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1. Who was Robert Opal and what is Oscar worthy about him?
2. In 1961 Shirley MacLaine was quite expected to win for her role in "The Apartment". She didn't. In typical Shirley sass she said it was obvious she lost to a what?
3. Yikes! Can they be a windy bunch or what when they win? Which Oscar acceptance speech made by a Best Actor or Actress winner still clocks in as the longest?
4. Glamour and glitz, glitz and glamour. The Oscar show has always been about that - and the gowns worn still get days of buzz after it. What was notable about Joanne Woodward's attire when she won as Best Actress in 1958?
5. Paul McCartney was up for the Best Song award in 1974 for the title tune in "Live And Let Die", that James Bond caper. Never mind that Paul was part of the most famous quartet in modern history, the Academy chose to let someone else sing the song on the show. Inexplicably, who did they select?
6. Upsets rule at the Oscars! It actually makes it all more interesting. Generally a favorite nominee goes into the race. The critics pick him or her or the film and the odds makers agree. However, sometimes the winner is quite the surprise! Which of these would easily qualify as an upset?
7. On one occasion the folks at Disney Studios had endured more than enough and they sued The Academy for something that happened on Oscar night in 1989. What was that?
8. So much for odds in favor of at least winning one or two Oscars! So far two films were nominated a whopping 11 times and failed to get even one Statue. One happened at the 1986 show when "The Color Purple" got shafted. The other one came in 1978. Which movie did that happen to that year?
9. Speaking of long-winded, the longest Oscar show telecast happened in 2002. It was, quite frankly, endless! How long was it?
10. Who hosted the Oscars 18 times in his career? Far more than anyone else.
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