The Coen brothers' “Barton Fink” was nominated for three Oscars, but won none.

Two of the Barrymore siblings have won Oscars. Lionel Barrymore earned the 1930-31 Best Actor (A Free Soul), as Norma Shearer's alcoholic lawyer-father. His sister, Ethel Barrymore, was nominated four times for supporting actress within five years, finally winning for None But the Lonely Heart, as Cary Grant's poor mother.

Nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Director, “Barry Lyndon” won 4, all in the technical and music categories; the big winner in 1975 was “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.”

Hal Ashby's “Being There” was nominated for two acting Oscars: Best Actor for Peter Sellers, and Supporting Actor for Melvyn Douglas, who won.

Republic's Behind the News was nominated for one Oscar: Sound Recording by Charles Lootens.