In 1981, the Best Picture nominees were: Atlantic City, Chariots of Fire (the winner), On Golden Pond, Raider of the Lost Ark, and Reds.

The four companies that did the best this year at the Oscars are: Warner with 18 nominations, Buena Vista with 11, Fox Searchlight and Paramount, each with 10.

Winning the Supporting Actor Oscar for “Syriana,” George Clooney, who was also up for Best Director for “Good Night, and Good Luck,” said humorously: “Well, it looks like I am not gonna win best director, and from here on in, it will be Oscar winner George Clooney, Sexiest Man Alive in 1997, 'Batman,' died in a freak accident.”

In 1979, the Best Picture nominees were: All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away, Kramer Vs. Kramer (which won), and Norma Rae.

In 1975, the Best Picture nominees were: Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, Nashville, and
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which swept the Oscars.