posthumous Oscar winners and nominees, who has won more awards, Walt Disney or James Dean?