The Private Life of Henry VIII (1932/3) was the first British-made film to be nominated for the top award; Charles Laughton won Best Actor for it.
0 Oscar Actors: Most Nominated Performers in Four Acting Categories
March 2, 2006 by
A small elite of performers has been nominated for six or more Oscars. At present, the record holders are Meryl Streep with 13 nominations, Katharine Hepburn with 12, and Jack Nicholson with 11.
Oscar: Oldest Nominees in Four Acting Categories
March 2, 2006 by
The oldest nominees in the four acting categories are: Best Actor Richard Farnsworth (The Straight Story), 78; Supporting Actor George Burns (The Sunshine Boys), 80; Best Actress Dame May Robson (Lady for a Night), 76; and Supporting Actress Gloria Stuart (Titanic), 87.
Oscar: Longest Oscar Shows–Over 4 Hours?
March 2, 2006 by
Two of the longest Oscars shows were in 2000(4 hours and 10 minutes) and in 2002 (4 hours and 20 minutes)
Oscar Speeches: Nicholson, Jack
February 28, 2006 by
“I'd like to thank Mary Pickford who, incidentally, was the first actor to get a percentage of her pictures… Speaking of percentages, last but not least, I thank my agent, who about ten years ago said I had no business being an actor.” Jack Nicholson, Best Actor, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
