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Thompson's dual Oscar wins for acting and writing place her in a category entirely her own, illustrating a rare combination of on-screen performance and literary craft that the Academy has recognised in no other single artist.
Emma Thompson holds a unique place in Academy Awards history as the only artist ever to have won Oscars for both acting and screenwriting
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"Emma Thompson"
— Emma Thompson
"Emma Thompson keeps her Oscars in the lavatory and her Globes on a shelf so high she can't see them. It's not false modesty — it's a very B…"
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. She took home the acting prize for Howards End and the screenwriting prize for her adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, a double distinction no other artist has matched
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SmartLess
"Emma Thompson"
— Emma Thompson
"Emma Thompson keeps her Oscars in the lavatory and her Globes on a shelf so high she can't see them. It's not false modesty — it's a very B…"
08:00
. In a characteristically self-deprecating move, Thompson keeps her Oscars in the bathroom to prevent the trophies from defining her or her home
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SmartLess
"Emma Thompson"
— Emma Thompson
"Emma Thompson keeps her Oscars in the lavatory and her Globes on a shelf so high she can't see them. It's not false modesty — it's a very B…"
08:00
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