William Wyler "Mrs. Miniver". He is tied with Frank Capra and behind John Ford, who won four Oscars in this category. He is also only director in Academy history to direct three Best Picture-winning films (the three for which he won Best Director), and directed more Best Picture nominees than anyone else (thirteen). He has the distinction of having directed more actors to Oscar-nominated performances than any other director in history: thirty-six. Out of these nominees, fourteen went on to win Oscars, also a record. He received the fourth AFI Life Achievement Award in 1976. Among those who thanked him for directing
Oscar Peñas program provides cash and recognition to writers who create music with a value beyond the scope of performance surveys. Peñas was awarded finalist for his original song "Paquito's Choro" in the 19th Annual USA Songwriting Competition (2014). He was one of the nominees for the 14th Independent Music Awards in the category, Song, Jazz Instrumental for his "Paquito’s Choro". Oscar Peñas Oscar Peñas Cambray (born August 13, 1972, Barcelona, Spain) is a Catalan-born jazz guitarist and composer, now an American citizen living in New York City. Oscar Peñas is a Catalan-American guitarist born in Barcelona, Spain. In 2007, after completing