The nominations for the Academy Awards are announced bright and early Monday (March 15), which means some talented actors and creatives will definitely be starting the week with a spring in their step. To get you in the mood, here are some fascinating milestones and records from Oscar history.

1. The most-nominated movies ever are All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016), each with 14 nominations.

All About Eve and La La Land went on to win six awards on the night, while Titanic came home with a super-impressive 11.

2. All About Eve is the only movie in history to receive four female acting nominations.

They went to Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for Best Actress, and Thelma Ritter and Celeste Holm for Best Supporting Actress. Sadly, none of them won on the night, losing out to Judy Holliday (Best Actress for Born Yesterday) and Josephine Hull (Best Supporting Actress for Harvey).

3. Meryl Streep has more Oscar nominations than any other actor: a massive 21.

Her first nomination was for The Deer Hunter in 1978, while her most recent came for The Post in 2017. She's won three times: for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).

4. Among male actors, Jack Nicholson leads the way with 12 nominations.

His first was for Easy Rider in 1970, and his most recent was for About Schmidt in 2003. Like Streep, he has won three times: for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976), Terms of Endearment (1984), and As Good As It Gets (1998).

5. Peter O'Toole holds the record for the most acting nominations without a win: eight.

Happily, however, he did receive an Honorary Award from the Academy in 2003. Richard Burton and Glenn Close have each scored seven nominations without a win, though Close could be in the running again this year for Hillbilly Elegy.

6. The first Black person to win an Academy Award was Hattie McDaniel, in 1939, for her performance in Gone with the Wind.

Shockingly, it would take another 25 years for another Black actor to win an Oscar. It finally happened in 1964 when Sidney Poitier was named Best Actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field.

7. The most nominated person in Oscar history is... Walt Disney.

During his remarkable career, he racked up 59 nominations including 22 wins. His final win came posthumously in 1969, in the Best Short Subject (Cartoon) category for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.

8. The youngest ever Oscar nominee is Justin Henry, who was just eight when he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Kramer vs. Kramer.

But the youngest winner is Tatum O'Neal, who was 10 when she won Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon in 1974.

9. John Williams holds the records for most nominations in the Best Original Score category: a stunning 47.

Surprisingly, he's only won five times, most recently for Schindler's List in 1994.

10. Only five women have ever been nominated for Best Director.

They are: Lina Wertmüller for Seven Beauties (1976), Jane Campion for The Piano (1993), Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation (2004), Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2009), and Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird (2017).

Only Bigelow won on the night. However, Nomadland's Chloé Zhao, Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell, and One Night in Miami's Regina King are definitely considered to be in the running this year.

11. Emma Thompson is the only person to have won Oscars for acting and screenwriting.

She won Best Actress for her performance in Howard's End in 1993, and then Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility in 1996.

12. Edith Head is the most nominated Costume Designer, with 35 nominations.

She won eight times (for Roman Holiday and The Sting, to name a couple), which means she has more Oscars than any other woman in history.

Who are you hoping to see nominated for this year's Academy Awards?