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  1. www.oscars.org › ceremonies › 2007The 79th Academy Awards Memorable Moments - Oscars.org

    Best Picture: The Departed. The Departed also won Academy Awards for Directing (Martin Scorsese), Film Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker), and Writing – Adapted Screenplay (William Monahan). After seven previous nominations, five of which were for directing, Martin Scorsese won his first Oscar for The Departed.

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  3. people.com › movies › memorable-oscars-momentsThe Oscars Moments We'll Never Be Able to Stop Talking About

    • 1940: Hattie McDaniel Makes History. It took more than a decade for the first Black person to win an Academy Award. The honor went to Hattie McDaniel for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
    • 1943: Greer Garson Delivers Record-Breaking Speech. Greer Garson set a record that has yet to be broken with her very, very long acceptance speech after winning Best Actress for her performance in Mrs. Miniver (1942).
    • 1968: Alfred Hitchcock Gives a Short Acceptance Speech. The Master of Suspense was nominated for five Oscars over the course of his long career, but Alfred Hitchcock never won until 1968 — and even then, it was a bit of technicality.
    • 1969: Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn Tie for Best Actress. There have been six ties in Oscars' history, and the one that got the most buzz came in 1969, when Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn both won Best Actress: Streisand for Funny Girl (1968) and Hepburn for The Lion in Winter (1968).

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    Documentary Feature winner Davis Guggenheim with Al Gore, Lawrence Bender, Laurie David, Scott Burns and Lesley Chilcott. Jennifer Hudson. Supporting Actress winner for Dreamgirls. View More Memorable Moments.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 79th_Academy_Awards79th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

    During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Laura Ziskin and directed by Louis J. Horvitz.

  6. www.empireonline.com › greatest-oscar-moments-2The 55 Most Memorable Oscars Moments - Empire

    • "Moonlight won Best Picture!" 2017 – The ceremony clattered to an ignominious climax when the Oscar for Best Picture was initially awarded to the wrong film.
    • Smith Vs. Rock. 2022 – One for the ages. Presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature, Chris Rock cracked some quips to general laughs. But when Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head attracted his attention and a G.I.
    • The Streaker. 1974 – Host David Niven was left unmoved when one of his segments was rudely interrupted by Robert Opel showing off his own little bald fella by streaking across the stage.
    • Justice At Last. 2007 – That Martin Scorsese didn't have an Oscar was a big black mark against the Academy for decades. He'd been nominated in the directing category five times and lost every one.

  7. www.harpersbazaar.com › a14362 › best-oscars-moments22 Best Oscars Moments of All Time - Academy Awards ...

    Mar 2, 2018 · Take a look back at the most surprising, heart-warming, scandalous and talked-about moments in Oscars history.

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  9. ew.com › gallery › oscars-07-10-memorable-momentsOscars '07: 10 Memorable Moments - Entertainment Weekly

    Jan 25, 2007 · The Dreamgirls make us happy, Martin Scorsese finally gets his due, and more