Only a few hours are left for the Oscars 2023, which will take place this Sunday, March 12th at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where the best actors, directors, and production team of the seventh art will be known and awarded.
La La Land or Moonlight?
The big mistake! At the 2017 Oscars, Faye Dunaway announced that the winner for "Best Picture" was La La Land, but in reality, the true winner was Moonlight.
Racism at the Oscars
Hattie McDaniel will forever be in the history of cinema, as she was the first African American person to win an Oscar. The actress starred in the memorable film "Gone with the Wind," however, she was prohibited from attending the premiere and could not sit at the same table as her castmates at the 1940 Oscars ceremony.
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The "surprise" nudity
The British actor David Niven was giving a speech at the 1974 ceremony when a man named Robert Opel, an artist, photographer, and gallery owner defending LGBT rights, appeared naked on stage. He stated that his goal was to give "a message of peace," however, Niven said, "Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laughter that that man will ever provoke in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?".
The rejection of "The Godfather"
In 1973, Marlon Brando won the Academy Award for "Best Actor" for his great portrayal of mafia boss Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," but the actor refused to attend the event and sent Sacheen Littlefeather, an activist for Aboriginal rights, who stated that Brando rejected the award "in protest against the treatment that the film industry gives natives."
The "new" version of Snow White
The 61st edition of the Oscars was considered by many as the worst in the history of the awards show, to the point that The Academy received a lawsuit from Disney. What happened? An actress dressed as Snow White tried to "reinterpret" a new version of the princess and, along with Rob Lowe, starred in a sexualized musical number without Disney's authorization.