THE INFAMOUS SNUB THAT BECAME A FAMOUS OSCAR WIN

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Julie's Oscar for her debut in Mary Poppins was more than just a win - it was a vindication

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Julie Andrews - Best Actress (1965)

Julie Andrews, the original Eliza Doolittle on stage, was passed over for the movie role in favour of Audrey Hepburn

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Audrey, a big star, was cast as Eliza in My Fair Lady. Julie had not starred in a single film as yet

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...made the medicine go down. Disney cast the debutante Julie in Mary Poppins

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A Spoonful Of Sugar...

Both films released the same year. At Oscar time, Julie was nominated for Best Actress - Audrey wasn't

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Julie Andrews' practically perfect performance as a magical nanny won her the Oscar

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In her famous Oscar speech, Julie Andrews thanked My Fair Lady producer Jack Warner

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"My thanks to a man who made all this possible in the first place - Mr Jack Warner"

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In Her Speech, Julie Said:

Julie Andrews then starred in The Sound Of Music and the rest, as they say, is history

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