Numbers. Oscars. Numbers. Oscars...

If you love Oscars too much (*raises hands*) your head can get a little swimmy on Oscar nomination day, trying to parse it all. Particularly the numbers and the new statistics. This could take some time. But here are some non-subjective hierarchies and numbers and stats from the day.

We'll start with the easy one.

Most Nominations

1. La La Land (14)
2. [tie] Moonlight and Arrival (8)
3. [tie] Hacksaw Ridge and Lion and Manchester by the Sea (6)
4. [tie] Hell or High Water and Fences (4)
5. Hidden Figures and Jackie (3)
   
   NOTE: Jackie marks the second year in a row wherein a "chilly" gorgeous movie about a complicated woman wins the distinction of "most nominated movie that isn't nominated for Best Picture" -- coincidence? Nope.

5 of past 6 years film w/ most noms that wasn't up for Best Pic was a chilly beauty about complex woman. Coincidence? I think not. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/fRFZXaflsb

— Nathaniel Rogers (@nathanielr) January 24, 2017

Category with Most First Timers!
(excluding categories with too way many names to look up like producing, visual fx, sound,song, and makeup) 

1. Adapted Screenplay (5/5 nominees are newbies to Oscar)
2. [tie] Original Score and Cinematography (4/5 nominees are newbies to Oscar)
3. Best Director (4/5 nominees are first timers in this particular category though some have been nominated in other categories)
4. Best Supporting Actor (3/5 nominees are newbies to Oscar)
5. Original Screenplay (3/5 nominees are first time nominees for writing) 

Other Curious Statistics after the jump...

not quite ubiquitous Idris Elba

• Octavia Spencer is the first black actress to receive a nomination AFTER winning an Oscar --isn't that crazy? 
• Producer DeDe Gardner (Moonlight) is on her 4th consecutive nomination for Best Picture (Her 5th nomination in total) 
• Laika currently has a perfect record with Oscar. They're 4 for 4 with Best Animated Feature nominations for their features (though they haven't won yet). Their next film won't arrive until 2018 but they're supposedly going to up production to one feature per year.
• One actor is in THREE Oscar nominated movies this year but he only shows his face in one of them: Idris Elba (Zootopia, The Jungle Book, and Star Trek Beyond)
• Twelve more actors are in two Oscar nominated film this year: Forest Whitaker (Rogue One & Arrival), Mahershala Ali (Hidden Figures, Moonlight), Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women, Jackie), Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge), Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts, The Lobster), Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals, Loving), Viola Davis (Fences, Suicide Squad), Janelle Monae (Hidden Figures, Moonlight), Amy Adams (Arrival, Nocturnal Animals), Sanniya Sidney (Fences, Hidden Figures), Billy Crudup (20th Century Women, Jackie), Chris Pine (Hell or High Water, Star Trek Beyond), Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One, Doctor Strange) and Tilda Swinton (Doctor Strange, Hail Caesar). I think they're the only ones. Did I miss someone? (There are a few more but only from voice work credits)

People With Most Nominations Nominated

To Oscar voters, Meryl Streep's feet never touch the ground

1. [tie] Kevin O'Connell - 21st nomination for Sound with Hacksaw Ridge. He's never won. Andy Nelson 21st nomination for Sound for La La Land. He's won twice most recently for Les Miz, another musical
2. Meryl Streep - 20th nomination  this year for Florence Foster Jenkins
3. Greg P Russell - 17th nomination for Sound with 13 Hours. He's never won
4. Thomas Newman - 14th nomination for composing. He's never won. (It took his cousin Randy Newman until his 16th nomination to win!)
5. Colleen Atwood - 12th nomination for costume design with Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.
6. [tie] Stuart Craig -11th nomination for production design for Fantastic Beasts . and Gary Summers 11th nomination for sound in 13 Hours 
7. Alan Robert Murray - 9th nomination in Sound for Sully
8. [tie] Scott Rudin - 8th nomination in Best Picture with Fences. And Wylie Statement 8th nomination in Sound for Deepwater Horizon
9. Denzel Washington - 7th and 8th nomination this year, and first outside of acting for producing Fences
10. Jeff Bridges -7th acting nomination this year for Hell or High Water, 4 of them have been in the supporting actor category

What If Records...

Lucas Hedges is the 8th youngest actor ever nominated in Supporting Actor. Here he is posing for W magazine

• If Lucas Hedges wins Best Supporting Actor he becomes youngest winner in that category ever (beating Timothy Hutton from Ordinary People, 1980)
• If Damien Chazelle wins Best Director he becomes youngest winner in that category ever beating Norman Taurog from Skippy, 1931)
• If Lin-Manuel Miranda wins Best Song he becomes the youngest EGOT winner of all time (beating Robert Lopez, who completed the EGOT with "Let it Go" from Frozen, 2013)

Comments

[Nathan]

Snubbed Amy was in 2 films (nocturnal animals and arrival)

[Richter Scale]

Nat, you missed two things. In most nomination, Fences tied with Hell or High Water with four nominations. Also, Amy Adams is in two nominated films (Arrival and Nocturnal Animals) and Janelle Monae (Hidden Figures and Moonlight). Another one you probably didn't realize, Sanniya Sydney (the little girl from Fences, also one of Taraji's daughters in Hidden Figures). Also don't forget Billy Crudup (20th Century Women, Jackie). Awesome stats as always (I also obsess over this stuff)....

[Bill]

Ralph Fiennes is in Hail Caesar and Kubo and the Two Strings
And of course Janelle Monae is in Hidden Figures and Moonlight

[Ryan T.]

Octavia Spencer (HIDDEN FENCES), JK Simmons (LA LA LAND), and Alan Tudyk (MOANA) were voice actors in ZOOTOPIA. Rooney Mara (LION) was also in KUBO.

[Stark]

Janelle Monae is in Hidden Figures and Moonlight!

[Bill]

And Laura Linley was in Nocturnal and Sully.

[Brian Zitzelman]

Supremely fascinating

[Deebs]

Some more: Chris Pine (Hell or High Water, Star Trek Beyond), Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One, Doctor Strange), Scarlett Johansson (Jungle Book, Hail Caesar)

:)

[Travis]

Portman is the 5th actress to be nominated for playing a first lady. Previous nominees were Beulah Bondi, Greer Garson, Joan Allen, and Sally Field.

[W.J.]

I wonder how much the influx of new and diverse members had to do with all the first-time nominees--particularly in categories like director and score that are historically difficult to break into.

[Jonathan]

Really arbitrary, but since you've compiled the nomination tallies, it's worth mentioning that this is the first year since 2002 no film received a 5 nomination count.

[Anonny]

Your tweet reminds me how much I can love Rooney Mara. She really is grand in those two flicks and playing so very different characters too. I really want that sequel to Dragon Tattoo.

[gwynn1984]

One of the most curious streaks ended this year, as Denzel Washington finally got nominated for acting in a Best Picture nominee. His previous 6 nominations were all for movies that were not Best Picture nominees (contrast that with Daniel Day-Lewis whose 5 nominations are ALL for Best Picture nominees). On the other hand, after starting by being nominated for acting in 2 Best Picture nominees, Meryl Streep has now gotten acting nominations for movies that were not Best Picture nominees 17 of the last 18 times she's been nominated, including now 14 in a row. That's incredible to me. 14 times in a row she has been nominated her movie has not. Is she consistently that much better than her material or is she too often rewarded for performances that anyone else wouldn't be?

[Rizz]

every frame of Anna Karenina makes me want to hate Keira Knightly for how insanely gorgeous she is.Its unfair to the rest of mankind.

[Craver]

Hell or High Water also gets 4 nominations.
Snubbed Amy starred in two movies, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival.
Billy Crudup also appeared in both Jackie and 20th Century Women.
God, I forgot that now 13th Hours and Trolls are Oscar nominees LOLOL

[Glenn Dunks]

Three - Number of women of colour in supporting actress, the first time that's ever happened in an acting category (or any category?)

[/3rtful]

Octavia Spencer is the first black actress to receive a nomination AFTER winning an Oscar --isn't that crazy?

Nonwhite nominees are usually one shot deals.

Jeff Bridges' Oscar record matches Robert Duvall. Both won their Best Actor Oscars for playing country musicians.

[Willy]

Jeff Bridges now ties Walter Brennan, Rain Claudes, Arthur Kennedy, Nick Jackolson and Robert Duvall for the most Best Supporting Actor nominations. Although Hell Or High Water marks already the second time (after Thunderbolt And Lightfoot) that Bridges receives a supporting nomination for a lead role.

14 noms for a musical with lame songs and stars that can neither sing nor dance. Could it be that the Academy is just as tone-deaf as our lord and master?

[/3rtful]

Who finds it strange Nicole Kidman's Oscar record is entirely made of PG-13 movies?

[PJ]

Just wondering about Amy Adams and Arrival. Usually in the past, when they nominated a female-centric picture in Best Picture they usually paired it with a Best Actress as well. When was the last time the leading lady of a female-centric Best Picture nominee (second most nominated film in the year, no less) missing a Best Actress nomination? Last year's Charlize Theron didn't really have precursor buzz to begin with and Mad Max was never perceived as an acting showcase. Perhaps Keira Knightley in Atonement? But we know Saoirse Ronan's character was actually the lead despite playing by three different actresses. It would be interesting to look into this data.

[Philip H.]

"Octavia Spencer is the first black actress to receive a nomination AFTER winning an Oscar --isn't that crazy?"

Considering Whoopi, Viola, and Octavia are the only black actresses to even receive more than one nomination, nah it's not that crazy.

[Carlos]

3rtful, that's an interesting point abt Kidman! Just comes to show how predictable the Academy can be, as they failed to nominate her for her riskier (and also greater) work in To die for, Birth or The paperboy... this really should've been at least her 6th!

[thefilmjunkie]

I don't it's been mentioned yet, but Stephen Henderson appears in two Best Picture nominees: Manchester by the Sea (he plays Affleck's boss near the beginning of the film) and Fences.

[Peggy Sue]

The chilly complex woman situation you mention is really worth discussing.

Despite being in a Sci-Fi film, I always had Amy in my ballot because I thought that playing a grieving mom would benefit her. It helped others in the past. Clearly the fact that she doesn't have a big breakdown scene played against her. You still need a "give my daughter a shot" scene to get in.

[Rob]

Willy: I don't buy that Jeff Bridges is the lead in Hell or High Water. He's got a nice-sized supporting role, as does Ben Foster. Chris Pine is the lead.

[NATHANIEL R]

PJ -- i'd say Knightley is the best example of a previous situation. She did have precursor support as well.

[Myram]

LOVE LOVE LOVE. The lovely Laura Linney was in both Sully and Nocturnal Animals.

[Emma]

Add Michael Sheen (PASSENGERS, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS) to the list.

[Willy]

Oh yeah, The Film Experience. Only on this site you will find people insane enough to claim that Rooney Mara is supporting in Carol and that Julia is the lead of Julia. (I mean the very good Jane Fonda film, not the unwatchable Swilda Tinton turd.)

[Daniel]

Nat, This is for you:
http://www.justjared.com/2017/01/24/oscar-nominee-nicole-kidman-kisses-fellow-nominee-isabelle-hupperts-hand-at-armani-show/

[Emma]

/3rtful: So is Viola Davis'!

Furthermore, Michelle Williams' Oscar-record consists solely of R-rated films. In addition to that (I'm a massive BBFC nerd), over here in the UK, we have '15' and '18' certificates to roughly delineate between soft and hard Rs. All four of her Oscar-nominated roles are in 15-rated films (I find that interesting given BLUE VALENTINE's near-run with the NC-17 rating, yet it only got a 15 over here. Brits are generally more permissive with sex scenes if in the framework of a relationship.)

[Volvagia]

As far as that statistic (movies about chilly women not getting BP noms) in order of grossness?

1. Carol (Actress, Supporting Actress (Fraud), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Score, Costume Design) (Boot: Bridge of Spies)
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Actress, Editing, Cinematography, Both Sound Categories) (Boot: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close or War Horse)
3. Blue Jasmine (Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay) (Woody Allen gets nominated in screenplay for BREATHING and there's no sign that any branch beyond the actors was that into Blue Jasmine. Boot: Philomena.)
4. Jackie (Actress, Costume Design, Original Score. Boot: Hacksaw Ridge.)
5. Anna Karenina (Cinematography, Original Score, Production Design, Costume Design. Yeah, these noms don't scream "get angry over this not being there". It's four tech nods, in a movie basically built from the ground up for tech nods. Boot: Nothing. Yeah, in 2012, there's nothing there that I could justify booting for Anna Karenina.)

[Troy H.]

Moonlight marks only the second time that black actors have won nods in the supporting categories for the same film (Dreamgirls being the first).

If Spencer wins, she'll be the first black actress to take home two competitive trophies.
If Washington wins, he'll be the first black actor to take home three competitive trophies.
If Jenkins wins, he'll be the first black Best Director recipient.

[Volvagia]

Rob: Um...no. Gil Birmingham has a nice sized supporting role. Birmingham and Foster & Pine and Bridges are twinned characters based on Hell or High Water's narrative structure. Bridges' role is SLIGHTLY smaller than Pine's, but not to an extent that I wouldn't ALSO identify him as a lead. See also: Nat viewing Ralph Fiennes as "supporting" in A Bigger Splash. That's even crapper than viewing Jeff Bridges as supporting. The first ninety minutes of A Bigger Splash are basically ENTIRELY about Fiennes' character. So what if he dies after said ninety minutes, that still means he was Lead for 3/4 of the film.

[Ross]

No, Meryl Streep isn't rewarded for material nobody else would be snubbed for as somebody pointed out. Quite often, if another actor was delivering Meryl's performance in the same interesting way, THEY WOULD BE WINNING.

If somebody implies that performances such as Adaptation, A Cry in the Dark, Ironweed, The Devil Wears Prada, SILKWOOD, Postcards from the Edge, The Bridges of Madison County, Julie & Julia are performances that were nominated undeservedly by the Academy, shame on the person with that ridiculous statement.

[Yavor]

Michael Stuhlbarg - Arrival, Doctor Strange

[Volvagia]

Ross: That's 8/20. And yes, not EVERY Streep performance is undeserving of top 5 placement. But Doubt? August: Osage County? The Iron Lady? Into the Woods?

[Paul Outlaw]

Not an actor, but Martin Luther King appears in archival footage in at least three nominees (Hidden Figures, 13th, I Am Not Your Negro (as well as in the Emmy, Globe and SAG-nominated All the Way as a character); JFK appears in archival footage in Hidden Figures and as a character in Jackie; RFK appears in archival footage in O.J.: Made in America and as a character in Jackie.

[Orrin Konheim]

I regularly do a quiz on sporcle of people who have appeared in 3 or more Oscar Best Picture nominees including a BP Oscar nominee of the current year and normally there are a number of 7s, 8s, or 9s, last year Hanks and DiCaprio both boasted 8.

But this year no one in a 2016 BP nominee has been in more than 4 (i.e. Kyle Chandler-Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, Wolf of Wall Street, Manchester by the Sea or JK Simmons-Juno, Whiplash, Up in the Air, La LaLand, also Amy Adams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Kevin Costner, Jeff Bridges) as far as I can tell. I scrolled through tons of credits yesterday

Here is an example of one of those quizzes:

https://www.sporcle.com/games/okonheim/most-appearances-in-bp-nominees-incl-2014

[Cash]

Lucas Hedges is giving me a serious Jesse Eisenberg vibe in that pic.

[Paul Outlaw]

I'm getting a different vibe, but never mind.

[Volvagia]

Paul Outlaw: Dane DeHaan?

[Erick Loggia]

Ross, thank you!

THE DEER HUNTER, KRAMER X KRAMER, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT ´S WOMAN, SOPHIE´S CHOICE, SILKWOOD, OUT OF AFRICA, IRONWEED, A CRY IN THE DARK, POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE, THE BRIDGE OF MADISON COUNTY, ONE TRUE THING, ADAPTATION, THE HOURS, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, JULIE AND JULIA, THE IRON LADY, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS.

Seventeen nominations by now.

That´s all!

[Paul Outlaw]

@ Volvagia

"Barely legal" is the first thing that image evoked, but as I said: never mind.

[Chinoiserie]

Regarding numbers I looked the foreing films by country numbers and Germany, Sweden and Denmark did not really need more nominations when they are the countries with most nominations after France and... Italy? I think. And it looks like the majority of the countries have never been nominated even once. So I oviously have not seen all the submissions but I feel that maybe the same countries are nominated. But it is hard to tell when you she not seen the films but other contries should get more love. But glad for Australia for its first nom. And how UK has only 2? Are best films always go-produced by US?

[Marcos]

Orrin Konheim:

Back in 2002, John C. Reilly was in 3 of the BP nominees that year: Gangs of New York, Chicago and The Hours. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Chicago but did not win.

The late John Cazale was in only 5 films before dying. They were ALL nominated for BP and 3 of them won the Oscar! He was in The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter. He personally was never nominated.

[Chinoiserie]

Nevermind my last sentence, it is Foreing Language film not Foreing film. It is late so I was not thinking, too bad you can't edit lol.

[Volvagia]

Marcos: Should have been for Godfather Part II, probably would have been nominated for something if he hadn't died.

[HeikoS]

Kinda find it amusing how a few commenters think Meryl Streep is deserving of all her nominations. I am a big fan of Meryl, but I am more realistic. This year I feel that she doesn't deserve it. Come on, Annette Bening and Amy Adams over her? Please don't even mention "Into the Woods" , "One True Thing", "The French Lieutenant's Woman" aknd "August:Osage County". Not for me.

She wasn't nominated for The Hours. FYI.

[HeikoS]

Let me add "Music of the Heart" to that.

I also find the comment about Germany, Sweden, and Denmark don't need any more nominations a bit absurd. If that's the case, ant movies from France and Italy should just be bypassed. I do agree, however, the Academy shouldn't focus on these countries too much. There are a lot of fantastic movies from ofher countries ignored year after year, but then again being nominated involves money and politics. Soooo....