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Shirley Temple Presents Walt Disney With An Honorary Academy Award (1939)

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Art

  At the 11th Academy Awards Ceremony held on February 23, 1939, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Shirley Temple presented Walt Disney with a special award of a full-sized Oscar statuette with seven miniature Oscar statuettes descending in … Continue reading →

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Legendary Film Actress Luis Rainer Turns 103 Today

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Art

HAPPY 103rd BIRTHDAY LUISE RAINER!! Legendary film actress, Luise Rainer, the oldest living Academy Award winner, was born 103 years ago today, January 12, 1910 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Rainer was the first woman to win two Academy Awards, Best Actress … Continue reading →

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“Winter’s Bone” (2010) with Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Art

“You was warned… You was warned nice and you wouldn’t listen… Why didn’t you listen?!” “Winter’s Bone” is a 2010 American Independant Film adapted from Daniel Woodrell’s novel of the same name. It was directed by Debra Granik and stars … Continue reading →

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OSCAR TRIVIA

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Art

MOST OSCAR WINS BY FILM: Eleven by three films – “Ben-Hur”(1959), “Titanic”(1997), and “The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King”(2003). MOST OSCAR NOMINATIONS BY FILM: Fourteen by two films – “All About Eve”(1950) and “Titanic”(1997) MOST NOMINATIONS BY A … Continue reading →

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