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Oscars are accused of trolling Faye Dunaway by posting birthday tribute filled with clips from Mommie Dearest...even though notorious Joan Crawford biopic was snubbed for awards and disowned by its star


The Oscars' social media feed raised eyebrows by sharing a slew of clips from the movie, which it snubbed in 1982 and which Dunaway has distanced herself from.

Fans of the actress have even accused the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of taunting Dunaway with its choice of the over-the-top Joan Crawford biopic, which she is known to dislike and bans interviewers from mentioning. Also present and correct was the moment where Dunaway screams 'Tina, bring me the ax,' while a crazed Joan destroys her rose garden after being told she is 'box office poison' and dropped by the boss of MGM Studios. The big-budget movie had stunning sets and amazing costumes from legendary designer Irene Sharaff, who also worked on the original West Side Story, Meet Me in St Louis, Cleopatra and An American in Paris.

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