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How many Oscar nominations did “American Hustle” get? “American Hustle” (2013) was nominated for 10 Academy Awards:
     Best costume design, Michael Wilkinson, lost to Catherine Martin, “The Great Gatsby”
     Best film editing, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten, lost to Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
     Best production design, Judy Becker (production design) and Heather Loeffler (set decoration), lost to Catherine Martin (production design); Beverley Dunn (set decoration), “The Great Gatsby”
     Best original screenplay, Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, lost to Spike Jonze, “Her”
     Best picture, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best director, David O. Russell, lost to Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
     Best leading actor, Christian Bale, lost to Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best leading actress, Amy Adams, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
     Best supporting actor, Bradley Cooper, lost to Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best supporting actress, Jennifer Lawrence, lost to Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”

How many Oscar nominations did “Gravity” get? “Gravity” (2013) was nominated for 10 Academy Awards:
     Best cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki, won
     Best film editing, Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, won
     Best production design, Andy Nicholson (production design), Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard (set decoration), lost to Catherine Martin (production design); Beverley Dunn (set decoration), “The Great Gatsby”
     Best sound mixing, Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro, won
     Best sound editing, Glenn Freemantle, won
     Best original score, Steven Price, won
     Best visual effects, Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould, won
     Best picture, Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best director, Alfonso Cuarón, won
     Best leading actress, Sandra Bullock, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

How many Oscar nominations did “12 Years a Slave” get? “12 Years a Slave” (2013) was nominated for 9 Academy Awards:
     Best costume design, Patricia Norris, lost to Catherine Martin, “The Great Gatsby”
     Best film editing, Joe Walker, lost to Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
     Best production design, Adam Stockhausen (production design) and Alice Baker (set decoration), lost to Catherine Martin (production design); Beverley Dunn (set decoration), “The Great Gatsby”
     Best adapted screenplay, John Ridley, won
     Best picture, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, won
     Best director, Steve McQueen, lost to Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
     Best leading actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, lost to Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best supporting actor, Michael Fassbender, lost to Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best supporting actress, Lupita Nyong’o, won

How many Oscar nominations did “Dallas Buyers Club” get? “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards:
     Best film editing, John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa, lost to Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
     Best makeup and hairstyling, Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews, won
     Best picture, Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best leading actor, Matthew McConaughey, won
     Best supporting actor, Jared Leto, won

How many Oscar nominations did “Nebraska” get? “Nebraska” (2013) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards:
     Best cinematography, Phedon Papamichael, lost to Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity.”
     Best original screenplay, Bob Nelson, lost to Spike Jonze, “Her”
     Best picture, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best director, Alexander Payne, lost to Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
     Best leading actor, Bruce Dern, lost to Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best supporting actress, June Squibb, lost to Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”

How many Oscar nominations did “Her” get? “Her” (2013) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards:
     Best production design, K.K. Barrett (production design) and Gene Serdena (set decoration), lost to Catherine Martin (production design); Beverley Dunn (set decoration), “The Great Gatsby”
     Best original score, William Butler and Owen Pallett, lost to Steven Price, “Gravity”
     Best original song, “The Moon Song,” music by Karen O, lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze, lost to “Let It Go” (“Frozen”), Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, music and lyric
     Best original screenplay, Spike Jonze, won
     Best picture, Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”

How many Oscar nominations did “Blue Jasmine” get? “Blue Jasmine” (2013) was nominated for 3 Academy Awards:
     Best original screenplay, Woody Allen, lost to Spike Jonze, “Her”
     Best leading actress, Cate Blanchett, won
     Best supporting actress, Sally Hawkins, lost to Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”

How many Oscar nominations did “Captain Phillips” get? “Captain Phillips” (2013) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards:
     Best film editing, Christopher Rouse, lost to Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
     Best sound mixing, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro, lost to Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro, “Gravity”
     Best sound editing, Oliver Tarney, lost to Glenn Freemantle, “Gravity”
     Best adapted screenplay, Billy Ray, lost to John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best picture, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best supporting actor, Barkhad Abdi, lost to Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

How many Oscar nominations did “The Wolf of Wall Street” get? “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards:
     Best adapted screenplay, Terence Winter, lost to John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best picture, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best director, Martin Scorsese, lost to Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
     Best leading actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, lost to Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best supporting actor, Jonah Hill, lost to Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

How many Oscar nominations did “Philomena” get? “Philomena” (2013) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards:
     Best original score, Alexandre Desplat, lost to Steven Price, “Gravity”
     Best adapted screenplay, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, lost to John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best picture, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, lost to Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, “12 Years a Slave”
     Best leading actress, Judi Dench, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

How many Oscar nominations did “Inside Llewyn Davis” get? “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013) was nominated for 2 Academy Awards:
     Best cinematography, Bruno Delbonnel, lost to Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”
     Best sound mixing, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland, lost to Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro, “Gravity”

How many Oscar nominations did “All is Lost” get? “All is Lost” (2013) was nominated for 1 Academy Award:
     Best sound editing, Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns, lost to Glenn Freemantle, “Gravity”

How many Oscar nominations did “August: Osage County” get? “August: Osage County” (2013) was nominated for 2 Academy Awards:
     Best leading actress, Meryl Streep, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
     Best supporting actress, Julia Roberts, lost to Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”

How many Oscar nominations did “The Great Gatsby” get? “The Great Gatsby” (2013) was nominated for 2 Academy Awards:
     Best costume design, Catherine Martin, won
     Best production design, Catherine Martin (production design); Beverley Dunn (set decoration), won

How many Oscar nominations did “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” get? “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (2013) was nominated for 3 Academy Awards:
     Best sound mixing, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson, lost to Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro, “Gravity”
     Best sound editing, Brent Burge and Chris Ward, lost to Glenn Freemantle, “Gravity”
     Best visual effects, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds, lost to Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould, “Gravity”

How many Oscar nominations did “The Lone Ranger” get? “The Lone Ranger” (2013) was nominated for 2 Academy Awards:
     Makeup and hairstyling, Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny, lost to Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews, “Dallas Buyers Club”
     Best visual effects, Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier, lost to Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk and Neil Corbould, “Gravity”

Who is the youngest Oscar nominee and youngest Oscar winner of all time for competitive acting/directing awards? Tatum O’Neal is the youngest Oscar acting winner of all time and John Singleton is the youngest nominated director:
     John Singleton, age 24, “Boyz n the Hood” (1991, best director, lost to Jonathan Demme, “The Silence of the Lambs”)
     Norman Taurog, age 32, “Skippy” (1931, best director, won)
     Tatum O’Neal, age 10, “Paper Moon” (1973, best supporting actress, won)
     Justin Henry, age 8, “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979, best supporting actor, lost to Melvyn Douglas, “Being There”)
     Adrien Brody, age 29, “The Pianist” (2002, best leading actor, won)
     Marlee Matlin, age 21, “Children of a Lesser God” (1986, best leading actress, won)
     Timothy Hutton, age 20, “Ordinary People” (1980, best supporting actor, won)
     Jackie Cooper, age 9, “Skippy” (1931, best leading actor, lost to Lionel Barrymore, “A Free Soul”)
     Keisha Castle-Hughes, age 13, “Whale Rider” (2002, best leading actress, lost to Charlize Theron, “Monster”)
     Quevenzhane Wallis, age 9, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012, best leading actress, lost to Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”)

How many Oscars did “Lincoln” win? “Lincoln” (2012) was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best cinematography, Janusz Kaminski, lost to Claudio Miranda, “Life of Pi”
     Best costume design, Joanna Johnston, lost to Jacqueline Durran, “Anna Karenina”
     Best film editing, Michael Kahn, lost to William Goldenberg, “Argo”
     Best production design, Rick Carter, Jim Erickson, won
     Best sound mixing, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins, lost to Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes, “Les Misérables”
     Best original score, John Williams, lost to Mychael Danna, “Life of Pi”
     Best adapted screenplay, Tony Kushner, lost to Chris Terrio, “Argo”
     Best picture, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best director, Steven Spielberg, lost to Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
     Best leading actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, won
     Best supporting actor, Tommy Lee Jones, lost to Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
     Best supporting actress, Sally Field, lost to Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”

How many Oscars did “Life of Pi” get? “Life of Pi” (2012) was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 4:
     Best cinematography, Claudio Miranda, won
     Best film editing, Tim Squyres, lost to William Goldenberg, “Argo”
     Best production design, David Gropman, Anna Pinnock, lost to Rick Carter, Jim Erickson, “Lincoln”
     Best sound editing, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton, lost to (tie) Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers “Skyfall” and Paul N.J. Ottosson, “Zero Dark Thirty”
     Best sound mixing, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Drew Kunin, lost to Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes, “Les Misérables”
     Best visual effects, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik De Boer, Donald Elliott, won
     Best original score, Mychael Danna, won
     Best original song, “Pi’s Lullaby,” Mychael Danna, Bombay Jayshree, lost to Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, “Skyfall” (“Skyfall”)
     Best adapted screenplay, David Magee, lost to Chris Terrio, “Argo”
     Best picture, Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best director, Ang Lee, won

How many Oscars did “Les Misérables” get? “Les Misérables” (2012) was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 3:
     Best costume design, Paco Delgado, lost to Jacqueline Durran, “Anna Karenina”
     Best makeup and hairstyling, Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell, won
     Best production design, Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson, lost to Rick Carter, Jim Erickson, “Lincoln”
     Best sound mixing, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes, won
     Best original song, “Suddenly,” Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, lost to Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, “Skyfall” (“Skyfall”)
     Best picture, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best leading actor, Hugh Jackman, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
     Best supporting actress, Anne Hathaway, won

How many Oscars did “Silver Linings Playbook” get? “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012) was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best film editing, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, lost to William Goldenberg, “Argo”
     Best adapted screenplay, David O. Russell, lost to Chris Terrio, “Argo”
     Best picture, Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best director, David O. Russell, lost to Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
     Best leading actor, Bradley Cooper, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
     Best leading actress, Jennifer Lawrence, won
     Best supporting actor, Robert De Niro, lost to Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
     Best supporting actress, Jacki Weaver, lost to Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”

How many Oscars did “Argo” get? “Argo” (2012) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 3:
     Best film editing, William Goldenberg, won
     Best sound mixing, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Jose Antonio Garcia, lost to Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes, “Les Misérables”
     Best sound editing, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, lost to (tie) Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers “Skyfall” and Paul N.J. Ottosson, “Zero Dark Thirty”
     Best original score, Alexandre Desplat, lost to Mychael Danna, “Life of Pi”
     Best adapted screenplay, Chris Terrio, won
     Best picture, Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, won
     Best supporting actor, Alan Arkin, lost to Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”

How many Oscar nominations did “Zero Dark Thirty” get? “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best film editing, William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor, lost to William Goldenberg, “Argo”
     Best sound editing, Paul N.J. Ottosson, won (tie)
     Best original screenplay, Mark Boal, lost to Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
     Best picture, Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best leading actress, Jessica Chastain, lost to Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”

How many Oscars did “Django Unchained” win? “Django Unchained” (2012) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best cinematography, Robert Richardson, lost to Claudio Miranda, “Life of Pi”
     Best sound editing, Wylie Stateman, lost to (tie) Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers “Skyfall” and Paul N.J. Ottosson, “Zero Dark Thirty”
     Best original screenplay, Quentin Tarantino, won
     Best picture, Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best supporting actor, Christoph Waltz, won

How many Oscar nominations did “Amour” get? “Amour” (2012) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best foreign language film (Austria), won
     Best original screenplay, Michael Haneke, lost to Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”
     Best director, Michael Haneke, lost to Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
     Best picture, Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best leading actress, Emmanuelle Riva, lost to Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”

How many Oscar nominations did “Beasts of the Southern Wild” get? “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards:
     Best adapted screenplay, Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin, lost to Chris Terrio, “Argo”
     Best director, Benh Zeitlin, lost to Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
     Best picture, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald, lost to Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, “Argo”
     Best leading actress, Quvenzhané Wallis, lost to Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”

How many Oscars has Jack Nicholson won? Jack Nicholson has won 3 Oscars, for “As Good as It Gets” (1997, best leading actor), “Terms of Endearment” (1983, best supporting actor) and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975, best leading actor)

How many times has Jack Nicholson been nominated for an Oscar? Jack Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times:
     “Easy Rider” (1969, best supporting actor, lost to Gig Young, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”)
     “Five Easy Pieces” (1970, best leading actor, lost to George C. Scott, “Patton”)
     “The Last Detail” (1973, leading actor, lost to Jack Lemmon, “Save The Tiger”)
     “Chinatown” (1974, best leading actor, lost to Art Carney, “Harry and Tonto”)
     “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975, best leading actor, won)
     “Reds” (1981, best supporting actor, lost to John Gielgud, “Arthur”)
     “Terms of Endearment” (1983, best supporting actor, won)
     “Prizzi’s Honor” (1985, best leading actor, lost to William Hurt, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”)
     “Ironweed” (1987, best leading actor, lost to Michael Douglas, “Wall Street”)
     “A Few Good Men” (1992, best supporting actor, lost to Gene Hackman, “Unforgiven”)
     “As Good as It Gets” (1997, best leading actor, won)
     “About Schmidt” (2002, best leading actor, lost to Adrien Brody, “The Pianist”)

How many Oscars has Harrison Ford won? Harrison Ford has never won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations has Harrison Ford received? Harrison Ford has 1 Academy Award nomination, for “Witness” (1985, best leading actor, lost to William Hurt, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”).

How many Oscars has Meryl Streep won? Meryl Streep has won 3 Oscars, for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982, best leading actress), “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979, best supporting actress) and “The Iron Lady,” (2011, best leading actress).

How many times has Meryl Streep been nominated for an Oscar? Meryl Streep has received 18 Academy Award nominations:
     “The Deer Hunter” (1978, best supporting actress, lost to Maggie Smith, “California Suite”)
     “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979, best supporting actress, won)
     “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” (1981, best leading actress, lost to Katharine Hepburn, “On Golden Pond”)
     “Sophie’s Choice” (1982, best leading actress, won)
     “Silkwood” (1983, best leading actress, lost to Shirley MacLaine, “Terms of Endearment”)
     “Out of Africa” (1985, best leading actress, lost to Geraldine Page, “The Trip to Bountiful”)
     “Ironweed” (1987, best leading actress, lost to Cher, “Moonstruck”)
     “Evil Angels” (1988, best leading actress, lost to Jodie Foster, “The Accused”)
     “Postcards from the Edge” (1990, best leading actress, lost to Kathy Bates, “Misery”)
     “The Bridges of Madison County” (1995, best leading actress, lost to Susan Sarandon, “Dead Man Walking”)
     “One True Thing” (1998, best leading actress, lost to Gwyneth Paltrow, “Shakespeare in Love”)
     “Music of the Heart” (1999, best leading actress, lost to Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry)
     “Adaptation” (2002, best supporting actress, lost to Catherine Zeta-Jones, “Chicago”)
     “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006, best leading actress, lost to Helen Mirren, “The Queen”)
     “Doubt” (2008, best leading actress, lost to Kate Winslet, “The Reader”)
     “Julie & Julia” (2009, best leading actress, lost to Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”)
     “The Iron Lady” (2011, best leading actress, won)
     “August: Osage County” (2013, best leading actress, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”)
How many Oscars has Daniel Day-Lewis won? Daniel Day-Lewis has won 2 Academy Awards for best actor and been nominated 5 times:
     “My Left Foot” (1989, best leading actor,won)
     “In the Name of the Father” (1993, best leading actor, lost to Tom Hanks, “Philadelphia”)
     “Gangs of New York” (2002, best leading actor, lost to Adrien Brody, “The Pianist”)
     “There Will Be Blood” (2007, best leading actor, won)
     “Lincoln” (2012, best leading actor, won)

How many Oscars has Robert De Niro won? Robert De Niro has won 2 Academy Awards, for “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, best supporting actor) and “Raging Bull” (1980, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations does Robert De Niro have? Robert De Niro has 7 Oscar nominations:
     “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, best supporting actor, won)
     “Taxi Driver” (1976, best leading actor, lost to Peter Finch, “Network”)
     “The Deer Hunter” (1978, best leading actor, lost to Jon Voight, “Coming Home”)
     “Raging Bull” (1980, best leading actor, won)
     “Awakenings” (1990, best leading actor, lost to Jeremy Irons, “Reversal of Fortune”)
     “Cape Fear” (1991, best leading actor, lost to Anthony Hopkins, “The Silence of the Lambs”)
     “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012, best supporting actor, lost to Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”)

How many Oscars has Angelina Jolie won? Angelina Jolie has won 1 Oscar, for “Girl, Interrupted” (1999, best supporting actress).

How many Oscar nominations has Angelina Jolie received? Angelina Jolie has received 2 Academy Award nominations:
     “Girl, Interrupted” (1999, best supporting actress, won)
     “Changeling” (2008, best leading actress, lost to Kate Winslet, “The Reader”)

How many Oscars has Brad Pitt won? Brad Pitt has never won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations does Brad Pitt have? Brad Pitt has 4 Academy Award nominations:
     “Twelve Monkeys” (1995, best supporting actor, lost to Kevin Spacey, “The Usual Suspects”)
     “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2009, best leading actor, lost to Sean Penn, “Milk”)
     “Moneyball” (2011, best leading actor, lost to Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”)
     “Moneyball” (2011, best picture, shared with Michael De Luca and Rachael Horovitz, lost to Thomas Langmann, “The Artist”)

How many Oscars has Tommy Lee Jones won? Tommy Lee Jones has 4 Academy Award nominations:
     “JFK” (1991, best supporting actor, lost to Jack Palance, “City Slickers”)
     “The Fugitive” (1993, best supporting actor, won)
     “In the Valley of Elah” (2007, best leading actor, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”)
     “Lincoln” (2012, best supporting actor, lost to Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”)

How many Oscar nominations does Jennifer Lawrence have? Jennifer Lawrence has 3 Academy Award nominations and won 1 Oscar:
     “Winter’s Bone” (2010, best leading actress, lost to Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”)
     “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012, best leading actress, won)
     “American Hustle” (2013, best supporting actress, lost to Lupita Nyong’o)
How many Oscar nominations does Anne Hathaway have? Anne Hathaway has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards and has won 1:
     “Rachel Getting Married” (2008, best leading actress, lost to Kate Winslet, “The Reader”)
     “Les Misérables” (2012, best supporting actress, won)

How many Oscars has Steven Spielberg won? Steven Spielberg has won three Academy Awards, for “Schindler’s List” (1993, best director, best picture) and “Saving Private Ryan” (1998, best director).

How many times has Steven Spielberg been nominated for best director Oscar? Steven Spielberg has been nominated for best director 7 times:
     “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977, lost to Woody Allen, “Annie Hall”)
     “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981, lost to Warren Beatty, “Reds”)
     “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982, lost to Richard Attenborough, “Gandhi”)
     “Schindler’s List” (1993, won)
     “Saving Private Ryan” (1998, won)
     “Munich” (2005, lost to Ang Lee, “Brokeback Mountain”)
     “Lincoln” (2012, lost to Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”)
     Steven Spielberg did not receive a best director nomination, but received a snub, for “The Color Purple” (1985), which was nominated for 11 Oscars.

How many Oscars did “The Artist” win? “The Artist” (2011) was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won 5:
     Best art direction, Laurence Bennett (production design), Robert Gould (set decoration), lost to Dante Ferretti (production design), Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decoration), “Hugo”
     Best cinematography, Guillaume Schiffman, lost to Robert Richardson, “Hugo”
     Best costume design, Mark Bridges, won
     Best director, Michel Hazanavicius, won
     Best film editing, Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius, lost to Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
     Best music, original score, Ludovic Bource, won
     Best original screenplay, Michel Hazanavicius, lost to Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
     Best picture, Thomas Langmann, won
     Best leading actor, Jean Dujardin, won
     Best supporting actress, Bérénice Bejo, lost to Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

How many Oscars did “Hugo” win? “Hugo” (2011) was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 5:
     Best art direction, Dante Ferretti (production design), Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decoration), won
     Best cinematography, Robert Richardson, won
     Best costume design, Sandy Powell, lost to Mark Bridges, “The Artist”
     Best director, Martin Scorsese, lost to Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
     Best film editing, Thelma Schoonmaker, lost to Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
     Best music, original score, Howard Shore, lost to Ludovic Bource, “The Artist”
     Best sound editing, Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, won
     Best sound mixing, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley, won
     Best visual effects, Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning, won
     Best adapted screenplay, John Logan, lost to Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”
     Best picture, Graham King, Martin Scorsese, lost to Thomas Langmann, “The Artist”

How many Oscars did “Moneyball” win? “Moneyball” (2011) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards but did not win an Oscar:
     Best film editing, Christopher Tellefsen, lost to Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
     Best sound mixing, Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, Ed Novick, lost to Tom Fleischman, John Midgley, “Hugo”
     Best adapted screenplay, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Stan Chervin (story), lost to Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”
     Best picture, Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt, lost to Thomas Langmann, “The Artist”
     Best leading actor, Brad Pitt, lost to Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
     Best supporting actor, Jonah Hill, lost to Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”

How many Oscars did “The Help” get? “The Help” (2011) received 4 Academy Awards nominations and won 1 Oscar:
     Best picture, Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, lost to Thomas Langmann, “The Artist”
     Best leading actress, Viola Davis, lost to Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
     Best supporting actress, Jessica Chastain, lost to Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
     Best supporting actress, Octavia Spencer, won

How many Oscar nominations did “The Descendants” get? “The Descendants” (2011) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best film editing, Kevin Tent, lost to Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
     Best adapted screenplay, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, won
     Best picture, Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, lost to Thomas Langmann, “The Artist”
     Best director, Alexander Payne, lost to Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
     Best leading actor, George Clooney, lost to Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”

How many Oscars did “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” get? “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011) received 5 Academy Award nominations and won 1 Oscar:
     Best cinematography, Jeff Cronenweth, lost to Robert Richardson, “Hugo”
     Best film editing, Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter, won
     Best sound editing, Ren Klyce, lost to Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, “Hugo”
     Best sound mixing, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Bo Persson, lost to Tom Fleischman, John Midgley, “Hugo”
     Best leading actress, Rooney Mara, lost to Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”

How many Oscars did “Midnight in Paris” get? “Midnight in Paris” (2011) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won 1 Oscar:
     Best art direction, Anne Seibel (production design), Hélène Dubreuil (set decoration), lost to Dante Ferretti (production design), Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decoration), “Hugo”
     Best director, Woody Allen, lost to Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
     Best original screenplay, Woody Allen, won
     Best picture, Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, lost to Thomas Langmann, “The Artist”

How many Oscar nominations does Glenn Close have? Glenn Close has been nominated for 6 Academy Awards:
     “The World According to Garp” (1982, best supporting actress, lost to Jessica Lange, “Tootsie”)
     “The Big Chill” (1983, best supporting actress, lost to Linda Hunt, “The Year of Living Dangerously”)
     “The Natural” (1984, best supporting actress, lost to Peggy Ashcroft, “A Passage to India”)
     “Fatal Attraction” (1987, best leading actress, lost to Cher, “Moonstruck”)
     “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988, best leading actress, lost to Jodie Foster, “The Accused”)
     “Albert Nobbs” (2011, best leading actress, lost to Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”)

How many Oscars has George Clooney won? George Clooney has 7 Oscar nominations and has won 1 Academy Award:
     “Good Night, and Good Luck” (2005, best original screenplay, with Grant Heslov, lost to Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco, “Crash”)
     “Good Night, and Good Luck” (2005, best director, lost to Ang Lee, “Brokeback Mountain”)
     “Syriana” (2005, best supporting actor, won)
     “Michael Clayton” (2007, best leading actor, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”)
     “Up in the Air” (2009, best leading actor, lost to Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”)
     “The Ides of March” (2011, best adapted screenplay, with Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, lost to Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants”)
     “The Descendants” (2011, best leading actor, lost to Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”)

How many Oscar nominations does Viola Davis have? Viola Davis has received 2 Oscar nominations:
     “Doubt” (2008, best supporting actress, lost to Penélope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
     “The Help” (2011, best leading actress, lost to Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”)

How many Oscars has Kenneth Branagh won? Kenneth Branagh has received 5 Academy Award nominations, the only person with 5 nominations in 5 different categories, but has not yet won:
     “Henry V” (1989, best leading actor, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Left Foot”)
     “Henry V” (1989, best director, lost to Oliver Stone, “Born on the Fourth of July”)
     “Swan Song” (1992, best short film, live action, lost to Sam Karmann, “Omnibus”)
     “Hamlet” (1996, best adapted screenplay, lost to Billy Bob Thornton, “Sling Blade”)
     “My Week with Marilyn” (2011, best supporting actor, lost to Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”)

How many Oscars does Nick Nolte have? Nick Nolte has received 3 Academy Award nominations but has not yet won:
     “The Prince of Tides” (1991, best leading actor, lost to Anthony Hopkins, “The Silence of the Lambs”)
     “Affliction” (1998, best leading actor, lost to Roberto Benigni, “Life Is Beautiful”)
     “Warrior” (2011, best supporting actor, lost to Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”)

How many Oscar nominations has Gary Oldman received? Gary Oldman has received 1 Academy Award nomination:
     “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (2011, best leading actor, lost to Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”)

How many Oscars did “The Godfather’ series win? “The Godfather,” “The Godfather: Part II” and “The Godfather: Part III” received 29 Academy Award nominations and won 9:

“The Godfather” (1972) was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 3:
     Best costume design, Anna Hill Johnstone, lost to Anthony Powell, “Travels with My Aunt”
     Best sound, Charles Grenzbach, Richard Portman, Christopher Newman, lost to Robert Knudson, David Hildyard, “Cabaret”
     Best film editing, William Reynolds, Peter Zinner, lost to David Bretherton, “Cabaret”
     Best music, original score, Nino Rota, withdrawn, deemed ineligible
     Best adapted screenplay, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, won
     Best director, Francis Ford Coppola, lost to Bob Fosse, “Cabaret”
     Best picture, Albert S. Ruddy, won
     Best leading actor, Marlon Brando, won
     Best supporting actor, James Caan, lost to Joel Grey, “Cabaret”
     Best supporting actor, Robert Duvall, lost to Joel Grey, “Cabaret”
     Best supporting actor, Al Pacino, lost to Joel Grey, “Cabaret”

“The Godfather: Part II” (1974) was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 6:
     Best art direction-set decoration, Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson, won
     Best costume design, Theadora Van Runkle, lost to Theoni V. Aldredge, “The Great Gatsby”
     Best music, original score, Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola, won
     Best adapted screenplay, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, won
     Best director, Francis Ford Coppola, won
     Best picture, Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, won
     Best leading actor, Al Pacino, lost to Art Carney, “Harry and Tonto”
     Best supporting actor, Michael V. Gazzo, lost to Robert De Niro, “The Godfather: Part II”
     Best supporting actor, Lee Strasberg, lost to Robert De Niro, “The Godfather: Part II”
     Best supporting actress, Talia Shire, lost to Ingrid Bergman, “Murder on the Orient Express”
     Best supporting actor, Robert De Niro, won

“The Godfather: Part III” (1990) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards but won none:
     Best art direction-set decoration, Dean Tavoularis, Gary Fettis, lost to Richard Sylbert, Rick Simpson, “Dick Tracy”
     Best cinematography, Gordon Willis, lost to Dean Semler, “Dances with Wolves”
     Best music, original song, Carmine Coppola (music), John Bettis (lyrics), for “Promise Me You’ll Remember,” lost to Stephen Sondheim, “Dick Tracy,” for “Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)”
     Best editing, Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, Walter Murch, lost to Neil Travis “Dances with Wolves”
     Best director, Francis Ford Coppola, lost to Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves”
     Best picture, Francis Ford Coppola, lost to Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves”
     Best supporting actor, Andy Garcia, lost to Joe Pesci, “Goodfellas”

How many Oscars has Francis Ford Coppola won? Francis Ford Coppola has been nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 5, and has received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
     “Patton” (1970, best original screenplay, with Edmund H. North, won)
     “The Godfather” (1972, best adapted screenplay, with Mario Puzo, won)
     “The Godfather” (1972, best director, lost to Bob Fosse, “Cabaret”)
     “American Graffiti” (1973, best picture, with Gary Kurtz, lost to Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips, “The Sting”)
     “The Conversation” (1974, best picture, lost to Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, “The Godfather: Part II”)
     “The Conversation” (1974, best original screenplay, lost to Robert Towne, “Chinatown”)
     “The Godfather: Part II” (1974, best adapted screenplay, with Mario Puzo, won)
     “The Godfather: Part II” (1974, best director, won)
     “The Godfather: Part II” (1974, best picture, with Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, won)
     “Apocalypse Now” (1979, best adapted screenplay, with John Milius, lost to Robert Benton, “Kramer vs. Kramer”)
     “Apocalypse Now” (1979, best director, lost to Robert Benton, “Kramer vs. Kramer”)
     “Apocalypse Now” (1979, best picture, with Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg, lost to Stanley R. Jaffe, “Kramer vs. Kramer”)
     “The Godfather: Part III” (1990, best director, lost to Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves”)
     “The Godfather: Part III” (1990, best picture, lost to Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves”)
     Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (2010)

How many Oscars did “The Fighter” get? “The Fighter” (2010) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best film editing, Pamela Martin, lost to Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall, “The Social Network”
     Best original screenplay, Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington, lost to David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”
     Best supporting actor, Christian Bale, won
     Best supporting actress, Melissa Leo, won
     Best supporting actress, Amy Adams, lost to Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
     Best director, David O. Russell, lost to Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
     Best picture, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg, lost to Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin, “The King’s Speech”

How many Oscars did “Black Swan” win? “Black Swan” (2010) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best cinematography, Matthew Libatique, lost to Wally Pfister, “Inception”
     Best film editing, Andrew Weisblum, lost to Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall, “The Social Network”
     Best actress, Natalie Portman, won
     Best director, Darren Aronofsky, lost to Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
     Best picture, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin, lost to Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin, “The King’s Speech”

How many Oscars did Elizabeth Taylor win? Elizabeth Taylor won 2 Oscars, for “BUtterfield 8” (1960, best leading actress) and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966, best leading actress).

How many times was Elizabeth Taylor nominated for an Oscar? Elizabeth Taylor received 5 Academy Award nominations:
     “Raintree County” (1957, best leading actress, lost to Joanne Woodward, “The Three Faces of Eve”)
     “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958, best leading actress, lost to Susan Hayward, “I Want to Live!”)
     “Suddenly Last Summer” (1959, best leading actress, lost to Simone Signoret, “Room at the Top”)
     “BUtterfield 8” (1960, best leading actress, won)
     “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966, best leading actress, won)
     (Elizabeth Taylor received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993)

How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars? Billy Crystal has hosted the Academy Awards 9 times.

Has Charlie Sheen ever won an Oscar? Charlie Sheen has never been nominated for an Academy Award.

How many Oscars did “The King’s Speech” win? “The King’s Speech” (2010) was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won 4:
     Best art direction, Eve Stewart (production design), Judy Farr (set decoration), lost to Robert Stromberg (production design), Karen O’Hara (set decoration), “Alice in Wonderland”
     Best cinematography, Danny Cohen, lost to Wally Pfister, “Inception”
     Best costume design, Jenny Beavan, lost to Colleen Atwood, “Alice in Wonderland”
     Best director, Tom Hooper, won
     Best film editing, Tariq Anwar, lost to Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall, “The Social Network”
     Best music, original score, Alexandre Desplat, lost to Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “The Social Network”
     Best original screenplay, David Seidler, won
     Best picture, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin, won
     Best leading actor, Colin Firth, won
     Best sound mixing, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen, John Midgley, lost to Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick, “Inception”
     Best supporting actor, Geoffrey Rush, lost to Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
     Best supporting actress, Helena Bonham Carter, lost to Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”

How many Oscars did “The Social Network” get? “The Social Network” (2010) was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 3:
     Best adapted screenplay, Aaron Sorkin, won
     Best cinematography, Jeff Cronenweth, lost to Wally Pfister, “Inception”
     Best director, David Fincher, lost to Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
     Best film editing, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall, won
     Best music, original score, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, won
     Best sound mixing, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Mark Weingarten, lost to Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Nowick, “Inception”
     Best picture, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin, lost to Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin, “The King’s Speech”
     Best leading actor, Jesse Eisenberg, lost to Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”

How many Oscar nominations did “Inception” get? “Inception” (2010) was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 4:
     Best art direction, Guy Hendrix Dyas (production design), Larry Dias and Douglas A. Mowat (set decoration), lost to Robert Stromberg (production design), Karen O'Hara (set decoration), “Alice in Wonderland”
     Best cinematography, Wally Pfister, won
     Best music, original score, Hans Zimmer, lost to Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “The Social Network”
     Best original screenplay, Christopher Nolan, lost to David Seidler, “The King’s Speech”
     Best sound mixing, Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Nowick, won
     Best sound editing, Richard King, won
     Best visual effects, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin, won
     Best picture, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, lost to Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin, “The King’s Speech”

How many Oscars did “Toy Story 3” get? “Toy Story 3” (2010) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best adapted screenplay, Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, lost to Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network”
     Best music, original song, Randy Newman (“We Belong Together”), won
     Best sound editing, Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, lost to Richard King, “Inception”
     Best animated feature film, Lee Unkrich, won
     Best picture, Darla K. Anderson, lost to Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin, “The King’s Speech”

How many Oscars has Jeff Bridges won? Jeff Bridges has won 1 Academy Award, for “Crazy Heart” (2009, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Jeff Bridges received? Jeff Bridges has 6 Academy Award nominations:
     “The Last Picture Show” (1971, best supporting actor, lost to Ben Johnson, “The Last Picture Show”)
     “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” (1974, best supporting actor, lost to Robert De Niro, “The Godfather, Part II”)
     “Starman” (1984, best leading actor, lost to F. Murray Abraham, “Amadeus”)
     “The Contender” (2000, best supporting actor, lost to Benicio Del Toro, “Traffic”)
     “Crazy Heart” (2009, best leading actor, won)
     “True Grit” (2010, best leading actor, lost to Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”)

How many Oscars has Colin Firth won? Colin Firth has won 1 Oscar, for “The King’s Speech” (2010).

How many Oscar nominations does Colin Firth have? Colin Firth has 2 Academy Award nominations:
     “A Single Man” (2009, best leading actor, lost to Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”)
     “The King’s Speech” (2010, best leading actor, won)

How many Oscars has Javier Bardem won? Javier Bardem has won 1 Academy Award, for best supporting actor, “No Country for Old Men” (2007).

How many Oscar nominations does Javier Bardem have? Javier Bardem has 3 Oscar nominations:
     “Before Night Falls” (2000, best leading actor, lost to Russell Crowe, “Gladiator”)
     “No Country for Old Men” (2007, best supporting actor, won)
     “Biutiful” (2010, best leading actor, lost to Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”)

How many Oscars has Geoffrey Rush won? Geoffrey Rush has won 1 Academy Award, for “Shine” (1996, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Geoffrey Rush gotten? Geoffrey Rush has 4 Academy Award nominations:
     “Shine” (1996, best leading actor, won)
     “Shakespeare in Love” (1998, best supporting actor, lost to James Coburn, “Affliction”)
     “Quills” (2000, best leading actor, lost to Russell Crowe, “Gladiator”)
     “The King’s Speech” (2010, best supporting actor, lost to Christian Bale, “The Fighter”)

How many Oscars has Annette Bening won? Annette Bening has never won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations does Annette Bening have? Annette Bening has 4 Academy Award nominations:
     “The Grifters” (1990, best supporting actress, lost to Whoopi Goldberg, “Ghost”)
     “American Beauty” (1999, best leading actress, lost to Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry”)
     “Being Julia” (2004, best leading actress, lost to Hilary Swank, “Million Dollar Baby”)
     “The Kids Are All Right” (2010, best leading actress, lost to Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”)

How many Oscars has Amy Adams won? Amy Adams has not won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations does Amy Adams have? Amy Adams has 5 Academy Award nominations:
     “Junebug” (2005, best supporting actress, lost to Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”)
     “Doubt” (2008, best supporting actress, lost to Penélope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)
     “The Fighter” (2010, best supporting actress, lost to Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”)
     “The Master” (2012, best supporting actress, lost to Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”)
     “American Hustle” (2013, best leading actress, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”)

How many Oscars has Natalie Portman won? Natalie Portman has won 1 Academy Award, for “Black Swan” (2010).

How many Oscar nominations does Natalie Portman have? Natalie Portman has 2 Academy Award nominations:
     “Closer” (2004, best supporting actress, lost to Cate Blanchett, “The Aviator”)
     “The Black Swan” (2010, best leading actress, won)

How many Oscar nominations does Julianne Moore have? Julianne Moore has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including 2 in the same year:
     “Boogie Nights” (1997, best supporting actress, lost to Kim Basinger, “L.A. Confidential”)
     “The End of the Affair” (1999, best leading actress, lost to Hilary Swank, “Boys Don’t Cry”)
     “The Hours” (2002, best supporting actress, lost to Catherine Zeta-Jones, “Chicago”)
     “Far From Heaven” (2002, best leading actress, lost to Nicole Kidman, “The Hours”)

How many Oscars has Nicole Kidman won? Nicole Kidman has won 1 Academy Award, for “The Hours” (2002, best leading actress).

How many Oscar nominations does Nicole Kidman have? Nicole Kidman has 3 Academy Award nominations:
     “Moulin Rouge!” (2001, best leading actress, lost to Halle Berry, “Monster’s Ball”)
     “The Hours” (2002, best leading actress, won)
     “Rabbit Hole” (2010, best leading actress, lost to Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”)

How many Oscars has Christian Bale won? Christian Bale has won 1 Academy Award and been nominated twice:
     “The Fighter” (2010, best supporting actor, won)
     “American Hustle” (2013, best leading actor, lost to Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
How many Oscars has Bruce Dern won? Bruce Dern has not won an Academy Award; he was nominated once, for best supporting actor (“Coming Home,” 1978), and lost to Christopher Walken (“The Deer Hunter”).

How many Oscar nominations does Mark Ruffalo have? Mark Ruffalo has 1 Academy Award nomination, for “The Kids Are All Right” (2010), lost to Christian Bale, “The Fighter.”

How many times has James Franco been nominated for an Oscar? James Franco has 1 Academy Award nomination, for “127 Hours” (2010), lost to Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech.”

How many Oscars has Michelle Williams won? Michelle Williams has not won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations does Michelle Williams have? Michelle Williams has 3 Academy Award nominations:
     “Brokeback Mountain” (2005, best supporting actress, lost to Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”)
     “Blue Valentine” (2010, best leading actress, lost to Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”)
     “My Week with Marilyn” (2011, best leading actress, lost to Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”)

How many Oscars has Sandra Bullock won? Sandra Bullock has been nominated for 2 Oscars and won 1:      “The Blind Side” (2009, best leading actress, won)
     “Gravity” (2013, best leading actress, lost to Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”)
How many Oscars has Cate Blanchett won? Cate Blanchett has won 1 Oscar, for best supporting actress, “The Aviator” (2004).

How many Academy Award nominations does Cate Blanchett have? Cate Blanchett has been nominated for 5 Oscars:
     “Elizabeth” (1998, best leading actress, lost to Gwyneth Paltrow, “Shakespeare in Love”)
     “The Aviator” (2004, best supporting actress, won)
     “Notes on a Scandal” (2006, best supporting actress, lost to Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”)
     “I’m Not There” (2007, best supporting actress, lost to Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”)
     “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007, best leading actress, lost to Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”)

How many Oscars did “Avatar” win, and how many Academy Award nominations did it receive? “Avatar” (2009) won 3 Academy Awards and was nominated for 6 others:
     Best director, James Cameron (lost to Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”)
     Best editing, Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron (lost to Bob Murawski, Chris Innis, “The Hurt Locker”)
     Best music, original score, James Horner (lost to Michael Giacchino, “Up”)
     Best sound, Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson (lost to Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett, “The Hurt Locker”)
     Best sound editing, Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, (lost to Paul N.J. Ottosson, “The Hurt Locker”)
     Best picture, James Cameron, Jon Landau (lost to Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, “The Hurt Locker”)
     Best art direction, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair (won)
     Best cinematography, Mauro Fiore (won)
     Best visual effects, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones (won)

How many Oscars has James Cameron won, and how many Academy Award nominations has James Cameron received? James Cameron has won 3 Oscars, 2 of them shared, all of them for “Titanic” (1997), from which he earned 3 Oscar nominations. He has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards for “Avatar.”
     “Titanic” (1997, best director, won)
     “Titanic” (1997, best film editing, shared with Conrad Buff IV, Richard A. Harris, won)
     “Titanic” (1997, best picture, shared with Jon Landau, won)
     “Avatar” (2009, best director, lost to Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”)
     “Avatar” (2009, best achievement in editing, shared with Stephen E. Rivkin and John Refoua, lost to Bob Murawski, Chris Innis, “The Hurt Locker”)
     “Avatar” (2009, best picture, shared with Jon Landau, lost to Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, “The Hurt Locker”)

How many Oscars has Clint Eastwood won? Clint Eastwood has won 4 Oscars, for “Unforgiven” (1992, best director, best picture) and “Million Dollar Baby” (2004, best director, best picture with Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg).

How many Oscar nominations has Clint Eastwood received? Clint Eastwood has 10 Oscar nominations:
     “Unforgiven” (1992, best director, won)
     “Unforgiven” (1992, best picture, won)
     “Unforgiven” (1992, best leading actor, lost to Al Pacino, “Scent of a Woman”)
     “Mystic River” (2003, best director, lost to Peter Jackson, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”)
     “Mystic River” (2003, best picture with Robert Lorenz and Judie Hoyt, lost to Barrie M. Osborn and Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”)
     “Million Dollar Baby” (2004, best director, won)
     “Million Dollar Baby” (2004, best picture with Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenberg, won)
     “Million Dollar Baby” (2004, best leading actor, lost to Jamie Foxx, “Ray”)
     “Letters from Iwo Jima” (2006, best director, lost to Martin Scorsese, “The Departed”)
     “Letters from Iwo Jima” (2006, best picture with Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, lost to Graham King, “The Departed”)

How many Oscars has John Williams won, and how many Academy Award nominations has John Williams received? John Williams has won 5 Oscars and been nominated 47 times (click here for full list).

How many Oscars did Faye Dunaway win? Faye Dunaway has 3 Academy Award nominations and has won 1 Oscar:
     “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967, best leading actress, lost to Katharine Hepburn, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”)
     “Chinatown” (1974, best leading actress, lost to Ellen Burstyn, “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”)
     “Network” (1976, best leading actress, won)

How many Oscars did “The Blind Side” win? “The Blind Side” (2009) was nominated for 2 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best leading actress, Sandra Bullock, won
     Best picture, Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, lost to Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, “The Hurt Locker”

How many Oscars did “Unforgiven” win? “Unforgiven” (1992) was nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won 4:
     Best art direction-set decoration, Henry Bumstead, Janice Blackie-Goodine, lost to Luciana Arrighi, Ian Whittaker, “Howards End”
     Best cinematography, Jack N. Green, lost to Philippe Rousselot “A River Runs Through It”
     Best film editing, Joel Cox, won
     Best original screenplay, David Webb Peoples, lost to Neil Jordan, “The Crying Game”
     Best sound, Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander, Rob Young, lost to Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye, “The Last of the Mohicans”
     Best supporting actor, Gene Hackman, won
     Best leading actor, Clint Eastwood, lost to Al Pacino, “Scent of a Woman”
     Best director, Clint Eastwood, won
     Best picture, Clint Eastwood, won

How many Oscars did “Jaws” win? “Jaws” (1975) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won 3:
     Best film editing, Verna Fields, won
     Best sound, Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery, John R. Carter, won
     Best music, original score, John Williams, won
     Best picture, Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, lost to Saul Zaentz, Michael Douglas, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

How many Oscars did “Pulp Fiction” win? “Pulp Fiction” (1994) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best film editing, Sally Menke, lost to Arthur Schmidt, “Forrest Gump”
     Best original screenplay, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, won
     Best leading actor, John Travolta, lost to Tom Hanks, “Forrest Gump”
     Best supporting actor, Samuel L. Jackson, lost to Martin Landau, “Ed Wood”
     Best supporting actress, Uma Thurman, lost to Dianne Wiest, “Bullets Over Broadway”
     Best director, Quentin Tarantino, lost to Robert Zemeckis, “Forrest Gump”)
     Best picture, Lawrence Bender, lost to Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch, “Forrest Gump”

How many Oscars did “Fargo” win? “Fargo” (1996) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best film editing, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes), lost to Walter Murch, “The English Patient”
     Best cinematography, Roger Deakins, lost to John Seale, “The English Patient”
     Best original screenplay, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, won
     Best supporting actor, William H. Macy, lost to Cuba Gooding Jr., “Jerry Maguire”
     Best leading actress, Frances McDormand, won
     Best director, Joel Coen, lost to Anthony Minghella, “The English Patient”
     Best picture, Ethan Coen, lost to Saul Zaentz, “The English Patient”

How many Oscars did “Goodfellas” win? “Goodfellas” (1990) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best film editing, Thelma Schoonmaker, lost to Neil Travis, “Dances with Wolves”
     Best adapted screenplay, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, lost to Michael Blake, “Dances with Wolves”
     Best supporting actor, Joe Pesci, won
     Best supporting actress, Lorraine Bracco, lost to Whoopi Goldberg, “Ghost”
     Best director, Martin Scorsese, lost to Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves”
     Best picture, Irwin Winkler, lost to Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves”

How many Oscars did Sidney Lumet win? Sidney Lumet was nominated for 5 Oscars but did not win. He did receive a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2005.
     Best director, “12 Angry Men” (1957), lost to David Lean, “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
     Best director, “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), lost to Milos Forman, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
     Best director, “Network” (1976), lost to John G. Avildsen, “Rocky”
     Best adapted screenplay, with Jay Presson Allen, “Prince of the City” (1981), lost to Ernest Thompson, “On Golden Pond”
     Best director, “The Verdict” (1982), lost to Richard Attenborough, “Gandhi”

How many Oscars does Oprah Winfrey have? Oprah Winfrey has not won an Academy Award. She has received 1 nomination, for best supporting actress, “The Color Purple” (1985, lost to Anjelica Huston, “Prizzi’s Honor”).

How many Oscars has Hilary Swank won? Hilary Swank has won 2 Oscars, for “Boys Don’t Cry” (1999, best leading actress), and “Million Dollar Baby,” (2004, best leading actress).

How many Oscars has Halle Berry won? Halle Berry has won 1 Academy Award, her only nomination, for “Monster’s Ball” (2001, best leading actress).

How many times has Scarlett Johansson been nominated for an Oscar? Scarlett Johansson has never received an Oscar nomination.

How many Oscar nominations does Josh Brolin have? Josh Brolin has been nominated for 1 Oscar, for “Milk” (2008, best supporting actor, lost to Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”).

How many Oscars has Gwyneth Paltrow won? Gwyneth Paltrow has won 1 Academy Award, her only nomination, for “Shakespeare in Love” (1998, best leading actress).

How many Oscars did Alfred Hitchcock win? Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar. In 1968, he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, given occasionally by the Academy Awards to “creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production.”

How many Oscar nominations did Alfred Hitchcock receive, and who beat Alfred Hitchcock for the Oscar? Alfred Hitchcock received five Academy Award nominations for best director:
     “Rebecca” (1940, lost to John Ford, “The Grapes of Wrath”)
     “Lifeboat” (1944, lost to Leo McCarey, “Going My Way”)
     “Spellbound” (1945, lost to Billy Wilder, “The Lost Weekend”)
     “Rear Window” (1954, lost to Elia Kazan, “On the Waterfront”)
     “Psycho” (1960, lost to Billy Wilder, “The Apartment”)

How many Oscars did Marlon Brando win? Marlon Brando won 2 Oscars, for “On the Waterfront” (1954, best leading actor) and “The Godfather” (1972, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations did Marlon Brando receive? Marlon Brando was nominated for 8 Academy Awards:
     “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951, best leading actor, lost to Humphrey Bogart, “The African Queen”)
     “Viva Zapata!” (1952, best leading actor, lost to Gary Cooper, “High Noon”)
     “Julius Caesar” (1953, best leading actor, lost to William Holden, “Stalag 17”)
     “On the Waterfront” (1954, best leading actor, won)
     “Sayonara” (1957, best leading actor, lost to Alec Guinness, “The Bridge on the River Kwai”)
     “The Godfather” (1972, best leading actor, won)
     “Last Tango in Paris” (1972, best leading actor, lost to Jack Lemmon, “Save the Tiger”)
     “A Dry White Season” (1989, best supporting actor, lost to Denzel Washington, “Glory”)

How many Oscars has Al Pacino won? Al Pacino has won 1 Oscar, for “Scent of a Woman” (1992, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Al Pacino received? Al Pacino has 8 Academy Award nominations:
     “The Godfather” (1972, best supporting actor, lost to Joel Grey, “Cabaret”)
     “Serpico” (1973, best leading actor, lost to Jack Lemmon, “Save the Tiger”)
     “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, best leading actor, lost to Art Carney, “Harry and Tonto”)
     “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975, best leading actor, lost to Jack Nicholson, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”)
     “... And Justice for All.” (1979, best leading actor, lost to Dustin Hoffman, “Kramer vs. Kramer”)
     “Dick Tracy” (1990, best supporting actor, lost to Joe Pesci, “Goodfellas”)
     “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992, best supporting actor, lost to Gene Hackman, “Unforgiven”)
     “Scent of a Woman” (1992, best actor, won)

How many Oscar nominations did Kirk Douglas get? Kirk Douglas was nominated for 5 Academy Awards:
     “Champion” (1949, best leading actor, lost to Broderick Crawford, “All the King’s Men”)
     “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952, best leading actor, lost to Gary Cooper, “High Noon”)
     “Lust for Life” (1956, best leading actor, lost to Yul Brynner, “The King and I”)
     Kirk Douglas also received an Honorary Award from the Academy in 1996 "For 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community."

How many Oscars does Gene Hackman have? Gene Hackman has won 2 Academy Awards, for “The French Connection” (1972, best leading actor) and “Unforgiven” (1992, best supporting actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Gene Hackman received? Gene Hackman has 5 Academy Award nominations:
     “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967, best supporting actor, lost to George Kennedy, “Cool Hand Luke”)
     “I Never Sang for My Father” (1970, best supporting actor, lost to John Mills, “Ryan’s Daughter”)
     “The French Connection” (1971, best leading actor, won)
     “Mississippi Burning” (1988, best leading actor, lost to Dustin Hoffman, “Rain Man”)
     “Unforgiven” (1992, best supporting actor, won)

How many Oscars has Tom Hanks won? Tom Hanks has won 2 Academy Awards, for “Philadelphia” (1993, best leading actor) and “Forrest Gump” (1994, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Tom Hanks received? Tom Hanks has 5 Academy Award nominations:
     “Big” (1988, best leading actor, lost to Dustin Hoffman, “Rain Main”)
     “Philadelphia” (1993, best leading actor, won)
     “Forrest Gump” (1994, best leading actor, won)
     “Saving Private Ryan” (1998, best leading actor, lost to Roberto Benigni, “Life Is Beautiful”)
     “Cast Away” (2000, best leading actor, lost to Russell Crowe, “Gladiator”)

How many Oscars has Denzel Washington won? Denzel Washington has won 2 Academy Awards, for “Training Day” (2001, leading actor) and “Glory” (1989, supporting actor).

How many times has Denzel Washington been nominated for an Oscar? Denzel Washington has been nominated 6 times for an Academy Award:
     “Cry Freedom” (1987, best supporting actor, lost to Sean Connery, “The Untouchables”)
     “Glory” (1989, best supporting actor, won)
     “Malcolm X” (1992, best leading actor, lost to Al Pacino, “Scent of a Woman”)
     “The Hurricane” (1999, best leading actor, lost to Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”)
     “Training Day” (2001, best leading actor, won)
     “Flight” (2012, best leading actor, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”)

How many Oscar nominations does Joaquin Phoenix have? Joaquin Phoenix has been nominated 3 times for an Academy Award:
     “Gladiator” (2000, best supporting actor, lost to Benicio Del Toro, “Traffic”)
     “Walk the Line” (2005, best leading actor, lost to Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”)
     “The Master” (2012, best leading actor, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”)

How many Oscars has Morgan Freeman won? Morgan Freeman has been nominated for 5 Oscars and won 1:
     Best supporting actor, “Street Smart” (1987), lost to Sean Connery, “The Untouchables”
     Best leading actor, “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989), lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Left Foot”
     Best leading actor, “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), lost to Tom Hanks, “Forrest Gump”
     Best supporting actor, “Million Dollar Baby” (2004), won
     Best leading actor, “Invictus” (2009), lost to Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”

How many Oscars did Cary Grant win? Cary Grant was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1970 “for his unique mastery of the art of screen acting” but did not win a competitive Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations did Cary Grant receive? Cary Grant was nominated for an Academy Award 2 times:
     “Penny Serenade” (1941, best leading actor, lost to Gary Cooper, “Sergeant York”)
     “None But the Lonely Heart” (1944, best leading actor, lost to Bing Crosby, “Going My Way”)

How many Oscars did “Gone With the Wind” win? “Gone With the Wind” won 8 Academy Awards, for best leading actress (Vivien Leigh), best supporting actress (Hattie McDaniel), best art direction (Lyle R. Wheeler), best color cinematography (Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan), best director (Victor Fleming), best editing (Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom), best screenplay (Sidney Howard) and best picture. “Gone With the Wind” also won a Technical Achievement Award (R.D. Musgrave).

How many Oscars did “Brokeback Mountain” get nominated for and win? “Brokeback Mountain” won 3 Academy Awards and was nominated for 5 more:
     Best adapted screenplay, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana (won)
     Best cinematography, Rodrigo Prieto (lost to Dion Beebe, “Memoirs of a Geisha”)
     Best director, Ang Lee (won)
     Best leading actor, Heath Ledger (lost to Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”)
     Best music, original score, Gustavo Santaolalla (won)
     Best picture, Diana Ossana, James Schamus (lost to Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman, “Crash”)
     Best supporting actor, Jake Gyllenhaal (lost to George Clooney, “Syriana”)
     Best supporting actress, Michelle Williams (lost to Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”)

How many Oscars did “Slumdog Millionaire” win? “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008) was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won 8:
     Best cinematography, Anthony Dod Mantle, won
     Best film editing, Chris Dickens, won
     Best adapted screenplay, Simon Beaufoy, won
     Best leading actor, Geoffrey Rush, won
     Best music, original score, A.R. Rahman, won
     Best music, original song, A.R. Rahman, Gulzar, for the song “Jai Ho,” won
     Best music, original song, A.R. Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam, for the song “O saya,” lost to A.R. Rahman, Gulzar, for the song “Jai Ho,&rdquo “Slumdog Millionaire”
     Best sound, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty, won
     Best sound editing, Tom Sayers, Glenn Freemantle, lost to Richard King, “The Dark Knight”
     Best director, Danny Boyle, won
     Best picture, Christian Colson, won

How many Oscars did “Doubt” win? “Doubt” (2008) was nominated for 5 Academy Awards but won none:
     Best supporting actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, lost to Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
     Best supporting actress, Amy Adams, lost to Penélope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
     Best supporting actress, Viola Davis, lost to Penélope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
     Best leading actress, Meryl Streep, lost to Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
     Best adapted screenplay, John Patrick Shanley, lost to Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”

How many Oscars did “The Lord of the Rings” franchise win, and how many Academy Award nominations did it receive? “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy won 17 Academy Awards and was nominated for 30.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001) won 4 Academy Awards and was nominated for 9 others:
     Best adapted screenplay, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, (lost to Akiva Goldsman, “A Beautiful Mind”)
     Best art direction-set decoration, Grant Major (art director), Dan Hennah (set decorator), (lost to Catherine Martin (art director), Brigitte Broch (set director), “Moulin Rouge!”)
     Best cinematography, Andrew Lesnie (won)
     Best costume design, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor (lost to Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie, “Moulin Rouge!”)
     Best director, Peter Jackson (lost to Ron Howard, “A Beautiful Mind”)
     Best editing, John Gilbert (lost to Pietro Scalia, “Black Hawk Down”)
     Best makeup, Peter Owen, Richard Taylor (won)
     Best music, original score, Howard Shore (won)
     Best music, original song, Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan, for “May It Be,” (lost to Randy Newman, “If I Didn’t Have You,” “Monsters, Inc.”)
     Best picture, Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh (lost to Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, “A Beautiful Mind”)
     Best sound, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek (lost to Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Chris Munro, “Black Hawk Down”)
     Best supporting actor, Ian McKellen (lost to Jim Broadbent, “Iris”)
     Best visual effects, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, Mark Stetson (won)

“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (2002) won 2 Academy Awards and was nominated for 4 others:
     Best art direction-set decoration, Grant Major (art director), Dan Hennah (set decorator), Alan Lee (set decorator), (lost to John Myhre (art director), Gordon Sim (set director), “Chicago”)
     Best editing, Michael Horton (lost to Martin Walsh, “Chicago”)
     Best picture, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson (lost to Martin Richards, “Chicago”)
     Best sound, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek (lost to Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee, “Chicago”)
     Best sound editing, Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins (won)
     Best visual effects, Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke (won)

“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) won all 11 Oscars for which it was nominated:
     Best adapted screenplay, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (won)
     Best art direction-set decoration, Grant Major (art director), Dan Hennah (set decorator), Alan Lee (set decorator), (won)
     Best costume design, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor (won)
     Best director, Peter Jackson (won)
     Best editing, Jamie Selkirk (won)
     Best makeup, Richard Taylor, Peter King (won)
     Best music, original score, Howard Shore (won)
     Best music, original song, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox, for “Into the West,” (won)
     Best picture, Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh (won)
     Best sound mixing, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek (won)
     Best visual effects, Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke (won)

How many Oscars did “Shine” win? “Shine” (1996) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best film editing, Pip Carmel, lost to Walter Murch, “The English Patient”
     Best original screenplay, Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks, lost to Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “Fargo”
     Best leading actor, Geoffrey Rush, won
     Best music, original score, David Hirschfelder, lost to Gabriel Yared, “The English Patient”
     Best supporting actor, Armin Mueller-Stahl, lost to Cuba Gooding Jr., “Jerry Maguire”
     Best director, Scott Hicks, lost to Anthony Minghella, “The English Patient”
     Best picture, Jane Scott, lost to Saul Zaentz, “The English Patient”

How many Oscars did “Lost in Translation” win? “Lost in Translation” (2003) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best original screenplay, Sofia Coppola, won
     Best director, Sofia Coppola, lost to Peter Jackson, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
     Best leading actor, Bill Murray, lost to Sean Penn, “Mystic River”
     Best picture, Ross Katz, Sofia Coppola, lost to Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”

How many Oscars did “Arthur” win? “Arthur” (1981) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best original screenplay, Steve Gordon, lost to Colin Welland, “Chariots of Fire”
     Best supporting actor, John Gielgud, won
     Best music, original song, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen, for the song “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do),” won
     Best leading actor, Dudley Moore, lost to Henry Fonda, “On Golden Pond”

How many Oscars did “Juno” win? “Juno” (2007) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best original screenplay, Diablo Cody, won
     Best leading actress, Ellen Page, lost to Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”
     Best director, Jason Reitman, lost to Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
     Best picture, Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick, Russell Smith, lost to Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”

How many Oscars did “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” win? “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007) was nominated for 4 Academy Awards but won none:
     Best cinematography, Janusz Kaminski, lost to Robert Elswit, “There Will Be Blood”
     Best editing, Juliette Welfling, lost to Christopher Rouse, “The Bourne Ultimatum”
     Best adapted screenplay, Ronald Harwood, lost to Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
     Best director, Julian Schnabel, lost to Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “No Country for Old Men”

How many Oscars did “La Vie en Rose” win? “La Vie en Rose” (2007) was nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 2:
     Best costume design, Marit Allen, lost to Alexandra Byrne, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
     Best makeup, Didier Lavergne, Jan Archibald, won
     Best leading actress, Marion Cotillard, won

How many Oscars did “The Sixth Sense” win? “The Sixth Sense” (1999) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards but won none:
     Best supporting actor, Haley Joel Osment, lost to Michael Caine, “The Cider House Rules”
     Best supporting actress, Toni Collette, lost to Angelina Jolie, “Girl, Interrupted”
     Best original screenplay, M. Night Shyamalan, lost to Alan Ball, “American Beauty”
     Best director, M. Night Shyamalan, lost to Sam Mendes, “American Beauty”
     Best editing, Andrew Mondshein, lost to Zach Staenberg, “The Matrix”
     Best picture, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel, lost to Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, “American Beauty”

How many Oscars did “The Shawshank Redemption” win? “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards but won none:
     Best cinematography, Roger Deakins, lost to John Toll, “Legends of the Fall”
     Best editing, Richard Francis-Bruce, lost to Arthur Schmidt, “Forrest Gump”
     Best sound, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton, lost to Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David MacMillan, “Speed”
     Best adapted screenplay, Frank Darabont, lost to Eric Roth, “Forrest Gump”
     Best music, original score, Thomas Newman, lost to Hans Zimmer, “The Lion King”
     Best leading actor, Morgan Freeman, lost to Tom Hanks, “Forrest Gump”
     Best picture, Niki Marvin, lost to Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch, “Forrest Gump”

How many Oscars did “Fight Club” get? “Fight Club” (1999) was nominated for 1 Academy Award:
     Best effects, sound effects editing, Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns, lost to Dane A. Davis, “The Matrix”

How many Oscars has Matt Damon won? Matt Damon has won 1 Oscar, for “Good Will Hunting” (1997, best original screenplay with Ben Affleck)

How many Oscar nominations has Matt Damon received? Matt Damon has 3 Academy Award nominations:
     “Good Will Hunting” (1997, best original screenplay, won, shared with Ben Affleck)
     “Good Will Hunting” (1997, best leading actor, lost to Jack Nicholson, “As Good As It Gets”)
     “Invictus” (2009, best supporting actor, lost to Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”)

How many Oscars did William Hurt win? William Hurt has won 1 Academy Award, for “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1985, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations does William Hurt have? William Hurt has received 4 Academy Award nominations:
     “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1985, best leading actor, won)
     “Children of a Lesser God” (1986, best leading actor, lost to Paul Newman, “The Color of Money”)
     “Broadcast News” (1987, best leading actor, lost to Michael Douglas, “Wall Street”)
     “A History of Violence” (2005, best supporting actor, lost to George Clooney, “Syriana”)

How many Oscars has Sylvester Stallone won? Sylvester Stallone has never won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations has Sylvester Stallone received? Sylvester Stallone earned 2 Oscar nominations:
     “Rocky” (1976, best leading actor, lost to Peter Finch, “Network”)
     “Rocky” (1976, best original screenplay, lost to Paddy Chayefsky, “Network”)

How many Oscars has Arnold Schwarzenegger won? Arnold Schwarzenegger has never been nominated for an Academy Award.

How many Oscars did “Titanic” win? “Titanic” won 11 Oscars, for best art direction-set decoration (Peter Lamont, Michael Ford), best cinematography (Russell Carpenter), best costume design (Deborah Lynn Scott), best director (James Cameron), best sound effects editing (Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes), best visual effects (Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer), best editing (Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris), best music, original score (James Horner), best music, original song (James Horner, Will Jennings), best sound (Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano), best picture (James Cameron, Jon Landau).

How many Oscars has Tom Cruise won? Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar. He has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards:
     “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989, best leading actor, lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, “My Left Foot”)
     “Jerry Maguire” (1996, best leading actor, lost to Geoffrey Rush, “Shine”)
     “Magnolia” (1999, best supporting actor, lost to Michael Caine, “The Cider House Rules”)

How many Oscars has Nicole Kidman won? Nicole Kidman has won 1 Oscar and been nominated for 2 Academy Awards:
     “Moulin Rouge!” (2001, best leading actress, lost to Halle Berry, “Monster’s Ball”)
     “The Hours” (2002, best leading actress, won)

How many Oscars has Ryan Gosling won? Ryan Gosling has not won an Academy Award. He was nominated once, for “Half Nelson” (2006, best leading actor, lost to Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”).

How many Oscars did Humphrey Bogart win? Humphrey Bogart won 1 Oscar, for “The African Queen” (1951, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations did Humphrey Bogart receive? Humphrey Bogart was nominated for 3 Academy Awards:
     “Casablanca” (1942, best leading actor, lost to Paul Lukas, “Watch on the Rhine”)
     “The African Queen” (1951, best leading actor, won)
     “The Caine Mutiny” (1954, best leading actor, lost to Marlon Brando, “On the Waterfront”)

How many Oscars did John Wayne win? John Wayne won 1 Oscar and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards:
     “Sands of Iwo Jima” (1949, best leading actor, lost to Broderick Crawford, “All the King’s Men”)
     “The Alamo” (1960, best picture, lost to Billy Wilder, “The Apartment”)
     “True Grit” (1969, best leading actor, won)

How many Oscars did Gary Cooper win? Gary Cooper won 2 competitive Oscars, for “Sergeant York” (1941, best leading actor) and “High Noon” (1952, best leading actor). He also received an honorary Academy Award in 1961, "For his many memorable screen performances and the international recognition he, as an individual, has gained for the motion picture industry."

How many Oscar nominations did Gary Cooper get? Gary Cooper was nominated for 5 Academy Awards:
     “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936, best leading actor, lost to Paul Muni, “The Story of Louis Pasteur”)
     “Sergeant York” (1941, best leading actor, won)
     “The Pride of the Yankees” (1942, best leading actor, lost to James Cagney, “Yankee Doodle Dandy”)
     “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (1943, best leading actor, lost to Paul Lukas, “Watch on the Rhine”)
     “High Noon” (1952, best leading actor, won)

How many Oscars has Dustin Hoffman won? Dustin Hoffman has won 2 Oscars, for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979, best leading actor) and “Rain Man” (1988, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Dustin Hoffman received? Dustin Hoffman has received 7 Academy Award nominations:
     “The Graduate” (1967, best leading actor, lost to Rod Steiger, “In the Heat of the Night”)
     “Midnight Cowboy” (1969, best leading actor, lost to John Wayne, “True Grit”)
     “Lenny” (1974, best leading actor, lost to Art Carney, “Harry and Tonto”)
     “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979, best leading actor, won)
     “Tootsie” (1982, best leading actor, lost to Ben Kingsley, “Gandhi”)
     “Rain Man” (1988, best leading actor, won)
     “Wag the Dog” (1997, best leading actor, lost to Jack Nicholson, “As Good as It Gets”)

How many Oscars has Sean Penn won? Sean Penn has been nominated for 5 Oscars and won 2:
     Best leading actor, “Dead Man Walking” (1995), lost to Nicolas Cage, “Leaving Las Vegas”
     Best leading actor, “Sweet and Lowdown” (1999), lost to Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”
     Best leading actor, “I Am Sam” (2001), lost to Denzel Washington, “Training Day”
     Best leading actor, “Mystic River” (2003), won
     Best leading actor, “Milk” (2008), won

How many Oscars has Marisa Tomei won? Marisa Tomei has won 1 Oscar, for “My Cousin Vinny” (1992, best supporting actress).

How many Oscar nominations has Marisa Tomei received? Marisa Tomei has received 3 Academy Award nominations:
     “My Cousin Vinny” (1992, best supporting actress, won)
     “In the Bedroom” (2001, best supporting actress, lost to Jennifer Connelly, “A Beautiful Mind”)
     “The Wrestler” (2008, best supporting actress, lost to Penélope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”)

How many Oscars has Helen Mirren won? Helen Mirren has won 1 Oscar, for “The Queen” (2006, best leading actress).

How many Academy Award nominations has Helen Mirren gotten? Helen Mirren has received 4 Oscar nominations:
     “The Madness of King George” (1994, best supporting actress, lost to Dianne Wiest, “Bullets Over Broadway”)
     “Gosford Park” (2001, best supporting actress, lost to Jennifer Connelly, “A Beautiful Mind”)
     “The Queen” (2006, best leading actress, won)
     “The Last Station” (2009, best leading actress, lost to Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”)

How many Oscars has Reese Witherspoon won? Reese Witherspoon has won 1 Academy Award, her only nomination, for “Walk the Line” (2005, best leading actress).

How many Academy Award nominations does Jude Law have? Jude Law has received 2 Oscar nominations:
     “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (1999, best supporting actor, lost to Michael Caine, “The Cider House Rules”)
     “Cold Mountain” (2003, best leading actor, lost to Sean Penn, “Mystic River”)

How many Oscars has Judi Dench won? Judi Dench has won 1 Oscar, for “Shakespeare in Love” (1998, best supporting actor).

How many Oscar nominations has Judi Dench received? Judi Dench has 6 Academy Award nominations:
     “Mrs. Brown” (1997, best leading actress, lost to Helen Hunt, “As Good as It Gets”)
     “Shakespeare in Love” (1998, best supporting actress, won)
     “Chocolat” (2000, best supporting actress, lost to Marcia Gay Harden, “Pollock”)
     “Iris” (2001, best leading actress, lost to Halle Berry, “Monster’s Ball”)
     “Mrs Henderson Presents” (2005, best leading actress, lost to Reese Witherspoon, “Walk the Line”)
     “Notes on a Scandal” (2006, best leading actress, lost to Helen Mirren, “The Queen”)

How many Oscars has Leonardo DiCaprio won? Leonardo DiCaprio has not won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations does Leonardo DiCaprio have? Leonardo DiCaprio has 3 Academy Award nominations:
     “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993, best supporting actor, lost to Tommy Lee Jones, “The Fugitive”)
     “The Aviator” (2004, best leading actor, lost to Jamie Foxx, “Ray”)
     “Blood Diamond” (2006, best leading actor, lost to Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”)

How many Oscars has Tobey Maguire won? Tobey Maguire has never been nominated for an Academy Award.

How many Oscars has John Travolta won? John Travolta has not won an Academy Award.

How many Oscar nominations has John Travolta received? John Travolta has 2 Academy Award nominations:
     “Saturday Night Fever” (1977, best leading actor, lost to Richard Dreyfuss, “The Goodbye Girl”)
     “Pulp Fiction” (1994, best leading actor, lost to Tom Hanks, “Forrest Gump”)

How many Oscars has Jane Fonda won? Jane Fonda has been nominated for 7 Oscars and won 2:
     Best leading actress, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” (1969), lost to Maggie Smith, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”
     Best leading actress, “Klute” (1971), won
     Best leading actress, “Julia” (1977), lost to Diane Keaton, “Annie Hall”
     Best leading actress, “Coming Home” (1978), won
     Best leading actress, “The China Syndrome” (1979), lost to Sally Field, “Norma Rae”
     Best supporting actress, “On Golden Pond” (1981), lost to Maureen Stapleton, “Reds”
     Best leading actress, “The Morning After” (1986), lost to Marlee Matlin, “Children of a Lesser God”

How many Oscars did Henry Fonda win? Henry Fonda was nominated for 3 Oscars and won 1, and also received an honorary Oscar:
     Best leading actor, “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), lost to James Stewart, “The Philadelphia Story”
     Best picture, with Reginald Rose, “12 Angry Men” (1957), lost to Sam Spiegel, “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
     Best leading actor, “On Golden Pond” (1981), won
     Henry Fonda received an honorary Academy Award in 1981 for “The consummate actor, in recognition of his brilliant accomplishments and enduring contribution to the art of motion pictures.”

How many Oscars has Laura Linney won? Laura Linney has been nominated for 3 Oscars but has not yet won:
     Best leading actress, “You Can Count on Me” (2000), lost to Julia Roberts, “Erin Brockovich”
     Best supporting actress, “Kinsey” (2004), lost to Cate Blanchett, “The Aviator”
     Best leading actress, “The Savages” (2007), lost to Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”

How many Oscars has John Malkovich won? John Malkovich has been nominated for 2 Oscars but has not yet won:
     Best supporting actor, “Places in the Heart” (1984), lost to Haing S. Ngor, “The Killing Fields”
     Best supporting actor, “In the Line of Fire” (1993), lost to Tommy Lee Jones, “The Fugitive”

How many Oscars has Catherine Keener won? Catherine Keener has been nominated for 2 Oscars but has not yet won:
     Best supporting actress, “Being John Malkovich” (1999), lost to Angelina Jolie, “Girl, Interrupted”
     Best supporting actress, “Capote” (2005), lost to Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”

How many Oscars has Steve Carell won? Steve Carell has not been nominated for an Oscar.

How many Oscars did Jack Lemmon win? Jack Lemmon won 2 Oscars, for “Mister Roberts” (1955, best supporting actor) and “Save the Tiger” (1973, best leading actor).

How many Oscar nominations did Jack Lemmon receive? Jack Lemmon received 8 Academy Award nominations:
     “Mister Roberts” (1955, best supporting actor, won)
     “Some Like It Hot” (1959, best leading actor, lost to Charlton Heston, “Ben-Hur”)
     “The Apartment” (1960, best leading actor, lost to Burt Lancaster, “Elmer Gantry”)
     “Days of Wine and Roses” (1962, best leading actor, lost to Gregory Peck, “To Kill a Mockingbird”)
     “Save the Tiger” (1973, best leading actor, won)
     “The China Syndrome” (1979, best leading actor, lost to Dustin Hoffman, “Kramer vs. Kramer”)
     “Tribute” (1980, best leading actor, lost to Robert De Niro, “Raging Bull”)
     “Missing” (1982, best leading actor, lost to Ben Kingsley, “Gandhi”)

What year did the Oscars change from “And the winner is” to “And the Oscar goes to”? The Academy Awards changed its introduction of the Oscar winners in 1989.

How many Oscars did Frank Sinatra win? Frank Sinatra won 1 Oscar, for “From Here to Eternity” (1953, best supporting actor). Frank Sinatra received an Oscar nomination for “The Man with the Golden Arm” (1955, best actor, lost to Ernest Borgnine, “Marty”). He received the Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1971 and received an honorary award for tolerance, short subject, for “The House I Live In” (1945).

What movie beat Citizen Kane for best picture Oscar? “How Green Was My Valley,” a 1941 film starring Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O’Hara, defeated “Citizen Kane,” “Sergeant York,” “The Maltese Falcon” and six other nominees for best picture at the 1942 Academy Awards.

How many Oscars did “Rain Man” win? “Rain Man” (1988) was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 4:
     Best art direction, Ida Random (art direction), Linda DeScenna (set decoration), lost to Stuart Craig (art direction), Gerard James (set decoration), “Dangerous Liaisons”
     Best cinematography, John Seale, lost to Peter Biziou, “Mississippi Burning”
     Best film editing, Stu Linder, lost to Arthur Schmidt, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
     Best music, original score, Hans Zimmer, lost to Dave Grusin, “The Milagro Beanfield War”
     Best original screenplay, Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow, won
     Best leading actor, Dustin Hoffman, won
     Best director, Barry Levinson, won
     Best picture, Mark Johnson, won

How many Oscars did “Broadcast News” win? “Broadcast News” (1987) was nominated for 7 Academy Awards but won none:
     Best cinematography, Michael Ballhaus, lost to Vittorio Storaro, “The Last Emperor”
     Best editing, Richard Marks, lost to Gabriella Cristiani, “The Last Emperor”
     Best leading actor, William Hurt, lost to Michael Douglas, “Wall Street”
     Best leading actress, Holly Hunter, lost to Cher, “Moonstruck”
     Best supporting actor, Albert Brooks, lost to Sean Connery, “The Untouchables”
     Best original screenplay, James L. Brooks, lost to John Patrick Shanley, “Moonstruck”
     Best picture, James L. Brooks, lost to Jeremy Thomas, ‘The Last Emperor”

How many Oscars did “Pan’s Labyrinth” win? “Pan’s Labyrinth” (“El Laberinto del Fauno”) (2006) was nominated for 6 Academy Awards and won 3:
     Best cinematography, Guillermo Navarro, won
     Best makeup, David Martí, Montse Ribé, won
     Best art direction, Eugenio Caballero (art director), Pilar Revuelta (set decorator), won
     Best music, original score, Javier Navarrete, lost to Gustavo Santaolalla, “Babel”
     Best original screenplay, Guillermo del Toro, lost to Michael Arndt, “Little Miss Sunshine”
     Best foreign language film, lost to “The Lives of Others”

How many Oscars has Kevin Costner won? Kevin Costner has won 2 Oscars, for “Dances With Wolves” (1990, best director, best picture with Jim Wilson).

How many Oscar nominations does Kevin Costner have? Kevin Costner has been nominated for 3 Oscars:
     “Dances With Wolves” (1990, best director, won)
     “Dances With Wolves” (1990, best picture with Jim Wilson, won)
     “Dances With Wolves” (1990, best leading actor, lost to Jeremy Irons, “Reversal of Fortune”)

How many Oscars does Russell Crowe have? Russell Crowe has won 1 Academy Award, for “Gladiator” (2000, best leading actor).

How many times has Russell Crowe been nominated for an Oscar? Russell Crowe has 3 Oscar nominations:
     “The Insider” (1999, best leading actor, lost to Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”)
     “Gladiator” (2000, best leading actor, won)
     “A Beautiful Mind” (2001, best leading actor, lost to Denzel Washington, “Training Day”)

How many Oscars has Michael Moore won? Michael Moore has been nominated for 2 Oscars and won 1:
     Best documentary, features, with Michael Donovan, “Bowling for Columbine,” (2002), won
     Best documentary, features, with Meghan O’Hara, “Sicko” (2007), lost to Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, “Taxi to the Dark Side”
     (Michael Moore did not receive an Oscar nomination for “Fahrenheit 9/11”)

How many Oscars did Heath Ledger win? Heath Ledger won 1 Oscar, for “The Dark Knight” (2008, best supporting actor).

How many Oscar nominations did Heath Ledger receive? Heath Ledger received 2 Academy Award nominations:
     “Brokeback Mountain” (2005, best leading actor, lost to Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”)
     “The Dark Knight” (2008, best supporting actor, won)

How many Oscars has Michelle Pfeiffer won? Michelle Pfeiffer has been nominated for 3 Oscars but has not yet won:
     Best supporting actress, “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988), lost to Geena Davis, “The Accidental Tourist”
     Best leading actress, “The Fabulous Baker Boys” (1989), lost to Jessica Tandy, “Driving Miss Daisy”
     Best leading actress, “Love Field” (1992), lost to Emma Thompson, “Howards End”

How many Oscars has Spike Lee been nominated for? Spike Lee has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards but has not won an Oscar:
     Best original screenplay, “Do the Right Thing” (1989), lost to Tom Schulman, “Dead Poets Society”
     Best documentary, features, with Samuel D. Pollard, “4 Little Girls” (1997), lost to Marvin Hier, Richard Trank, “The Long Way Home”

How many Oscar nominations has Robert Downey Jr. received? Robert Downey Jr. has earned 2 Academy Award nominations:
     “Chaplin” (1992, best leading actor, lost to Al Pacino, “Scent of a Woman”)
     “Tropic Thunder” (2008, best supporting actor, lost to Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”)

How many Oscars has Phil Collins won? Phil Collins has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 1:
     Best music, original song, for the song “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” “Against All Odds” (1984), lost to Stevie Wonder, for the song “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” “The Woman in Red”
     Best music, original song, for the song “Two Hearts,” shared with Lamont Dozier, “Buster” (1988), lost to Carly Simon, for the song “Let the River Run,” “Working Girl”
     Best music, original song, for the song “You’ll Be In My Heart,” “Tarzan” (1999), won

How many Oscars has Woody Allen won? Woody Allen has been nominated for 24 Academy Awards (16 for screenwriting, a record) and won 4:
     Best actor, “Annie Hall” (1977), lost to Richard Dreyfuss, “The Goodbye Girl”
     Best original screenplay, with Marshall Brickman, “Annie Hall” (1977), won
     Best director, “Annie Hall” (1977), won
     Best original screenplay, “Interiors” (1978), lost to Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones, “Coming Home”
     Best director, “Interiors” (1978), lost to Michael Cimino, “The Deer Hunter”
     Best original screenplay, with Marshall Brickman, “Manhattan” (1979), lost to Steve Tesich, “Breaking Away”
     Best original screenplay, “Broadway Danny Rose” (1984), lost to Robert Benton, “Places in the Heart”
     Best director, “Broadway Danny Rose” (1984), lost to Milos Forman, “Amadeus”
     Best original screenplay, “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), lost to Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, “Witness”
     Best original screenplay, “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986), won
     Best director, “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986), lost to Oliver Stone, “Platoon”
     Best original screenplay, “Radio Days” (1987), lost to John Patrick Shanley, “Moonstruck”
     Best original screenplay, “Crimes and Misdemeanors” (1989), lost to Tom Schulman, “Dead Poets Society”
     Best director, “Crimes and Misdemeanors” (1989), lost to Oliver Stone, “Born on the Fourth of July”
     Best original screenplay, “Alice” (1990), lost to Bruce Joel Rubin, “Ghost”
     Best original screenplay, “Husbands and Wives” (1992), lost to Neil Jordan, “The Crying Game”
     Best original screenplay, with Douglas McGrath, “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994), lost to Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, “Pulp Fiction”
     Best director, “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994), lost to Robert Zemeckis, “Forrest Gump”
     Best original screenplay, “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995), lost to Christopher McQuarrie, “The Usual Suspects”
     Best original screenplay, “Deconstructing Harry” (1997), lost to Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, “Good Will Hunting”
     Best original screenplay, “Match Point” (2005), lost to Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco, “Crash”
     Best original screenplay, “Midnight in Paris” (2011), won
     Best director, “Midnight in Paris” (2011), lost to Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
     Best original screenplay, “Blue Jasmine” (2013), lost to Spike Jonze, “Her”)

How many Oscars did Whitney Houston win? Whitney Houston never received an Oscar nomination.

How many Oscars did “The Gay Divorcee” win? “The Gay Divorcee” (1934), starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, won 1 Academy Award and received 5 nominations:
     Carl Dreher, best sound recording, lost to John P. Livadary, “One Night of Love”
     Max Steiner, best music, score, lost to Louis Silvers, “One Night of Love”
     Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark, best art direction, lost to Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope, “The Merry Widow”
     Best picture, lost to “It Happened One Night”
     Con Conrad, Herb Magidson, best music, original song, for the song “Continental,” won

How many Oscars has Warren Beatty won? Warren Beatty has won 1 Oscar, for “Reds” (1981, director).

How many Oscar nominations has Warren Beatty received? Warren Beatty has 14 Oscar nominations:
     “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967, best leading actor, lost to Rod Steiger, “In the Heat of the Night”)
     “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967, best picture, lost to “In the Heat of the Night”)
     “Shampoo” (1975, best original screenplay with Robert Towne, lost to Frank Pierson, “Dog Day Afternoon”)
     “Heaven Can Wait” (1978, best leading actor, lost to Jon Voight, “Coming Home”)
     “Heaven Can Wait” (1978, best director with Buck Henry, lost to Michael Cimino, “The Deer Hunter”)
     “Heaven Can Wait” (1978, best picture, lost to “The Deer Hunter”)
     “Heaven Can Wait” (1978, best adapted screenplay with Elaine May, lost to Oliver Stone, “Midnight Express”)
     “Reds” (1981, best director, won)
     “Reds” (1981, best leading actor, lost to Henry Fonda, “On Golden Pond”)
     “Reds” (1981, best picture, lost to “Chariots of Fire”)
     “Reds” (1981, best original screenplay with Trevor Griffiths, lost to Colin Welland, “Chariots of Fire”)
     “Bugsy” (1991, best leading actor, lost to Anthony Hopkins, “The Silence of the Lambs”)
     “Bugsy” (1991, best picture with Mark Johnson & Barry Levinson, lost to “The Silence of the Lambs”)
     “Bulworth” (1998, best original screenplay with Jeremy Pikser, lost to Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, “Shakespeare in Love”)

How many Oscars did The Beatles win? The Beatles won 1 Oscar, for best music, original song score, “Let It Be” (1970).

How many Grammy Awards did the Beatles win, and for which songs and albums? The Beatles won Grammy Awards for best new artist of 1964 and best pop performance by a vocal group, 1964, for “A Hard Day’s Night”; John Lennon and Paul McCartney won a Grammy for song of the year, 1966, for “Michelle”; Paul McCartney won a Grammy for best contemporary (R&R) solo vocal performance, male or female, 1966, for “Eleanor Rigby”; graphic artist Klaus Voormann won a Grammy for best album cover, graphic arts, 1966, for “Revolver”; The Beatles won Grammy Awards for album of the year and best contemporary pop album, 1967, for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”; engineer Geoff E. Emerick won a Grammy for best engineered recording, non-classical, 1967, for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”; art directors Jann Haworth and Peter Blake won a Grammy for best album cover, graphic arts, 1967, for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”; engineers Geoff E. Emerick and Philip McDonald won a Grammy for best engineered recording, non-classical, 1969, for “Abbey Road.” The Beatles won a Grammy for best original score written for a motion picture or a television special, 1970, for “Let It Be.”

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