Statistics for The Oscars Superlatives

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Hint	#	Answer	% Correct
First black-and-white movie to win the Best Picture since the 1960's	(2011)	The Artist	78%
First non-Caucasian Best Actress	(2002)	Halle Berry	72%
Country with the most Best International Feature Film wins	14	Italy	69%
First person of East or Southeast Asian descent to win in lead acting	(2023)	Michelle Yeoh	69%
Oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar; Most nominations in Best Score	91 yrs	John Williams	66%
First female Best Director	(2009)	Kathryn Bigelow	66%
Oldest Best Director nominee	81 yrs	Martin Scorsese	66%
Most total awards won by a person	22	Walt Disney	66%
First Best Picture winner produced wholly by non-Caucasians	(2020)	Parasite	63%
Movie with the largest sweep (winning awards in every nominated category)	11	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	63%
Oldest Best Actor nominee and winner	83 yrs	Anthony Hopkins	59%
First non-Caucasian Best Actor	(1964)	Sidney Poitier	59%
Hosted the Oscar the most times	19	Bob Hope	47%
First female Oscars host	(1994)	Whoopi Goldberg	47%
Youngest Best Actor winner	29 yrs	Adrien Brody	34%
Oldest Best Actress winner	80 yrs	Jessica Tandy	34%
Most total of awards in Best Director	4	John Ford	31%
Movie with the most nominations without winning Best Picture	14	La La Land	22%
Youngest Best Actress winner	21 yrs	Marlee Matlin	19%
Person to have been nominated in most categories	7	Kenneth Branagh / Alfonso Cuarón	9%