The expectation continues about the 94th Oscar Awards ceremony, an event that promises new energy after a couple of editions marked by the pandemic. In an environment that feels more controlled, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gala returns to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Productions such as Belfast, CODA, Don't Look Up, Drive My Car and nominated figures such as Will Smith, Benedict Cumberbatch, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Denzel Washington will shine in an event postponed a few weeks to allow some stability in the face of the pandemic.
To set the mood for the most important night in the film industry, we have prepared a selection of some of the most scandalous moments in the history of the Academy Oscar Awards Gala.
In 1975, director Bert Schneider received the Best Documentary Award for Hearts and Minds, a work on the U.S. war that is very critical of the country's foreign policy. Upon receiving his statuette, he thanked the communist government of Vietnam for the support he received during the filming of the work, which sparked the comment of Frank Sinatra, who moments earlier announced his triumph.
“It's no place for political slogans,” the prominent singer told him. Meanwhile, Warren Beatty, who later took the stand to present another award — and a great friend of Schneider's — lashed out at Sinatra as he greeted him “Thank you very much, Frank, you old Republican”, which created a tense atmosphere.
Groups of gay lesbian activists in the United States protested in 1992 against the nomination and subsequent triumph of Jodie Foster. With her role in Silence of the Lambs, a film considered homophobic by the complainants, the actress unleashed the fury, such that at the door of the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, from LA, banners were read in protest: “Jodie Foster: actress, screenwriter, producer, lesbian”, signed by the activist collective Queer Nation, in a time when Jodie had not stated anything about her orientation.
When Angelina Jolie won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2000, for her participation in the film Girl Interrupted, she said when she thanked her brother James Haven very much, whom she kissed on the mouth on the red carpet causing the spectators to be amazed. “I'm in shock, and so in love with my brother right now. He just hugged me and said he loved me and I know he's really happy for me.” Apparently the public did not understand the close form of affection between brothers.
In 2017, the most distant relatives of Australian producer Jan Chapman were very frightened when they tuned in to the ceremony, as the director's photograph mistakenly appeared in the “In Memoriam” section. And the fact is that the production used his portrait to illustrate the mention of the late costume designer Janet Patterson, whose name at least did appear in the picture. “I am devastated by the use of my image in the place of a great friend and collaborator,” Chapman said days later.
In that same year, Nicole Kidman gave something to talk about by applauding in a very peculiar way, using only the palm of her hands, a fact that caused confusion. The truth is that later the actress clarified that she was wearing a luxurious ring and didn't want to lose it or spoil it: “I was wearing a huge ring that wasn't mine, but that was absolutely beautiful and I was terrified of damaging it,” she said after going viral for the fact. “I'm glad to clear this up,” she explained amusedly. “It was really awkward and I was like, 'God, I want to clap, I don't want to not applaud. ' It would be worse, wouldn't it? They would say, 'Why doesn't Nicole clap? '”
An unprecedented moment occurred at the 89th gala, when Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty announced that the winner for Best Picture was La la land. Those who took the stage were the producers of the film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, but while they were celebrating, an announcement came that shook the world.
The production team reported that the winner was actually Moonlight, as there had been some confusion with the booster sets containing the names of the winners in all categories.
“Guys, I'm sorry, no, there's a mistake. Moonlight, you won (the award a) the best film... This is not a joke, I'm afraid they read the wrong card,” it was heard before a puzzled audience. After that, the cast of the film starring African-American actors celebrated their confusing triumph.
In 2018, while presenting the Best Director Award, Emma Stone decided to address one of the major issues of the Oscars, the scarce production of films directed by women, reflecting an industry prone to machismo and abuse of power:
“It's the director whose indelible touch is reflected in every frame. It is the director who, plane by plane, scene by scene, day by day, works with each member of the team to promote the story. And it is the vision of the director who takes an ordinary film and turns it into a work of art. These four men and Greta Gerwig created their own masterpieces this year,” he said then.
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