The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV 1978)

Director:

Marty Pasetta

Writers:

William Ludwig, Leonard Spigelgass

Stars:

Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, John Barry

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Astaire	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song
John Barry	...	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Robert Blalack	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Debby Boone	...	Herself - Performer
Margaret Booth	...	Herself - Honorary Award Recipient
Ernest Borgnine	...	Himself
Marshall Brickman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
Garrett Brown	...	Himself - Award Recipient for Steadicam development
Leslie Browne	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Richard Burton	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Ben Burtt	...	Himself - Winner: Special Achievement Award
Michael Caine	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paddy Chayefsky	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay
Richard Chew	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | awards show | academy awards ceremony | number in title

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1978 (USA)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the year in which the Academy Awards and Vanessa Redgrave collided over her political activism. Over the previous year, Redgrave had been an outspoken supporter of the Palestinians and their struggle to end their conflict with Israel. This made her a target of several Israeli militants and, on the evening of the Academy Awards protests gathered outside the and burned the actress in effigy. Redgrave had to be snuck in the back of an ambulance through a secret entrance to get her safely into the theater. The fury didn't just happen outside; when Redgrave won Best Supporting Actress for Julia, she used her acceptance speech as a promotion for her political beliefs, calling attention to "a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums". Most people in the industry derided her for her comments and historians have cited it as one of the lowest moments in the history of the Academy Awards. After the ceremony, Redgrave went to dinner accompanied by her bodyguards and no one would speak to her.

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Quotes

[Accepting the Best Supporting Actress award]
Vanessa Redgrave: My dear colleagues, I thank you very much for this tribute to my work. I think that Jane Fonda and I have done the best work of our lives. And I salute you, and I pay tribute to you, and I think you should be very proud that in the last few weeks you've stood firm, and you have refused to be intimidated by the threats of a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums, whose behavior...
[booing from audience]
Vanessa Redgrave: ...whose behavior is an insult to the stature of Jews ...

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Connections

Follows The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Hooray for Hollywood"
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Played during end credits

User Reviews

50 Years of movie stardom

This was the Golden year of cinema. A tribute to all who contributed to the entertainment industry. It was also the first and last time that a tribute was made to the young juvenile actors who previously won an award. Peggy Ann Garner and Margaret O'Brien were part of a "Big Parade" of previous oscar winners.