----------------------------Original message---------------------------- This may be a little off-center/centre for Screen-L but here goes! An Australian newspaper report in 1991 indicates that an Australian won an Academy Award in the mid 1960s - and that his/her name is unknown. Local research has not been able to verify the report (perhaps because it is untrue!). However I suspect that there may be some encyclopedic minds on Screen-L who may know every Oscar winner and their backgrounds. The report reads: "It was in the mid-60's that yet another Academy Award headed down under. A Sound Recordist, once employed in Sydney by ABC Radio [ABC= Australian Broadcasting Commission], won an Oscar for Sound Recording associated with an American made feature film. However he has steadfastly refused to reveal any information about his Academy Award success and his achievement is known only to his family and close friends". Thanking you in advance Neil Pollock Library Manager Australian Film Television and Radio School Fax: 61-2-887-1030 Phone: 61-2-805-6441