The Oscars
If history is a guide, the 92nd Academy Awards,
which take place on February 9th at the Dolby
Theater in Hollywood, will be 2020’s most-
watched entertainment program. To inform your
viewing and help you win at Oscar trivia, here
is some perspective on the movie industry’s
biggest night of the year. —Noah MillerFEBRUARY 07, 2020The percentage of Best Director
nominations in Oscar history that have
gone to women—none this year and only
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years. The sole female winner: Kathryn
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boost in pay for a Best
Actor/Best Actress winner
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BY THE NUMBERS99%
The Tomatometer
score on Rotten
Tomatoes for
Parasite, the
best-reviewed
movie among
this year’s
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nominees.
The highest
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goes to Ford v
Ferrari Oscar Acting Droughts
Years since last nomination,
for current acting
nominees (all
are former
winners)SOURCES: ACADEMWALLETHUB; ROTTEN TOMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES;ATOES; NIELSEN, BOX OFFICE MOJO12
The number of
times an actor
has had two
nominations in
the same year for
performances in
different films.
This includes
Scarlett
Johannsen,
nominated
in 2020 for
Marriage Story
(lead actress)
and Jojo Rabbit
(supporting).42 NEWSWEEK.COM