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The Wolf Files: Oscar Goofs, Gaffes and Blunders

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The You Crack Me Up Award: To comedian Marty Feldman, for presenting the 1976 Live Action Short Oscar. Calling the two winning producers to the stage, he threw the statue to the floor, then handed a shard of the award to each one. He said, "It said, 'Made in Hong Kong' on the bottom."

The Where Am I Now? Award: To Alice Brady, who won a Best Supporting Actress award for In Old Chicago in 1937. Brady wasn't present, but a man walked up and accepted the award on her behalf. After the show, neither he nor the Oscar was ever seen again.

The Who Am I Now? Award: To Spencer Tracy, who won Best Actor in 1937 for Captains Courageous. The inscription on his gold statue read "Dick Tracy." Original Oscar Bozo: To Frank Capra. At the first Oscar festivities, in 1934, emcee Will Rogers announced the winner for Best Director by exclaiming, "Come up and get it, Frank!" A jubilant Frank Capra (Lady for a Day) began his trip to the dais. Unfortunately, the real winner was Frank Lloyd (Cavalcade). Capra called his return to his table, "the longest, saddest, most shattering walk in my life."

The Get This Over With Award: To Sir Laurence Olivier. In 1985, the 78-year-old Shakespearean forgot to name the Best Picture nominees. He simply opened the envelope and proclaimed, "Amadeus!"

Buck Wolf is entertainment producer at ABCNEWS.com. The Wolf Files is published Tuesdays. If you want to receive weekly notice when a new column is published, join the e-mail list.

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