Katharine Hepburn

With four wins, Hepburn still holds the record for the most Oscars for any actor — though Meryl Streep is getting close to the tie. Hepburn never showed up to the ceremonies to accept any of her Oscars onstage, though she didn't reject the awards themselves. Hepburn made her first appearance at the 1974 Academy Awards when she presented the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, saying, “I’m living proof that a person can wait 41 years to be unselfish.”