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TIL English actress Hermione Baddeley holds the record for the shortest Academy Award-nominated performance; she appeared for just 2:19 total in 1958’s Room at the Top, an over two-hour film.

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TIL English actress Hermione Baddeley holds the record for the shortest Academy Award-nominated performance; she appeared for just 2:19 total in 1958’s Room at the Top, an over two-hour film.

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