Oscars 2022 — Nominations That Broke Records

'The Power of the Dog' Became the First Film Directed by a Woman To Receive More Than Ten Nominations

Denzel Washington Broke His Own Record of Most-Nominated Black Actor

Female-Written Films Dominate Adapted Screenplay Category for the First Time Since 1992

Cate Blanchett Broke Record for Actress in Best Picture Nominees

International Feature Film Receiving Nomination for Best Director for Fourth Year in a Row

Will Smith Becomes Ninth Person to be Nominated for Producing and Acting for Same Film

Ariana DeBose Could Be the First Openly Queer Woman of Color to Win an Acting Award

Kenneth Branagh Becomes First Person to be Nominated in Seven Different Categories

Steven Spielberg Broke His Own Record for Best Picture Nominations

'No Time to Die' Became the Sixth James Bond Movie To Be Nominated for Best Song

Jane Campion Is the First Woman To Receive Two Oscar Nominations for Best Director

Hans Zimmer Could Set a Record for Composer With the Longest Time Between Oscar Wins

Riz Ahmed Becomes Fifth Person to be Nominated in Acting and Short Film Categories

Sound Mixer Andy Nelson Holds Record for Most Nominations in Sound Categories

'Flee' Became the First Film To Be Nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best International Feature and Best Documentary Feature

'West Side Story' Became the Second Adaptation of the Same Source Material for a Previous Best Picture Winner To Be Nominated for the Same Award

Ryusuke Hamaguchi Became the Third Japanese Director Nominated for Best Director

'The Lost Daughter' Is the Third Film To Have Two Actors Nominated for Portraying the Same Character in the Same Movie

Troy Kotsur Became the Second Deaf Actor To Be an Academy Award Nominee

The Nominations of Kristen Stewart and Ariana Debose Marked the First Time That Two Openly LGBT Actors Were Nominated in the Same Year

Steven Spielberg Is the First Director To Be Nominated for Best Director in Six Different Decades

Bhutan's First Nomination for Best International Film

Coda Is the First Film From Apple Original Films To Be Nominated for Best Picture