LOS ANGELES – A descending look at the numbers behind Tuesdays Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards.
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90: Age of John Williamsnominated for Best Original Score for “The Fabelmans.”
The composer’s recent nomination makes him the oldest person ever to be nominated for a competitive Oscar. director Agnes Varda and screenwriter James Ivory were both 89 years old when they were nominated in 2017. Williams’ nomination is his 53rd — 48 for the score and five for the original song — ranking second all-time to Walt Disney. He has won five, but none since 1994.
42: Years between Oscar nominations for Judd Hirsch.
That breaks a 41-year record long held by Henry Fonda. Hirsch landed his first supporting role in 1981’s Ordinary People, and after a long career primarily in television, he landed his second, in the same category, for “The Fabelmans” at the age of 87.
19: Films in the opening ceremony Associated Press Top 25 Movies List to get at least one Oscar nomination.
The list is #1 “The Banshees of Inisherin” received nine nominations. No. 2 “Everything everywhere at once” got 11. Those snubbed These include #4 “Nope” and #5 “The Woman King”.
16: First-time nominees in the acting categories.
The 20 people in the four acting Oscar categories range from relative newcomers such as Paul Meskal and Stephanie Hasu unshakable screen like Jamie Lee Curtis and Brendan Gleeson. These four and 12 others received their first career nominations. All five men in the best actor category are newcomers, after all five have been nominated repeatedly over the past year.
14: Career nominations for Diana Warren.
The songwriter remains a nomination machine with her best original song for “Applause” from Tell it Like a Woman. It is the sixth year in a row that she has been nominated. She received her first nod in 1987. Her competitive Oscar tally remains zero, however, and she’s not among the favorites this year Rihanna and Lady Gaga in the mix. After all, she was awarded an honorary Oscar in November.
13: All-time nominations for Poland for Best International Feature Film.
with “EO”, The European country continues to be a particularly strong performer in the international features category. Poland was in danger of becoming the Diane Warren of the Nations until ‘Ida’ won in 2014. “EO” is also part of a big year for donkeys in film. Key nominees The Banshees of Inisherin and Triangle of Sadness also prominently feature the creatures.
9: Nominations for Best Director of a Career Steven Spielberg.
His nod for “The Fabelmans” puts him in rare company but isn’t a record — that goes to William Wyler at 12. Spielberg has won the award twice. He’s been nominated 12 times as a producer of a Best Picture candidate, winning once and earning his first nomination as a screenwriter this year for co-writing The Fabelmans with Tony Kushner.
8: Non-English language films ever nominated for both International Feature Film and Best Picture.
of Germany “Nothing new in the West” became the last to pull off the nomination double. All seven of its predecessors have won the international feature film Oscar, but only one, “Parasite”, in 2020, also won best picture.
7: Non-white actors receiving nominations.
It was a particularly strong year for actors of Asian descent, with a record four nominations: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Hsu for “everything everywhere at once” and Hong Chau for “The Whale”.
6: Ways Alfonso Cuarón was nominated for an Oscar.
Few knew the Oscar trunk behind “Roma” and “Gravity” was even Oscar-worthy this year, but he earned his first nomination in the short film category for “Le Pupille,” following previous nominations as producer, director, editor, Author and cameraman.
5: Authors credited “Top Gun: Maverick.”
With a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks and a screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren, there will be a full stage at the Dolby Theater on March 12 when the surprise nominee takes a surprise win in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
4: Duos in History nominated for Best Director.
The “Daniels”, Kwan and Scheinert, are the fourth couple to be honored with their nomination “Everything everywhere at once.” Two of the previous three teams won. Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise were nominated and won in 1962 to co-direct the original West Side Story. Joel and Ethan Coen were nominated for co-directing No Country for Old Men in 2008 and won another nomination for True Grit three years later. And actor Warren Beatty and screenwriter Buck Henry were jointly nominated for best director in 1979 for Heaven Can Wait.
3: Best Picture nominees who have earned more than $100 million at the North American box office.
Blockbusters are back in the running for the top honors at the Oscars, with “Top Gun: Misfits”,“Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Elvis” Receive nominations – to reverse the trend of smaller and direct-to-stream movies dominating the category.
2: Career nominations for Ryan Coogler.
the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Director joins a rare group to be nominated for both Best Picture Producer – like he was for 2020’s Judas and the Black Messiah – and Best Original Song Writer – like he was for Rihanna’s “Lift.” Me Up was ” this year. Others who did the double included Quincy Jones, Spike Jonez, Barbara Streisand, and Fran Walsh, who was the only person to win in both categories in 2004 for The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King.
1: Lifetime Oscar nomination for blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The 79-year-old behind Flashdance, Con Air and Pirates of the Caribbean has his first shot at a statuette with a Top Gun: Maverick Best Picture nomination.
0: women nominated for best director.
After a few years of trend reversal with back-to-back wins for women in the category, the academy is returning to its historic norm of nominating only men for Best Director.
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This story has been corrected to show that the title of the Cuarón short is “Le Pupille”.
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