Oscars 2012: This award season's winningest winners

John Young
Updated

Who actually won the most awards?
Best Picture, The Artist, 20
Best Supporting Actor, Christopher Plummer, 20
Best Supporting Actor, Albert Brooks, 17
Best Actress, Michelle Williams, 12
Best Supporting Actress, Jessica Chastain, 10
Best Actress, Meryl Streep, 9
Best Supporting Actress, Octavia Spencer, 9
Best Actor, George Clooney, 9
Best Picture, The Descendants, 9
Best Actor, Jean Dujardin, 8

Whose awards haul is the heaviest?
Best Supporting Actor, Christopher Plummer, 50 lbs.
Best Picture, The Artist, 43 lbs.
Best Supporting Actress, Octavia Spencer, 42.5 lbs.
Best Actor, Jean Dujardin, 42 lbs.
Best Actress, Meryl Streep, 25 lbs.