Statistics are valid through the 2007 (80th) Academy Awards, presented on February 24, 2008. [document last updated 3/08]
BEST PICTURE FACTS
By Studio
[Applies only to the 1927/28 (1st) — 1950 (23rd) Academy Awards (see note above)]
MOST NOMINATIONS ([#] indicates number of awards)
| 38 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [5] |
| 21 | Warner Bros. [2] |
| 16 | 20th Century-Fox [3] |
MOST AWARDS ([#] indicates number of nominations)
| 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [38] |
| 3 | 20th Century-Fox [16] |
| 2 | Columbia [12] |
| 2 | Paramount [13] |
| 2 | Selznick International Pictures [5] |
| 2 | Warner Bros. [21] |
By Producer
[Applies only to the 1951 (24th) — 2007 (80th) Academy Awards (see note above)]
MOST NOMINATIONS ([#] indicates number of awards)
| 6 | Stanley Kramer [0] |
| 6 | Steven Spielberg [1] |
| 5 | Francis Ford Coppola [1] |
| 5 | Kathleen Kennedy [0] |
| 4 | Warren Beatty [0] |
| 4 | James L. Brooks [1] |
| 4 | David Brown [0] |
| 4 | Clint Eastwood [2] |
| 4 | Norman Jewison [0] |
| 4 | Frank Marshall [0] |
| 4 | David Puttnam [1] |
| 4 | Sam Spiegel [3] |
| 4 | George Stevens [0] |
| 4 | Irwin Winkler [1] |
MOST AWARDS ([#] indicates number of nominations)
| 3 | Sam Spiegel [4] |
| 3 | Saul Zaentz [3] |
| 2 | Clint Eastwood [4] |
| 2 | Arthur Freed [2] |
| 2 | Branko Lustig [2] |
| 2 | Albert S. Ruddy [2] |
| 2 | Robert Wise [3] |