In the category of 'Best Supporting Actress,' Beatrice Straight holds a record that may never be broken. In the 1976 film 'Network,' Straight plays the wife of a man having an affair. Her entire screen time in the film consists of a single, powerful five-minute-and-two-second scene where she confronts her husband about his infidelity. Despite the brevity of the role, her performance was so raw and impactful that she won the Oscar in 1977. This is the shortest performance ever to win an acting Academy Award. It beat the previous record held by Judi Dench, who won for her eight-minute appearance as Queen Elizabeth I in 'Shakespeare in Love.' Straight’s win is often cited by acting coaches as proof that there are 'no small parts,' only small actors, and that a single scene can define a career.