Oscars Statistics for Tomorrow

If the following nominations happen in tomorrow's Oscars announcement, these are some facts and trivia about potential nominees:If Greta Gerwig is nominated for Best Director, she becomes the first woman to ever be nominated more than once for achievement in Directing.If Bong Joon Ho is nominated for Best Director, he will become the fifth Asian to ever be nominated in that category (after Hiroshi Teshigahara, Akira Kurosawa, M. Night Shymalan and Ang Lee), as well as the 26th person to ever be nominated for directing an international filmSticking with the theme of Asian actors breaking records, Awkwafina would be the first Asian American actress ever nominated for Best Actress if she manages to score a nod for The Farewell, as well as the second Asian actress in history to do so for a leading role.If Zhao Shuzhen is also nominated for The Farewell, she will be the first Chinese woman nominated for any acting Oscar, and the fourth Asian to do so as Best Supporting Actress.Yet another Asian could break an acting record, as Song Kang-ho could be nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Parasite, the fifth Asian actor to ever do so in that category, and the first ever South Korean Acting NomineeIf Scarlett Johansson succeeds in getting nominated for her leading role in Marriage Story, and her supporting role in Jojo Rabbit, she will be the first person to do this since Cate Blanchett in 2008.Many actors are looking to take first-time nominations. These include: Cynthia Erivo, Awkwafina, Taron Egerton, Zhao Shuzhen, Song Kang-ho, Florence Pugh, Jonathan Pryce, Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson and Roman Griffin Davis.Some actors looking to get returning Oscar recognition haven't had any for years. Of the favourites to be nominated, it has been 13 years since Eddie Murphy was last nominated, 14 years since Charlize Theron was last nominated, 16 years since Renee Zellweger was last nominated, 19 years since Tom Hanks was last nominated, 22 years since Anthony Hopkins was last nominated and 27 years since Al Pacino was last nominated.These are just some stats going into Oscar noms. I can't wait to see which of these actually come to fruition and who gets nods. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/37YwuSE