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For which film did Agnes Moorehead receive her first Academy Award nomination?

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Agnes Moorehead's first Academy Award nomination was for her supporting role in "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942). The film, directed by Orson Welles, is a drama about a wealthy family's decline during the Great Depression. Moorehead played Fanny Minafer, the tyrannical matriarch of the family, and her performance was widely praised for its depth and complexity.
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