The sinking of the Titanic has been the basis for many novels describing fictionalised events on board the ship, such as Titanic: The Long Night written by Diane Hoh. Many reference books about the disaster have also been written since the Titanic sank, the first of these appearing within months of the sinking.
This marks the most nominations for a Star Wars film since the release of the original Star Wars in 1977, which received 10 nods and won six Oscars; The Empire Strikes Back (1980) received three nominations, winning two Oscars; Return of the Jedi (1983) nabbed four nominations with one win; The Phantom Menace (1999) captured three nominations; ...
Kubrick won a best effects Oscar for 2001: A Space Odyssey and Welles won a best writing, original screenplay Oscar for Citizen Kane.. Hitchcock was nominated five times for best director and never won an Oscar. He directed Rebecca, which won two Oscars at the 13th Academy Awards, but the outstanding production Oscar was given to Selznick International Pictures and the cinematography (Black-and-White) Oscar went to George Barnes. Hitchcock was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968.