4. "You like me, You really like me!" Sally Field's 1984 Best Actress acceptance speech is spontaneous, vulnerable, and simplistic. It is also the most quoted speech in Awards show history.
3. Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American actor to win an Oscar. Although her 1939 Best Supporting Actress acceptance speech was written for her by the studio, McDaniel's breakthrough win and her overwhelming joy is one for the ages.
2 The Streaker. Flashing more than a peace sign, a hippie runs across the Oscar stage causing presenter David Niven to comment on the man's "shortcomings." Classic.
And #1.....
Sacheen Littlefeather (an actress) steps up to the microphone and informs the audience that "Marlon Brando...has asked me to tell you that he very regretfully cannot accept this generous award. And the reasons for this being the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry." The industry is stunned, and it still is. This moment proves above all others that the Oscars are unpredictable...and that's why we still watch.
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