http://winonaminnes.wordpress.com Tips And Tricks Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://winonaminnes.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/academy-awards-a-z/#comment-12 Merwyn Grote Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:11:05 +0000 http://winonaminnes.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/academy-awards-a-z/#comment-12 Interesting list -- but there are two corrections. One, Woody Allen actually appeared at the Oscars in 2002, to present a post-9-11 film montage tribute to New York City. Also, George C. Scott didn't have a lifelong aversion to the Oscars; allegedly he desperately wanted to win the award for his work in both Anatomy of a Murder and The Hustler and was so disappointed and disillusioned by his losses (to Hugh Griffith and George Schakiris) that he rejected any sort of awards thereafter. Interesting list — but there are two corrections. One, Woody Allen actually appeared at the Oscars in 2002, to present a post-9-11 film montage tribute to New York City. Also, George C. Scott didn’t have a lifelong aversion to the Oscars; allegedly he desperately wanted to win the award for his work in both Anatomy of a Murder and The Hustler and was so disappointed and disillusioned by his losses (to Hugh Griffith and George Schakiris) that he rejected any sort of awards thereafter.

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