In the blink of an eye: actors who won Oscars with just a few minutes on screen

How long does it take to be in a movie to win an Oscar? You might be surprised at the answer.

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Let's review the list of performances that won the coveted statuette with the least possible screen time.

The actress only offered a total of 15 minutes of acting excellence. Her take on Fantine tore apart the soul with every scene, not to mention her singing talent in Tom Hooper's 'Les Miserables'.

To give an idea of the measure of the masterpiece Anne Hathaway gave the world, she beat Sally Field, Helen Hunt, Amy Adams and Jacki Weaver for Supporting Actress.

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Judi Dench's Elizabeth I of England appeared on screen for 8 minutes, enough to win Best Supporting Actress for 'Shakespeare in Love'.

The veteran English actress beat Kathy Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn and Rachel Griffiths.

5 minutes and 40 seconds was enough to set a record that seems insurmountable, in Sidney Lumet's formidable 'Network'.

The actress won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress over Jane Alexander, Lee Grant, Piper Laurie and Jodie Foster.

It took 9 minutes and 32 seconds for Gloria Grahame in Vincente Minnelli's brilliant work to win the Oscar for 'The Bad and the Beautiful'.

The competition for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar included Terry Moore, Colette Marchand, Thelma Ritter and Jean Hagen.

For just 10 minutes, Ben Johnson appeared on screen, playing Sam, in Peter Bogdanovich's fabulous 'The Last Picture Show'.

The Oscar race for Best Supporting Actor included Leonard Frey, Roy Scheider and Richard Jaeckel - as well as fellow actor Jeff Bridges. Pictured, Peter Bogdanovich shaping his masterpiece.

14 minutes and 18 seconds were enough for the actress to make her Greta Ohlsson shine brighter than any of the leads in this wonderful adaptation of Sidney Lumet's 'Murder on the Orient Express'.

The legendary actress won Best Supporting Actress over Diane Ladd, Talia Shire, Valentina Cortese and Madeleine Kahn.

15 minutes and 38 seconds were enough for the legendary actor to add brilliance to the film adaptation of the well-known play 'Separate Tables'.

Look at the other four Oscar nominees for Best Actor: Paul Newman, Spencer Tracy, Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier. The acting Olympus of the era.

Did you know, that Hannibal Lecter only appears for 16 minutes in 'The Silence of the Lambs', although his presence is constant throughout the film?

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For many, he offered one of the best performances in cinema history. He beat Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Warren Beatty and Robin Williams. A crazy competition for Best Actor.

Lee Grant had 18 minutes in this must-see Hal Ashby comedy, enough to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

That year, she beat Lily Tomlin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia Miles and Ronee Blakely.

Rayon appears for 21 minutes in 'Dallas Buyers Club', enough for Jared Leto to be, indisputably, the Best Supporting Actor of that year's awards.

Michael Fassbender, Jonah Hill, Bradley Cooper and Barkhad Abdi all missed out on a statuette that year.

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