List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees
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List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees. This list is current as of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony held on February 26, 2012.
Best Picture
| Superlative | Film | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Ben-Hur | 11 awards | 1959 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations. |
| Titanic | 1997 | Awards resulted from 14 nominations. | ||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Awards resulted from 11 nominations. | ||
| Most Nominations | All About Eve | 14 nominations | 1950 | Nominations resulted in 6 awards. |
| Titanic | 1997 | Nominations resulted in 11 awards. | ||
| Longest Winner | Gone with the Wind | 3 hours 54 minutes | 1939 | Received 13 nominations and 8 awards. |
| Longest Nominee | Cleopatra | 4 hours 2 minutes | 1963 | Received 9 nominations and 4 awards. |
| Shortest Winner | Marty | 1 hour 28 minutes | 1955 | Received 8 nominations and 4 awards. |
| Shortest Nominee | She Done Him Wrong | 1 hour 6 minutes | 1933 | Received 1 nomination and 0 awards. |
| Most Awards (Producer) | Sam Spiegel | 3 Awards | 1955, 1958, 1963 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations. |
| Saul Zaentz | 3 Awards | 1976, 1985, 1997 | Awards resulted from 3 nominations. | |
| Most Nominations (Producer) | Steven Spielberg | 7 Nominations | 1983, 1986, 1994, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2012 | Nominations resulted in 1 award. |
| Kathleen Kennedy | 7 Nominations | 1983, 1986, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012 | Nominations resulted in no awards. |
Best Director
| Superlative | Director | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | John Ford | 4 awards | 1952 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations. |
| Most Nominations | William Wyler | 12 nominations | 1965 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards. |
| Oldest Winner | Clint Eastwood | 74 years old | 2004 | Million Dollar Baby |
| Oldest Nominee | John Huston | 79 years old | 1985 | Prizzi's Honor |
| Youngest Winner | Norman Taurog | 32 years old | 1930 / 1931 | Skippy |
| Youngest Nominee | John Singleton | 24 years old | 1991 | Boyz N the Hood |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
| Superlative | Actor | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Spencer Tracy | 2 awards | 1938 | Awards resulted from 9 nominations. |
| Fredric March | 1946 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations. | ||
| Gary Cooper | 1952 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations. | ||
| Marlon Brando | 1972 | Awards resulted from 7 nominations. | ||
| Dustin Hoffman | 1988 | Awards resulted from 7 nominations. | ||
| Tom Hanks | 1994 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations. | ||
| Jack Nicholson | 1997 | Awards resulted from 8 nominations. | ||
| Daniel Day-Lewis | 2007 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations. | ||
| Sean Penn | 2008 | Awards resulted from 5 nominations. | ||
| Most Nominations | Spencer Tracy | 9 nominations | 1967 | Nominations resulted in 2 awards. |
| Laurence Olivier | 1978 | Nominations resulted in 1 award. | ||
| Oldest Winner | Henry Fonda | 76 years old | 1981 | On Golden Pond |
| Oldest Nominee | Richard Farnsworth | 79 years old | 1999 | The Straight Story |
| Youngest Winner | Adrien Brody | 29 years old | 2002 | The Pianist |
| Youngest Nominee | Jackie Cooper | 9 years old | 1930 / 1931 | Skippy |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
| Superlative | Actress | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Katharine Hepburn | 4 Awards | 1981 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations. |
| Most Nominations | Meryl Streep | 14 nominations | 2011 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards. |
| Oldest Winner | Jessica Tandy | 80 years old | 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Oldest Nominee | Jessica Tandy | 80 years old | 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Youngest Winner | Marlee Matlin | 21 years old | 1986 | Children of a Lesser God |
| Youngest Nominee | Keisha Castle-Hughes | 13 years old | 2003 | Whale Rider |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Superlative | Actor | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Walter Brennan | 3 awards | 1940 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations. |
| Most Nominations | 4 nominations | 1941 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards. | |
| Claude Rains | 1946 | Nominations resulted in no awards. | ||
| Arthur Kennedy | 1958 | |||
| Jack Nicholson | 1992 | Nominations resulted in 1 award. | ||
| Oldest Winner | Christopher Plummer | 82 years old | 2011 | Beginners |
| Oldest Nominee | Hal Holbrook | 82 years old | 2007 | Into the Wild |
| Youngest Winner | Timothy Hutton | 20 years old | 1980 | Ordinary People |
| Youngest Nominee | Justin Henry | 8 years old | 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Superlative | Actress | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Shelley Winters | 2 awards | 1965 | Awards resulted from 3 nominations. |
| Dianne Wiest | 1994 | Awards resulted from 3 nominations. | ||
| Most Nominations | Thelma Ritter | 6 nominations | 1962 | Nominations resulted in 0 awards. |
| Oldest Winner | Peggy Ashcroft | 77 years old | 1984 | A Passage to India |
| Oldest Nominee | Gloria Stuart | 87 years old | 1997 | Titanic |
| Youngest Winner | Tatum O'Neal | 10 years old | 1973 | Paper Moon |
| Youngest Nominee | Tatum O'Neal | 10 years old | 1973 | Paper Moon |
Combined Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Superlative | Actor | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Walter Brennan | 3 awards | 1940 | Awards resulted from 4 nominations. |
| Jack Nicholson | 1997 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations. | ||
| Most Nominations | Jack Nicholson | 12 nominations - 8 leading and 4 supporting | 1997 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards. |
Combined Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Superlative | Actress | Record Set | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Katharine Hepburn | 4 awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1981 | Awards resulted from 12 nominations. |
| Most Nominations | Meryl Streep | 17 nominations - 14 leading and 3 supporting | 2011 | Nominations resulted in 3 awards. |
Note: Walt Disney is the highest earning individual with wins and nominations in any category in the Academy Awards, with fifty-nine nominations and twenty-six Oscar wins, including a record four in one year.
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