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Eva Marie Saint is presently the oldest dwelling Oscar winner, at 98 years previous. She’s truly older than the Oscars themselves, which began 5 years after she was born.
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The shortest efficiency to ever win an appearing Oscar was given by Beatrice Straight. She was on display screen for less than 5 minutes and a pair of seconds in Network in 1976.
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A complete of 10 kids have been nominated for aggressive appearing awards earlier than their twelfth birthday. Two of them (Tatum O’Neal and Anna Paquin) even gained.
Here’s the complete breakdown of kid nominees:
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Only one particular person has ever gained two Oscars for a similar efficiency, and that is Harold Russell, a nonprofessional actor who misplaced each arms in World War II.
The Academy’s board of administrators did not truly suppose Russell would win in his class, so on the final minute (actually the evening earlier than!), they created a particular Oscar on his behalf.
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Only one particular person has ever been in a position to legally promote their Oscar at an public sale, and that is additionally Harold Russell.
The then-president of The Academy, Karl Malden, tried to persuade Russell to not promote his Oscar, even providing him a “$20,000 interest-free loan” to return it. Despite objection, Russell bought it to a then-anonymous purchaser for $60,500.
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The solely particular person to ever win an Oscar for taking part in a real-life Oscar winner is Cate Blanchett, who portrayed Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator in 2004.
FYI: Renée Zellweger clearly gained her second Oscar for taking part in Judy Garland within the 2019 biopic Judy, however Garland (an Honorary Oscar winner) by no means gained a ~aggressive~ Oscar, so technically, Zellweger’s win does not depend towards that individual stat.
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And the one actor to win for taking part in a fictional Oscar nominee is Maggie Smith. She gained Best Supporting Actress in 1979 for her function as Diana Barrie in California Suite.
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Kate Hepburn holds the document for probably the most appearing Oscar wins. All 4 had been for Best Actress, and she or he obtained 12 Best Actress nominations in complete.
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Walt Disney has gained probably the most Oscars of any particular person, with 22 complete awards. He additionally holds the document for probably the most Oscars gained in a single evening, with 4.
And listed here are all of Walt Disney’s nominations and wins from 1954, when you’re curious.
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In three separate cases, two completely different actors have gained Oscars for taking part in the identical character. The most up-to-date instance of that is Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose, who each performed Anita of their respective West Side Story films.
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The first time two actors gained for taking part in the identical character was when Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro obtained Oscars for taking part in Vito Corleone in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
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And the one different time this has occurred was when Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix each gained for taking part in the Joker on the 2009 and 2020 ceremonies.
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Since the Academy Awards started in 1929, solely 16 Oscars have been given out posthumously. Of these 16, solely two had been within the appearing classes: Heath Ledger and Peter Finch.
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Midnight Cowboy is the one X-rated film to win Best Picture. The 1969 film gained three Oscars in complete, from seven nominations.
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Hattie McDaniel was the primary Black particular person to be nominated for an Oscar, and she or he gained Best Supporting Actress in 1940 for her work in Gone with the Wind.
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Three actors have straight-up refused to simply accept their Oscars — probably the most well-known being Marlon Brando in 1973 after successful Best Actor for The Godfather.
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A couple of years previous to Brando’s refusal, George C. Scott declined his Best Actor win for Patton (1970) as a result of he “did not feel himself to be in any competition with other actors.”
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And the primary particular person to refuse their Oscar was Dudley Nichols. He declined his then-titled Best Writing, Screenplay award for The Informer in 1936 because of a union boycott.
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The shortest Oscars speech ever was by Patty Duke, who merely stated “thank you” upon successful Best Supporting Actress in 1963.
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Edith Head is the most-awarded and most-nominated girl in Oscars historical past, with 8 wins from 35 nominations. She’s so iconic that Pixar actually used her as inspiration when creating the character Edna Mode in The Incredibles.
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No one has ever gained the Best Actor Oscar for his or her debut efficiency, however 4 have gained it for Best Actress.
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No movie has gained Oscars in all 4 appearing classes, however three have gained “The Big 5,” aka Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Actress.
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And lastly, there have been six ties on Oscar evening, two of which occurred within the appearing classes (probably the most well-known being between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand in 1969).
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