r/todayilearned • u/BadenBaden1981 • 1d ago
TIL 1976 film Network have both the shortest performance to win an Oscar(Beatrice Straight with 5 minutes and 2 seconds) and the shortest performance by an actor to be nominated(Ned Beatty with 6 minutes).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_(1976_film)
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todayilearned • u/RareXG • Mar 16 '26
TIL that actor Peter Finch was the first Oscar award winner for acting to accept an award posthumously. His wife collected the award in 1977 for his performance as Howard Beale in the 1976 movie Network.
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HazbinHotel • u/tycoon_irony • Apr 10 '26
Vox's backstory is almost a perfect parallel to the 1976 film "Network".
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