Poll: Oscars 2022 — Nominations That Broke Records

Results of 236 votes:

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   Kenneth Branagh at an event for Belfast (2021)

    

   Kenneth Branagh Becomes First Person to be Nominated in Seven Different Categories
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   Kirsty Griffin and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog (2021)

    

   'The Power of the Dog' Became the First Film Directed by a Woman To Receive More Than Ten Nominations
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   Cate Blanchett

    

   Cate Blanchett Broke Record for Actress in Best Picture Nominees Having starred in Don't Look Up (2021) and Nightmare Alley (2021), Cate Blanchett becomes the first actress in history to be in nine Be…
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   Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

    

   Denzel Washington Broke His Own Record of Most-Nominated Black Actor Denzel Washington remains the Oscars' most most-nominated Black actor.
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   Hans Zimmer

    

   Hans Zimmer Could Set a Record for Composer With the Longest Time Between Oscar Wins Hans Zimmer’s has earned 12 Best Score nominations, including his recent achievement for Dune (2021). If he wins an…
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   Steven Spielberg in West Side Story (2021)

    

   Steven Spielberg Is the First Director To Be Nominated for Best Director in Six Different Decades 1. 1970s - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 2. 1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. (…
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   Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno in West Side Story (2021)

    

   Steven Spielberg Broke His Own Record for Best Picture Nominations After West Side Story (2021) was nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards, Steven Spielberg broke his own record as the …
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   Frank Rossi (Troy) in “CODA”

    

   Troy Kotsur Became the Second Deaf Actor To Be an Academy Award Nominee After Marlee Matlin for Children of a Lesser God (1986).
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   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi at an event for Drive My Car (2021)

    

   International Feature Film Receiving Nomination for Best Director for Fourth Year in a Row For the fourth consecutive year, the director of a film nominated in the International Feature Film category …
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    Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (2019)

     

    Riz Ahmed Becomes Fifth Person to be Nominated in Acting and Short Film Categories
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    Flee (2021)

     

    'Flee' Became the First Film To Be Nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature and Best Documentary Feature
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    Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, and Emilia Jones in CODA (2021)

     

    Coda Is the First Film From Apple Original Films To Be Nominated for Best Picture
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    Ariana DeBose, Ana Isabelle, and Ilda Mason in West Side Story (2021)

     

    Ariana DeBose Could Be the First Openly Queer Woman of Color to Win an Acting Award If she wins the award for Best Supporting Actress, she would become the first openly LGBTQ women of color, more spec…
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    Jane Campion and Phil Jones in The Power of the Dog (2021)

     

    Female-Written Films Dominate Adapted Screenplay Category for the First Time Since 1992 Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter) and Sian Heder (CODA) received adapte…
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    #17

     

    'Drive My Car' Is the First Japanese Film To Be Nominated for Best Picture
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    Kristen Stewart in Spencer (2021)

     

    The Nominations of Kristen Stewart and Ariana Debose Marked the First Time That Two Openly LGBT Actors Were Nominated in the Same Year
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    Will Smith, Saniyya Sidney, and Demi Singleton in King Richard (2021)

     

    Will Smith Becomes Ninth Person to be Nominated for Producing and Acting for Same Film Will Smith earned a nomination for lead actor in King Richard (2021) and for producing the film. The nominations …
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    Billie Eilish in Billie Eilish: No Time to Die (2020)

     

    'No Time to Die' Became the Sixth James Bond Movie To Be Nominated for Best Song
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    Jane Campion at an event for The Power of the Dog (2021)

     

    Jane Campion Is the First Woman To Receive Two Oscar Nominations for Best Director
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    Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter (2021)

     

    'The Lost Daughter' Is the Third Film To Have Two Actors Nominated for Portraying the Same Character in the Same Movie Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley's acting nominations at the 94th Academy Awards …
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    Pem Zam, Tashi Dema, Chimi Dem, and Dophu in Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)

     

    Bhutan's First Nomination for Best International Film
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    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

     

    Ryusuke Hamaguchi Became the Third Japanese Director Nominated for Best Director
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    Andy Nelson at an event for The Oscars (2013)

     

    Sound Mixer Andy Nelson Holds Record for Most Nominations in Sound Categories Sound mixer Andy Nelson now has a record of 22 nominations in the combined sound categories after earning a nomination for…
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    Ariana DeBose, Ana Isabelle, and Ilda Mason in West Side Story (2021)

     

    'West Side Story' Became the Second Adaptation of the Same Source Material for a Previous Best Picture Winner To Be Nominated for the Same Award First record holder is Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).