Angelina Jolie

Best Actress in a Supporting Role, ‘Girl, Interrupted’, 2000

What went wrong?
After God and agent, family is the next on the ‘to thank’ list. Angelina Jolie went a tiny bit too far with her slushy, weird shout out to her Oscar date, her brother James. ‘I’m just so in love with my brother right now.’ Cue embarrassed silence. Blame nerves, or maybe that Morticia Addams outfit sent her a little creepy?

Take-home lesson for Oscar winners
Random thought enters your head on the winners’ podium. Count to five. Edit.

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