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	79%
First non-Caucasian Best Actress	(2002)	Halle Berry	73%
Country with the most Best International Feature Film wins	14	Italy	70%
First person of East or Southeast Asian descent to win in lead acting	(2023)	Michelle Yeoh	70%
Oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar; Most nominations in Best Score	91 yrs	John Williams	67%
First female Best Director	(2009)	Kathryn Bigelow	67%
Oldest Best Director nominee	81 yrs	Martin Scorsese	67%
Most total awards won by a person	22	Walt Disney	67%
First Best Picture winner produced wholly by non-Caucasians	(2020)	Parasite	64%
Movie with the largest sweep (winning awards in every nominated category)	11	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	64%
Oldest Best Actor nominee and winner	83 yrs	Anthony Hopkins	61%
First non-Caucasian Best Actor	(1964)	Sidney Poitier	61%
Hosted the Oscar the most times	19	Bob Hope	48%
First female Oscars host	(1994)	Whoopi Goldberg	48%
Youngest Best Actor winner	29 yrs	Adrien Brody	36%
Oldest Best Actress winner	80 yrs	Jessica Tandy	36%
Most total of awards in Best Director	4	John Ford	33%
Movie with the most nominations without winning Best Picture	14	La La Land	24%
Youngest Best Actress winner	21 yrs	Marlee Matlin	21%
Person to have been nominated in most categories	7	Kenneth Branagh / Alfonso Cuarón	12%