--- title: Oscars 2017: Every Record Broken at the Academy Awards description: Several records were broken at the 89th Academy Awards. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Feb 27, 2017 6:15 AM UTC  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Feb 27, 2017 6:15 AM UTC The biggest surprise of the night at the Oscars turned out to be the [shocking mix-up](http://time.com/4683500/oscars-2017-wrong-best-picture-announced/) that had the wrong movie (_La La Land_) onstage to accept the award for Best Picture (_Moonlight_, as it turned out). In fact, though _La La Land_ won several awards, the musical did not come anywhere close to breaking the record for most Oscars, as some thought it might. Although there were more records that _weren’t_ broken Sunday night—Lin-Manuel Miranda didn’t get that elusive [EGOT](http://time.com/4675741/oscars-2017-almost-egot-lin-manuel-miranda/), Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep didn’t break acting records—there were still a handful of awards that did make history. [**Mahershala Ali**](http://time.com/4667256/mahershala-ali-facts/) **became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar.** Ali broke a barrier with his win for Best Supporting Actor in _Moonlight_, in which he plays a tender father figure to a lost young man. In his speech, he thanked his teachers, who told him, “It’s not about you… You’re in service to these stories and these characters.” [**Viola Davis**](http://time.com/4682262/oscars-2017-viola-davis-best-roles/) **became the first black person to receive the triple crown of acting.** Davis’ win for Best Supporting Actress in _Fences_ makes her the first black actor, male or female, to win a competitive Oscar, Emmy and Tony—a feat previously accomplished by only 13 women and 9 men, including Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. **_O.J.: Made in America_** **became the longest film to win an Oscar.** Though many debated whether Ezra Edelman’s documentary really qualified as a movie—it initially ran as a docuseries on ESPN, though it had a qualifying theatrical run—it made the cut and, at 467 minutes, beat _War and Peace_ by more than half an hour. **Damien Chazelle became the youngest person to win Best Director.** The _La La Land_ director, 32, is the same age as Norman Taurog was when he won Best Director for the 1931 comedy _Skippy_. But Chazelle, who just turned 32 in January, is several months younger than Taurog was when he won the award. **Kevin O’Connell finally ended his own record-breaking Oscar losing streak.** After 20 nominations and 20 non-wins for sound mixing, O’Connell finally won Sunday night for _Hacksaw Ridge_. The win ends the longest losing streak in Oscar history. **_Moonlight_** **‘s** **Dede Gardner** **became the first woman to win twice for producing.** When the film won Best Picture, Gardner won a historic second Oscar for producing. 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