Oscars

The longest speech was 5 minutes 30 seconds by Greer Garson on winning Best Actress for Mrs. Miniver in 1949.

The shortest speech was 3 seconds by Joe Pesci on winning Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas in 1990. The oldest winner was Christopher Plummer at 82 years 75 days for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners in 1920. The youngest winner was Tatum O'Neal at 10 years 148 days for Best Supporting actress for Paper Moon in 1974. The most nominations for Best film was for Titanic and All About Eve; both had 14, but All About Eve won 6. The most wins for Best Film were Lord of the Rings – Return of the King, Titanic, and Ben-Hur, all of which won 11. The most actor nominations was Jack Nicholson – 8 as actor + 4 as supporting actor. The most actress nominations was Meryl Streep with 14 as actress + 3 as supporting actress. The most actor wins was Jack Nicholson with 2 as actor (1976, 1998) + supporting actor in 1984. The most supporting actor wins was Walter Brennan with 3 in 1937, 1939, and 1941. The most Actress wins was Katherine Hepburn with 4 in 1934, 1968, 1969, and 1982.

The most Walt Disney awards won was 26 in competitive and non-competitive categories. Sound engineer Mark Berger held the record for most nominations that resulted in wins, which was 4 for Best Sound.

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