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6 unusual facts about 80th Academy Awards


2007 Academy Awards

80th Academy Awards, the 2008 ceremony honoring the best in film for 2007

2008 Academy Awards

80th Academy Awards, the Academy Awards ceremony which took place in 2008

Markéta Irglová

She won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" at the 80th ceremony, which was co-written with Glen Hansard.

Academy Award 2008 Achievement in Music Written for a Motion Picture (Original Song) – "Falling Slowly" from Once

Rule the World

The song was summited for an nomination for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards but didn't get nominated.

Sonderaktion Krakau

It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards ceremony.


Bhavna Talwar

She created a controversy recently by claiming that her film Dharm (2007) should have been selected as India's official Foreign Language Film submission for the 80th Academy Awards, but was rejected in favor of Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) because of the personal connections of the latter film's director and producer.

John de Rantau

His film Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan (Denias, Singing on the Cloud) was Indonesia's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but not nominated.


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