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WTF Fun Fact – Academy Awards Mystery Oscar

January 12, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Academy Award Oscar Mystery

The Academy Awards originally handed out a golden statue called the Academy Award of Merit in 1929. However, the origination of how it became known as an Oscar is a mystery. One story claims that the then Academy librarian, Margaret Herrick, thought the statue resembled her uncle Oscar. – WTF Fun Facts

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/origins-oscar-how-prized-statue-870191

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WTF Fun Fact – Makeup On A Shoestring Budget

January 9, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - 250 dollars of makeup

Robin Mathews won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling for the 2013 movie Dallas Buyers Club which had a makeup budget of only $250 for the entire 28 days of production. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/dallas-buyers-club-makeup-oscar-nomination

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WTF Fun Fact – The Untrained Godfather

November 28, 2019
WTF Fun Fact - Study Godfather

Mario Puzo, the author of The Godfather books who helped adapt them to film, had no formal training and had never written a screenplay before. After winning two Oscars for the first two movies, he decided to buy a book to help him learn to how to screenwrite. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/08/701492922/a-look-back-at-the-godfather-with-mario-puzo-and-francis-ford-coppola

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January 14, 2019
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Kate Winslet – WTF fun fact

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heath ledger as the joker wtf fun fact

November 7, 2018
Heath Ledger as the Joker - WTF fun fact

Heath Ledger as the Joker – WTF fun fact

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January 2, 2018
Street Oscar - WTF fun facts

Street Oscar – WTF fun facts

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snow white and the seven dwarfs oscar

May 24, 2014
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Oscar - WTF fun facts

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Oscar – WTF fun facts

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June 25, 2013
Actors who never won an Oscar - WTF fun facts

Actors who never won an Oscar – WTF fun facts

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