Comments on: 6 Odd Moments in Oscar History http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Lacey http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763/comment-page-1#comment-262627 Lacey Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:03:37 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763#comment-262627 Aw, the Olivier story is cute! Aw, the Olivier story is cute!

]]> By: Marty http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763/comment-page-1#comment-262617 Marty Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:22:10 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763#comment-262617 In Olivia de Havilland's defense, she was only 23 at the time and GWTW was surely the biggest deal she had been involved in up to that point, she maybe had no idea that 2 Best Actress Oscars were in her future! And poor Hattie McDaniel, not only a victim of racism in just about every other regard, was given an acceptance speech courtesy of MGM. I seriously wonder what her own words would have been! In Olivia de Havilland’s defense, she was only 23 at the time and GWTW was surely the biggest deal she had been involved in up to that point, she maybe had no idea that 2 Best Actress Oscars were in her future!

And poor Hattie McDaniel, not only a victim of racism in just about every other regard, was given an acceptance speech courtesy of MGM. I seriously wonder what her own words would have been!

]]> By: Jason http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763/comment-page-1#comment-53337 Jason Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:13:35 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763#comment-53337 That sign language story is incredible. Is that on YouTube? That sign language story is incredible. Is that on YouTube?

]]> By: CK http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763/comment-page-1#comment-53249 CK Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:41:56 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/11763#comment-53249 Hah, these are great. Those crazy celebrities, I wonder what'll happen this year.. if we have the Oscars at all! Hah, these are great. Those crazy celebrities, I wonder what’ll happen this year.. if we have the Oscars at all!

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