The Oscar win of Marisa Tomei - and the rumor that followed

At the 1992 Academy Awards, Marisa Tomei won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in "My Cousin Vinny". But this star-making moment was soon overshadowed by one of the most persistent urban myths on modern entertainment history - did Marisa Tomei win the Oscar by mistake? In this video, I will take a look at Marisa Tomei's suprise win, how the rumor got started, how it affected her career - and how she finally overcame it. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 05:05 Why was Marisa Tomei's Oscar win an upset? 23:13 How did Marisa Tomei win the Oscar? 33:02 Where did the rumor come from? 38:50 Why was the rumor believable for some? 44:30 Marisa Tomei's reputation after her Oscar win 50:49 The post-Oscar career of Marisa Tomei 1:11:21 In the Bedroom 1:20:30 Overcoming the Oscar curse My video on the Best Actress race of 2001: https://youtu.be/DHRmIqPD3F8?si=6S0DaimM3PJzr4mK Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQ7CspYgG4 https://youtu.be/Xu1LAQzVD2A?si=2S9mQ_XGuG1cdyT3 https://youtu.be/6fGEtOzBQao?si=NyuM0Zu7b7lr0LVZ https://youtu.be/kt9pYhKxQBc?si=8cSdmR1vdocU2ujG https://youtu.be/wnfhSMN00Kc?si=IXuW4v-O25Ju-MQP https://youtu.be/5soi55JjvTM?si=o_JJWTzIUNtmepof https://youtu.be/nflZeQpsgvI?si=ekRJGnE7HWx1089n Music Hanging Out - Bruno E. #academyawards #bestsupportingactress #mycousinvinny #marisatomei #judydavis #vanessaredgrave #mirandarichardson #joanplowright