Oscar U.: Mosts, Firsts, --ests & Onlys

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: Oscar^®'s Firsts, Mosts...
(Through Awards for 2008)

Browse through our "colleges" and sample the curriculum:

FIRSTS MOSTS LASTS ONLYS ACTORS & ACTRESSES DIRECTORS	"FOREIGN" FILMS LONGEST / SHORTEST OLDEST YOUNGEST THE FAMILY WAY BEST PICTURES
GRAD SCHOOL *(The really tough stuff!)* The first batch of questions in this section (1) have been graciously shared by Jon Mullich from his "Ultra-Hard Oscar^® Quiz." Visit his site for more Oscar^® fun! The second batch of questions in this section (2) comes from Sterling, a.k.a. "The Filmatelist". Visit his blog for more about the "unholy marriage of Movies and Postage Stamps."

FIRSTS

First individual awarded 3 Oscars^® for feature films at a single ceremony...

First film with 3 performers nominated in the same category...

First film with nominations in all 4 acting categories...

First sound film to win the Oscar^® for Best Picture...

First film entirely in color to win the Oscar^® for Best Picture...

First year in which all Best Picture nominees were in color...

First X-rated film to win Best Picture...

First documentary film to be nominated for a general competitive Award...

First non-US film to win an Academy Award^®...

First non-US film to win the Best Picture Award...

First non-English-language performance to win an Academy Award^®...

First non-English-language film to be nominated for Best Picture...

First British-made film to be nominated for Best Picture...

First film directed by a woman to be nominated for Best Picture...

First woman to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award...

First year in which the four acting winners were all non-American...

First year in which all 10 nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress were born in the USA...

First year in which all nominated Directors were non-American...

First Best Picture winner to have been released to home video at the time it received its Award...

First feature length animated film to be nominated as Best Picture...

First posthumous Oscar^® nominee...

First posthumous Oscar^® winner...

First posthumous competitive Oscar^® winner among performers...

First person nominated as a Producer, Actor & Screenwriter in a single year...

First person nominated as a Producer, Director, Actor & Screenwriter in a single year...

First person to win Oscars^® as Director and Screenwriter of the same film...

First person to refuse an Oscar^®...

First year in which 2 or more performers all nominated for Best Actor or Actress for the same film...

First year in which 2 or more performers all nominated for Best Actor or Actress for the same film and one of them won...

First performer nominated for both lead and supporting categories in the same year to win in the former...

First two-time Award-winning performer to have same director for both winning roles...

First performer to win an Award for playing a member of the opposite sex...

First year that four nominated performers played their roles in drag...

First performer to win an Award for a musical role...

First performer to win Best Actress for playing a nun...

First title song nominated for Best Song...

First film to have 3 songs nominated for Best Song...

First Oscar^®-winning composer to perform his/her winning song in a film...

First-born Oscar^® nominee/winner...

First-born Oscar^® acting nominee...

First-born Oscar^® acting winner...

First Oscar^® winner to die...

First Oscar^® winner for acting to die...

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MOSTS

Most-honored motion pictures...

Most-nominated motion pictures...

Best Picture winner that swept all nominated categories with most Awards...

Most-nominated non-winning movies...

Most honored foreign-language films...

Most-honored performer...

Most-nominated performers...

Most-nominated performers without a competitive win...(1 man, 2 women)...

Most-honored individuals (male & female)...

Most Oscars^® awarded to an individual at a single ceremony...

Most acting nominations from a single film...

Award-winning performers who have appeared in most Best Picture winners...(10)...

Oscar^®-winning performer who appeared in most movies with other Oscar^®-winning actors (for performing)...

Most-honored directors...

Most Best Picture nominations for a director...

Most nominations before first competitive Award win...

Most nominations without a competitive Award win...

Most nominations before performer's first win...

Person with most nominations for Original Screenplay...

Producer with most nominations for Best Picture...

Most-nominated Cinematographers (2)...

Singer of the most Oscar^®-winning songs in their original films...

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LASTS

Last film with 3 performers nominated in the same category...

Last film entirely in black-and-white to win the Oscar^® for Best Picture...

Last Best Picture nominee that received no other nominations...

Last year in which all 4 acting winners were non-US-born...

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ONLYS

Only film to win Best Picture with no other nominations or Awards...

Only performers to receive Awards as Best and Supporting Actor/Actress...(11 - 5F, 6M)...

Only year a film and its sequel both nominated...

Only motion pictures to win Awards for Best Picture, Direction, Actress, Actor & Screenplay...(3)...

Only performers to win consecutive Academy Awards^®...(5)...

Only performers nominated for two acting Awards in the same year, but winning neither...(4)...

Only films to win three Academy Awards^® for acting...(2)...

Only films in which entire cast was nominated for Oscars^®...(2)...

Only years in which 2 or more performers in the same film nominated for Best Actor or for Best Actress and one of them won...(5)...

Only sequels to win an Oscar^® as Best Picture...(2)...

Only performers nominated for playing the same character in the same film...(3)...

Only performers nominated for playing the same character in the same year, but in different films...(2)...

Only performers nominated twice for playing the same role but in two different films...(5)...

Only performers to win Oscars^® for playing the same role but in two different films...(2)...

Only performers to win a Tony^® and an Oscar^® for playing the same role on-stage and in films...(9)...

Only person to win an Oscar^® for playing an Oscar^® loser...

Only performers to be nominated for playing another real-life Oscar^® Acting nominee...(2)...

Only performer nominated twice for the same performance...

Only performer to be awarded two Oscars^® for the same performance...

Only people to direct themselves to an acting Oscar^®...(2)...

Only consecutive double Oscars^® winners...(2)...

Only person to receive a Nobel Prize and an Oscar^®...

Only person to receive three Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Awards^®...

Only write-in Oscars^® winner...

Only year in which one studio received all 5 nominations in a category...

Only three-generation Oscar^® families...(2)...

Only brother and sister to win acting Oscars^®...

Only sisters to win acting Oscars^®...

Only twins to win Oscars^®...(3 pairs)...

Only Oscar^® winner with parents who both received Oscars^®...

Only father and daughter to be nominated for acting Awards in the same year...

Only mother and daughter to be nominated for acting Awards in the same year...

Only women to be nominated for Best Director...(3)...

Only dog to receive an Oscar^® nomination...

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ACTORS & ACTRESSES

Only performers to win Oscars^® for playing the same role but in two different films...(2)...

Only performers to win a Tony^® and an Oscar^® for playing the same role on-stage and in films...(9)...

First-born Oscar^® acting nominee...

First-born Oscar^® acting winner...

Most-honored performer...

Most-nominated performers...

Most-nominated non-winning performers...(1 man, 2 women)...

Award-winning performers who have appeared in most Best Picture winners..(8)...

Oscar^®-winning performer who appeared in most movies with other Oscar^®-winning actors (for performing)...

First year in which the four acting winners were all non-American...

First year in which all 10 nominees for Best Actor/Actress were born in the USA...

Only performers to win consecutive Academy Awards^®...(5)...

Only performers nominated for two acting Awards in the same year, but winning neither...(4)...

First performer nominated for both lead and supporting categories in the same year to win in the former...

Only performers nominated for playing the same character in the same film...

Only performers nominated for playing the same character in the same year, but in different films...(2)...

Only performers nominated twice for playing the same role but in two different films...(5)...

Only films to win three Academy Awards^® for acting...(2)...

Only films in which entire cast was nominated for Oscars^®...(2)...

First year in which 2 or more performers all nominated for Best Actor or for Best Actress for the same film...

First year in which 2 or more performers all nominated for Best Actor or for Best Actress for the same film and one of them won...

Only years in which 2 or more performers all nominated for Best Actor or for Best Actress and one of them won...(5)...

Longest time between performer's acting wins...

Longest time between performer's first nomination and first competitive win...

Most nominations before performer's first win...

Only person to win an Oscar^® for playing an Oscar^® loser...

Only performers to be nominated for playing another real-life Oscar^® Acting nominee...(2)...

First performer to win an Award for playing a member of the opposite sex...

First year that four nominated performers played their roles in drag...

First performer to win an Award for a musical role...

First performer to win Best Actress for playing a nun...

Only performer nominated twice for the same performance...

Only performer to be awarded two Oscars^® for the same performance...

Only people to direct themselves to an acting Oscar^®...(2)...

First Oscar^®-winning composer to perform his winning song in a film...

Only brother and sister to win acting Oscars^®...

Only sisters to win acting Oscars^®...

Only Oscar^®-winner with parents who both received Oscars^®...

Only father and daughter to be nominated for acting Awards in the same year...

Only father-and-daughter acting Awards-winners...

Only mother and daughter to be nominated for acting Awards in the same year...

Youngest person to receive an Academy Award^®...

Youngest performer to be nominated for an Academy Award^®...

Youngest performer to win a competitive Academy Award^®...

Youngest performer to be nominated for a Best Acting Award...

Youngest performer to accumulate 5 acting nominations...

Youngest performer to be nominated as Best Actress...

Youngest winner as Best Actor...

Youngest winner as Best Actress...

Youngest winner as Supporting Actor...

Oldest performer nominated for an Award...

Oldest performer to win a competitive Award...

Oldest winner as Best Actor...

Oldest winner as Supporting Actor...

Oldest winner as Supporting Actress...

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DIRECTORS

Most-honored directors...

Most Best Picture nominations for a director...

First year in which all nominated Directors were non-American...

First two-time Award-winning performer to have same director for both winning roles...

Only people to direct themselves to an acting Oscar^®...(2)...

Only women to be nominated for directing a theatrical feature film...(3)...

First film directed by a woman to be nominated for Best Picture...

Youngest nominee as Director...

Youngest winner as Director...

Oldest nominee as Director...

Oldest winner as Director...

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"FOREIGN" FILMS

First non-US film nominated for an Academy Award^®...

First non-US film to win an Academy Award^®...

First non-US film to win the Best Picture Award...

First foreign-language performance to win an Academy Award^®...

First foreign-language film to be nominated for Best Picture...

First British-made film to be nominated for Best Picture...

Most honored foreign-language films...

Longest film to win an Oscar^®...

Only year a film and its sequel both nominated...

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LONGESTS & SHORTESTS

Longest film to win an Oscar^®...

Best Picture winner with longest original running time...

Best Picture winner with shortest original running time...

Best Picture winner with the longest title...

Best Picture winner with the shortest title...

Longest time between performer's acting wins...

Longest time between performer's first nomination and first win...

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OLDESTS

Oldest performer nominated for an Award...

Oldest performer to win a competitive Award...

Oldest winner as Best Actor...

Oldest winner as Supporting Actor...

Oldest winner as Supporting Actress...

Oldest nominee as Director...

Oldest winner as Director...

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YOUNGESTS

Youngest performer to be nominated for an Academy Award^®...

Youngest performer to receive an Academy Award^®...

Youngest performer to win a competitive Academy Award^®...

Youngest performer to be nominated for a Best Acting Award...

Youngest performer to accumulate 5 acting nominations...

Youngest performer to be nominated as Best Actress...

Youngest winner as Best Actor...

Youngest winner as Best Actress...

Youngest winner as Supporting Actor...

Youngest nominee as Director...

Youngest winner as Director...

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THE FAMILY WAY

Only three-generation Oscar^® families...(2)...

Only brother and sister to win acting Oscars^®...

Only sisters to win acting Oscars^®...

Only brothers nominated for acting Awards...

Only twins to win Oscars^®...(3 pairs)...

Only Oscar^®-winner with parents who both received Oscars^®...

Only father and daughter to be nominated for acting Awards in the same year...

Only mother and daughter to be nominated for acting Awards in the same year...

Father-and-Daughter Acting Awards-winners...(2 families)

6 women who have received Best Actress nominations for performances directed by their spouses

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BEST PICTURE

First sound film to win an Oscar^® as Best Picture...

Only film to win Best Picture with no other nominations or Awards...

First film entirely in color to win an Oscar^® as Best Picture...

Last film entirely in black-and-white to win an Oscar^® as Best Picture...

First year in which all Best Picture nominees were in color...

First X-rated film to win Best Picture...

Best Picture winner with longest original running time...

Best Picture winner with shortest original running time...

Best Picture winner with the longest title...

Best Picture winner with the shortest title...

Last Best Picture nominee that received no other nominations...

Best Picture winner that swept all nominated categories with most Awards...

Best Picture winners that received no other Award...(3)...

Film that won most Awards (8) without winning Best Picture...

Years in which the picture that won the most Awards did not win Best Picture...(14)...

Most Best Picture nominations for a director...

First film directed by a woman to be nominated for Best Picture...

First Best Picture winner to have been released to home video at the time it received its Award...

First feature length animated film to be nominated as Best Picture...

Only sequels to win an Oscar^® as Best Picture...(2)...

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GRAD SCHOOL
The first batch of questions in this section (1) has been graciously shared by Jon Mullich from his "Ultra-Hard Oscar^® Quiz." Visit his site for more Oscar^® fun!

⁽¹⁾Two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays also became Best Picture winners. What are they?

⁽¹⁾What Shakespearean play has had the most film adaptations nominated for Best Picture?

⁽¹⁾Who are the only two filmmakers to win back-to-back Oscars^® for Best Director?

⁽¹⁾Who is the only winner of an Acting Oscar^® to be murdered?

⁽¹⁾What are the only four films to win Best Picture and Best Original Song Oscars^®?

⁽¹⁾Which actor won an Oscar^® for an English-language performance the same year he starred in the Best Foreign Language Film winner?

⁽¹⁾Name the only two presenters at the Academy Awards ceremonies to present an Award to themselves.

⁽¹⁾What two Best Supporting Actor winners committed suicide?

⁽¹⁾Who is the only Best Actor nominee to be nominated for playing three roles in the same film?

⁽¹⁾What roles (2) have yielded the most Oscar^® nominations?

⁽¹⁾Who is the only person actually named Oscar to win an Academy Award?

The second batch of questions in this section (2) comes from Sterling, a.k.a. "The Filmatelist". Visit his blog for more about the "unholy marriage of Movies and Postage Stamps."

⁽²⁾Name the actor/actress who has appeared in more Best Picture nomineees than any other...

⁽²⁾What performer's films have won more Oscars^® than any other...

⁽²⁾Name the actor & actress who have appeared in the most Best Picture nominees without appearing in a Best Picture winner. And which Best Picture loser did they appear in together?...

⁽²⁾Name the actor/actress who has appeared opposite more Oscar^®-winning performances than any other...

⁽²⁾Name the only person to be nominated for three writing Oscars^® in a single year...

⁽²⁾Network and A Streetcar Named Desire are the only films to win 3 Oscars^® for Acting. What are the other two films to feature 3 Acting winners from the same year?

⁽²⁾Name the only director to have four films nominated for at least one Oscar^® in the same year...

⁽²⁾Walt Disney holds the record for winning the most Academy Awards^®. What director helmed more of the films for which Disney won than any other person?

⁽²⁾Name the two people who directed two Oscar^®-winning performances in two different films in the same year...

⁽²⁾Which Best Picture winner features more Oscar^®-winning performers than any other?

And, finally, on the 1996 AFI Top 100 Films list, what is the highest-ranked film (made after the Oscars^® were initiated) that was not nominated for an Academy Award?

(HINT: Two of its remakes were nominated for Oscars^®.)