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All in all it may go down as the most relatable speech in Academy Awards history. Adrien Brody’s Cringeworthy Kiss Adrien Brody accepts the Oscar for Best Actor for The Pianist , at the 75th ...
Winners often acknowledge their fellow nominees with a few obligatory words. But accepting best supporting actor for “The Cider House Rules,” Michael Caine graciously spent his whole speech ...
Tatum O’Neal (Paper Moon, 1974)In 1974, O’Neal became the youngest Oscar winner ever – and remains so to this day. The 10-year-old actor wore a tuxedo when she accepted the award for Best ...
The Stars Shine for Jack Hylton (London, 1965): Guest Appearance; The Magic of Marlene (Melbourne, October 1965): Concert, with orchestra conducted by William Blezard. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (New York, 21 April 1968): Acceptance Speech; Guest Star Marlene Dietrich (Copenhagen – for Swedish Television, 1970): Interview
In 1943, English actor Greer Garson won the Academy Award for Best Actress and spoke for an undefeated four minutes. Clémence Michallon revisits this page in Oscars history
The shortest Oscar speech was that given by Patty Duke at the 35th Academy Awards after she was named Best Supporting Actress for 1962 for The Miracle Worker. Duke, age 16, was the youngest person at that time to receive an Academy Award in a competitive category.
[79] Her appearance prompted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to rule out future proxy acceptance of Academy Awards. (Oscars for winners unable to accept in person are now accepted on their behalf by the presenters.) [80] After giving the speech, Littlefeather spent two days in Los Angeles before returning to San Francisco. [81]
Movie magic, Hollywood royalty dressed to the nines and speeches that go on way too long. When Greer Garson won Best Actress for the title role of Mrs. Miniver in 1943, the Academy Awards had not ...