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Sources: awardsdatabase.oscars.org; adweek.comSUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

Most acting nominations16 Meryl Streep (won 2)12 Katharine Hepburn (4)12 Jack Nicholson (3)

Best actor and actressawardsIn 1997, As Good As It Gets wonbest actor (Jack Nicholson) andbest actress (Helen Hunt).

In 1991, The Silence of the Lambs did the same with Anthony Hopkins

and Jodie Foster.

Regular bottleof champagne

11.5”4 lbs.

Oscar award

13.5”8.5 lbs.

Nicole Kidman

70” (5 ft. 10”)120 lbs.

I want to thankeverybody who

makes movies . . .As a little kid,I lived in theprojects, and

 you’re the people

I watched. You’rethe people whomade me want tobe an actor. I’mso proud to be

here.”

Most acting awards4 - Katharine Hepburn (12 nominations)3 - Ingrid Bergman (7 nominations)3 - Walter Brennan (4 nominations)3- Jack Nicholson (12 nominations)

Films with the most awards (11)Ben-Hur, 1959 (12 nominations)

Titanic, 1997 (14 nominations)The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King, 2003 (11 nominations)

Films that have won the ‘Big Five’(best picture, director, actor, actress, writing)It Happened One Night (1934)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Movies with the most nominations (14) All about Eve, 1950 (won 6 awards)Titanic, 1997 (11 awards)

Two nominations

in one yearIn 2007, Cate Blanchettwas nominated for twoOscars — Actress in aLeading Role (Elizabeth:The Golden Age) andActress in a SupportingRole (I'm Not There).She didn’t win either one.

Most Directing nominations

Most Oscars won by a personWalt Disney won 26 Oscars (22 competitive, 4 honorary)He also won the most Oscars in one year (4)He also has the record for most nominations (60)

Oscars And the

 go to...12 - William Wyler (3 wins)8 - Billy Wilder (2 wins)

7 - David Lean (2 wins)7 - Fred Zinnemann (2 wins)

Steven Spielberghas only beennominated 6 times,

and won only twice

Did you know...

14 oscarswould weighabout as much

as NicoleKidman

The recordfor the longest

acceptancespeech is 7minutes, by

Greer Garson

The oldestOscar winner

is JessicaTandy at age

80.

200142.9 million

200241.8 million

200333 million

200542.1 million

200443.5 million 2006

38.9 million

200740.2 million

200832 million

200936.3 million

201041.7 million

The Oscars are televised live inmore than 200 countries annuallyDid you know...

In 2008 it cost $1,820,000for a 30 second ad (peak

price).

In 1983, it cost only$245,000

Since 1950, the statuetteshave been legally encum-bered by the requirementthat neither winners northeir heirs may sell thestatuettes without firstoering to sell them back tothe Academy for US$1.

Did you know...

Whoopi Goldberg, BestSupporting Actress,

1991, for Ghost