http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index.html Follow us daily with memories from over 8 decades of Oscar. en-us Copyright 2011, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT 5 http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index01.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index01.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/01-godfather.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> The Corleone crime saga "The Godfather Part II" (1974) was the first sequel to win Best Picture, along with five other Oscars including Supporting Actor for Robert De Niro, making him the first man to win for a role spoken primarily in a foreign language – in this case, Italian. The first woman to do so, Sophia Loren in "Two Women" (1961), also spoke Italian.</p> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index01.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index02.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index02.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/02-titanic.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> The romantic epic "Titanic" (1997) took home 11 awards on Oscar night and also became the highest-grossing film at that time. James Cameron, who won the award for Directing, beat his own record at the box office with "Avatar" (2009). </p> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index02.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index03.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index03.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/03-lawrence.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The classic "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) took home seven Oscars including Best Picture and Directing for David Lean. He had accomplished the same feat with his previous film, "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), which won the same number of awards. </p> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index03.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index04.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index04.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/04-silence.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) was the third film in Oscar history to sweep the Best Actor, Best Actress, Directing, Writing and Best Picture categories. It was also memorably parodied at the Oscar ceremony by host Billy Crystal, who made his entrance dressed as Hannibal Lecter. </p> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index04.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index05.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index05.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/05-berry.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Halle Berry won Best Actress for "Monster's Ball" (2001) and delivered a tearful and impassioned speech as she became the first African-American woman to win the award. Her next film, "Die Another Day" (2002), also made her the only Best Actress winner to play the female lead in a James Bond film. </p> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index05.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index06.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index06.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/06-taylor.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>After three previous nominations, Elizabeth Taylor won Best Actress for "Butterfield 8" (1960), mere weeks after suffering a near-fatal illness. She won again for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966) and received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 65th Awards ceremony in 1993. </p> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index06.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index07.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index07.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/07-streisand.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand became the only performers to tie in the Best Actress category when they both won Oscars at the 41st Academy Awards, for "The Lion in Winter" and "Funny Girl" respectively. Only Streisand was present at the ceremony, and as seen in this video, she greeted her Oscar with a familiar phrase from her film. </p> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index07.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index08.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index08.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/08-crawford.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Movie icon Joan Crawford earned her first Oscar nomination and win for Best Actress in the title role of "Mildred Pierce" (1945) after working in Hollywood since the silent era. Confined to bed and unable to attend the ceremony, she famously posed with her statuette at home after the film's director, Michael Curtiz, accepted for her.</p> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index08.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index09.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index09.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/09-matlin.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Twenty-one-year-old Marlee Matlin became the youngest Best Actress winner for "Children of a Lesser God" (1986). She is also the only deaf actor to win a competitive acting Oscar – and is the third person (after Louise Fletcher and Jane Fonda) to accept the same award in sign language. </p> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index09.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index10.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index10.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/10-hepburn.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>After starring in the Broadway version of "Gigi," Belgian-born Audrey Hepburn shot to stardom and won Best Actress for her role as Princess Anne in "Roman Holiday" (1953). She was nominated four more times and received a posthumous Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 65th Awards ceremony in 1993. </p> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index11.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index11.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index11.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/11-ledger.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The family of the late Heath Ledger accepted his Supporting Actor award for his performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" (2008). He was the second person to win a posthumous acting Oscar and was also nominated for Best Actor for his performance in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005). </p> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index11.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index12.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index12.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/12-poitier.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win a leading acting Oscar, for "Lilies of the Field" (1963). He went on to star in some of the decade's most socially important films, including "In the Heat of the Night" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." </p> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index12.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index13.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index13.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/13-field.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sally Field delivered an often-quoted (and misquoted) acceptance speech when she won Best Actress for "Places in the Heart" (1984), an award she had won previously for "Norma Rae" (1979). She got her start on the TV shows "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun" and released a record that included a version of the theme song for the latter show. </p> Tue 14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index13.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index14.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index14.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/14-palance.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>During his fourth decade in the movies, Jack Palance won Supporting Actor for his role as Curly in "City Slickers" (1991). His famous one-handed pushups onstage (seen in this video) became a running joke with host Billy Crystal throughout the show.</p> Mon 13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index14.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index15.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index15.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/15-benhur.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The first film to win a record-breaking 11 Oscars, "Ben-Hur" (1959), also earned a first-time Best Actor award for Charlton Heston. "Titanic" (1997) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) were the other Best Picture winners to accumulate 11 total wins each. </p> Sun 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index15.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index16.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index16.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/16-hope.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>At the 38th Academy Awards in 1966, host Bob Hope was caught off guard when Best Picture presenter Jack Lemmon and Academy President Arthur Freed halted the ceremony to present him with an Honorary Award. In total Hope hosted the Academy Awards a record-breaking 19 times. </p> Sat 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index16.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index17.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index17.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/17-crystal.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>With nine appearances as host (including the 84th Academy Awards), Billy Crystal has become known for his elaborate opening monologues and show departures. In one famous moment seen in this video, he exited the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991 astride a horse to tie in with his film "City Slickers."</p> Fri 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index17.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index18.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index18.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/18-whoopi.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Whoopi Goldberg hosted the Oscars four times between 1994 and 2002, including an iconic entrance as Queen Elizabeth I in 1999. She also won Supporting Actress for her role in "Ghost" (1990) and appeared regularly on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation."</p> Thu 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index18.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index19.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index19.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/19-martin.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Actor, comic, writer, musician and accomplished juggler Steve Martin made his first of three appearances as an Oscar host at the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, held in 2001. Seen in this video is his opening monologue from his first show.</p> Wed 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index19.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index20.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index20.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/20-rock.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Popular stand-up comedian Chris Rock became the first African-American man to host the Oscars solo, at the 77th Academy Awards ceremony held in 2005. Initially a performer on "Saturday Night Live," he has gone on to a career in film, television and on Broadway.</p> Tue 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index20.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index21.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index21.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/21-niven.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Co-host David Niven was quick on his feet at the 46th Academy Awards when a surprise streaker interrupted him before Elizabeth Taylor's presentation of Best Picture to "The Sting." Watch the video for his classic reaction.  </p> Mon 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index21.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index22.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index22.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/22-gooding.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>For his performance as Rod Tidwell in "Jerry Maguire" (1996), Cuba Gooding, Jr. won Supporting Actor and drove the crowd wild with his enthusiastic acceptance speech.</p> Sun 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index22.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index23.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index23.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/23-astaire-rogers.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> With ten feature films including "Top Hat" and "Swing Time," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are one of the most recognizable teams in movie musicals. Eighteen years after their last film, they made their only appearance together at the Oscars at the 39th Academy Awards ceremony, held in 1967. </p> Sat 04 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index23.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index24.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index24.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/24-bette-davis.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Bette Davis won the first of her two Best Actress awards for "Dangerous" (1935) at the 8th Academy Awards and became a supporter of American troops during World War II, helping to open the Hollywood Canteen and performing for African-American troops alongside Lena Horne. </p> Fri 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index24.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index25.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index25.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/25-hunt.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The first and only person with an Oscar for playing a character of the opposite sex, Linda Hunt won Supporting Actress for playing male photographer Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1983). She can most recently be seen on the TV series "NCIS: Los Angeles." </p> Thu 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index25.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index26.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index26.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/26-jolie.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Angelina Jolie, daughter of actor Jon Voight and goddaughter of Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell, won Supporting Actress for "Girl, Interrupted" (1999) and was nominated for Best Actress for "Changeling" (2008). </p> Wed 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index26.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index27.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index27.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/27-brody.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The youngest Best Actor winner in Oscar history at age 29, Adrien Brody surprised presenter Halle Berry with a sudden smooch upon accepting his award for "The Pianist" (2002). The following year, he was on the receiving end of a kiss from Charlize Theron when presenting her with the award for Best Actress. </p> Tue 31 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index27.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index28.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index28.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/28-altman.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>"M*A*S*H" director Robert Altman received an Honorary Award at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony in 2006. The award was presented by two of his actresses, Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin, who engaged in a breathless recreation of the improvised, overlapping dialogue he pioneered in the 1970s. </p> Mon 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index28.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index29.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index29.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/29-eastwood.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Clint Eastwood, whose "Unforgiven" (1992) won both Directing and Best Picture, repeated the same feat with "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). The film's star, Hilary Swank, received her second Best Actress award, while Morgan Freeman won for Supporting Actor.</p> Sun 29 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index29.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index30.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index30.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/30-seidler.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The oldest winner for Original Screenplay, David Seidler was a stutterer himself and had been researching the speech difficulties of King George VI since the 1980s. However, the Queen Mother asked him not to write his screenplay for "The King's Speech" (2010) during her lifetime, and he began writing it in 2005.</p> Sat 28 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index30.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index31.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index31.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/31-olivier.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Laurence Olivier received his third Oscar statuette when Cary Grant presented an Honorary Award to him in 1979. They never worked together in a film but did appear at the 1958 Oscars – with Olivier as co-host and Grant introducing presenter Ingrid Bergman.</p> Fri 27 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index31.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index32.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index32.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/32-cher.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Although she established herself as a singer, Cher made the transition to acting in the 1980s and won Best Actress for "Moonstruck" (1987). She had earlier been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for "Silkwood" (1983).</p> Thu 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index32.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index33.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index33.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/33-fonda.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>In his last film role, Henry Fonda won Best Actor as Norman Thayer Jr. in "On Golden Pond" (1981), a year after receiving an Honorary Award. This unusual feat has only been repeated once, by Paul Newman in the same decade. Fonda's daughter, Jane, accepted the award and had also purchased the rights to the source play with him in mind. </p> Wed 25 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index33.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index34.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index34.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/34-paquin.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>At age nine, Anna Paquin was selected from among 5,000 hopefuls for the role of Holly Hunter’s daughter in "The Piano" (1993). She won Best Supporting Actress (the second youngest winner in the category’s history) and went on to roles as Rogue in the "X-Men" films and Sookie Stackhouse in the TV series "True Blood." </p> Tue 24 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index34.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index35.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index35.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/35-beautybeast.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Disney classic "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) made history as the first animated feature to be nominated for Best Picture and also won two Oscars. In this video, Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman’s partner, Bill Lauch, accept the Original Song award. </p> Mon 23 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index35.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index36.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index36.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/36-tomei.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marisa Tomei, who first broke through with a role on the TV series "A Different World," won Best Supporting Actress as the sassy Mona Lisa Vito in "My Cousin Vinny" (1992). She was nominated again in the same category for "In the Bedroom" (2001) and "The Wrestler" (2008).</p> Sun 22 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index36.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index37.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index37.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/37-hudson.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>"American Idol" contestant Jennifer Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for her debut performance in "Dreamgirls" (2006), an adaptation of the successful Broadway musical. Her role as Effie White is highlighted by a performance of the hit song "And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going." </p> Sat 21 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index37.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index38.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index38.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/38-henson.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Muppets creator Jim Henson made his only on-camera Oscar appearance when he presented Animated Short Film at the 58th Academy Awards alongside Kermit and Scooter, who was unable to open the envelope. However, as Kermit, he also sang "The Rainbow Connection" at the 52nd Academy Awards.</p> Fri 20 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index38.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index39.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index39.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/39-blakeedwards.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Famed comedy director Blake Edwards received an Honorary Award from fan Jim Carrey at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. He directed his wife Julie Andrews in seven films and co-created the character of Inspector Clouseau in “The Pink Panther.”</p> Thu 19 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index39.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index40.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index40.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/40-carygrant.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Cary Grant, a Hollywood icon nominated twice for Best Actor, received an Honorary Award (presented by Frank Sinatra) at the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970. He appeared in 75 films during his career including four films with director Alfred Hitchcock.</p> Wed 18 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index40.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index41.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index41.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/41-jaws.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Verna Fields, an editor renowned for her work on "American Graffiti," won a Film Editing Oscar for her innovative techniques in "Jaws" (1975). She became one of the first women in upper management in Hollywood at Universal, where a building is named in her honor.</p> Tue 17 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index41.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index42.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index42.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/42-costumes.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>At the 41st Academy Awards held in 1969, Jane Fonda presented the award for Costume Design following a swinging musical medley highlighting such nominees as “Planet of the Apes,” “Oliver!” and “Romeo and Juliet.”</p> Mon 16 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index42.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index43.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index43.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/43-once.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>"Falling Slowly," from the 2007 Irish film "Once," won Best Original Song for its lead actors and songwriters, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The film has been adapted into a 2012 Broadway musical, and Hansard and Irglová continue to perform under the name The Swell Season.</p> Sun 15 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index43.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index44.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index44.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/44-lennox.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Scottish-born Annie Lennox, a bestselling solo artist and lead singer for Eurythmics, won Best Original Song at the 76th (2003) Academy Awards along with co-writers Fran Walsh and Howard Shore for “Into the West,” written for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”</p> Sat 14 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index44.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index45.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index45.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/45-affleck-damon.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Friends (and tenth cousins once removed) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won for their original screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" (1997), in which they also starred alongside Supporting Actor winner Robin Williams. </p> Fri 13 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index45.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index46.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index46.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/46-keaton.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Diane Keaton (whose real last name is Hall) won Best Actress for the title role in "Annie Hall" (1977), which Woody Allen and co-writer Marshall Brickman tailored for her. </p> Thu 12 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index46.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index47.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index47.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/47-cruz.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Her fiery performance in "Vicky Christina Barcelona" earned Penélope Cruz the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the 81st (2008) ceremony, a year after costar and future husband Javier Bardem won Best Supporting Actor for "No Country for Old Men." </p> Wed 11 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index47.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index48.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index48.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/48-wiest.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dianne Wiest won Best Supporting Actress for "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986) and repeated the same feat for another Woody Allen film, "Bullets over Broadway," eight years later. </p> Tue 10 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index48.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index49.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index49.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/49-sorvino.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mira Sorvino won Best Supporting Actress for "Mighty Aphrodite" (1995), which was released six years after she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and won the Harvard Hoopes Prize for outstanding scholarly work.</p> Mon 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index49.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index50.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index50.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/51-hanks-philadelphia.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>A year after his first Best Actor win, Tom Hanks took home the same award for "Forrest Gump" (1994). He is also the only Best Actor to perform onstage with Monty Python, in "Concert for George" (2003).</p> Sun 08 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index50.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index51.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index51.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/51-hanks-philadelphia.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> Tom Hanks moved audiences while accepting his Best Actor award for "Philadelphia" (1993), which also earned the Best Original Song Oscar for his friend Bruce Springsteen’s "Streets of Philadelphia." </p> Sat 07 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index51.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index52.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index52.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/52-godfather.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marlon Brando won Best Actor at the 45th Academy Awards for his role in "The Godfather" (1972), but he sent Sacheen Littlefeather (pictured above with presenters Roger Moore and Liv Ullmann) to decline the award.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index52.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index53.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index53.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/54-kelly.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar, for Best Actor, for the 1951 film "The African Queen," which was partially filmed on location in Uganda and the Belgian Congo in Africa.</p> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index53.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index54.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index54.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/54-kelly.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Grace Kelly, who won Best Actress for "The Country Girl" (1954), bade farewell to Hollywood at the 28th Academy Awards ceremony in 1956; she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 18 the same year.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index54.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index55.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index55.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/55-ford-welles.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>1941 featured formidable Best Picture nominees, with "How Green Was My Valley" from director John Ford edging out first-time director Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane," which elicited audience gasps in this audio clip.</p> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index55.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index56.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index56.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/56-lasseter.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The first Pixar film to receive an Oscar was "Tin Toy," which won Animated Short Film at the 61st (1988) ceremony. John Lasseter and William Reeves concluded their speech with a thank you to the company CEO, Steve Jobs.</p> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index56.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index57.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index57.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/57-streep.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sixteen-time nominee Meryl Streep won her first Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), making her the second of four consecutive winners in the category with the initials "M.S." (along with Maggie Smith, Mary Steenburgen and Maureen Stapleton).</p> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index57.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index58.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index58.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/58-apartment.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Directed by Billy Wilder, "The Apartment" (1960) took home five Academy Awards including Best Picture. It remains the only Best Picture winner to conclude with a sequence set during New Year's Eve and is the last to be filmed entirely in black-and-white</p> Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index58.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index59.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index59.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/59-dustin-lance-black.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>At the 81st Academy Awards, Dustin Lance Black won Best Original Screenplay for "Milk" (2008) and wore a White Knot to the ceremony in support of marriage equality. At the time, he had also been a writer on the TV show "Big Love" for two years.</p> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index59.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index60.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index60.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/60-rocky.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> >The 1976 film "Rocky" became a surprise hit and went on to win three Oscars including Best Picture. Star Sylvester Stallone famously wrote his initial draft of the film, which takes place in Philadelphia, in only three and a half days.</p> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index60.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index61.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index61.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/61-it-happened-one-night.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> At the 7th Academy Awards, "It Happened One Night" (1934) became the first film to win Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Directing and Writing. Several aspects of the film (including Clark Gable's carrot munching and the name "Bugs") inspired the creation of Bugs Bunny.</p> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index61.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index62.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index62.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/62-isaac-hayes.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> Isaac Hayes stole the show at the 44th Academy Awards with his rousing performance of "Theme from Shaft," which won Best Song. Written for the 1971 action film "Shaft," the song made Hayes the first African American to win a non-acting Oscar.</p> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index62.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index63.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index63.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/63-lizzy.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a> At the 67th Academy Awards, Costume Design winners Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel turned heads when Gardiner wore a dress made of American Express Gold cards. Gardiner had conceived of the outfit as a costume for "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994).</p> Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index63.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index64.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index64.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/64-sound-music.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The 38th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1966 was the first to be broadcast in color and was hosted by Bob Hope, seen above with Julie Andrews. Her film that year, "The Sound of Music," went on to win five awards for the evening including Best Picture.</p> Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index64.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index65.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index65.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/65-andrews-hepburn.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>"My Fair Lady," one of the two 1964 musicals nominated for Best Picture, featured Audrey Hepburn in the role of Eliza Doolittle, which was originated on Broadway by Julie Andrews. Movie fans disappointed that Andrews did not get to repeat the role on screen were pleased when she won Best Actress for her performance in "Mary Poppins."</p> Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index65.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index66.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index66.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/66-nick-park.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit, English stop-motion animator Nick Park won his first Academy Award for Animated Short Film with "Creature Comforts" (1990). His second feature film "Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (2005), won Best Animated Feature Film (his fourth Oscar in total) at the 78th Academy Awards.</p> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index66.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index67.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index67.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/68-tatum-oneal.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Gregory Peck won Best Actor for the role of lawyer Atticus Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird," and costar Mary Badham, who plays his daughter Scout in the film, called him "Atticus" throughout their lifelong friendship.</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index67.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index68.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index68.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/68-tatum-oneal.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Winner of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal remains the youngest person to win a competitive Academy Award. She made her screen debut as Addie Loggins in "Paper Moon" (1973), which co-starred her real-life father, Ryan O'Neal.</p> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index68.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index69.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index69.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/69-star-wars.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>"Star Wars" (1977) won six Oscars at the 50th Academy Awards and a Special Achievement Award went to Benjamin Burtt Jr. (seen above with C3PO and Mark Hamill), whose iconic sound effects for Chewbacca and Darth Vader incorporated a bear, a walrus and Burtt breathing in a scuba mask.</p> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index69.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index70.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index70.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/70-terms-endearment.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The 1983 film "Terms of Endearment" won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Actress and Writing – Adapted Screenplay. Garrett Breedlove, the role played by Best Supporting Actor winner Jack Nicholson, was originally written for Burt Reynolds and also offered to James Garner and Harrison Ford. </p> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index70.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index71.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index71.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/71-twa-foreign-film.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Trans World Airlines, better known as TWA, officially flew overseas nominees for Best Foreign Language Film to Hollywood for the ceremony for the first six years after it became a competitive category in 1956. The airline made history again in 1961 as the first to show in-flight movies on its aircraft.</p> Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index71.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index72.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index72.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/72-la-strada.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>"La Strada" (whose title means "The Road" in Italian) was the first film to win in the competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film in 1956. It was directed by Federico Fellini, seen above with his wife and the film's star, Giulietta Masina. This ad promotes the English-language release of the film after its Academy Award win.</p> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index72.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index73.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index73.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/73-john-barry-alex-north.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Composer John Barry received his fourth Academy Award with his Original Score win for "Out of Africa" at the 58th (1985) Academy Awards. At the same ceremony, composer Alex North (a fifteen-time nominee) received an Honorary Award. Watch both of their acceptance speeches in this video.</p> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index73.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index74.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index74.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/74-edith-head-memo.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Eight-time Costume Design winner Edith Head (whose films include "All about Eve" and "The Sting") was costume supervisor for the 40th (1967) Academy Awards and offered her fashion tips in the letter above. Also seen above are presenter Leslie Caron and Best Director winner Mike Nichols during the ceremony.</p> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index74.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index75.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index75.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/75-television-first-25th.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>The 25th Academy Awards ceremony, which was held on March 19, 1953, became the first ever shown on television, earning the largest audience in the five-year commercial history of the medium. Seen above are four participants from the evening: Mary Pickford, Cecil B. DeMille, Gloria Swanson and Bob Hope.</p> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index75.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index76.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index76.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/76-haing-ngor.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Cambodian-born Dr. Haing S. Ngor survived the concentration camps of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s and won a Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of photojournalist Dith Pran in the 1984 film "The Killing Fields."</p> Tues, 13 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index79.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index77.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index77.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/77-schindlers-list.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>After three previous Directing nominations, Steven Spielberg won the award at the 66th (1993) Academy Awards for "Schindler's List" and thanked his wife, Kate Capshaw, "for rescuing me ninety-two days in a row in Krakow, Poland, last winter when things got just too unbearable."</p> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index79.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index78.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index78.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/78-dolly-parton.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Country music legend Dolly Parton performed her first Oscar-nominated song, "Nine to Five" (whose tempo comes from the sound of a typewriter), at the 53rd (1980) Academy Awards. She was nominated again for the song "Travelin' Thru" from the film "Transamerica" (2005).</p> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index79.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index79.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index79.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/79-frank-sinatra.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>After more than three decades as an actor and singer, Frank Sinatra received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 43rd Academy Awards ceremony in 1971. He had announced his retirement in March the same year and performed a "farewell concert" in June, although he made a comeback in 1973.</p> Day, 10 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index79.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index80.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index80.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/80-kathryn-bigelow.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>At the 82nd (2009) Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to receive an Oscar for Best Director, for "The Hurt Locker." Barbra Streisand, a formidable director in her own right, presented the award to Bigelow.</p> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index80.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index80.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index80.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/81-helen-mirren.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>After two previous nominations, Helen Mirren won in the 79th (2006) Academy Awards for her performance as Elizabeth II in "The Queen." Upon taking the stage she proudly proclaimed, "My sister told me that all kids love to get gold stars, and this is the biggest and the best gold star that I have ever had in my life."</p> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index80.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index82.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index82.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/82-billy-crystal.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>Billy Crystal made his debut as Oscar host in 1990 on the 62nd Academy Awards. That year portions of the show originated from cities elsewhere in the world via satellite: Mel Gibson and Glenn Close from London, Charlton Heston and Norma Aleandro from Buenos Aires, and Jack Lemmon from Moscow.</p> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index82.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index83.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index83.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/83-hattie-mcdaniel.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>This letter written to the Academy on March 15, 1940 praises the Best Supporting Actress win for Hattie McDaniel, who was the first African-American actress to win an Academy Award. McDaniel was also renowned for her skills as a singer and comedienne. </p> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index83.html http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index84.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index84.html"><img src="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/images/84/moments/share/84-melissa-leo.jpg" align="left" height="73" width="100" alt="" border="0" /></a>At the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony held on February 27, 2011, Best Supporting Actress winner Melissa Leo accepted her award (for "The Fighter") from legendary actor Kirk Douglas. Leo was first nominated in 2008 as Best Actress for the film "Frozen River."</p> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/moments/index84.html