<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Actress Julie Andrews landed one of the most cutting burns of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/awards" rel="" target="_blank" title="award show history"><span>award show history</span></a><span> on February 8, 1965.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>The Sound of Music</span></em><span> star Andrews only thanked one person in her acceptance speech at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/golden-globes" rel="" target="" title="the Golden Globes."><span>the Golden Globes.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Andrews had been a Broadway sensation for her lead role in the musical </span><em><span>My Fair Lady</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-december-24-what-happened-on-this-day-juliane-koepcke-german-teen-plane-explosion-survivor-peru-amazon-jungle-survival-story/c37e531a-8770-4ae5-b88a-3be8481783d5"><strong><span>The girl who fell 3km from a plane explosion and survived</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But her casting in the film version was vetoed by studio boss Jack Warner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Instead the movie starred Audrey Hepburn, with her singing voice dubbed by Marni Nixon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But after seeing her on stage, another studio head, Walt Disney, cast Andrews in his own upcoming movie.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/today-in-history-february-8-what-happened-on-this-day/8f3f20f8-a98a-4100-9617-b4b8c1bde5c3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/last-meals-what-serial-killers-ate-as-their-last-meal-on-death-row/ecfb2a5a-3ffc-4ab0-b4ed-fc55072d5108" target="" title="What serial killers ate as their last meal on death row"><strong><span>What serial killers ate as their last meal on death row</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-january-29-what-happened-on-this-day/69d68b09-4491-4679-9c8e-cf7111c2e1d2"><strong><span>Teen girl's chilling reason for gunning down eight schoolchildren</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>Mary Poppins</span></em><span> was a massive hit, and Andrews went on to win the Golden Globe for the role.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This lovely honour is a wonderful memento of a very happy time. My thanks to a man who made a wonderful movie, and who made all this possible in the first place… Mr Jack Warner," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The crowd gasped and then burst into laughter at the playful jab.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Warner himself wiped away tears as he laughed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>My Fair Lady</span></em><span> went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture, while Andrews won for Best Actress.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Though </span><em><span>My Fair Lady</span></em><span> was nominated for 12 Oscars, Hepburn did not get a nod.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>