The most-nominated film at the 79th Academy Awards was Dreamgirls, although it was not nominated fo Best Picture. It had 8 nominations, although 3 of them were in the relatively minor category of Best Original Song.
The Artist
Hugo had the most nominations: 11 The Artist was a close second with 10 They both won 5 Oscars.
All About Eve
"Hugo" earned 11 Academy Award nominations, and subsequently won five. In second place was "The Artist" with 10 nominations, ultimately winning five, including Best Picture.
Harry potter and the deathly gallows part 1 and 2
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads with 13 nominations.
The individual who has received the most Academy Award nominations, counting all categories and counting the entire history of the Awards, is Walt Disney, with 59 nominations.
The Color Purple (1985).
Penny Marshall's 1992 film about women's professional baseball did not receive any Academy Award nominations. But it did produce one of the most-remembered lines from the movies: "There's no crying in baseball!"
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Chris Carter is an American television and film producer. His most famous work include "The X Files" for Fox. He has achieved eight Primetime Emmy nominations.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13 Nominations, Won 3 Slumdog Millionaire - 10 Nominations, Won 8