March 25, 1958: John Wayne, Maurice Chevalier and Anthony Quinn, share a laugh with producer Jerry Wald, far right, at rehearsals for the Academy Awards at the Pantages Theater.
March 25, 1958: John Wayne, Maurice Chevalier and Anthony Quinn, share a laugh with producer Jerry Wald, far right, at rehearsals for the Academy Awards at the Pantages Theater.
April 14, 1980: A crowd attending the 52nd Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion reacts to Dustin Hoffman’s presence. Hoffman won the best actor Oscar for his role in Kramer vs. Kramer.
NYC, 1954: Audrey Hepburn affectionately holds the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar she won for Roman Holiday (Paramount, 1953).
1948: Celeste Holm and director John Stahl at the Mocambo nightclub after her win for Best Support Actress in Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
Meryl Streep accepting her third Oscar for The Iron Lady at the 84th Academy Awards (26 Feb 12)
When they called my name I had this feeling I could hear half of America going ‘Oh no…oh come away. Her. Again.’ You know…but whatever. ~ Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Iron Lady (2011)
1930: Norma Shearer wins Best Actress in a Leading Role as Jerry Martin in The Divorcee (M-G-M, 1930)
Better than box from Tiffany’s: Audrey Hepburn beams and clutches her Oscar for best actress at the ceremony in Hollywood, 1953 after her performance in Roman Holiday
~ Christopher Plummer’s Oscar acceptance speech
It’s a very long way from the heart of the Belgian Congo to the stage of the Pantages Theater and I’m very glad to say that it’s a little nicer here than it was there. I just want to pay a slight— as a matter of fact— a very big tribute to Mr. John Huston and Ms. Katharine Hepburn because they helped me to be where I am now. Thank you very much.
Humphrey Bogart winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for The African Queen at the 24th Academy Awards | March 20, 1952
1939: Shirley Temple presents Walt Disney an Honorary Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), ‘Recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field.’ [Walt Disney was given one statuette and seven miniature statuettes].
