Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 20th Academy Awards spread awards around, with no film receiving more than 3 awards, the last time this would happen until the 78th Academy Awards.Rosalind Russell campaigned heavily for Best Actress her performance in Mourning Becomes Electra, and was highly favored to win the award. She even began to rise out of her seat before the announcement due to her extreme confidence that she was going to win; however, Fredric March announced Loretta Young as the winner for The Farmer's Daughter in a surprise upset, and Russell, instead of immediately sitting back down, led a standing ovation for the winner.James Baskett received a special Oscar for portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South, which had the effect of taking him out of the running for a Best Actor nomination. Nonetheless, civil rights organizations were unhappy at what was believed to be an unflattering portrait of African-Americans.At age 71 Edmund Gwenn was the oldest Oscar winner ever at that time, which was previously held by Charles Coburn who was 66 at the time of his win. He also held the record for many years until 1976 when George Burns won at age 80.. }
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- 20th_Academy_Awards abstract "The 20th Academy Awards spread awards around, with no film receiving more than 3 awards, the last time this would happen until the 78th Academy Awards.Rosalind Russell campaigned heavily for Best Actress her performance in Mourning Becomes Electra, and was highly favored to win the award. She even began to rise out of her seat before the announcement due to her extreme confidence that she was going to win; however, Fredric March announced Loretta Young as the winner for The Farmer's Daughter in a surprise upset, and Russell, instead of immediately sitting back down, led a standing ovation for the winner.James Baskett received a special Oscar for portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South, which had the effect of taking him out of the running for a Best Actor nomination. Nonetheless, civil rights organizations were unhappy at what was believed to be an unflattering portrait of African-Americans.At age 71 Edmund Gwenn was the oldest Oscar winner ever at that time, which was previously held by Charles Coburn who was 66 at the time of his win. He also held the record for many years until 1976 when George Burns won at age 80.".