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Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the same year, 1944. (This is unusual but not unheard of: Julianne Moore did it this year, as have Holly Hunter, Emma Thompson and a few others). What was so unusual about Fitzgerald's Oscar experience?
Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for (and won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Going My Way opposite Bing Crosby. He was nominated for Best Actor.... for the same role. (After this year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the rules so that it couldn't happen again. Imdb.com )
Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for (and won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Going My Way opposite Bing Crosby. He was nominated for Best Actor.... for the same role. (After this year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the rules so that it couldn't happen again. Imdb.com )