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due to Roman Polanski being unable to attend the 2003 Academy Awards because of outstanding criminal charges, actor Harrison Ford flew to France to hand the director his Oscar in person.

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Fun Fact: due to Roman Polanski being unable to attend the 2003 Academy Awards because of outstanding criminal charges, actor Harrison Ford flew to France to hand the director his Oscar in person.

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