This was the first of only two times in Oscar history that three of the four acting awards were won by repeat winners ; only Fay Bainter was a first time award winner . The only other time that this happened was at the 67th Academy Awards in 1994 . Fay Bainter also was the first actress in the history of the Oscars to receive two acting nominations in the same year . In addition , Spencer Tracy became the first of only two lead actors to win two years in a row ; the other one , Tom Hanks , also did so in 1994
67th Academy Awards
67th Academy Awards
11th Academy Awards