Spielberg, Cate Blanchett, Kenneth Branagh, Riz Ahmed and Hans Zimmer are among the big names making history or set to break records at the 95th Annual Academy Awards.
The 94th Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, March 27, in a live telecast starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.
A host has not yet been named for the ceremony.
Some believed that Cate Blanchett, already a two-time Oscar winner, was snubbed by the Acting Branch, which failed to nominate her for a supporting turn in Nightmare Alley (which earned a Best Picture nod).
However, Blanchett has achieved another record.
Cate Blanchett has broken a record set by Gone with the Wind actress Olivia de Havilland.
Thanks to her roles in Nightmare Alley and Don’t Look Up, the two-time Oscar winner has now become the actress with the most credited roles tied to a best picture nominee.
Before the 2022 nominations, Blanchett had starred in 7 best picture-nominated films: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Babel, The Aviator, all three installments of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Elizabeth.
Olivia de Havilland
The record has been long held by Olivia de Havilland, who was in eight separate films nominated for best picture.
She was previously tied in her 7 roles with Bette Davis, Beulah Bondi, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Elsa Lanchester, Gladys Cooper, Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep.
