"It's someone I've known for a good many years," Irving Berlin remarked after a quick peek inside the Oscar envelope. "He's a nice kid and, I think, deserves it." Translation: For the second"and last!"time in Academy history, an Oscar presenter had to declare himself the Oscar winner. Walt Disney achieved that awkward feat six years earlier, and steps were taken to make sure it never happened again. It hasn't.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM on September 28, 2016