Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Denzel also becomes, I believe, the 11th person to direct himself to an Oscar Nomination.

Precious Doll wrote:Denzel Washington has received his 7th & 8th nominations. It this a record for an Afro-American?

Yes, I think so. Quincy Jones and sound mixer Willie Burton each had seven nominations (Jones also had a Hersholt). I think quite a lot of records concerning black filmmakers was broken this year.

FilmFan720 wrote:Kevin O'Connell and Andy Nelson each pick up their 21st nominations for Sound Categories

I forgot about Nelson, who unlike O'Connell, already has 2 Oscars.

Pitt was not one of the nominated producers for Moonlight (if you remember, not everyone listed gets a nomination now. Only the most involved.)

He also didn't get one for Selma...his producing nominations are for Moneyball, Tree of Life, 12 Years, and The Big Short.

Brad Pitt also produced "Moonlight" and the other 3 nominated films. Was he not nominated 4 years in a row too?

Being nominated 45 years after he was nominated for The Last Picture Show, Jeff Bridges moves to #3 on the list of actors who were nominated over the longest period of time. Only Hepburn (48) and Arkin (46) are ahead of him, and at 67 he, hopefully, has many years to move way up the list.

Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner continue their streak to four straight years with Best Picture nominations (12 Years a Slave, Selma, The Big Short, Moonlight)

Other nominees from last year back this year:
Love Larson - Makeup - The 100 Year Old Man..., A Man Called Ove
Alan Robert Murphy - 3rd straight nomination - Sound Editing - American Sniper, Sicario, Sully
Andy Nelson - Sound - Bridge of Spies/Star Wars: The Force Awakens, La La Land
Thomas Newman - Score - Bridge of Spies, Passengers
Marc Platt - Picture - Bridge of Spies, La La Land
J. Ralph - Song - Racing Extinction, Jim: The James Foley Story
Mac Ruth - Sound - The Martian, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Christopher Scarabosio - Sound - Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Eva von Bahr - Makeup - The 100 Year Old Man..., A Man Called Ove
Stuart Wilson - Sound - Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Kevin O'Connell and Andy Nelson each pick up their 21st nominations for Sound Categories
Brothers Neil Corbould and Paul Corbould are nominated against each other for Visual Effects

Bradford Young becomes the first African-American nominated for Cinematography for Arrival

Meryl Streep expands her record as the most nominated performer with her 20th nomination

Kevin O'Connell expands his record for the most nominations in the sound department with his 21st - he is the sixth most nominated person in Oscar history, and holds the record for the most nominations without a win

"Fences" is only the 2nd Best Picture nominee that Denzel Washington has appeared in. The other one was "A Soldier's Story" back in 1984.

Viola Davis becomes the first black women to receive 3 oscar nominations for acting.

Australia has it's first nomination for Best Foreign Language film for Tanna (no accounting for taste or lack of in this instance)

Denzel Washington has received his 7th & 8th nominations. It this a record for an Afro-American?