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Oscars 2013 nominations by the numbers

Number of people who have received Oscar nominations for picture, director, screenplay and actor. (Warren Beatty and George Clooney, who, this year, is a producer on best picture nominee "Argo.")

Number of people who have received Oscar nominations for picture, director, screenplay and actor. (Warren Beatty and George Clooney, who, this year, is a producer on best picture nominee “Argo.”)  (AFP / Getty Images / Film Magic)

By Glenn Whipp / Los Angeles Times

This year’s batch of Oscar contenders are making all sorts of history. An index:
Oscars 2013: Nominee list | Live ballot | Trivia | Snubs | Reactions | Timeline

Eight

The most nominations for an individual producer, a record shared by Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, both of whom are nominated for “Lincoln.” Kennedy has never won; Spielberg took the honor in 1994 for “Schindler’s List.”  (John Shearer / Invision / Associated Press)

Eleven

Best picture winners without any acting nominations. “Slumdog Millionaire” was the last; “Life of Pi” is attempting to become the latest.  (Peter Sorel / Associated Press)

Forty-eight

Oscar nominations for John Williams. Walt Disney owns the most, 59.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Eighty-two

Christopher Plummer’s age when he won the supporting actor Oscar last year for “Beginners,” becoming the oldest person to win an Academy Award in one of the four acting categories.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Eighty-six

Lead actress nominee Emmanuelle Riva’s age, as of Sunday.  (Leo-Paul Ridet / For the Times)

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