It was a big surprise, but it wasn't a mistake. Some said it was because old Jack Palance opened the envelope.
No, you can win an Oscar for directing a short film, but you can't win an Oscar for starring in a short film.
Technically, it was Flowers and Trees (1932). It was the first film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did not win and Oscar but it did receive a special honorary Oscar for its achievement as the first full-length animated film in history. The first feature length animated Disney film to win a competitive Oscar was Pinnochio. It won Best Score and Best Song (When You Wish Upon A Star). Ironically, as of 03/07/2010, Disney has yet to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature (unless you count Pixar as part of Disney).
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Ersatz (The Substitute) by Dusan Vukotic won in 1961 making it the first foreign animation to win an Oscar.
It was a big surprise, but it wasn't a mistake. Some said it was because old Jack Palance opened the envelope.
No, you can win an Oscar for directing a short film, but you can't win an Oscar for starring in a short film.
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Wings (1927)
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Judgement at Nuremberg
Technically, it was Flowers and Trees (1932). It was the first film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Short. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did not win and Oscar but it did receive a special honorary Oscar for its achievement as the first full-length animated film in history. The first feature length animated Disney film to win a competitive Oscar was Pinnochio. It won Best Score and Best Song (When You Wish Upon A Star). Ironically, as of 03/07/2010, Disney has yet to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature (unless you count Pixar as part of Disney).
No. But it was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
No, Lagaan was the first Indian (Hindi language) film nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but it did not win.
No. The entry from Belgium was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. But the Oscar went to "A Separation" from Iran.
True Grit (1969).
The Miracle Worker