List of Academy Award records


This list of Academy Award records is current as of the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 9, 2020, which honored the best films of 2019.

Most awards

The following individuals won Academy Awards for their film debut acting performances:
The following individuals won Academy Awards for their film debut direction.
Three films have received the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.
NominationNameAgeFilmYearDate of BirthDate of Nomination
2ndExodus1960
3rdJulius Caesar1953
4thMarlon BrandoOn the Waterfront1954
5thMarlon BrandoSayonara1957
6thAnne of the Thousand Days1969
7thTerms of Endearment1983
8thJack NicholsonPrizzi's Honor1985
9thJack NicholsonIronweed1987
10thJack NicholsonA Few Good Men1992

NominationNameAgeFilmYearDate of BirthDate of Nomination
2ndThe Picture of Dorian Gray1945
3rdAmerican Hustle2013
4thJennifer LawrenceJoy2015
5thLittle Children2006
6thKate WinsletThe Reader2008
7thMr. Skeffington1944
8thA Cry in the Dark1988
9thMeryl StreepPostcards from the Edge1990
10thMeryl StreepThe Bridges of Madison County1995

Film records

There have been six two-way ties: