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It was 1958.

Anatomy of a Murder was my screenwriting mentor's (Wendell Mayes) first Oscar nomination (and then he won one for "the Poseidon Adventure" - go figure)

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go figure indeed. sometimes, Oscars are given for an undeserving picture (or performer or whatever) to compensate for a previously undeserved loss.

oddly enough, this past year the movies and performers that won were pretty much the ones that should have won, which has become increasingly rare.

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