There have been a lot of curious oddities in the Academy Awards’ history, like the time there was a tie for Best Actress, but it was the unique milestone achieved by the 1944 comedy musical Going My Way that was the most exceptional.
When Barry Fitzgerald stepped into the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre movie palace for the 17th Academy Awards ceremony, he did so with nominations in both the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories for the same role, making him the only performer to be recognized in such a way.
Fitzgerald went on and prevailed in the latter category, while his leading co-star Bing Crosby emerged victorious in the former, forming the perfect cap to Going My Way’s Oscar dominance.
Due to the Academy hastily amending their rulebook in the aftermath of Fitzgerald’s triumph, it’s an accomplishment that will never happen again… although considering that grumbling about…
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