January 14, 2012

Fact About Academy Awards (Oscar)

Posted by nona ikha at 9:28 AM



1. The youngest winner : Tatum O'Neal is the youngest winner ever to win an Oscar. She won at age 10 as Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie Paper Moon in 1973.

2. The oldest winner : Whereas the oldest winner is Jessica Tandy, who won as Best Actress at age 81 for her role in the movie Driving Miss Daisy in 1981.

3. Top winners : Until now there were three films that won 11 Oscar awards. The film was Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003).
   
4. Who refused : Noted there are three people who refuse this prestigious award. First, Dudley Nichols, screenwriter who refused an Oscar for his won as Best Screenplay in 1935 because of a dispute between the parties Oscars with the Screen Writers Guild - where Dudley was involved in it.
George C. Scott refused the title as Best Actor in 1970 for his role in the movie Patton, because his think that Oscar is not important.
Last is Marlon Brando who refused as title Best Actor in 1973 for his role in the movie The Godfather. Brando refused an Oscar as a form of protest for the American government's treatment against the Indian descent population in America.
 

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