Academy Awards History

Cloris Leachman accepts her Oscar at the 44th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Music Center
in Los Angeles, California on April 10, 1972.

Soul singer Aretha Franklin performs during the 47th Annual Academy Awards ceremony
in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, April 8, 1975.

Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Michael Wilding, appear happy to be among those
present to watch the annual Academy Award in Hollywood on March 19, 1953.

Walt Disney displays four Oscars he won at 26th annual Academy Awards to actress Elizabeth Taylor
and her husband, Michael Wilding in Los Angeles on March 25, 1954.

Julie Andrews poses with Italian film director Federico Fellini after presenting him with his Oscar at the
1963 Academy Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on April 13, 1964.

Robert Wagner and wife Natalie Wood appear at an Oscars party on June 20, 1961. Elizabeth Taylor is in background.

Vanessa Redgrave, one of the nominees for best actress category, arrives at the Music Center with Italian actor Franco Nero for the annual Academy Awards ceremonies in Hollywood on April 14, 1969.

Barbra Streisand wins an Oscar for her performance in 'Funny Girl' on April 14, 1969
in Hollywood, California.

Goldie Hawn announces that George C. Scott had won the Academy Award for best actor
for his role in 'Patton' at a ceremony at the Los Angeles Music Center in Hollywood,
Los Angeles on April 15, 1971.

Robert Wagner and wife Natalie Wood are shown at the 51st Annual Academy Awards
in Los Angeles on April 3, 1978.

Farrah Fawcett-Majors appears at the 50th Academy Awards in Los Angeles
on April 3, 1978. She was a presenter.

Elizabeth Taylor is seen standing by a statue of the Academy Award Oscar
on April 2, 1974, in Los Angeles.

Hugh Hefner, founder and publisher of Playboy Magazine, right, arrives with
Barbi Benton for the Academy Awards on April 2, 1974, Los Angeles, California.

Jon Voight and Jane Fonda pose with their Oscars in Los Angeles on April 9, 1979,
awarded for their roles in 'Coming Home' at the 51st Academy Awards.

Robert Wagner and his wife Natalie Wood arrive for the 51st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 9, 1979.

Robert Wagner and wife Natalie Wood are shown at the 51st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 9, 1979.

Oscar nominees Al Pacino and Meryl Streep are seen at the party for New York's Oscar nominees at Central Park's Tavern on the Green in New York on April 14, 1980.

Oscar winner Robert Redford poses at the 53rd annual Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles,
on March 31, 1981. Redford won for Best Director for 'Ordinary People,' which marked his directorial debut.

Sissy Spacek holds the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which she won for
her role as singer Loretta Lynn in 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' at the Oscars on March 31, 1981.

Singer Irene Cara with dancers perform 'Fame' from the movie of the same name at the 53rd annual Oscar ceremony on March 31, 1981, Los Angeles.

Jane Fonda thanks the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Oscar she accepted on behalf of her father, Henry Fonda, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role on March 29, 1982.

Warren Beatty appears with his Oscar for Best Director for 'Reds.' at the Oscars
on March 29, 1982.

Dustin Hoffman arrives with his wife Lisa at a luncheon to honor the nominees
for the 55th Oscar ceremony in Beverly Hills on March 22, 1983.

Best Actress and Actor nominees Julie Andrews and Jack Lemmon pose at the luncheon honoring the 196 nominees for the 1983 Oscars in Beverly Hills on March 22, 1983.

Comedienne Carol Burnett and actor John Travolta appear at the 55th annual Oscar ceremony on April 11, 1983. They were presenters.