Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “The Nutty Professor”
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Veronica Wells
An Oscar
Baker’s work ended up winning him an Academy Award for “Best Makeup.” While the movie proves that Baker was certainly deserving, there were many who felt like Eddie’s comedic work warranted an Oscar nomination as well. One writer for Entertainment Weekly put it like this: “If the Oscars overlook Murphy for a Best Actor nod, it’ll be further evidence of the Academy’s bias against comics — and blacks.”
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