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1942 was indeed the year with the highest number of nominated actors playing characters who are related to other nominated ones – 12. This year we have 9, tying at second place with 1980. Unless we count Colman and Buckley too (changing the definition from “relatives” to “members of the same family”...

So, here’s the full answer. As FilmFan indeed suggested – this is about actors who played onscreen family members of characters whose portrayals won the Oscars – twice. As far as I know, Conroy is the only performer to have played a parent of an Oscar winning “offspring” more than once – Katharine H...

There are 4 duos of actors nominated for playing married couples this year. It's a record. There were a few cases when there were 3 (1939, 1966, 2001* and 2012), but never 4.

* 2001 might be counted as 3 and a half, since both Dench and Winslet played Jim Broadbent's wife.

I guess this is the trivia thread. Buckley and Colman are the third duo to be nominated for playing the sane character on the same year, following Dench/Blanchet in '98 and Dench/Winslet in '01. And just like the previous two times it happened, Judi Dench is on the nominees list. You forgot Kate Wi...

I guess this is the trivia thread.

Buckley and Colman are the third duo to be nominated for playing the sane character on the same year, following Dench/Blanchet in '98 and Dench/Winslet in '01. And just like the previous two times it happened, Judi Dench is on the nominees list.

A record I'd never have thought to look for till I saw it noted somewhere else: this year's best supporting actress slate is, among all slates of acting nominees over these 94 years, the one whose alphabetical listing ends earliest, with Aunjanue Ellis. The previous record was best supporting actor...

FilmFan720 wrote:I had to do some Wikipediaing, but I believe that the first one would be true if EITHER Benedict Cumberbatch or Jesse Plemons wins this year.

Spot on - and I haven't thought about Plemons myself.

What do Cate Blanchet, Joaquim Phoenix and, potentially, Benedict Cumberbatch have in common? If I'm remembering Gladiator correctly (Connie Nielsen was Phoenix's sister, yes?), each was nominated for playing characters who lived with siblings. But that would apply to, minimally, Pacino and Vivien ...

And on similar grounds – what distinction is shared by Tommy Lee Jones and Alec Baldwin (and only them, I think)? OK, since Magilla's thoughts have me thinking in a familial direction with regard to lead winners -- both played husbands of best actress winners, but they weren't nominated themselves ...

Greg already indicated Blanchett, Phoenix, and potentially Cumberbatch won for playing mentally distressed or disturbed characters. Shirley Knight's first nomination was for playing opposite Lee Kinsolving as a mentally disturbed young man in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs . No - it's not about ...

What about Olivia Colman, jane Fonda, Justin Henry, Al Pacino (and others)? And why do I bring up Shirley Knight, following the previous two questions? This one I think is fairly obvious, perfectly tied to Shirley Knight’s mention. But I am not so sure about the first part and the last one is givin...

Mister Tee wrote:Since you say Cumberbatch is "potentially", can I infer this depends on his winning?

Good morning. And - yes.

Hi. I couldn’t stay away on nominations day, could I? So here’s a little quiz to celebrate it. What do Cate Blanchet, Joaquim Phoenix and, potentially, Benedict Cumberbatch have in common? What about Olivia Colman, jane Fonda, Justin Henry, Al Pacino (and others)? And why do I bring up Shirley Knigh...

Mister Tee wrote:And he would be the third different actor to be nominated for the role over a 70-year stretch. Is that some kind of a record?

Playing Henry VIII resulted in nominations for Charles Laughton, Robert Shaw and Richard Burton.

See - I still lurk around.

That's because it was traditionally Uri's thing, and his appearances are brief at this point. For old times sake: McDormand becomes the THIRD actor to win two Oscars - one for acting and a second one - for the same film. Prior to Olivier there was Harold Russell who won an honorary award on top of ...