Cillian Murphy and the team behind "Poor Things" are poised to set some Irish records at the Oscars on Sunday night, March 10.
Murphy could become the first Irish-born individual to win in the Best Actor category if he wins for his role in “Oppenheimer.”
(Daniel Day-Lewis is a three-time Best Actor winner and has dual British-Irish citizenship, but he was born in London, while Murphy was born in Co Cork.)
Murphy, who has already won the Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and BAFTA for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, is currently the favorite to win the Oscar, though Paul Giamatti could also scoop it for "The Holdovers."
Three more Irish individuals have a chance of becoming the first Irish winners of an Oscar in their respective categories: Robbie Ryan, nominated for Best Cinematography for "Poor Things," could become the first Irish cinematographer to win, while Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, who co-produced "Poor Things" could be the first Irish winners in the Best Picture category.
Murphy, Ryan, Guiney, and Lowe aren't the only ones who could be setting records on Sunday night - USBets.com collected all the records that could be broken at the 96th Academy Awards:
Most wins in one night
With 13 nominations, "Oppenheimer," starring Cillian Murphy, could break the record for the most Oscar wins in one night.
"Poor Things," from the Dublin-based Element Pictures, also has a chance of equaling the record, which is currently jointly held by “Ben-Hur,” “Titanic,” and “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” which have 11 Oscar wins each.
First Indigenous woman to win an acting Oscar / First Native American to win a competitive Oscar
Lily Gladstone could become the first Indigenous woman to win the Oscar for an acting performance and also the first Native American winner of a competitive Oscar regardless of category if she wins Best Actress for “Killers Of The Flower Moon.”
The second feat could also be achieved by songwriter Scott George, member of the Osage Nation, who is nominated for Best Original Song “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)."
Three+ Oscar wins
Robert DeNiro (“Killers Of The Flower Moon”, Supporting Actor nominee) and Jodie Foster (“Nyad”, Supporting Actress nominee) could join an elite group of 7 other actors who have an impressive 3+ Oscar wins.
Winning two or more acting Oscars for leading performances
Emma Stone could join 26 other actors who have won two or more acting Oscars for leading performances. Stone won Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2019 for “La La Land" and she is nominated in the same category this year for “Poor Things."
In total, 26 actors have won two or more Oscars for leading performances - 16 women and 10 men. When also counting supporting performances, 44 actors have won two or more acting Oscars - 23 women and 21 men, which would make Stone the 45th double Oscar winner.
Winning both for both acting and producing in one night
Emma Stone (“Poor Things," Best Actress and Best Picture nominee) could become only the second actress to ever win for both acting and producing in one night - Frances McDormand became the first one to do so when she won both Best Actress and Best Picture for “Nomadland” in 2021.
First French woman to win Best Original Screenplay and Best Director
Justine Triet could become the first French woman to win in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Director categories if she wins for “Anatomy of a Fall."
Triet’s win in the Best Director category would also extend the record of the 2020s as the decade with the most women winning Best Director.
Two women have won this decade thus far: Chloé Zhao and Jane Campion, so Triet could be a third female winner this decade and fourth female winner overall, including 2009’s winner Kathryn Bigelow.
Oldest winner of Best Director
Martin Scorsese could become the oldest winner of the Best Director category if he wins for “Killers Of The Flower Moon." Scorsese will be 81 at the time of this year’s ceremony. The current holder of the record is Clint Eastwood, who was 74 when he won Best Director for “Million Dollar Baby.”
Oldest winner of a competitive Oscar
John Williams could become the oldest winner of a competitive Oscar ever if he wins the Best Score Oscar for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” The record is currently held by James Ivory who won Best Adapted Screenplay for “Call Me By Your Name” at the age of 89. Williams is going to be 92 at the time of the 2024 Oscars ceremony.
Most Oscar wins in the Best Editing category
Thelma Schoonmaker could break out of a four-way tie and become the sole holder of the record for the most Oscar wins in the Best Editing category if she wins her fourth trophy for “Killers Of The Flower Moon.”
The first UK movie to win Best International Feature Film
“The Zone of Interest” could become the first UK movie to win the Best International Feature Film Oscar.
(Since the main dialogue of the movie is not English, it allows the UK to submit it for the Best International Feature Film category - their previous nominations in the category were for films with Welsh dialogue.)
Most wins in the Best International Feature Film category
Italy could extend its record for the most wins in the Best International Feature Film category if they win for “Io Capitano." Thus far, they have won 14 times, so this would be their 15th time winning.
Studio with the most Oscar wins in the Best Animated Feature category
Pixar could extend its record as the studio with the most Oscar wins in the Best Animated Feature category. They have won 11 times out of 18 nominations, and a win for “Elemental” would make it their 12th win in this category.
Second non-English movie to win Best Animated Feature
“The Boy and The Heron” (Hayao Miyazaki, Japan) could become only the second non-English movie to win in the Best Animated feature category (with Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” being the first and last non-English speaking winner in 2001) while “Robot Dreams” could become the first movie in the Best Animated Feature category to win with no dialogue.
Winning the Best Picture Oscar two or more times
Mark Johnson (“The Holdovers”) or Steven Spielberg (”Maestro”) have a chance to join an elite group of nine other individuals who have won the Best Picture Oscar two or more times. Johnson won his first Oscar in 1988 for “Rain Man” and Spielberg won in 1993 for “Schindler’s List.”
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