Kate related Oscars Trivia

*Heavenly Creatures, Jude, S&S and Hamlet were all nominated for an Oscar for "Best Writing, Screenplay"
*Sense and Sensibility won the "Best Writing, Screenplay" Oscar in 1996 for Emma Thompson's wonderful adaptation
*TWO = the number of women ever nominated for Best Director at the same time: Lina Wertmuller (Seven Beauties), Jane Campion (The Piano)
*ELEVEN = the number of most wins shared by Ben Hur and Titanic
*FOURTEEN = the record number of nominations for a film, shared by All About Eve and Titanic
*TWENTY-TWO = age of youngest actress ever to nominated for an Oscar...TWICE! KATE WINSELT!
*In Titanic (1998), Kate Winslet was nominated for best actress as young Rose, while Gloria Stuart earned a supporting-actress nod as the elderly Rose in the film's framing sequence. These two actresses made history when both were nominated for playing the same character in the same film.

Billy Crystal's Oscar night opening song... "Just sit right back and you'll here a tale a tale of a giant ship that started many years ago with an over budget script. The boss is a loud director man who made accountants sick.The studios teamed up to pay for a three hour flick, a three hour flick. It's made a billion dollars now I hope it springs some leaks , some other films deserve a break like My giant in three weeks My, giant in three weeks.   But "Titanic" is story here I've gotta tip my hat to
Gilligan.... The skipper too...   The propeller guy...   And the ice...   The movie star...
The professor and Mary Ann...   Here on Oscars big night!"