Beyond the glamour, the smiles and the celebrations, the awards ceremony Oscars It was the scene of shocking situations, memorable scandals and bizarre bloopers that television has recorded and exposed to the whole world. These dishonorable sequences, of which the same actors, actresses and referents of the film industry are part, go back many years and even decades.
One of the first absurd situations in the delivery of the awards of the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences it happened in 1935. The film “What Happened That Night” by Frank Capra He received the main awards at the ceremony. However, the actress Claudette Colbert She did not believe that she would be awarded that night and decided not to attend the event, at that very moment she was waiting for the train to travel to New York. When her name was mentioned on the radio as the winner of the statuette, the artist took a taxi, arrived at the Baltimore Hotel dressed in her everyday clothes with her suitcases, thanked the attendees, collected the award and continued on her way to the East Coast. .
This nice and true anecdote set a tone in the following ceremonies: anything can happen. From unforeseen nudity on stage to scandalous performative claims, including envelope confusion and violent slapping, the Oscars offered in its 95 editions the occasional memorable moment that is still in the viewer’s retina.
The Oscar that was never retired
In 1956, the unknown Robert Rich got the Oscar for Best Screenplay for “The Boy and the Bull”. No one took the stage at that time, the reason was simple: the winner did not exist. The screenwriter Dalton Trumbowas on the blacklists of the Committee on Un-American Activities and was barred from the film industry because of its link to communism. Trumbo’s career continued with the use of various pseudonyms until the political persecution led by the Republican senator Joseph McCarthy wane Years later, the writer would try to get the Academy to recognize him as the author of the award-winning film. A story that can be seen in the film Jay Roach’s “Trumbo” made by Bryan Craston.
The Brando scandal
“The Godfather” was considered the film of the year by specialized critics and by audiences around the world. a brand new Al Pacino dazzled in his impersonation of Michael Corleone, along with a brilliant cast of James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and John Cazale. However, the film directed by Francis Ford Coppola rescued the legendary actor Marlon Brando from oblivion and put him back on top. The award to Best Actor It was for the actor who represented Vito Corleone. But instead of receiving it, Brando sent Sacheen Littlefeatheran activist for the civil rights of the original peoples, with a letter to reject the award in protest of how the aborigines were treated in North American territory.
The nude on stage
Almost 50 years have passed and one of the most memorable stage scandals of the Oscars, and of almost all awards, is still remembered. In 1974, at the height of the American sexual revolution, the photographer and LGBT activist, robertopel, He walked stark naked on stage and ran after an unperturbed David Niven. Color television showed the surreal sequence, accompanied by various shouts and laughter from those present. Moments after the interruption, the legendary English actor from “separate tables” he would continue with his routine as if nothing had happened. From that event, Opel became a recognized public figure in the world of entertainment.
The envelope
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, couple from the remembered film “Bonnie and Clyde” they were the leading actors of one of the most gigantic bloopers of the Oscars when they mentioned the tape for a wrong envelope “La La Land” as a winner instead of “Moonlight”, that he had actually won the Best Film statuette in that impressive closing ceremony in 2017. According to the organization of the event, the mistake was the responsibility of the stage coordinator who delivered the wrong letter. Of course, once the mishap was cleared up, the person responsible was fired and Dunaway and Beatty had their revenge the following year.
the slap
One year has passed since the slap that Will Smith stamped on the comedian’s face Chris Rock in it dolby theater. Probably the biggest stage scandal that the ceremony had throughout its history, with a whole plot regarding married life and the spontaneity of Smith’s apologies. Beyond the disbelief and surprise of the fact, there are not a few specialists in this event who mention the violent moment as the loudest embarrassment of all deliveries. And it is very likely that it will continue like this, but the 95th edition that will take place on Sunday, March 12, will have the last word.
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