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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/purplerainbowsrule on 2023-08-07 18:33:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Irving Berlin is the only Academy Award winner in history who presented the award to themselves. He won for writing ‘White Christmas’, and declared that opening the envelope was extremely awkward. The rules were then changed to prevent this ever happening again.