Taurul Furios si Cetateanul Kane, poate cele mai bune filme facute vreodata, nu au castigat Premiul Academiei Americane de Film
Iar lui Martin Scorsese i s-a decernat Oscarul nu in 1980, cand a regizat Raging Bull, ci 26 de ani mai tarziu.
Pe lista cu „aberatii” mai observam ca Rocky a surclasat in 1976 Taxi Driver, Forrest Gump in 1994 Pulp Fiction si Shakespeare in Love in 1999 Saving Private Ryan si La Vita e Bella.
Cate 3 Oscaruri au castigat potrivit site-ului whatculture:
Daniel Day Lewis
My Left Foot (Best Actor – 1989), There Will Be Blood (Best Actor – 2007), Lincoln (Best Actor – 2012)
Meryl Streep
Kramer vs. Kramer (Best Supporting Actress – 1979), Sophie’s Choice (Best Actress – 1982), The Iron Lady (Best Actress – 2011)
Jack Nicholson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Best Actor – 1975), Terms of Endearment (Best Supporting Actor – 1983), As Good As It Gets (Best Actor – 1997)
Walter Brennan
Come and Get It (Best Supporting Actor – 1936), Kentucky (Best Supporting Actor – 1939), The Westerner (Best Supporting Actor – 1940)
Ingrid Bergman
Gaslight (Best Actress – 1944), Anastasia (Best Actress – 1956), Murder on the Orient Express (Best Supporting Actress – 1974)
Iar 4, Katherine Hepburn
Morning Glory (Best Actress – 1932), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Best Actress – 1967), The Lion in Winter (Best Actress – 1968), On Golden Pond (Best Actress – 1981).
Meryl Streep a trebuit sa fie nominalizata de 18 ori ca sa castige in trei randuri dupa cum arata site-ul myoscarpredictions.
La categoria 0 Oscar din 8 nominalizari il vedem pe Peter O’Toole, din 7 pe Richard Burton, din 6 pe Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter si Glen Close, iar din 5 pe Albert Finney, Arthur Kennedy si Irene Dune.
Meryl Streep in The Deer Hunter (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1978)
MERYL STREEP in KRAMER VS. KRAMER (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1979)
Meryl Streep in The French Lieutenant's Woman (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1981)
MERYL STREEP in SOPHIE'S CHOICE (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1982)
Meryl Streep in Silkwood (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1983)
Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1985)
Meryl Streep in Ironweed (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1987)
Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1988)
Meryl Streep in Postcards From the Edge (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1990)
Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1995)
Meryl Streep in One True Thing (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1998)
Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1999)
Meryl Streep in Adaptation (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 2002)
Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2006)
Meryl Streep in Doubt (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2008)
Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2009)
MERYL STREEP in THE IRON LADY (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 2011)
Meryl Streep in August Posage County (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2013)
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Jack Nicholson (3 Oscars)
Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1969)
Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1970)
Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1973)
Jack Nicholson in Chinatown (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1974)
JACK NICHOLSON in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1975)
Jack Nicholson in Reds (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1981)
JACK NICHOLSON in TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (Best Actor in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1983)
Jack Nicholson in Prizzi's Honor (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1985)
Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1987)
Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1992)
JACK NICHOLSON in AS GOOD AS IT GETS (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1997)
Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 2002)
Katharine Hepburn (4 Oscars)
KATHARINE HEPBURN in MORNING GLORY (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1932/33)
Katharine Hepburn in Alice Adams (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1935)
Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1940)
Katharine Hepburn in Woman of the Year (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1942)
Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1951)
Katharine Hepburn in Summertime (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1955)
Katharine Hepburn in The Rainmaker (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1956)
Katharine Hepburn in Suddenly, Last Summer (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1959)
Katharine Hepburn in Long Day's Journey Into Night (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1962)
KATHARINE HEPBURN in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1967)
KATHARINE HEPBURN in THE LION IN WINTER (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1968)
KATHARINE HEPBURN in ON GOLDEN POND (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1981)
Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1934)
BETTE DAVIS in DANGEROUS (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1935)
BETTE DAVIS in JEZEBEL (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1938)
Bette Davis in Dark Victory (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1939)
Bette Davis in The Letter (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1940)
Bette Davis in The Little Foxes (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1941)
Bette Davis in Now, Voyager (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1942)
Bette Davis in Mr. Skeffington (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1944)
Bette Davis in All About Eve (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1950)
Bette Davis in The Star (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1952)
Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1962)
Laurence Olivier (1 Oscar)
Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1939)
Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1940)
Laurence Olivier in Henry V (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1946)
LAURENCE OLIVIER in HAMLET (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1948)
Laurence Olivier in Richard III (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1956)
Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1960)
Laurence Olivier in Othello (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1965)
Laurence Olivier in Sleuth (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1972)
Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1976)
Laurence Olivier in The Boys From Brazil (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1978)
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Nominations
Spencer Tracy (2 Oscars)
Spencer Tracy in San Francisco (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1936)
SPENCER TRACY in CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1937)
SPENCER TRACY in BOYS TOWN (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1938)
Spencer Tracy in Father of the Bride (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1950)
Spencer Tracy in Bad Day at Black Rock (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1955)
Spencer Tracy in The Old Man and the Sea (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1958)
Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1960)
Spencer Tracy in Judgment at Nuremberg (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1961)
Spencer Tracy in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1967)
Paul Newman (1 Oscar)
Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1958)
Paul Newman in The Hustler (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1961)
Paul Newman in Hud (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1963)
Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1967)
Paul Newman in Absence of Malice (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1981)
Paul Newman in The Verdict (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1982)
PAUL NEWMAN in THE COLOR OF MONEY (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1986)
Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1994)
Paul Newman in Road to Perdition (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 2002)
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Nominations
Marlon Brando (2 Oscars)
Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1951)
Marlon Brando in Viva Zapata! (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1952)
Marlon Brando in Julius Caesar (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1953)
MARLON BRANDO in ON THE WATERFRONT (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1954)
Marlon Brando in Sayonara (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1957)
MARLON BRANDO in THE GODFATHER (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1972)
Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1973)
Marlon Brando in A Dry White Season (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1989)
Jack Lemmon (2 Oscars)
JACK LEMMON in MISTER ROBERTS (Best Actor in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1955)
Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1959)
Jack Lemmon in The Apartment (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1960)
Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1962)
JACK LEMMON in SAVE THE TIGER (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1973)
Jack Lemmon in The China Syndrome (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1979)
Jack Lemmon in Tribute (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1980)
Jack Lemmon in Missing (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1982)
Al Pacino (1 Oscar)
Al Pacino in The Godfather (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1972)
Al Pacino in Serpico (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1973)
Al Pacino in The Godfather, Part II (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1974)
Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1975)
Al Pacino in And Justice For All (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1979)
Al Pacino in Dick Tracy (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1990) S
Al Pacino in Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1992)
AL PACINO in SCENT OF A WOMAN (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1992)
Geraldine Page (1 Oscar)
Geraldine Page in Hondo (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1953)
Geraldine Page in Summer and Smoke (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1961)
Geraldine Page in Sweet Bird of Youth (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1962)
Geraldine Page in You're A Big Boy Now (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1966)
Geraldine Page in Pete 'n' Tillie (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1972)
Geraldine Page in Interiors (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1978)
Geraldine Page in The Pope of Greenwich Village (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1984)
GERALDINE PAGE in THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1985)
Peter O'Toole (0 Oscar)
Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1962)
Peter O'Toole in Becket (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1964)
Peter O'Toole in The Lion in Winter (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1968)
Peter O'Toole in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1969)
Peter O'Toole in The Ruling Class (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1972)
Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1980)
Peter O'Toole in My Favorite Year (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1982)
Peter O'Toole in Venus (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 2006)
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Nominations
Ingrid Bergman (3 Oscars)
Ingrid Bergman in For Whom the Bell Tolls (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1943)
INGRID BERGMAN in GASLIGHT (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1944)
Ingrid Bergman in The Bells of St. Mary's (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1945)
Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1948)
INGRID BERGMAN in ANASTASIA (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1956)
INGRID BERGMAN in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1974)
Ingrid Bergman in Autumn Sonata (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1978)
Dustin Hoffman (2 Oscars)
Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1967)
Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1969)
Dustin Hoffman in Lenny (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1974)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN in KRAMER VS. KRAMER (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1979)
Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1982)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN in RAIN MAN (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1988)
Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1997)
Jane Fonda (2 Oscars)
Jane Fonda in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1969)
JANE FONDA in KLUTE (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1971)
Jane Fonda in Julia (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1977)
JANE FONDA in COMING HOME (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1978)
Jane Fonda in The China Syndrome (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1979)
Jane Fonda in On Golden Pond (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1981)
Jane Fonda in The Morning After (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1986)
Greer Garson (1 Oscar)
Greer Garson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1939)
Greer Garson in Blossoms in the Dust (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1941)
GREER GARSON in MRS. MINIVER (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1942)
Greer Garson in Madame Curie (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1943)
Greer Garson in Mrs. Parkington (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1944)
Greer Garson in The Valley of Decision (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1945)
Greer Garson in Sunrise at Campobello (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1960)
Richard Burton (0 Oscar)
Richard Burton in My Cousin Rachel (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1952)
Richard Burton in The Robe (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1953)
Richard Burton in Becket (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1964)
Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1965)
Richard Burton in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1966)
Richard Burton in Anne of the Thousand Days (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1969)
Richard Burton in Equus (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1977)
Nominations
Michael Caine (2 Oscars)
Michael Caine in Alfie (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1966)
Michael Caine in Sleuth (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1972)
Michael Caine in Educating Rita (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1983)
MICHAEL CAINE in HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1986)
MICHAEL CAINE in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (Best Actor in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1999)
Michael Caine in The Quiet American (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 2002)
Robert De Niro (2 Oscars)
ROBERT DE NIRO in THE GODFATHER, PART II (Best Actor in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1974)
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1976)
Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1978)
ROBERT DE NIRO in RAGING BULL (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1980)
Robert De Niro in Awakenings (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1990)
Robert De Niro in Cape Fear (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1991)
Jessica Lange (2 Oscars)
JESSICA LANGE in TOOTSIE (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1982)
Jessica Lange in Frances (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1982)
Jessica Lange in Country (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1984)
Jessica Lange in Sweet Dreams (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1985)
Jessica Lange in Music Box (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1989)
JESSICA LANGE in BLUE SKY (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1994)
Maggie Smith (2 Oscars)
MAGGIE SMITH in THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1969)
Maggie Smith in Travels With My Aunt (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1972)
MAGGIE SMITH in CALIFORNIA SUITE (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1978)
Maggie Smith in A Room With a View (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1986)
Maggie Smith in Gosford Park (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 2001)
Robert Duvall (1 Oscar)
Robert Duvall in The Godfather (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1972)
Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1979)
Robert Duvall in The Great Santini (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1980)
ROBERT DUVALL in TENDER MERCIES (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1983)
Robert Duvall in The Apostle (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1997)
Robert Duvall in A Civil Action (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1998)
Ellen Burstyn (1 Oscar)
Ellen Burstyn in The Last Picture Show (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1971)
Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1973)
ELLEN BURSTYN in ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1974)
Ellen Burstyn in Same Time, Next Year (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1978)
Ellen Burstyn in Resurrection (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1980)
Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in en 2000)
Judi Dench (1 Oscar)
Judi Dench in Mrs. Brown (1997)
JUDI DENCH in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1998)
Judi Dench in Chocolat (Nominada al Oscar Mejor Actriz de Reparto en 2000)
Judi Dench in Iris (Nominada al Oscar Mejor Actriz Principal en 2001)
Judi Dench in Mrs. Henderson Presents (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2005)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2006)
Vanessa Redgrave (1 Oscar)
Vanessa Redgrave in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1966)
Vanessa Redgrave in Isadora (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1968)
Vanessa Redgrave in Mary, Queen of Scots (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1971)
VANESSA REDGRAVE in JULIA (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1977) S
Vanessa Redgrave in The Bostonians (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1984)
Vanessa Redgrave in Howards End (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1992)
Norma Shearer (1 Oscar)
NORMA SHEARER in THE DIVORCEE (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1929/30)
Norma Shearer in Their Own Desire (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1929/30)
Norma Shearer in A Free Soul (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1930/31)
Norma Shearer in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1934)
Norma Shearer in Romeo and Juliet (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1936)
Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1938)
Sissy Spacek (1 Oscar)
Sissy Spacek in Carrie (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1976)
SISSY SPACEK in COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1980)
Sissy Spacek in Missing (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1982)
Sissy Spacek in The River (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1984)
Sissy Spacek in Crimes of the Heart (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1986)
Sissy Spacek in In the Bedroom (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2001)
Kate Winslet (1 Oscar)
Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (Nominada al Oscar Mejor Actriz de Reparto en 1995)
Kate Winslet in Titanic (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1997)
Kate Winslet in Iris (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2001)
Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2004)
Kate Winslet in Little Children (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2006)
KATE WINSLET in THE READER (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 2008)
Deborah Kerr (0 Oscar)
Deborah Kerr in Edward, My Son (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1949)
Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1953)
Deborah Kerr in The King and I (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1956)
Deborah Kerr in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1957)
Deborah Kerr in Separate Tables (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1958)
Deborah Kerr in The Sundowners (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1960)
Thelma Ritter (0 Oscar)
Thelma Ritter in All About Eve (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1950)
Thelma Ritter in The Mating Season (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1951)
Thelma Ritter in With A Song In My Heart (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1952)
Thelma Ritter in Pickup on South Street (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1953)
Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1959)
Thelma Ritter in Birdman of Alcatraz (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1962)
Glenn Close (0 Oscar)
Glenn Close The in World According to Garp (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1982)
Glenn Close in Big Chill (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1983)
Glenn Close in Natural (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1984)
Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1987)
Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1988)
Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2011)
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Nominations
Gary Cooper (2 Oscars)
Gary Cooper in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1936)
GARY COOPER in SERGEANT YORK (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1941)
Gary Cooper in The Pride of the Yankees (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1942)
Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1943)
GARY COOPER in HIGH NOON (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1952)
Gene Hackman (2 Oscars)
Gene Hackman in Bonnie And Clyde (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1967)
Gene Hackman in I Never Sang For My Father (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1970)
GENE HACKMAN in THE FRENCH CONNECTION (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1971)
Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1988)
GENE HACKMAN in UNFORGIVEN (Best Actor in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1992)
Tom Hanks (2 Oscars)
Tom Hanks in Big (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1988)
TOM HANKS in PHILADELPHIA (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1993)
TOM HANKS in FORREST GUMP (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1994)
Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1998)
Tom Hanks in Cast Away (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 2000)
Fredric March (2 Oscars)
Fredric March in The Royal Family of Broadway (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1930/31)
FREDRIC MARCH in DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1931/32)
Fredric March in A Star is Born (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1937)
FREDRIC MARCH in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1946)
Fredric March in Death of a Salesman (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1951)
Sean Penn (2 Oscars)
Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1995)
Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1999)
Sean Penn in I Am Sam (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 2001)
SEAN PENN in MYSTIC RIVER (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 2003)
SEAN PENN in MILK (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 2008)
Denzel Washington (2 Oscars)
Denzel Washington in Cry Freedom (Best Actor in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1987)
DENZEL WASHINGTON in GLORY (Best Actor in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 1989)
Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1992)
Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1999)
DENZEL WASHINGTON in TRAINING DAY (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 2001)
Olivia de Havilland (2 Oscars)
Olivia de Havilland in Gone With The Wind (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1939)
Olivia de Havilland in Hold Back the Dawn (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1941)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND in TO EACH HIS OWN (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1946)
Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1948)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND in THE HEIRESS (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1949)
Elizabeth Taylor (2 Oscars)
Elizabeth Taylor in Raintree County (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1957)
Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1958)
Elizabeth Taylor in Suddenly, Last Summer (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1959)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR in BUTTERFIELD 8 (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1960)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1966)
Paul Muni (1 Oscar)
Paul Muni in The Valiant (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1928/9)
Paul Muni in I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1932/3)
PAUL MUNI in THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1936)
Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1937)
Paul Muni in The Last Angry Man (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1959)
Gregory Peck (1 Oscar)
Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1945)
Gregory Peck in The Yearling (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1946)
Gregory Peck in Gentleman's Agreement (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1947)
Gregory Peck in Twelve O'Clock High (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1949)
GREGORY PECK in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1962)
James Stewart (1 Oscar)
James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1939)
JAMES STEWART in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (Best Actor Academy Award Winner in 1940)
James Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1946)
James Stewart in Harvey (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1950)
James Stewart in Anatomy of a Murder (Best Actor Oscar Nomination in 1959)
Anne Bancroft (1 Oscar)
ANNE BANCROFT in THE MIRACLE WORKER (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1962)
Anne Bancroft in The Pumpkin Eater (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1964)
Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1967)
Anne Bancroft in The Turning Point (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1977)
Anne Bancroft in Agnes of God (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1985)
Cate Blanchett (1 Oscar)
Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1998)
CATE BLANCHETT in THE AVIATOR (Best Actress in Supporting Role Academy Award Winner in 2004)
Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 2006)
Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 2007)
Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 2007)
Susan Hayward (1 Oscar)
Susan Hayward in Smash Up - The Story of a Woman (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1947)
Susan Hayward in My Foolish Heart (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1949)
Susan Hayward in With A Song In My Heart (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1952)
Susan Hayward in I'll Cry Tomorrow (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1955)
SUSAN HAYWARD in I WANT TO LIVE! (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1958)
Audrey Hepburn (1 Oscar)
AUDREY HEPBURN in ROMAN HOLIDAY (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1953)
Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1954)
Audrey Hepburn in The Nun's Story (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1959)
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1961)
Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1967)
Jennifer Jones (1 Oscar)
JENNIFER JONES in THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1943)
Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar Nomination in 1944)
Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1945)
Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1946)
Jennifer Jones in Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1955)
Shirley MacLaine (1 Oscar)
Shirley MacLaine in Some Came Running (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1958)
Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1960)
Shirley MacLaine in Irma La Douce (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1963)
Shirley MacLaine in The Turning Point (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1977)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE in TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1983)
Susan Sarandon (1 Oscar)
Susan Sarandon in Atlantic City (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1981)
Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1991)
Susan Sarandon in Lorenzo's Oil (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1992)
Susan Sarandon in The Client (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1994)
SUSAN SARANDON in DEAD MAN WALKING (Best Actress Academy Award Winner in 1995)
Albert Finney (0 Oscar)
Albert Finney in Tom Jones (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor Principal en 1963)
Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor Principal en 1974)
Albert Finney in The Dresser (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor Principal en 1983)
Albert Finney in Under the Volcano (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor Principal en 1984)
Albert Finney in Erin Brockovich (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor Principal en 2000)
Arthur Kennedy (0 Oscar)
Arthur Kennedy in Champion (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor de Reparto en 1949)
Arthur Kennedy in Bright Victory (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor Principal en 1951)
Arthur Kennedy in Trial (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor de Reparto en 1955)
Arthur Kennedy in Peyton Place (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor de Reparto en 1957)
Arthur Kennedy in Some Came Running (Nominado al Oscar Mejor Actor de Reparto en 1958)
Irene Dunne in Cimarron (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1930/31)
Irene Dunne in Theodora Goes Wild (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1936)
Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1937)
Irene Dunne in Love Affair (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1939)
Irene Dunne in I Remember Mama (Best Actress Oscar Nomination in 1948)
- Three films have won 11 Academy Awards.
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Titanic (1997)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Most nominations received by a single film
- Two films received 14 nominations.
- All About Eve (1950)
- Titanic (1997)
- Two films received 14 nominations.
- Largest sweep (winning awards in every nominated category)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) won all 11 categories for which it was nominated: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Mixing, Art Direction, Makeup, Costume Design, Film Editing, and Visual Effects.
- Most awards won by a male
- Walt Disney won 22 Oscars. He also won the most Oscars in one year, with four in 1954.
- Most awards won by a female
- Edith Head won eight Oscars, all for Costume Design.
- Most nominations in a single year / Most awards in a single year
- In 1954, Walt Disney won four awards out of six nominations, both records. He won Best Documentary, Features for The Living Desert; Best Documentary, Short Subjects for The Alaskan Eskimo; Best Short Subject, Cartoons for Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom; and Best Short Subject, Two-reel for Bear Country. He had two additional nominations in Best Short Subject, Cartoons for Rugged Bear; and Best Short Subject, Two-reel for Ben and Me.
- Most awards won by a person who is still living
- Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren has won nine Academy Awards: six competitive awards, two "Special Achievement" awards, and one "Technical Achievement" award.
- Most competitive awards won by a person who is still living
- Composer Alan Menken has won eight competitive Academy Awards.
- Directing
- John Ford won the most directing awards, with four.
- Acting
- Katharine Hepburn won four awards, all for Best Actress.
- Cinematography
- The highest number of Academy Awards won by a cinematographer is four:
- Joseph Ruttenberg, in 1938, 1942, 1956, and 1958
- Leon Shamroy, in 1942, 1944, 1945, and 1963
- The highest number of Academy Awards won by a cinematographer is four:
- Art Direction
- Cedric Gibbons, who designed the Oscar statuette, won 11 awards out of a total of 39 nominations.[1]
- Makeup
- Rick Baker won seven Academy Awards (all for Best Makeup).
- Most awards won by a country for Best Foreign Language Film
- Italy won 14 awards in this category and received in total 32 nominations.
- Most nominations received by a country for Best Foreign Language Film
- France received 39 nominations and won the award 12 times.
- Most awards won by a foreign-language film
- Two foreign-language films have won four Academy Awards:
- Fanny and Alexander (1982) won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.
- Two foreign-language films have won four Academy Awards:
- Most nominations received by a foreign-language film
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) received ten nominations: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.
Awards for debut acting or directing performances on film
The following individuals won Academy Awards for their film debut acting performances.
- Best Actress
- Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba, 1952)
- Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, 1964)
- Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl, 1968)
- Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God, 1986)
- Best Supporting Actor
- Harold Russell (The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946)
- Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People, 1980)
- Haing S. Ngor (The Killing Fields, 1984)
- Best Supporting Actress
- Gale Sondergaard (Anthony Adverse, 1936)
- Katina Paxinou (For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1943)
- Mercedes McCambridge (All the King's Men, 1949)
- Eva Marie Saint (On the Waterfront, 1954)
- Jo Van Fleet (East of Eden, 1955)
- Tatum O'Neal (Paper Moon, 1973)
- Anna Paquin (The Piano, 1993)
- Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls, 2006)
- Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave, 2013)
- Academy Juvenile Award
- Claude Jarman, Jr. (The Yearling, 1946)
- Vincent Winter (The Little Kidnappers, 1954)
The following individuals won Academy Awards for their film debut direction.
- Best Director
- Delbert Mann (Marty, 1955)
- Jerome Robbins (West Side Story, 1961)
- Robert Redford (Ordinary People, 1980)
- James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, 1983)
- Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves, 1990)
- Sam Mendes (American Beauty, 1999)
Big Five winners
Three films have received the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay (Original or Adapted).
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Most consecutive awards
- Any awards
- Walt Disney was awarded a record of 10 awards in the eight consecutive years from 1931–32 through 1939. Eight (listed below) are for Short Subject (Cartoon), and two were Special Awards: one for the creation of Mickey Mouse, and one recognizing the innovation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Best Actress
- Two actresses have won two consecutive awards.
- Luise Rainer (The Great Ziegfeld, 1936 and The Good Earth, 1937)
- Katharine Hepburn (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967 and The Lion in Winter, 1968)
- Two actresses have won two consecutive awards.
- Best Actor
- Two actors have won two consecutive awards.
- Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous, 1937 and Boys Town, 1938)
- Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, 1993 and Forrest Gump, 1994)
- Two actors have won two consecutive awards.
- Best Director
- Two directors have won two consecutive awards.
- John Ford (The Grapes of Wrath, 1940 and How Green Was My Valley, 1941)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (A Letter to Three Wives, 1949 and All About Eve, 1950)
- Two directors have won two consecutive awards.
- Best Supporting Actor
- Jason Robards won two consecutive awards for All the President's Men in 1976 and Julia in 1977
- Jason Robards won two consecutive awards for All the President's Men in 1976 and Julia in 1977
- Best Supporting Actress
- No consecutive winner for Best Supporting Actress
- Best Picture
- David O. Selznick produced two consecutive Best Picture winners Gone with the Wind in 1939 and Rebecca in 1940. (He himself was not awarded the Oscars as at the time the statuette went to the studio instead of the producer.)
- Best Original Screenplay
- No consecutive winner for Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz won two consecutive adapted screenplay awards for A Letter to Three Wives in 1949 and All About Eve in 1950.
- Robert Bolt won for Doctor Zhivago in 1965 and A Man for All Seasons in 1966.
- Best Cinematography
- John Toll won for Legends of the Fall in 1994 and Braveheart in 1995.
- Best Film Editing
- Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter won for The Social Network in 2010 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2011.
- Best Original Score
- Roger Edens won three consecutive awards for composing the scores for Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949), and Annie Get Your Gun (1950).
- Best Original Song
- Three composers have won two consecutive awards for best original song, but under different award names:
- Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) shared the awards for Best Music (Song) for "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961 and "Days of Wine and Roses" from Days of Wine and Roses in 1962
- Alan Menken (music) won twice consecutively for Best Music (Original Song) for "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast (lyrics by Howard Ashman) in 1991 and "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (lyrics by Tim Rice) in 1992
- Three composers have won two consecutive awards for best original song, but under different award names:
- Best Short Subject (Cartoon)
- Walt Disney won eight consecutive awards for Flowers and Trees in 1931–32, Three Little Pigs in 1932–33, The Tortoise and the Hare in 1934, Three Orphan Kittens in 1935, The Country Cousin in 1936, The Old Mill in 1937, Ferdinand the Bull in 1938, and The Ugly Duckling in 1939.
- Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)
- Walt Disney won four consecutive awards for In Beaver Valley in 1950, Nature's Half Acre in 1951, Water Birds in 1952, and Bear Country in 1953.
- Best Documentary (Feature)
- Walt Disney won two consecutive awards for The Living Desert in 1953 and The Vanishing Prairie in 1954.
Academy Award firsts
- First woman to win Best Picture
- Julia Phillips for The Sting (1973)
- First woman to win Best Director
- Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2009)
- First woman to win Best Animated Feature
- Brenda Chapman for Brave (2012)
- First 3-D films to be nominated for Best Picture
- First fantasy film to win Best Picture
- First animated film to be nominated for Best Picture
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- First animated film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
- Waltz with Bashir (2008), representing Israel.
- First animated film to be nominated for Best Original Screenplay and for a Best Screenplay award in general
- Toy Story (1995)
- First animated film to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Shrek (2001)
- First film to receive the most nominations of its year without receiving a Best Picture nomination
- Dreamgirls (2006), with eight nominations
- First X-rated film to win Best Picture
- Midnight Cowboy (1969). It was also the first X-rated film to be nominated for Best Picture and the only one to date to have won it.
- First actress to receive ten nominations for acting
- Bette Davis received her tenth official nomination (all for Best Actress) for the film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).
- First posthumous nomination for acting
- Jeanne Eagels, nominated for Best Actress for The Letter (1929).
- First posthumous nomination for a male actor
- James Dean, nominated for Best Actor for East of Eden (1955).
- First posthumous win for acting
- Peter Finch won Best Actor for Network (1976).
- First actress to win for performing in a language other than English
- Sophia Loren won Best Actress for Two Women (1961), performing in Italian.
- First actor to win for performing in a language other than English
- Robert De Niro won Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II (1974), performing in Sicilian.
- First actress to win for performing in a sign language
- Marlee Matlin won Best Actress for Children of a Lesser God (1986), performing in American Sign Language.
- First actor from Africa to be nominated for acting
- Basil Rathbone (from South Africa), nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Romeo and Juliet (1936).
- First actress from Africa to win for acting
- Charlize Theron (from South Africa), won Best Actress for Monster (2003).
- First actress from Asia to win for acting
- Miyoshi Umeki (from Japan), won Best Supporting Actress for Sayonara (1957).
- First Asian (and non-Caucasian) to win Best Director
- Ang Lee (from Taiwan) for Brokeback Mountain (2005).
- First Australian actress to win Best Actress
- Nicole Kidman for The Hours (2002). Born in the U.S.
- First Australian actor to win Best Actor
- Peter Finch for Network (1976).
- First French actress to win Best Actress
- Claudette Colbert for It Happened One Night (1934).
- First French actor to win Best Actor
- Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011).
- First Italian actress to win Best Actress
- Anna Magnani for The Rose Tattoo (1955).
- First Italian actor to win Best Actor
- Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1998).
- First persons from India to win in any music category
- A. R. Rahman won Best Original Score & Best Original Song ("Jai Ho") for Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
- Gulzar also won Best Original Song ("Jai Ho") for Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
- First Middle Eastern actor to be nominated for acting
- Omar Sharif, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
- First Middle Eastern movie to win Best Foreign Language Film
- A Separation (2011), representing Iran.
- First black filmmaker to win Best Picture
- Steve McQueen won for producing 12 Years a Slave (2013).
- First black actress to win for acting
- Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for Gone With the Wind (1939).
- First black actor to win for acting
- Sidney Poitier won Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963).
- First black actress to win Best Actress
- Halle Berry for Monster's Ball (2001).
- First black actress to win for film acting debut
- Jennifer Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for Dreamgirls (2006).
- First year in which two black actors/actresses won for acting
- 74th Academy Awards (in 2002, for 2001): Denzel Washington won Best Actor for Training Day; Halle Berry won Best Actress for Monster's Ball.
- First black African actor to be nominated for acting
- Djimon Hounsou (born in Benin, U.S.-Benin dual citizen), nominated for Best Supporting Actor for In America (2003).
- First Latin American director to win Best Director
- Alfonso Cuarón from Mexico won for Gravity in 2014.
- First Latin American actress to be nominated for Best Actress
- Fernanda Montenegro from Brazil was nominated for Best Actress for Central Station (1998).
- First Latin American actor to win Best Actor
- José Ferrer from Puerto Rico won for Cyrano de Bergerac in 1950.
- First child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination
- Jackie Cooper, age 9, was nominated for Best Actor for Skippy (1931).
Age-related records
- Youngest winner of an acting award
- Tatum O'Neal, age 10 (Best Supporting Actress, Paper Moon, 1973)
- Youngest nominee for an acting award
- Justin Henry, age 8 (Best Supporting Actor, Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979)
- Youngest winner of a lead acting award
- Marlee Matlin, age 21 (Best Actress, Children of a Lesser God, 1986)
- Youngest male nominee for a lead acting award
- Jackie Cooper, age 9 (Best Actor, Skippy, 1931)
- Youngest female nominee for a lead acting award
- Quvenzhané Wallis, age 9 (Best Actress, Beasts of the Southern Wild, 2012) (also first person born in the 21st century to be nominated for an Academy)
- Youngest winner of an Oscar
- Shirley Temple, age 6, who was awarded the inaugural (now retired) non-competitive Academy Juvenile Award in 1934.
- Youngest winner of Best Director
- Norman Taurog, age 32 (Skippy, 1931)
- Youngest nominee for Best Director
- John Singleton, age 24 (Boyz n the Hood, 1991)
- Oldest winner of Best Director
- Clint Eastwood, age 74 (Million Dollar Baby, 2004)
- Oldest nominee for Best Director
- John Huston, age 79 (Prizzi's Honor, 1985)
- Oldest winner of an acting award
- Christopher Plummer, age 82 (Best Supporting Actor, Beginners, 2011)
- Oldest woman to win best Actress Award
- Jessica Tandy, age 80 (Best Actress, Driving Miss Daisy, 1989)
- Oldest man to win Best Actor Award
- Henry Fonda, age 76 (Best Actor, On Golden Pond, 1981)
- Oldest nominee for an acting award
- Gloria Stuart, age 87 (Best Supporting Actress, Titanic, 1997)
- Oldest nominee for a lead acting award
- Emmanuelle Riva, age 85 (Best Actress, Amour, 2012)
- Emmanuelle Riva, age 85 (Best Actress, Amour, 2012)
- Youngest multiple nominees for an acting award (best actor or best supporting actor)
Nomination | Name | Age | Film | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Nomination |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd | Sal Mineo | 22 years, 17 days | Exodus | 1960 | January 10, 1939 | January 27, 1961 |
3rd | Marlon Brando | 29 years, 318 days | Julius Caesar | 1953 | April 3, 1924 | February 15, 1954 |
4th | Marlon Brando | 30 years, 315 days | On the Waterfront | 1954 | April 3, 1924 | February 12, 1955 |
5th | Marlon Brando | 33 years, 321 days | Sayonara | 1957 | April 3, 1924 | February 18, 1958 |
6th | Richard Burton | 44 years, 98 days | Anne of the Thousand Days | 1969 | November 10, 1925 | February 16, 1970 |
7th | Jack Nicholson | 46 years, 300 days | Terms of Endearment | 1983 | April 22, 1937 | February 16, 1984 |
8th | Jack Nicholson | 48 years, 289 days | Prizzi's Honor | 1985 | April 22, 1937 | February 5, 1986 |
9th | Jack Nicholson | 50 years, 301 days | Ironweed | 1987 | April 22, 1937 | February 17, 1988 |
10th | Jack Nicholson | 55 years, 302 days | A Few Good Men | 1992 | April 22, 1937 | February 18, 1993 |
- Youngest multiple nominees for an acting award (best actress or best supporting actress)
Nomination | Name | Age | Film | Year | Date of Birth | Date of Nomination |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd | Angela Lansbury | 20 years, 103 days | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 1945 | October 16, 1925 | January 27, 1946 |
3rd | Jennifer Lawrence | 23 years, 154 days | American Hustle | 2013 | August 15, 1990 | January 16, 2014 |
4th | Jennifer Jones | 27 years, 344 days | Duel in the Sun | 1946 | March 2, 1919 | February 9, 1947 |
5th | Kate Winslet | 31 years, 110 days | Little Children | 2006 | October 5, 1975 | January 23, 2007 |
6th | Kate Winslet | 33 years, 109 days | The Reader | 2008 | October 5, 1975 | January 22, 2009 |
7th | Bette Davies | 36 years, 304 days | Mr. Skeffington | 1944 | April 5, 1908 | February 3, 1945 |
8th | Meryl Streep | 39 years, 238 days | A Cry in the Dark | 1988 | June 22, 1949 | February 15, 1989 |
9th | Meryl Streep | 41 years, 236 days | Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | June 22, 1949 | February 13, 1991 |
10th | Meryl Streep | 46 years, 236 days | The Bridges of Madison County | 1995 | June 22, 1949 | February 13, 1996 |
11th | Meryl Streep | 49 years, 232 days | One True Thing | 1998 | June 22, 1949 | February 9, 1999 |
12th | Meryl Streep | 50 years, 238 days | Music of the Heart | 1999 | June 22, 1949 | February 15, 2000 |
Film records
- Most nominations for a single film
- Two films received 14 nominations.
- All About Eve (1950)
- Titanic (1997)
- Two films received 14 nominations.
- Most Oscars without winning Best Picture
- Cabaret won 8 awards (1972)
- Most nominations without any wins
- Two films received 11 nominations without winning any awards.
- The Turning Point (1977)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- Two films received 11 nominations without winning any awards.
- Most nominations without a Best Picture nomination
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) with 9 nominations.
- Most Oscars without a nomination for Best Picture
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) with 5 wins
- Fewest nominations for a Best Picture winner
- Grand Hotel (1932) received no nominations other than Best Picture.
- Nominations in the most different technical categories
- Three films have been nominated in all 7 technical categories (Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design/Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects).
- Titanic (1997)
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
- Hugo (2011)
- Three films have been nominated in all 7 technical categories (Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design/Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects).
- Most nominations without a major nomination (Picture, Director, Acting and Screenplay)
- These 6 films got 6 nominations with no major nominations.
- The Rains Came (1939)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (note: Got 7 nominations when you include a special achievement)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- These 6 films got 6 nominations with no major nominations.
- Best picture nominees that won every nomination except Best Picture
- These films were nominated for best picture and won in every category they were nominated for except best picture.
- Bad Girl (1931), 3 nominations, 2 wins.
- The Private Life of Henry VIII (1932), 2 nominations, 1 win.
- Naughty Marietta (1935), 2 nominations, 1 win.
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), 4 nominations, 3 wins.
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), 4 nominations, 3 wins.
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947), 4 nominations, 3 wins.
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), 4 nominations, 3 wins
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949), 3 nominations, 2 wins
- King Solomon's Mines (1950), 3 nominations, 2 wins
- Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), 3 nominations, 2 wins
- Jaws (1975), 4 nominations, 3 wins
- Traffic (2000), 5 nominations, 4 wins
- The Blind Side (2009), 2 nominations, 1 win
- These films were nominated for best picture and won in every category they were nominated for except best picture.
- Films nominated for Best Picture with no other major nominations
- These films were nominated for Best Picture but had no other major nominations (this does not include films that were only nominated for Best Picture and nothing else).
- Wings (1927), 2 nominations. (winner)
- 42nd Street (1933), 2 nominations.
- A Farewell to Arms (1933), 4 nominations.
- Cleopatra (1934), 5 nominations.
- Flirtation Walk (1934), 2 nominations.
- The Gay Divorcee (1934), 5 nominations.
- Imitation of Life (1934), 3 nominations.
- The White Parade (1934), 2 nominations.
- David Copperfield (1935), 3 nominations
- Les Misérables (1935), 4 nominations.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), 4 nominations (note, really had 2, but 2 more were write in noms).
- Naughty Marietta (1935), 2 nominations
- Top Hat (1935), 4 nominations.
- A Tale of Two Cities (1936), 2 nominations.
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), 4 nominations.
- Of Mice and Men (1939), 4 nominations.
- The Wizard of Oz (1939), 6 nominations.
- King Solomon's Mines (1950), 3 nominations.
- Decision Before Dawn (1951), 2 nominations.
- Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), 3 nominations.
- The Music Man (1962), 6 nominations.
- Doctor Dolittle (1967), 9 nominations.
- Hello, Dolly! (1969), 7 nominations.
- Jaws (1975), 4 nominations.
- Beauty and the Beast (1991), 6 nominations.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), 6 nominations.
- War Horse (2011), 6 nominations.
- Selma (2014), 2 nominations.
- These films were nominated for Best Picture but had no other major nominations (this does not include films that were only nominated for Best Picture and nothing else).
Acting records
- Most awards for leading actress
- Katharine Hepburn with 4 awards (1933, 1967, 1968, 1981)
- Most awards for leading actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis with 3 awards (1989, 2007, 2013)
- Most consecutive leading actress nominations
- Two actresses have been nominated 5 years in a row.
- Bette Davis (1938–1942)
- Greer Garson (1941–1945)
- Two actresses have been nominated 5 years in a row.
- Most consecutive leading actor nominations
- Marlon Brando with four nominations (1951 to 1954)
- Actress with most total nominations for acting
- Meryl Streep with 19 nominations.
- Actor with most total nominations for acting
- Jack Nicholson with 12 nominations.
- Most acting nominations without an award
- Peter O'Toole with 8 nominations. (He received an Honorary Award in 2002.)
- Longest gap between first and second award
- Helen Hayes won in 1932 for The Sin of Madelon Claudet and in 1971 for Airport, a 39-year gap.
- Longest time span between first and last nomination
- Katharine Hepburn (48 years from 1932/33 to 1981)
- Most acting nominations before first award
- Both Geraldine Page and Al Pacino won on their 8th nomination.
- Most posthumous nominations
- James Dean with 2 (1956 for East of Eden and 1957 for Giant).
- Shortest performance to win an acting Oscar
- Beatrice Straight in Network (1976) - 5 minutes and 2 seconds.
- Shortest performance to win a lead acting Oscar
- Anthony Hopkins in The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) - 16 minutes and 10 seconds.
- Shortest performance by a male Actor to win a lead acting Oscar
- Anthony Hopkins in The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) - 16 minutes and 10 seconds
- Shortest performance to be nominated for an acting Oscar
- Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top (1959) - 2 minutes and 19 seconds.
- Shortest performance to be nominated for a lead acting Oscar
- Anthony Hopkins in The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) - 16 minutes and 10 seconds.
- Longest performance to win an acting Oscar
- Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939) - 2 hours, 23 minutes and 32 seconds.
- Longest performance to win a supporting acting Oscar
- Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973) - 1 hour, 6 minutes and 58 seconds.
- Longest performance to be nominated for an acting Oscar
- Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939) - 2 hours, 23 minutes and 32 seconds.
- Longest performance to be nominated for a supporting acting Oscar
- Frank Finlay in Othello (1965) - 1 hour, 30 minutes and 43 seconds.
- Most awards by a black actor
- Denzel Washington with 2, winning Best Supporting Actor for Glory (1989) and Best Actor for Training Day (2001).
- Most awards for one acting performance
- Harold Russell played Homer Parish in The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. For this role he received 2 Oscars, one for Best Supporting and an honorary award for being an inspiration to all returning veterans.
- Most nominations for one acting performance
- Barry Fitzgerald was nominated as Best Actor and won for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Father Fitzgibbon in 1944's Going My Way.
Miscellaneous records
- Only woman to win Best Actress and Best Original Song
- Barbra Streisand: Best Actress (joint) for Funny Girl (1968); Best Original Song for the Love Theme ("Evergreen") from A Star Is Born (1976)
- Only person to win an Academy Award for acting and writing
- Only actor to win an Academy Award for portraying an Academy Award winner
- Cate Blanchett won Best Supporting Actress for portraying Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator
- Only actor to win an Academy Award for portraying an Academy Award nominee
- Most total nominations without a win
- Sound re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell has had 20 unsuccessful nominations since 1983, with his most recent coming in 2007.
- Most total nominations before receiving an award
- Film composer Victor Young was nominated 21 times without winning. He was often nominated multiple times in one year; twice, four times at the same Oscars. He won posthumously for Around the World in 80 Days, alongside yet another nomination (also posthumous).
- Most nominations for a person
- Walt Disney with 59 nominations.
- Most nominations for a living person
- Film composer John Williams with 49 nominations.
- Most nominated woman
- Edith Head with 35 nominations.
- Highest "perfect score"
- Sound editor Mark Berger has four nominations and four wins.
- Most nominations for directing
- William Wyler with 12 nominations.
- Most wins for producing
- Three producers received 3 awards.
- Most nominations for producing
- Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy with 8 nominations.
- Most nominations for directing in a single year
- Two people have received 2 nominations for Best Director in the same year.
- Michael Curtiz for Angels with Dirty Faces and Four Daughters in 1938.
- Steven Soderbergh for Erin Brockovich and Traffic in 2000.
- Two people have received 2 nominations for Best Director in the same year.
- Most Best Picture awards for a film series
- The Godfather series with 2 (for The Godfather and The Godfather Part II).
- Most nominations and awards for a film series
- The Middle-earth series with 17 competitive wins out of 37 nominations (for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit). Additionally, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, which brings the total number of Oscars received by the series to 18.
- The Middle-earth series with 17 competitive wins out of 37 nominations (for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit). Additionally, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received an Academy Scientific and Technical Award, which brings the total number of Oscars received by the series to 18.
- Most nominations for Best Original Screenplay
- Woody Allen with 16 nominations and 3 wins
- Longest time between the release of a film and winning an Oscar
- Limelight (1952) is the only film to have won an award twenty years after its official release. Since it was not released in Los Angeles County until 1972, it was not eligible for any Academy Awards until that time.
- Most posthumous award wins
- William A. Horning won in 1958 for Best Art Direction for Gigi, and for Best Art Direction for Ben-Hur in 1959.
- Most posthumous award nominations
- Howard Ashman with four.
- Lowest grossing film to win Best Picture
- Cimarron (1931 film) with $1,380,000.
- Longest film to win Best Picture
- Gone With the Wind, 224 minutes (238 with overture, entr'acte, and exit music).
- Longest film to win an award
- War and Peace (1968), 431 minutes (Academy Award for Best Foreign Picture).
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