18 bitesize facts about this year's Oscars nominees
None of the films starring the best actress nominees, including Kristen Stewart, are up for best picture
We've been through the nominees to round up Oscars facts, quirks, anecdotes and possible record breakers. The lengthiest best picture winner was Gone With The Wind, at 238 minutes. But the longest movie ever to win an Academy Award was War and Peace, which clocked in at an epic 414 minutes - almost seven hours - when it won best foreign language film in 1968.But only because it was necessary for his role in Guillermo del Toro's superb Nightmare Alley.
But despite nominations at other Hollywood ceremonies, and Gaga and Hudson both being recognised by the Academy in the past, none of the three made it to the best actress category this year.The star is likely to win his first Oscar for his performance in King Richard, which tells the story of a father who coached his two young daughters to become tennis legends.
That year, she lost out to Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List. Coincidentally, he is nominated against her again this year for West Side Story. She was a surprising but welcome addition to the best actress race this year, for her performance in Pedro Almodovar's terrific Parallel Mothers.
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