['< sod >\'\' room at the top\'\' was widely lauded, and was nominated for six [ [ academy awards ] ], for [ [ academy award for best picture | best picture ] ], [ [ academy award for best director | best director ] ] for clayton, [ [ academy award for best actor | best actor ] ] for harvey, and [ [ academy award for best supporting actress | best supporting actress ] ] for baddeley, winning [ [ academy award for best actress | best actress ] ] for signoret and [ [ academy award for best adapted screenplay | best adapted screenplay ] ] for paterson. baddeley\'s performance became the shortest ever to be nominated for an acting oscar ( she had 2 minutes and 32 seconds of screen time ). < ref name = " hb2min32 " > { { cite web < eod > < sod >\'\' room at the top\'\' was widely lauded, and was nominated for six [ [ academy awards ] ], winning [ [ academy award for best actress | best actress ] ] for signoret and [ [ academy award for best adapted screenplay | best adapted screenplay ] ] for paterson. its other nominations included [ [ academy award for best picture | best picture ] ], [ [ academy award for best director | best director ] ] for clayton, [ [ academy award for best actor | best actor ] ] for harvey, and [ [ academy award for best supporting actress | best supporting actress ] ] for baddeley. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / awardsdatabase. oscars. org / ampas _ awards / displaymain. jsp? curtime = 947948187848 | title = academy awards database ( official page ) | author = <! - - staff writer ( s ) ; no by - line. - - > | date = | website = awardsdatabase. oscars. org | publisher = academy of motion picture arts and sciences | access - date = 8 october 2016 | quote = } } < / ref > baddeley\'s performance, consisting of 2 minutes and 32 seconds of screen time, became the shortest ever to be nominated for an acting oscar. < see ref name = " hb2min32 " > { { cite magazine | last = kim | first = wook | date = 22 february 2013 | title = 17 unusual oscar records : shortest performance to win an acting award : 5 minutes and 40 seconds | url = http : / / entertainment. time. com / 2013 / 02 / 22 / 17 - unusual - oscar - records / slide / beatrice - straight / | magazine = time | location = new york city | publisher = time warner | access - date = 8 october 2016 } } < / ref > < eod >']