A list of all the Oscar-nominated films by number of nominations, arranged by alphabetical order.

The Oscar nominations announced today for the 79th Oscar telecast have broken a number of records. With his eighth acting nomination, for Miramax's “Venus,” Peter O'Toole may be a winner no matter what happens. If he receives a legit, competitive Oscar, it would be his first win. If he doesn't win, he'll go down in Oscar's annalss as the thespian with the most Best Actor nominations without a win; the late Richard Burton, had received 7 Oscar nominations, but one was in the supporting league.

There was excitement in France today over the Best Foreign-Language nomination for Rachid Bouchareb's, “Days of Glory,” even though the film represents Algeria, not France, at the Oscars. The movie world-premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival in the main competition section.

Do Oscar voters go for big commercial and/or small art films Last year, with the exception of “Brokeback Mountain,” the other Best Picture nominees, such as “Capote,” “Crash,” and “Good Night, and Good Luck,” were all art or specialized films.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences consists of 5,830 voting members in 16 branches. Of those, the largest group is the Acting branch which consists of 1,251 members. Among other things, this structure means that films with strong acting in them have better chances to get the Best Picture nomination. Prime examples this year are “Babel,” “The Departed,” and “Little Miss Sunshine,” which boast large and impressive ensembles, and “The Queen,” dominated by Helen Mirren's performance.