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Catherine Zeta-Jones’ first nomination resulted in her winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in CHICAGO. Read More -
Oscar audiences and Academy Award-winning presenter Shelley Winters were startled when a strange man ran on stage and took over the mic. Read More -
Billy Crystal welcomes the attendees to the 62nd Academy Awards, his first stint as Oscar host. The 84th Academy Awards Show marked his ninth time as Oscar host. Read More -
THE KING’S SPEECH, a historical drama about King George VI and his speech therapist, garnered four Academy Awards, including the directing Oscar for Tom Hooper and the Original Screenplay Oscar for David Seidler, who also suffered from a speech impediment in his younger years. Read More -
Relative unknown Julie Andrews lost the lead role in MY FAIR LADY to movie star Audrey Hepburn, even though Andrews originated the part on Broadway. Read More -
Katharine Hepburn won her first Oscar for Best Actress at the 6th Academy Awards in 1934. Read More -
Oliver Stone won for Best Directing at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987. Read More
