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24 nominees who won an Academy Award for their first movie

24 nominees who won an Academy Award for their first movie

Although this is an exclusive group, it contains a few folks who might surprise you.

Eva Marie Saint Turns 101: See Her Secrets to Living a ‘Good Life’

Eva Marie Saint Turns 101: See Her Secrets to Living a ‘Good Life’

When Eva Marie Saint was born, Calvin Coolidge was president, George Gershwin had just premiered Rhapsody in Blue, Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer were still upstarts, and television progenitor Charles Francis Jenkins was months away from demonstrating the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound.

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Movies turning 50 in 2020 that everyone should see

Movies turning 50 in 2020 that everyone should see

Fifty years ago, the world was engulfed in turmoil. The Vietnam War was escalating. The Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. was getting colder. The Beatles broke up. It was an uncertain time, but the arts offered a glimmer of creative hope. It was an especially fertile period for filmmaking.

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People who won Oscars for their first films

People who won Oscars for their first films

Nobody ever said the world was fair...especially when it comes to the world of film, which requires an incredible amount of skill, timing and luck to find both success and recognition.

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26 people who won Oscars for their first films

26 people who won Oscars for their first films

Nobody ever said the world was fair... especially when it comes to the world of film, which requires an incredible amount of skill, timing and luck in order to find both success and recognition.

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24 actors who won Oscars for their first films

24 actors who won Oscars for their first films

In addition to an awesome amount of skill, winning an Academy Award takes a combination of both favorable timing and a little bit of luck. When an accomplished actor such as Leonardo DiCaprio takes a longer-than-expected amount of time to win his first (25 years, in Leo’s case), fans react with shock.

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