The record for shortest Oscar
winning performance is held by Beatrice Straight, who won a Best
Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in Network (1976), which she
appeared in for just one 5 minute and 40 second scene.
Second shortest record for a Best Actor Oscar is held by David
Niven, for his work in Separate Tables (1958), which he appeared in
for 15 minutes and 38 seconds.
Third shortest record for Best Actor Academy Award is held by
Anthony Hopkins, for his work in The Silence of the Lambs (1991),
which he appeared in for just over 16 minutes. All prove that
sometimes less is more.