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Snubbed at the Oscars
E.T. was nominated for nine Academy Awards in a year that saw Gandhi and Tootsie garner 11 and 10 nominations each. While E.T. snagged four awards, none were in the major categories. Gandhi director Richard Attenborough, who was that year's Best Director winner, confessed, "I was certain that not only would E.T. win but that it should win. It was inventive, powerful, [and] wonderful. I make more mundane movies."
E.T. was nominated for nine Academy Awards in a year that saw Gandhi and Tootsie garner 11 and 10 nominations each. While E.T. snagged four awards, none were in the major categories. Gandhi director Richard Attenborough, who was that year's Best Director winner, confessed, "I was certain that not only would E.T. win but that it should win. It was inventive, powerful, [and] wonderful. I make more mundane movies."
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