Oscars 2022: Nominees who broke records and can make history with their win

Six decades ago, the 34th Oscars ceremony was dominated by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise’s 'West Side Story' and now after years, Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation from the same source has nabbed a nom in the best picture category.

This is only the second time adaptations from the same source material have both been nominated for best picture. The first time it happened, was 'Mutiny on the Bounty,' which won the best picture in 1936, while a new version was only nominated in 1963. If Oscar history repeats itself, 'West Side' (’21) wins, it will make history for the same source material to win the best picture twice.

This year, unfortunately, Cate Blanchett failed to land among this year’s nominees in the Best Supporting Actress race, but the two-time Oscar winner made history anyway.

With her roles in two top contenders of Best Picture nominees, 'Don’t Look Up' and 'Nightmare Alley,'  Blanchett is the first actress to have credited roles in nine best picture nominees, surpassing a record previously held by Olivia de Havilland.

'Drive My Car' has become the first Japanese film to earn a best picture nomination. Well, its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi is the third Japanese director to earn a best director Oscar nomination.

The 2022 Oscars are relatively special in this respect of LGBTQ+ community- with not one but two LGBTQ+ actors are up for awards: Kristen Stewart for best actress for Spencer and Ariana DeBose for best supporting actress for Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' remake.

If either of them win, that would make them one of the first ever out LGBTQ+ actors to pick up the prestigious trophy. 

Costume designer Paul Tazewell made history as the first Black man to be nominated for an Oscar in the costume design category. However, in 2019, Ruth E. Carter became the first black individual of any gender to win the best costume design award, for 'Black Panther.'