Aw, come on! It wasn't that bad. Have to add another to the changing aspect ratios list: Home on the Range. It changes very briefly to 2.35:1 for a dream sequence.
I take it you've never heard of the Harrisongs court case. Harrison was accused of plagiarising the 60s hit He's So Fine by the Chiffons with the melody line of My Sweet Lord. Harrison lost, and consequently had to hand over all royalties to the original composers, even though his lyrics were completely different (it would have been more fair to give the composers 50%). A dark day in the music world.
You're telling me! When they'd make their forays into town on Tuesdays and Thursdays, you could count on finding the teens huddled around the adult mag section in the cigar store.
I'm trying to think of other uglified actresses who won Oscars... Hillary Swank? Of course, there's also the actresses who played repugnant characters to win an Oscar: Louise Fletcher, Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Liz Taylor...