| 1 | Fact #18 |
| Posted on Tuesday February 28, 2012, 12:34 by sparkyjcs |
Surely Return of the King is a SEQUEL to The Two Towers and Fellowship of the Ring. Didn't that win Best Picture also? Read More
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| 2 | #19 |
| Posted on Saturday February 25, 2012, 22:07 by oceandwellers |
Are you not forgetting One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? Read More
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| 3 | number 51 |
| Posted on Saturday February 25, 2012, 11:51 by Dropje |
I count seven names, not six. Read More
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| 4 | meryl |
| Posted on Saturday February 25, 2012, 08:06 by nz_louise |
meryl has 17 nominations to date not 14 Read More
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| 5 | No. 43 and 44 |
| Posted on Friday February 24, 2012, 18:37 by hcasner |
Raymond Massey was nominated for Abe Lincoln in Illinois; and Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for the same role twice, the same in different categories, but the same role. Read More
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| 6 | @ #31 |
| Posted on Friday February 24, 2012, 18:02 by wordscrawl |
wings wasn't produced by howard Hughes. that was Hells Angels (1930)
i was super excited to read this list, but this is like the 4th wrong fact I've found so far. boo Read More
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| 7 | 40? |
| Posted on Thursday February 23, 2012, 22:30 by Pixaroholic |
John Williams has 47, not 40, nominations, right?? Read More
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| 8 | Spielberg |
| Posted on Thursday February 23, 2012, 19:19 by sonofliberty1 |
72 - Spielberg collected his first Oscar in 1987 when he won the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and then again in 1994 for Schindler's List Read More
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| 9 | FACT 101 |
| Posted on Wednesday February 22, 2012, 22:59 by sjessep |
Most nominations before winning: Randy Newman won with his 16th nomination before winning for Monsters Inc. He's since won again with Toy Story 3, his 20th nomination. Read More
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| 10 | Christopher Plummer |
| Posted on Wednesday February 22, 2012, 20:31 by Evil_Bob |
I suppose you're right Christopher Plummer would be the oldest person to win an Oscar if he wins this year. Although I'm not exactly sure why you're ignoring Max von Sydow who's nominated this year in the same category and is about 8 months older than Plummer.
Oh and Return of the King is a sequel. I'm not going with Scream 2's definition of a sequel nor should a respected film magazine.
(although arguably Silence of the Lambs is also a sequel) Read More
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| 11 | And Godfather II is also technically part-prequel... |
| Posted on Wednesday February 22, 2012, 19:14 by Porter |
...so LOTR: The Return of the King is the only outright sequel winner! God I hate pub quizzes! Read More
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| 12 | how can Godfather Part II be the only best picture winning sequel... |
| Posted on Wednesday February 22, 2012, 19:12 by Porter |
...surely LOTR: The Return of the King is a sequel too? And don't give me any of that "it's the concluding part of the same story" horseshit. It's a damn sequel!!! Read More
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| Posted on Wednesday February 22, 2012, 17:15 by tonyjoedeeks |
Judy Garland never won a competative Oscar- she received a special award for The Wizard of Oz.. An Academy gift, not a competative win.. Read More
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