Monday, June 3, 2019

The Oscars By the Numbers-- Part 3: Of British Monarchs and Real People


19--  Number of acting nominations that have gone to performers playing British monarchs, including Olivia Colman, who is nominated for Best Actress this year for portraying Queen Anne in "The Favourite."

Five have won:  Colin Firth, Helen Mirren, Charles Laughton, Katherine Hepburn "The Lion In Winter" (1969) and Judi Dench "Shakespeare in Love" (1999).

72--  The number of actors/actresses who've won for playing real people, including Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and Jaime Fox.

89--  Age of "Call Me By Your name" screenwriter James Ivory when he accepted his award in 2018, becoming the oldest winner ever.

--Cooter

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