One of three - pretty safe bet. George Clooney won the Oscar for best supporting actor on Sunday for his performance as a weary CIA agent in the oil industry thriller "Syriana," while he has been nominated in whopping three different categories.

It was the first Oscar win for George Clooney, 44, who is also nominated this year in the director and original screenplay categories for "Good Night, and Good Luck."

George Clooney's performance in "Syriana" has already earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

Upon accepting the award, George Clooney paused during his acceptance speech to sarcastically thank disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff before adding, “Who would name their kid Jack with the last words ‘off’ at the end of your last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up.”

George Clooney has recently been nominated for the David Lean Award for Achievement in Directing by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA for Good Night, and Good Luck.

George Clooney was nominated for 3 Academy Awards, winning one of them for best supporting actor for Syriana, and receiving two nominations for directing and co-writing the screenplay for "Good Night, and Good Luck."

In fact, George Clooney became the first person in Oscar history to be nominated for directing one movie and appearing in another in the same year. 

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