Longest Best Picture Oscar
Gone with the Wind, at 3 hours and 56 minutes, was the longest film to have won a Best Picture Oscar; it was also the first film in color to win Best Picture.
Oldest Best Actor Oscar award
Henry Fonda was first nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in 1941 for his role in The Grapes of Wrath but had to wait 41 years before he finally achieved a win in 1982 for his role in On Golden Pond. At 76, he is the oldest actor yet to have received the Best Actor award.
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Youngest Lifetime Achievement Award Holder
Tom Hanks is the youngest recipient of the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received in 2002 at age 45.
Top Host of Oscars
Bob Hope has hosted the Oscars 18 times; Billy Crystal is in second place with 8 times.