Only two filmmakers have directed themselves in Oscar-winning performances. Laurence Olivier in 1948's adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, for which he won Best Actor, and Roberto Benigni in Life is Beautiful, who took home the same award in 1998.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Oscar Trivia #4
Only two filmmakers have directed themselves in Oscar-winning performances. Laurence Olivier in 1948's adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, for which he won Best Actor, and Roberto Benigni in Life is Beautiful, who took home the same award in 1998.
