Mitt Romney, a leading contender for the Republican nomination, earned his fortune running Bain Capital, one of the world's largest private equity firms.
Mr. Widmark, then 33, had fourth billing in "Kiss of Death"; his Oscar nomination earned him better billing but similar roles in three 1948 films: William Keighley's "Street With No Name," Jean Negulesco's "Road House" and William Wellman's "Yellow Sky".
His nomination earned bipartisan support, and the Senate voted 94-6 to confirm him.
It received nine Academy Awards nominations, earning Damon and Affleck Oscars and Golden Globes for Best Screenplay.
It received eight Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations and garnered a win for Adapted Screenplay, six Golden Globe nominations, earning a win for Best Screenplay, and three Screen Actors Guild nominations.
"Birdman" scored the most Golden Globe nominations, earning seven nods including best picture in its category, best director and best actor for Michael Keaton, who plays a washed-up movie superhero who seeks redemption by mounting a Broadway play.
NBC shows like "The Office" and "30 Rock," for all their awards and nominations, earn the network more credibility than viewers.
Ritt would be remembered as an actor's director, the many Academy Awards and Academy Award nominations earned by those whom he directed providing testimony to his ability to again and again guide actors to extraordinary performances.
Before Tuesday's nomination, Davis and actress Whoopi Goldberg were tied for the most nominations earned by a black actress.
The 14 nominations for "Mormon" fell just shy of the record 15 nominations earned by "The Producers" in 2001 and "Billy Elliot" in 2009.
