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Article: First-time nominees step into limelight at Oscars.(The Seattle Times)
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- February 28, 2004
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Byline: Moira Macdonald
SEATTLE _ Marilyn Monroe's not in the club. Neither is Douglas Fairbanks (Sr. or Jr.), Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Drew Barrymore or Hugh Grant. Goldie Hawn is, but Kurt Russell isn't. Brad Pitt's in, but Jennifer Aniston isn't. Ginger Rogers joined early. Fred Astaire joined late, in the twilight of his career.
We're talking, of course, about the Oscar-nominee club. Though plenty of members of this exclusive group spend their lives in obscurity, they're guaranteed that the phrase "Academy Award nominee" will appear in their obituary _ and, should they happen to find themselves starring in another film, that movie's ads will ...