Actors: Foreign Languages First actress nominated for performing in a language other than English Melina Mercouri was nominated for Best Actress for Never on Sunday (1960), performing in Greek First actor nominated for performing in a language other than English Marcello Mastroianni was nominated for Best Actor for Divorce, Italian Style (1962), performing in Italian […]

Posthumous First posthumous nomination for acting Jeanne Eagels, nominated for Best Actress for The Letter (1929) First posthumous nomination for a male actor James Dean, nominated for Best Actor for East of Eden (1955) First posthumous win for acting Peter Finch won Best Actor for Network (1976)   xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ […]

Best Picture (Firsts) First foreign-language film to be nominated for Best Picture La Grand Illusion (1937), in French First science fiction film to be nominated for Best Picture A Clockwork Orange (1971) First horror film to be nominated for Best Picture The Exorcist (1973) First animation to be nominated for Best Picture Beauty and the […]

Awards for Debut in Acting, Directing, Other Achievements  Individuals who won Academy Awards for their film debut acting performances: Best Actor None Best Actress Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba, 1952) Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, 1964) Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl, 1968) Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God, 1986) Best Supporting Actor Harold Russell (The […]

First woman to win Best Picture Julia Phillips for The Sting (1973) First woman to win Best Director Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2009) First woman to win Best Animated Feature Brenda Chapman for Brave (2012) First woman to receive an Honorary Award Shirley Temple, 6, received a Special Award in 1934 Greta Garbo […]