Definition of 'maniacal'. maniacal (mÉnaÉªÉkÉl ) If you describe someone's behaviour as maniacal, you mean that it is extreme, violent, or very determined, as if the person were insane. He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records.
Throughout his career, Clooney has won two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Syriana and one for Best Picture as one of the producers for Argo, as well as a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.
Academy Awards. Walt Disney was nominated for 59 Academy Awards and won 22 of them -- more than any other person in Academy Award history. His first Oscar came in 1932, when he was nominated not for a feature-length movie but for Best Short Subject, Cartoons for Flowers and Trees..