A lot can happen in 95 years. Ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, we take a look back at the surprises, the scandals, the slap and — yes — even the streaker.
captured the head of MGM, Louis B. Mayer, solemnly congratulating the movie's producer Carl Laemmle, saying,"Sorry I didn't win it, Mr. Laemmle. I know of no one I'd rather have beat me than you.
In 1939, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American actor to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in. McDaniel rose from her seat at a segregated table to accept the award for best supporting actress."I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry," she said, wiping away her tears.
Over the years, the Oscars have included scandals and feuds ... like the famous rivalry between sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, who despised each other and vied for the best actress Oscar in 1942. The ceremonies continued during the infamous McCarthy era when many Hollywood writers were blacklisted as suspected communists. All of that was upended in 1957 when the winner of the best motion picture was announced:
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