The film's cast has an impressive collective Academy Award history with six Academy Award winners and one additional nominee:

•Nicole Kidman was awarded for The Hours (2002), and was nominated in 2002

for her role in Moulin Rouge! (2001).

•Daniel Day-Lewis is a two time winner for the films My Left Foot (1989) and There Will Be Blood (2007),

as well as being nominated for both Au nom du père (1993)and Gangs of New York (2002).
•Judi Dench won a supporting actress Oscar in 1999 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998) and has been nominated for both supporting and leading roles on another five occasions for La dame de Windsor (1997), Le chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Madame Henderson présente (2005) and Chronique d'un scandale (2006).
•Sophia Loren won her first award in 1962 for La ciociara (1960) and has since been nominated once more for Mariage à l'italienne (1964) and also received an Honorary Award in 1991.
•Marion Cotillard was awarded in 2008 for La môme (2007).
•Penélope Cruz was awarded in 2009 for Vicky Cristina Barcelona(2008) and was nominated for Volver (2006
•'Kate Hudson' was nominated for her supporting role in Presque célèbre (2000).

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The crew has also been recognized by the Academy:
•Director Rob Marshall was nominated for Chicago (2002).
•Writer Michael Tolkin was nominated for The Player (1992).
•Writer Anthony Minghella has been nominated twice for other adaptations: forLe patient anglais (1996) for which he also won Best Director, and later for Le talentueux Mr Ripley (1999).
•Cinematographer Dion Beebe was nominated for Chicago (2002), and later won the award for Mémoires d'une geisha (2005), both directed by Rob Marshall.
-Production designer John Myhre was awarded for Chicago (2002)

and Mémoires d'une geisha (2005) and nominated for Elizabeth (1998) and Dreamgirls (2006).
•Set decorator Gordon Sim was awarded for Chicago (2002).
•Make up and hair designer Peter King won for Best Makeup in 2004 for Le seigneur des anneaux - Le retour du roi (2003).
•Well-renowned producer Harvey Weinstein has an Academy Award from when Shakespeare in Love (1998) won Best Picture in 1999. He also produced Gangs of New York (2002) which was nominated for Best Picture in 2003.

The performance lengths of all 7 of the ladies:
•Marion Cotillard: 17 Minutes & 16 Seconds
•Penelope Cruz: 12 Minutes & 26 Seconds
•Judi Dench: 11 Minutes & 28 Seconds
•Nicole Kidman: 10 Minutes & 16 Seconds
•Kate Hudson: 8 Minutes & 41 Seconds
•Fergie: 7 Minutes & 39 Seconds
•Sophia Loren: 4 Minutes & 11 Seconds