Who's the best director in Hollywood history? You could look at who's won the most Best Director Oscars -- that would be legendary John Ford, whose four wins include "The Grapes of Wrath," and "The Quiet Man" -- but perhaps there's another metric with which to judge. Moviefone took another look at Oscar statistics by counting which directors' films have resulted in the most acting nominations. By that count, Ford -- and famous directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, and Clint Eastwood -- don't even make the Top 10. Who's directed the most actors to a nomination? The list might surprise you.
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Something occurred to me as I was reading Ellen Degeneres' article.
If "The Artist"does win the award for Best Picture, it would be the first silent film to win an Academy Award since the very first film TO win an Academy Award.
That film was called "Wings". It was made in 1927, and the very first Academy Awards event was a year later.
That's when it won the Best Picture award.
Just sayin.
angry_in_ct: Something occurred to me as I was reading Ellen Degeneres'
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The Huffington Post Sharon Knolle First Posted: 02/21/2012 4:01 pm Updated: 02/21/2012 4:01 pm