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Oscars in numbers
The first Oscar award ceremony in history (which took place in 1929) lasted 15 minutes and the longest - 4 hours and 16 minutes.
The first Oscars (presented in 1929) were awarded in 13 categories. Currently, the awards of the American Film Academy are awarded in more than twenty categories, of which the most important are 5: best film, best director, best actress, best actor and best screenplay. Only 3 films managed to win Oscars in all five major categories.
The strangest speeches A limit of 45 seconds has been introduced for some time, in which the winners must fit. Earlier boring was common - Greer Garson (she never won an Oscar again) spoke almost seven minutes.
Most nominated The most-nominated actors were Jack Nicholson (12 nominations) and Meryl Streep (18 nominations). In turn, the most awards went to Katherine Hepburn. She received 4 statuettes. However, the real Oscar record holder is composer John Williams - in total he has already 50 nominations.
Biggest losers Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter and Glenn Close (pictured) were nominated for the Film Academy Awards six times, but none were awarded the statuette.
Pseudo-Oscars During World War II, due to the lack of metal, the Oscars were made of painted plastic, but after the war they could be replaced with ones made of standard material.
Refusal to accept the prize To date, in the history of the Oscar gala, only two actors have refused to receive an Oscar. In 1970, it was George Scott, who was awarded the statuette for best leading actor for the film "Patton." Three years later, Marlon Brando repeated it, awarded for his role in the film Godfather. Instead of an actor, an Indian woman appeared on stage, who refused to accept the golden knight on his behalf.
Oscars to the trash! In 2000, 55 statuettes were stolen near Los Angeles. A few months later, 52 of them found Willie Fulgear in the trash, who was rewarded with 50,000 dollars and invitations to the Oscars ceremony in 2001.
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