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FOSTERING THE OSCARS
became an Academy Awards mainstay starting at age 14 with her first nomination for Martin ScorseseB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭axi DriverB次元官网网址� in 1977. This year she returns with a best supporting actress nomination after an unusually long absence. Like her , she got her fifth Oscar nomination for the based-on-a-true-story swimming drama from Netflix, and itB次元官网网址檚 FosterB次元官网网址檚 first in 29 years. Her last nod was for B次元官网网址淣ellB次元官网网址� in 1995.
She has won twice, for B次元官网网址淭he AccusedB次元官网网址� in 1989 and for B次元官网网址淭he Silence of the LambsB次元官网网址� in 1992. (Bening has yet to take a statue home.) Foster has more nominations than the rest of the actors in her category combined. Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, America Ferrera and DaB次元官网网址橵ine Joy Randolph are all first-timers.
FosterB次元官网网址檚 gap between nods isnB次元官网网址檛 close to a record, though. Last year, got his first nomination in 42 years, for B次元官网网址淭he Fabelmans,B次元官网网址� breaking a record set by Henry Fonda. Helen Hayes went 39 years between her 1932 nomination for B次元官网网址淭he Sin of Madelon ClaudetB次元官网网址� and her 1971 nod for B次元官网网址淎irport.B次元官网网址� She won both times.
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John Williams just keeps creating staggering numbers B次元官网网址� both musical and statistical. At 91, he becomes the oldest nominee in history with his nod for writing the original score for B次元官网网址淚ndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,B次元官网网址� breaking his own record, .
Williams has been nominated a staggering 54 times B次元官网网址� 49 for original score and five for original song, making him the most nominated living person. HeB次元官网网址檒l need a half-dozen more to surpass the late Walt DisneyB次元官网网址檚 record of 59 nominations.
But despite all those chances, Williams has won just five times, and has come up empty in his last 22 nominations, not taking a trophy since the score for B次元官网网址淪chindlerB次元官网网址檚 ListB次元官网网址� in 1994.
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in the best actress category for playing B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� were widely decried after the nominations were announced Tuesday. But each are still in the larger pool of nominees. Robbie is a producer who will get an Oscar if B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� wins best picture. And Gerwig is nominated for best for best adapted screenplay. ItB次元官网网址檚 her fourth nomination, and the fourth for her husband and co-writer Noah Baumbach, though itB次元官网网址檚 their first together.
THE SPIRIT OF SPIELBERG AND SCORES FOR SCORSESE
managed to be an Oscars presence even on a year off. Spielberg didnB次元官网网址檛 direct a movie that was eligible for an Academy Award this year, but still managed to nab a nomination as a producer of B次元官网网址淢aestro.B次元官网网址� HeB次元官网网址檒l get his fourth Oscar if the Bradley Cooper-directed film wins best picture.
, meanwhile, surpassed his friend Spielberg with his 10th best director nomination. Both trail William Wyler, who was nominated 12 times and won three. And while Spielberg trails Scorsese in director nominations with nine, he tops him in wins two to one.
But Scorsese stands alone as the oldest-ever best director nominee at 81, surpassing John HustonB次元官网网址檚 nomination at 79 for B次元官网网址淧rizziB次元官网网址檚 HonorB次元官网网址� in 1986.
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The best actor category includes three first-time Oscar nominees: Domingo, Jeffrey Wright and Cillian Murphy. The other two nominees in the category, Paul Giamatti and Cooper, have been nominated before. ItB次元官网网址檚 GiamattiB次元官网网址檚 second, and Cooper has had 12 nominations across various categories B次元官网网址� but neither has won.
B次元官网网址淭he Zone of InterestB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淎natomy of a Fall,B次元官网网址� each nominated for five Oscars, are the first two films primarily in non-English languages to be nominated for best picture in the same year.
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