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1)The
Academy Awards, popularly known as the
Oscars, are presented annually by the American
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
to recognize excellence of professionals in the
film industry, including
directors,
actors, and
writers.
2)March 7, 2010
82nd Academy Awards Alec Baldwin and
Steve Martin 3)Titanic
Nominated in record-tying 14
Academy Awards and won 11, including the
Best Picture and
Best Director. It was the second movie to win eleven Academy Awards, after
Ben-Hur.
4)
The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King would also match this record in 2004, with its 11 wins from 11 nominations.
5)
Walt Disney was nominated 59 times and won 22 awards, more than any individual in Oscars history, 3 additional special awards and one honorary award.
6)Slumdog Millionaire becomes 4th highest Oscar-winning flick with 8 awards.
7)Which actress won 4 Oscars? Katharine Hepburn
Some more facts about OSCAR Awards
1) The youngest ever Oscar winner is actress Tatum O'Neal who was 10 when she won best supporting actress for the film 'Paper Moon'.
2) Oldest Oscar Winners:
George Burns and Jessica Tandy. Both were 80 years old.
3) Only three films have even won all top five Oscars-Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director and Writing.
They are: 'It Happened One Night', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and 'The Silence of the Lambs'.
4) During World War II, the winners were given Oscar statues made of plaster instead of the usual
golden ones, to mark the war effort.
5)
The most Oscars ever won by a single film is 11. That's happened three times, with 'Ben Hur', 'Titanic'
and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'. 6)
'The Return of the King' is the only film ever to have won every single Oscar it was nominated for. 7) The highest number of nominations for one person is 12. Both Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep
hold the record, even though Katharine Hepburn won 4 times, and Streep has only won 2 times. The
record for Oscars won by a man belongs to Jack Nicholson, with 3.
8. Only Actor to win a posthumous Oscar: Peter Finch, for 'Network'.
9) Biggest lapse between one nomination and another: 41 years. It was Henry Fonda, first for 'The
Grapes of Wrath' in 1940, then for 'On Golden Pond' in 1981.
10) Biggest lapse between an Oscar and another: 38 years for Helen Hayes.
11) Longest acceptance speech: 5 minutes and 40 seconds when Greer Garson won in 1943 for 'Mrs.
Miniver'.
12) Ten actors have won in both categories (Best Acting and Best Supporting Acting). They are:
Jessica ,Lange, Jack Nicholson, Gene Hackman,
Maggie Smith, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep,
Helen Hayes, Jack Lemmon, Ingrid Bergman and Kevin Spacey.
13) Only actor with two posthumous nominations: James Dean for 'East of Eden' and 'Giant'.
14) Shortest time on screen that earned an Oscar: 5 minutes and 40 seconds for Beatrice Straight in 'Network'.
15) Only person who has won an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy: Rita Moreno.
16)
Director whose movies have obtained the most nominations: William Wyler, with 127. 17) First color movie to win the Best Picture Oscar: 'Gone With The Wind'.
18.
Director with the most Oscar won: John Ford, with 4. 19) Movies nominated for many awards, but which didn't win any: 'The Color Purple' and 'The Turning Point' with 11 each.
20) Best Picture winners whose directors weren't even nominated: 'Grand Hotel' and 'Driving Miss Daisy'.
21) Shortest Best Picture winner: 'Annie Hall' (94 minutes).
22) Longest Best Picture winner: 'Gone With The Wind' (222 minutes).
23)
Biggest number of nominations in any category without winning any: Alex North, with 15. 24)
Movies with the highest number of nominations: 'Titanic' and 'All About Eve', with 14. 25) Only silent movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture: 'Wings' (1927-1928 .
26) First Non-American movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture: 'Hamlet' (England, 1948 . )
27) The shortest Oscar ceremony: The first one. The prizes were given in just five minutes.
28. The longest awards in history was the 2001 (ceremony in 2002) awards which lasted approximately 256 minutes, beating the previous record by about 16 minutes.
P.S. I am very sorry for such a lengthy post. But I found it interesting. Hence, sharing here. :)
P.P.S. I know this is a huge list. Just go through it once on 21st. 22nd, u'll rock if any question comes from this.

P.P.P.S --> Now we can say that we have got the Oscars ;)...
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