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Facts about Oscar Nominations The Associated Press Some facts and figures about Tuesday's Oscar nominations: — Steven Soderbergh's dual nomination for directing ("Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic") is the first since Michael Curtiz did it in 1938 for "Four Daughters" and "Angels With Dirty Faces." It should be noted, however, that between 1950 and 1974, Motion Picture Academy rules did not permit two directing nominations in a single year. — The 10 nominations for Taiwan's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" break the record for most received by a foreign film, previously held by Italy's 1998 "Life Is Beautiful," which got seven. — "Gladiator's" 12 nominations is two shy of the record for most nominations. "All About Eve" (1950) and Titanic (1997) each garnered 14 nominations. Six films have received 13 nominations, and 12 movies have hit the dozen mark, including "Gladiator." — "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the third film to be nominated for both best picture and best foreign language film. The others were "Z" in 1969 and "Life Is Beautiful" in 1998. Each took home the Oscar for foreign film. — If Benicio Del Toro wins the supporting-actor Oscar for "Traffic," he would join Robert De Niro ("Godfather Part II") as the only performers to receive awards for essentially foreign-language performances in American films. — Kate Hudson, daughter of Oscar recipient Goldie Hawn, joins Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, and Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland as the only mother-daughter combinations to receive acting nominations. — Composer John Williams is the most-nominated living person with 39 nominations to his credit, including Tuesday's original-score nomination for "The Patriot." More headlines
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