Weird Oscar Records
- Most Nominations without a Win: 11
- Most Career Nominations without a Win: 20
- Most Awards, Career: 22
- First (and only) Person to Win Oscars for Writing, Directing, and Best Picture in a Single Year
- First (and only) Person to Win as a Write-In
- Most Oscar Nominations for a Family: 86 (so far)
- Shortest Performance to Win an Acting Award: 5 Minutes and 40 Seconds
- Longest Film (Running Time) to Win an Award: 431 Minutes
- Country with Most ‘Best Foreign-Language Film’ Nominations: France (36)
17 Unusual Oscar Records
From a seven-hour-plus Russian film to a family with more than 80 nomination between them, TIME takes a look at some unusual Oscar records