The imaginary editor who almost won an Oscar

Did you know someone once got nominated for an Oscar… and didn’t even exist?

Frances McDormand won her first Oscar for Fargo (1996)—a film that kicked off with a fake “true story” disclaimer. The Coen Brothers, known for their genius storytelling, confessed that the “true story” was a creative lie to make audiences accept bizarre events.

But the wildest twist? The film’s editor Roderick Jaynes was also a fictional name used by the Coens. Yet he got nominated for Best Editing at the Oscars. Imagine nearly winning an Academy Award… and not being real!

From fake credits to creative scams, this is one of the weirdest behind-the-scenes stories in Hollywood history.

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