Janet Yang, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), admitted at the start of the 2023 Oscar Nominees Lunch that the organization did not properly handle the fallout over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.
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John Legend became the 15th EGOT winner and first Black American man to achieve the status in 2018.
Oscars: Best Actress Winners–Shortest Screen Time–Patricia Neal
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Patricia Neal (“Hud”) 21 minutes, 51 seconds (19.58% of the film)
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The two would compete for years, with both actresses even being nominated for Best Actress in 1942. Fontaine would ultimately earn the award for her work in Hitchcock’s Suspicion.
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Best Actress Winners: Shortest Roles Screen Time.
