Kevin O'Connell, 21 nominations to date21 days until Oscar! Since 21 is the magic number of the day we must note that two contenders this year, Andy Nelson and Kevin O'Connell, competing against each other in Sound Mixing, are both on their 21st nomination. (Take that Meryl with your 20!) Nelson, who seems likely to win for La La Land has already won two Oscars for Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Les Misérables (2012). O'Connell is still waiting for that elusive win. He must be frustrated and his tux must be well worn by now.
So for today's trivia after the jump...
The Living People With The Most Oscar Nominations Who Have Never Won (if I've missed anyone you'll let me know in the comments)
- Kevin O'Connell (21 noms in sound, including this year's Hacksaw Ridge)
- Greg P Russell (17 noms in sound, including this year's 13 Hours)
- Thomas Newman (14 noms in music, including this year's Passengers)
- Roger Deakins (13 noms in cinematography from The Shawshank Redemption through Sicario)
- [TIE]
James Newton Howard (8 noms in music from The Prince of Tides through Defiance)
Kathleen Kennedy (8 noms producing from ET through Lincoln)
Wylie Stateman (8 noms in sound including this year's Deepwater Horizon)
Diane Warren (8 noms in original song from Mannequin's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" through The Hunting Ground's "Til It Happens to You") - [TIE]
Norman Jewison (7 noms, director/producer from The Russians are Coming! through Moonstruck. But he was given an Honorary Oscar)
Mike Leigh (7 noms, writer/director from Secrets & Lies through Another Year) - [TIE]
Wes Anderson (6 noms, writer/director/prod from The Royal Tenenbaums through The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Paul Thomas Anderson (6 noms, writer/director/prod from Boogie Nights through Inherent Vice)
Glenn Close (6 noms in acting from The World According to Garp through Albert Nobbs)
Jim Sheridan (6 noms, writer/director/prod from My Left Foot through In America)
Peter Weir (6 noms, director/producer from Witness through Master and Commander) - [TIE]
Amy Adams (5 noms in acting from Junebug through American Hustle)
Kenneth Branagh (5 noms, actor/writer/director, Henry V through My Week With Marilyn)
Cheryl Carasik (5 noms in art direction from A Little Princess through Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
Allen Daviau (5 noms in cinematography from E.T. through Bugsy)
Linda DeScenna (5 noms in art direction from Star Trek through Toys)
Albert Finney (5 noms in acting from Tom Jones through Erin Brockovich)
Richard Linklater (5 noms, writer/director/prod from Before Sunset through Boyhood)
Owen Roizman (5 noms in cinematography from The French Connection through Wyatt Earp)
David O. Russell (5 noms, writer/director)
Piero Tosi (5 noms, costume design... recently given an Honorary)