1 00:00:02,603 --> 00:00:05,839 * 2 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:10,978 NARRATOR: Dateline: Hollywood, California. 3 00:00:11,011 --> 00:00:14,648 Tinseltown readies itself for its grandest of nights. 4 00:00:14,682 --> 00:00:16,550 The Academy Awards. 5 00:00:16,584 --> 00:00:19,820 This year's Oscars promises to be an absolute nail-biter 6 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:22,090 between favorites Lawrence of Arabia 7 00:00:22,123 --> 00:00:23,524 and The Music Man. 8 00:00:23,557 --> 00:00:25,159 But the real trouble in River City, 9 00:00:25,193 --> 00:00:27,495 and the race everyone is talking about 10 00:00:27,528 --> 00:00:28,929 is the contest to see 11 00:00:28,962 --> 00:00:31,599 who will be crowned Best Actress. 12 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:33,701 Here's icy beauty Lee Remick, 13 00:00:33,734 --> 00:00:37,271 nominated for her turn as Jack Lemmon's boozy bride. 14 00:00:37,305 --> 00:00:40,274 Skipping the wine and sticking to roses, Lee? 15 00:00:40,308 --> 00:00:42,376 Kooky Anne Bancroft, 16 00:00:42,410 --> 00:00:44,678 who brought her inimitable Annie Sullivan to the screen 17 00:00:44,712 --> 00:00:47,047 in Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker, 18 00:00:47,081 --> 00:00:48,916 will be working a miracle herself 19 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:51,919 to make the curtain in her latest Broadway triumph. 20 00:00:51,952 --> 00:00:55,523 Golden Globe winner Geraldine Page out walking her pooch. 21 00:00:55,556 --> 00:00:58,058 Will Oscar follow the Globe's lead 22 00:00:58,092 --> 00:01:00,394 and give Tennessee Williams' latest muse 23 00:01:00,428 --> 00:01:02,363 Hollywood's highest honor? 24 00:01:02,396 --> 00:01:04,064 With her ninth nomination, 25 00:01:04,098 --> 00:01:06,200 screen legend Katharine Hepburn 26 00:01:06,234 --> 00:01:08,102 will not be making a Long Day's Journey 27 00:01:08,136 --> 00:01:09,937 to the West Coast this year, 28 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:12,773 as she plans once again to sit out the festivities 29 00:01:12,806 --> 00:01:14,908 in her Connecticut hideaway. 30 00:01:14,942 --> 00:01:17,945 (reporters clamoring) But all the Vegas oddsmakers 31 00:01:17,978 --> 00:01:19,747 say the smart money is on Bette Davis. 32 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:22,316 It's an honor just to be nominated... again. 33 00:01:22,350 --> 00:01:24,252 Miss Davis, do you have any comment on the Academy 34 00:01:24,285 --> 00:01:25,786 snubbing your costar, Joan Crawford? 35 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:29,290 Define "snub." Next question. 36 00:01:29,323 --> 00:01:31,792 (reporters clamoring) NARRATOR: One thing's for sure: 37 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:33,561 no matter who wins, history will be made 38 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:36,130 in three weeks when Frank Sinatra 39 00:01:36,164 --> 00:01:38,666 hosts the 35th Academy Awards. 40 00:01:41,302 --> 00:01:44,037 * 41 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:16,537 * 42 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:46,667 (seagulls chirping, waves crashing) 43 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:09,590 OLIVIA: The 1963 Oscars. 44 00:03:09,623 --> 00:03:11,692 I have to say 45 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:13,994 that's when things took such an ugly turn. 46 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:16,029 Not that everything 47 00:03:16,063 --> 00:03:18,766 was sunshine and lollipops up until then, 48 00:03:18,799 --> 00:03:21,935 but it was the Academy Awards that year 49 00:03:21,969 --> 00:03:25,172 when it became the point of no return 50 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:27,207 for both Bette and Joan. 51 00:03:27,241 --> 00:03:30,110 I truly believed that the ladies 52 00:03:30,143 --> 00:03:34,682 would put aside their natural personal enmity, 53 00:03:34,715 --> 00:03:37,518 but there were so many people who profited 54 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:40,020 from them being at each other's throats. 55 00:03:40,053 --> 00:03:43,190 The studio, the publicity people, 56 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,793 and of course, the columnists. 57 00:03:45,826 --> 00:03:49,196 I know firsthand. 58 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:52,065 Unscrupulous reporters did everything they could 59 00:03:52,099 --> 00:03:54,868 to sow hatred 60 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:57,771 between myself and my own sister. 61 00:03:57,805 --> 00:03:59,273 The actress Joan Fontaine is your younger sister? 62 00:03:59,307 --> 00:04:02,643 Well, she's not that much younger, but yes. 63 00:04:02,676 --> 00:04:04,144 So there is no feud 64 00:04:04,177 --> 00:04:05,946 between you two? 65 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:07,948 A feud implies 66 00:04:07,981 --> 00:04:10,284 continuing hostile conduct 67 00:04:10,318 --> 00:04:12,786 between two parties. 68 00:04:12,820 --> 00:04:14,455 I can't remember an instance 69 00:04:14,488 --> 00:04:17,425 where I instigated hostile behavior. 70 00:04:17,458 --> 00:04:20,227 INTERVIEWER: You refused to speak to her backstage 71 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:21,829 after your 1947 Oscar win. 72 00:04:21,862 --> 00:04:23,464 OLIVIA: You're referring 73 00:04:23,497 --> 00:04:27,301 to that photo of me in Photoplay magazine. 74 00:04:27,335 --> 00:04:31,138 I wasn't turning my back on my sister in that photo. 75 00:04:31,171 --> 00:04:34,642 I just didn't see that she was there. 76 00:04:34,675 --> 00:04:36,677 It's hard to imagine 77 00:04:36,710 --> 00:04:40,113 the pressure the Academy Awards puts on one. 78 00:04:40,147 --> 00:04:42,149 Which brings us back 79 00:04:42,182 --> 00:04:44,918 to Bette and the other Joan. 80 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:47,120 Well, it all started, I remember, 81 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:48,856 with the nominations. 82 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:51,659 And understandably, Joan was hurt, 83 00:04:51,692 --> 00:04:53,694 because she was snubbed. 84 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:55,596 Unfortunately, dear Bette, 85 00:04:55,629 --> 00:04:59,333 wasn't about to offer her any solace. 86 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:02,670 But Joan, being a fighter, 87 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:06,039 wasn't about to let one tiny detail 88 00:05:06,073 --> 00:05:09,577 like not being nominated push her out of the limelight. 89 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:13,547 The very day of the nominations, 90 00:05:13,581 --> 00:05:16,784 Joan marched herself down to the Motion Picture Academy 91 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:19,787 and demanded to see Mr. Wendell Corey, 92 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:21,522 the president of the Academy. 93 00:05:21,555 --> 00:05:22,890 Mr. Corey. 94 00:05:22,923 --> 00:05:24,224 Joan Crawford's headed this way 95 00:05:24,257 --> 00:05:25,593 and she's not slowing down. 96 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:34,735 Joan, I can promise you, 97 00:05:34,768 --> 00:05:37,304 the vote tally is beyond reproach. 98 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:40,408 The people at Price Waterhouse are honest to a fault. 99 00:05:40,441 --> 00:05:42,876 Wendell, I'm confident under your stewardship 100 00:05:42,910 --> 00:05:45,646 that everything here at the Academy is above board. 101 00:05:45,679 --> 00:05:48,516 I wish all the worthy nominees 102 00:05:48,549 --> 00:05:50,050 good luck and Godspeed. 103 00:05:50,083 --> 00:05:52,486 I'm here to offer my services. 104 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,523 As it turns out, I'm available to present this year. 105 00:05:55,556 --> 00:05:59,226 Either Best Picture or Best Director. 106 00:05:59,259 --> 00:06:01,228 You decide which. 107 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,230 Oh, well, that's... 108 00:06:03,263 --> 00:06:05,065 that's very generous. 109 00:06:05,098 --> 00:06:07,435 Of course I'm going to require a few things. 110 00:06:07,468 --> 00:06:09,570 I'd appreciate it 111 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:11,839 if the Academy could pay for my hair and makeup. 112 00:06:11,872 --> 00:06:15,909 And, of course, provide a car and a chauffeur. 113 00:06:15,943 --> 00:06:19,046 Well, we don't do that for presenters. 114 00:06:21,281 --> 00:06:24,452 You will for me. 115 00:06:24,485 --> 00:06:27,020 OLIVIA: I believe if Bette had said 116 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:28,956 to even one reporter 117 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:32,225 that she regretted Joan not getting a nod, 118 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:35,095 all that unpleasantness would have gone away. 119 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:38,432 She came across as cold 120 00:06:38,466 --> 00:06:41,935 and unsympathetic to some, 121 00:06:41,969 --> 00:06:44,472 but really she was nervous. 122 00:06:44,505 --> 00:06:46,173 Terribly so. 123 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:51,211 (phone rings) 124 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:53,781 OPERATOR: Bonsoir. I have a person-to-person call 125 00:06:53,814 --> 00:06:56,149 for Mademoiselle de Havilland from Mademoiselle Davis. 126 00:06:56,183 --> 00:06:59,653 Oh. Yes, of course, operator. 127 00:06:59,687 --> 00:07:01,154 Bette. 128 00:07:01,188 --> 00:07:03,457 Livvie. I have no idea what time it is there. 129 00:07:03,491 --> 00:07:04,958 Did I wake you? 130 00:07:04,992 --> 00:07:07,327 No, not at all. I was just reading 131 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,664 what passes as a script for a new movie they've offered me. 132 00:07:10,698 --> 00:07:12,399 Anything in it for me? 133 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:16,169 Not unless you want to play a wino or a hoodlum. 134 00:07:16,203 --> 00:07:19,339 The title alone makes me want to shudder. 135 00:07:19,372 --> 00:07:20,808 Lady in a Cage. 136 00:07:20,841 --> 00:07:22,275 (chuckles) 137 00:07:22,309 --> 00:07:24,512 Just sounds so awful. 138 00:07:24,545 --> 00:07:25,779 Awful! 139 00:07:25,813 --> 00:07:27,581 And if you don't snap it up, I will. 140 00:07:27,615 --> 00:07:29,116 (both chuckle) 141 00:07:29,149 --> 00:07:31,184 I doubt very much indeed 142 00:07:31,218 --> 00:07:33,186 that it will bring you your fourth Oscar. 143 00:07:33,220 --> 00:07:35,255 Don't jinx me, I haven't won the third one yet. 144 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:36,990 You will. 145 00:07:37,024 --> 00:07:38,792 In only a few weeks time, too. 146 00:07:38,826 --> 00:07:41,128 You know I'll be pulling for you. 147 00:07:41,161 --> 00:07:43,664 Pulling for me? You're going to be sitting right next to me. 148 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:47,300 Oh, you can't really expect me to travel all that way 149 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:48,869 for an award show. 150 00:07:48,902 --> 00:07:51,271 You bet your ass I can. 151 00:07:51,304 --> 00:07:53,306 Oh, Livvie, you have no idea what they've been saying 152 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:55,475 about me in the press. 153 00:07:55,509 --> 00:07:57,344 About you and Joan, you mean. 154 00:07:57,377 --> 00:07:59,613 Christ, is it in the French papers, too? 155 00:07:59,647 --> 00:08:01,982 In any language, all they want 156 00:08:02,015 --> 00:08:03,817 is a catfight. 157 00:08:03,851 --> 00:08:05,485 You have to stop giving it to them. 158 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:06,787 I know. 159 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:09,322 I should be kinder, I want to be, 160 00:08:09,356 --> 00:08:11,959 but she sets me off. 161 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:13,527 I know the impulse well. 162 00:08:13,561 --> 00:08:16,196 But two words: 163 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:18,666 "No... comment." 164 00:08:18,699 --> 00:08:22,035 Easy for you to say; my Joan is far worse than your Joan. 165 00:08:22,069 --> 00:08:24,071 Not possible. 166 00:08:24,104 --> 00:08:28,341 You know what my bitch sister has taken to telling the press? 167 00:08:28,375 --> 00:08:29,977 (chuckles) 168 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:33,480 That I broke her collarbone when we were children. 169 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,816 (laughs) Can you imagine? 170 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:37,685 And the press... 171 00:08:37,718 --> 00:08:39,920 just gobbles it up. 172 00:08:39,953 --> 00:08:42,222 Monsters. 173 00:08:42,255 --> 00:08:44,391 Livvie, you have to come. 174 00:08:44,424 --> 00:08:45,993 The goddamn Hollywood press, 175 00:08:46,026 --> 00:08:47,861 they won't be able to say shit about me 176 00:08:47,895 --> 00:08:49,529 if there's another woman of comparable stature 177 00:08:49,563 --> 00:08:50,931 supporting me. 178 00:08:50,964 --> 00:08:53,667 Comparable to Joan's stature, you mean. 179 00:08:53,701 --> 00:08:56,003 What else would I mean? 180 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:57,771 OLIVIA: Bette was never easy. 181 00:08:57,805 --> 00:09:01,374 But I know she respects me. 182 00:09:01,408 --> 00:09:03,677 We both have two Oscars, 183 00:09:03,711 --> 00:09:05,278 and she knew that winning another one 184 00:09:05,312 --> 00:09:07,080 didn't matter that much to me, 185 00:09:07,114 --> 00:09:10,450 so I wasn't competition to her, I suppose. 186 00:09:10,483 --> 00:09:11,885 I was never a threat. 187 00:09:11,919 --> 00:09:15,388 In her mind, I was always Melanie Wilkes 188 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:18,525 to her Scarlett O'Hara. 189 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:20,794 Of course, I really was Melanie Wilkes. 190 00:09:26,634 --> 00:09:29,036 Her third Oscar. 191 00:09:29,069 --> 00:09:31,538 You always did stink at math, Joanie, not a third Oscar. 192 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:34,074 Her tenth nomination, her eighth loss. 193 00:09:34,107 --> 00:09:35,208 That's the way you got to think of it. 194 00:09:35,242 --> 00:09:37,444 But she is the odds-on favorite. 195 00:09:37,477 --> 00:09:40,480 HEDDA: Well, that's because this town loves nothing more 196 00:09:40,513 --> 00:09:41,749 than to bestow titles. 197 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:43,116 And they're just itching 198 00:09:43,150 --> 00:09:44,785 to give that old nag the triple crown. 199 00:09:44,818 --> 00:09:46,319 But we're going to see she doesn't get it. 200 00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:47,254 How? 201 00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:49,389 Mm. Easy. 202 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:52,626 There are, as of now, 655 Academy members 203 00:09:52,660 --> 00:09:57,264 in your peer group that'll be casting a vote for Best Actress. 204 00:09:57,297 --> 00:10:00,100 We just have to get to, say, 100 of them, 205 00:10:00,133 --> 00:10:01,669 and we can tip this thing. 206 00:10:01,702 --> 00:10:04,972 You mean actually lobby the Academy members 207 00:10:05,005 --> 00:10:06,273 to vote against her? 208 00:10:06,306 --> 00:10:07,775 Why not? 209 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:08,842 Well, because it will be seen as 210 00:10:08,876 --> 00:10:10,744 sour grapes on my part. 211 00:10:10,778 --> 00:10:13,513 And that's why you have to stay squeaky clean. 212 00:10:13,546 --> 00:10:15,683 You let me poison the well. 213 00:10:15,716 --> 00:10:16,950 You're gonna serve up 214 00:10:16,984 --> 00:10:19,586 nothing but rainbows and moonbeams. 215 00:10:19,619 --> 00:10:21,855 Get out your phone book. 216 00:10:21,889 --> 00:10:24,124 We're gonna play a little game I learned from Jack Webb, 217 00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:26,526 "Good cop, bad cop." 218 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,462 I'll put the word out on Davis. 219 00:10:29,496 --> 00:10:31,531 You plump up the other nominees. 220 00:10:31,564 --> 00:10:34,868 Well, who do you think is her closest competition? 221 00:10:34,902 --> 00:10:37,671 Well, they're not gonna give it to that buzzard Hepburn. Oh. 222 00:10:37,705 --> 00:10:39,940 She's never once showed up to the ceremony. 223 00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:41,675 I'll bad-mouth her a little bit, too. 224 00:10:41,709 --> 00:10:43,811 Her and those slacks. (laughs) 225 00:10:43,844 --> 00:10:45,779 Remick's no threat; they all still think of her 226 00:10:45,813 --> 00:10:47,514 as a television actress. 227 00:10:47,547 --> 00:10:49,449 Push for Page or Bancroft. 228 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:53,520 Lean on the "Hollywood reaches out to Broadway" angle. 229 00:10:53,553 --> 00:10:56,656 One of them gets it, it'll sting her even more. 230 00:10:57,891 --> 00:10:59,727 You hate her more than I do. 231 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,162 I find her vulgar. 232 00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:04,531 Besides, she thinks we're all hypocrites. 233 00:11:04,564 --> 00:11:06,633 Aren't we, though, Hedda? 234 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:08,635 Well, of course we are, 235 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,804 but I'm not gonna be judged for it, 236 00:11:10,838 --> 00:11:13,006 not by her. 237 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:18,045 Hypocrisy is the tribute vice must pay to virtue. 238 00:11:18,078 --> 00:11:19,913 You've always understood that. 239 00:11:19,947 --> 00:11:21,648 She never has. 240 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,516 The only reason 241 00:11:23,550 --> 00:11:26,720 the rest of the country allows this Babylon to stay standing 242 00:11:26,754 --> 00:11:28,822 is because it believes we have a conscience. 243 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:32,159 And for 30 years, I have been that conscience. 244 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,427 And I gave up everything for it. 245 00:11:34,461 --> 00:11:37,064 My career as an actress, my marriage, 246 00:11:37,097 --> 00:11:39,532 my dream of having many children. 247 00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:42,269 What has she sacrificed? Nothing. 248 00:11:42,302 --> 00:11:45,205 Well, then, let's make some calls. 249 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,776 Chuck, it's Hedda. 250 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:52,512 I just had to call and say how much I loved you in El Cid, 251 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:55,115 how I adore a man in a leather skirt. 252 00:11:55,148 --> 00:11:58,685 Oh, I thank you, Doris. That's very sweet of you. 253 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:01,588 But I really wasn't expecting one this year. 254 00:12:01,621 --> 00:12:04,724 Oh, but I was thrilled to see Geraldine Page get nominated. 255 00:12:04,758 --> 00:12:06,059 Weren't you? 256 00:12:06,093 --> 00:12:07,627 Yes, a concussion. 257 00:12:07,660 --> 00:12:09,729 She kicked her right in the head twice. 258 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:11,631 Joan would have been well within her rights 259 00:12:11,664 --> 00:12:13,433 to file assault charges. 260 00:12:13,466 --> 00:12:16,736 Well, I was lucky enough to see Miss Bancroft play it onstage. 261 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,405 And do you know, Loretta, 262 00:12:18,438 --> 00:12:22,609 her Annie Sullivan seemed even more blind on-screen. 263 00:12:22,642 --> 00:12:24,077 Why should she have three? 264 00:12:24,111 --> 00:12:25,545 You know, the one they gave her 265 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:27,580 for Dangerous she uses as a doorstop? 266 00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:30,984 Mm. Her bathroom. Can you believe it? 267 00:12:31,018 --> 00:12:35,088 That poor Oscar has to watch that woman go to the toilet. 268 00:12:35,122 --> 00:12:37,825 No, Anne Bancroft is absolutely brilliant. 269 00:12:37,858 --> 00:12:40,627 Love to you, Cary. 270 00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:42,996 It's no use. 271 00:12:43,030 --> 00:12:44,331 What are you talking about? 272 00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:45,665 It's a fool's errand. 273 00:12:45,698 --> 00:12:47,434 She's already won. 274 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:51,604 Joan. No, I don't mean today or on Oscar night. 275 00:12:51,638 --> 00:12:53,440 I have been in competition 276 00:12:53,473 --> 00:12:57,010 with that goddamn woman my entire career. 277 00:12:57,044 --> 00:12:59,646 A constant battle. 278 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,150 For men, for roles, for magazine covers. 279 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:06,286 And I don't know why. 280 00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:09,589 I was the bigger star. 281 00:13:09,622 --> 00:13:12,159 My leading men were more attractive. 282 00:13:12,192 --> 00:13:14,627 My pictures made more money. 283 00:13:14,661 --> 00:13:19,266 And yet I was always made to feel inferior. 284 00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:22,135 After years of working so hard to be 285 00:13:22,169 --> 00:13:25,705 an ambassador for Hollywood, to be part of this community, 286 00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:28,041 while she gives the industry the finger 287 00:13:28,075 --> 00:13:30,210 from her moldy home in Connecticut. 288 00:13:30,243 --> 00:13:33,780 And yet, when presented with the opportunity, 289 00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:38,051 they nominate her... instead of me. 290 00:13:38,085 --> 00:13:40,854 It's so fucking humiliating. 291 00:13:40,888 --> 00:13:43,790 I think you've had enough of that iced tea. 292 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:46,226 No, I mean it, Hedda. 293 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,796 Something inside me broke 294 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,865 when they announced those nominations. 295 00:13:51,899 --> 00:13:54,667 Not because I was counting on it 296 00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:56,569 or because I hoped that it would ensure 297 00:13:56,603 --> 00:13:58,505 a few more precious years of work. 298 00:13:58,538 --> 00:14:01,508 It was beyond that. 299 00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:07,147 Whatever self-confidence I had left was gone. 300 00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:09,883 She leeched it out of me! 301 00:14:09,917 --> 00:14:12,185 Hmm. 302 00:14:12,219 --> 00:14:16,756 Oh, God, I can't believe I said I would present at those awards. 303 00:14:16,789 --> 00:14:18,525 I don't know what I was thinking. I can't 304 00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:20,260 go to that awards show. 305 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:22,695 I can't show my face anymore. 306 00:14:22,729 --> 00:14:26,199 Joan, you are going to those awards. 307 00:14:26,233 --> 00:14:28,868 We can get you your self-confidence back. 308 00:14:28,902 --> 00:14:30,370 I don't see how. 309 00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:32,439 I'll tell you how. 310 00:14:32,472 --> 00:14:34,774 She may have been the one who was nominated, 311 00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:37,177 but as God as my witness, 312 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:42,349 that woman is not going to walk off that stage 313 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:44,851 with the Oscar for Best Actress, 314 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:47,820 because you are. 315 00:14:56,163 --> 00:14:58,665 (lively jazz playing, phone ringing) 316 00:15:01,734 --> 00:15:04,104 Well, gee, don't get up or anything. 317 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:08,041 Hello. 318 00:15:08,075 --> 00:15:09,109 JOAN: Gerry? 319 00:15:09,142 --> 00:15:11,544 Is this Miss Geraldine Page? 320 00:15:11,578 --> 00:15:13,746 It is. Rip, turn that down. 321 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,082 I can't hear. 322 00:15:15,115 --> 00:15:17,384 This is Joan Crawford, dear, 323 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:20,153 calling from Hollywood, California. 324 00:15:20,187 --> 00:15:23,023 It's Joan fucking Crawford. 325 00:15:24,191 --> 00:15:26,459 Gerry? 326 00:15:26,493 --> 00:15:30,830 Miss Crawford, how may I help you? 327 00:15:30,863 --> 00:15:32,932 I just want to say right up front 328 00:15:32,966 --> 00:15:34,501 that I was not upset. 329 00:15:34,534 --> 00:15:36,236 Upset? 330 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,305 Why would you be upset? 331 00:15:38,338 --> 00:15:40,273 With the performance you were nominated for 332 00:15:40,307 --> 00:15:41,741 in Sweet Bird of Youth. 333 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:43,310 (laughs) 334 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:45,678 The faded movie queen swanning about. 335 00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:47,280 Oh, I think we 336 00:15:47,314 --> 00:15:49,582 all know who that was based on, dear. 337 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:51,451 Oh, no, Miss Crawford. 338 00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:54,087 Mr. Williams created that role. I was just... 339 00:15:54,121 --> 00:15:55,622 No, I was flattered, Gerry. 340 00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:57,324 Really I was. 341 00:15:57,357 --> 00:15:59,826 You got it so close to perfect. 342 00:15:59,859 --> 00:16:02,662 Although I would never date a man under 40. 343 00:16:02,695 --> 00:16:05,932 Not enough money to keep this lady happy. (laughs) 344 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,034 Uh-huh. 345 00:16:07,067 --> 00:16:09,536 What does she want? 346 00:16:11,304 --> 00:16:13,840 Was there something you needed, Miss Crawford? 347 00:16:13,873 --> 00:16:17,644 No, I just wanted to say congratulations, Gerry. 348 00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:20,547 I mean, with so many wonderful performances this year 349 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:22,649 and only five nominations, 350 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:25,885 I was so glad to see you get recognized. 351 00:16:25,918 --> 00:16:28,021 Thank you. 352 00:16:28,055 --> 00:16:31,124 Can you believe it's only two weeks away, 353 00:16:31,158 --> 00:16:33,960 and I haven't even cut out potatoes yet. 354 00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:35,062 Potatoes? 355 00:16:35,095 --> 00:16:37,464 Those television cameras 356 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:39,232 are many times more punishing 357 00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,468 than the motion picture cameras. 358 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:43,570 Who's doing your gown? 359 00:16:43,603 --> 00:16:45,572 My gown? 360 00:16:45,605 --> 00:16:48,808 I hadn't really thought about my gown. 361 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,977 Well, of course, you have many fine options 362 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:53,146 out there in New York. 363 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:56,015 But you want to be fitted here the day of. 364 00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:58,185 May I suggest Edith Head? 365 00:16:58,218 --> 00:17:00,753 Really, there is no one better, dear. 366 00:17:00,787 --> 00:17:03,823 I could speak to her for you, and then, if you like, 367 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:06,926 I could personally help you select your jewels. 368 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:09,096 That is awfully generous of you, Miss Crawford, really, 369 00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:11,498 but I think I'm gonna try and keep it simple. 370 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:12,899 Don't forget, Gerry. 371 00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:15,068 You're representing Hollywood. 372 00:17:15,102 --> 00:17:19,406 I mean, this broadcast will be seen all over the world. 373 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:22,709 People depend on us to brighten their ordinary lives 374 00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:24,244 with a little glamour. 375 00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:27,046 Well, if their lives depend on my glamour, 376 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,116 I've got some bad news for them. 377 00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:35,888 Well... it really is too stressful, isn't it, 378 00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:37,524 dear? 379 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,859 Lord knows the year I was nominated 380 00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:41,594 for Mildred Pierce, I was 381 00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:43,363 too nervous to attend. 382 00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:45,098 No, I stayed home and faked pneumonia. 383 00:17:45,132 --> 00:17:46,533 (laughs) 384 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:48,401 And do you know what? 385 00:17:48,435 --> 00:17:51,971 They brought the Oscar to me. 386 00:17:52,004 --> 00:17:55,142 And in a way, it was more intimate, more of an honor. 387 00:17:58,278 --> 00:18:00,713 Is that what you think I should do? 388 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:03,316 Stay home? 389 00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:07,120 Well, I could accept it for you. 390 00:18:07,154 --> 00:18:08,555 (exhales) 391 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:10,223 It's just down the road from me, 392 00:18:10,257 --> 00:18:12,058 and I have to be there anyway. 393 00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:13,726 I'll say lovely things, 394 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,963 and you can watch from the comfort 395 00:18:16,996 --> 00:18:19,966 of your New York one-bedroom. 396 00:18:19,999 --> 00:18:23,102 (sighing): Oh. 397 00:18:23,136 --> 00:18:26,072 Sure... Miss Crawford. 398 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:29,742 You are welcome to accept the award on my behalf. 399 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:31,778 Really? 400 00:18:33,346 --> 00:18:36,149 Well, if that's what you want. (laughs) 401 00:18:36,183 --> 00:18:39,319 Just send me a list of people to thank. 402 00:18:39,352 --> 00:18:41,854 Let's try to keep it to three names. 403 00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:45,057 Short and sweet, in my opinion, is the best. 404 00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:48,695 I will do that. 405 00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:51,164 Wonderful. 406 00:18:51,198 --> 00:18:53,600 All my love to you, Gerry. 407 00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:55,001 Miss Crawford? 408 00:18:55,034 --> 00:18:57,304 (click, dial tone) 409 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:04,143 Well... 410 00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:06,078 good news. 411 00:19:07,647 --> 00:19:10,183 I'm not going to make you put on a tux this year. 412 00:19:10,217 --> 00:19:12,519 You're actually gonna let that high-strung show pony 413 00:19:12,552 --> 00:19:14,086 represent you at the Oscars? 414 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:19,158 Well, she needs it. 415 00:19:20,393 --> 00:19:22,295 And besides, 416 00:19:22,329 --> 00:19:24,964 Hollywood should be forced to look 417 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:27,300 at what they've done to her. 418 00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:29,736 (upbeat jazz playing) 419 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,708 (song ends) 420 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:49,822 (distant horn toots, whistle blowing) 421 00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:52,225 (brakes squeak) 422 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,328 (car horn blowing) 423 00:19:55,362 --> 00:19:57,764 (distant siren blaring) 424 00:20:01,634 --> 00:20:03,169 (horn honking) 425 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,571 (door opens) 426 00:20:04,604 --> 00:20:06,239 LYDIA: Annie, 427 00:20:06,273 --> 00:20:07,674 you have a visitor. 428 00:20:07,707 --> 00:20:09,509 Joan Crawford. 429 00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:12,445 Joan Crawford caught the performance? 430 00:20:12,479 --> 00:20:14,681 Sure. Pull the other one, Lydia. 431 00:20:14,714 --> 00:20:16,115 I'm serious. 432 00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:17,550 She's right outside the door. 433 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:23,956 Well, hell, show her in. 434 00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:26,393 (distant chatter) 435 00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:31,898 Miss Crawford. 436 00:20:31,931 --> 00:20:33,300 What an honor. 437 00:20:33,333 --> 00:20:34,967 I just had to pop back 438 00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:38,037 and tell you what an astonishing performance 439 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,707 you gave tonight, and to a half-empty house. 440 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:43,310 That really is dedication. 441 00:20:43,343 --> 00:20:45,211 Well, thank you. 442 00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:47,213 You theater gals. 443 00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:48,415 (clicks tongue) 444 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:49,982 I don't know how you do it. 445 00:20:50,016 --> 00:20:53,119 Night after night, weekends, 446 00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:54,621 matinees. 447 00:20:54,654 --> 00:20:57,657 Oh, it must be terribly taxing on your voice. 448 00:20:57,690 --> 00:20:59,592 I drink a lot of tea. 449 00:20:59,626 --> 00:21:01,994 Smart. (laughs) 450 00:21:02,028 --> 00:21:04,931 I was so looking forward to seeing you next week 451 00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:06,799 at the Academy Awards. 452 00:21:06,833 --> 00:21:09,769 But I read in Dorothy Kilgallen's column 453 00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:11,904 that you won't be attending? 454 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:13,506 I'm afraid not. I can't. 455 00:21:13,540 --> 00:21:15,241 I'd have to miss three performances, 456 00:21:15,274 --> 00:21:16,776 and I just couldn't do that 457 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:18,645 to the people who paid to see the show. 458 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:20,580 It's either the work or the reward, you know. 459 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:24,417 So you're not mad at our little movie colony? 460 00:21:24,451 --> 00:21:28,087 I know they gave that Shirley MacLaine 461 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:30,857 your part in Two for the Seesaw. 462 00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:33,259 Well, I heard that movie stank. 463 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:35,628 To high heaven. (laughs) 464 00:21:35,662 --> 00:21:37,163 Good. (laughs) 465 00:21:37,196 --> 00:21:39,332 Can I offer you a drink? 466 00:21:39,366 --> 00:21:43,069 No, no, no, no. Please, let me get it. 467 00:21:44,904 --> 00:21:49,141 I also understand that you have requested 468 00:21:49,175 --> 00:21:53,145 young Patty Duke to accept your prize should you win. 469 00:21:53,179 --> 00:21:56,115 Yeah, but because she's nominated, too, 470 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:58,618 the Academy put the kibosh on that idea. 471 00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:01,220 Well, that seems silly. 472 00:22:01,253 --> 00:22:03,322 It's probably for the best, though. 473 00:22:03,356 --> 00:22:06,292 What if I were to win for Best Actress, and Patty lost 474 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:07,694 for Supporting? 475 00:22:07,727 --> 00:22:09,328 I'd hate to put the kid through that. 476 00:22:10,430 --> 00:22:12,164 But, between you and me, 477 00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:14,166 I think she's going to win. 478 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,569 Yes, I think she is, too. 479 00:22:16,603 --> 00:22:19,739 And my sixth sense tells me 480 00:22:19,772 --> 00:22:22,375 that you are going to win also. 481 00:22:22,409 --> 00:22:24,210 Wouldn't that be something? 482 00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:25,912 Yes, it certainly would. 483 00:22:25,945 --> 00:22:29,382 The blind leading the blind. 484 00:22:41,027 --> 00:22:42,695 Miss Crawford... 485 00:22:45,898 --> 00:22:47,600 ...did you fly all the way here to ask 486 00:22:47,634 --> 00:22:49,902 if you could accept my award for me? 487 00:22:49,936 --> 00:22:53,339 No. No, but I certainly would be happy to... 488 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:56,709 But would it make you happy? 489 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:03,883 Desperately. 490 00:23:05,084 --> 00:23:08,555 Well, then I really hope I do win. 491 00:23:08,588 --> 00:23:12,291 I'd be honored to have someone of your stature 492 00:23:12,324 --> 00:23:14,761 accept on my behalf. 493 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:21,100 Thank you. 494 00:23:23,470 --> 00:23:24,704 I'm sorry. 495 00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:26,038 I really must go now. 496 00:23:26,072 --> 00:23:28,307 I have a dinner engagement in an hour. 497 00:23:28,340 --> 00:23:29,909 It was lovely to meet you, Miss Crawford. 498 00:23:29,942 --> 00:23:31,410 Yes, and you, too. 499 00:23:31,444 --> 00:23:33,946 Thank you. 500 00:23:35,181 --> 00:23:36,415 Joan? 501 00:23:36,449 --> 00:23:38,885 Hmm? 502 00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:42,121 Davis may have had the flashier role, 503 00:23:42,154 --> 00:23:45,758 but you made that movie work. 504 00:23:45,792 --> 00:23:48,795 I really admired what you did. 505 00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:03,776 (doorbell rings) 506 00:24:03,810 --> 00:24:04,777 * 507 00:24:04,811 --> 00:24:06,513 MAMACITA: Good. 508 00:24:06,546 --> 00:24:09,181 The jewels and the gown have been approved by Miss Crawford. 509 00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:11,718 You know where to carefully lay them out. 510 00:24:13,385 --> 00:24:15,788 Upstairs. She just woke up. 511 00:24:15,822 --> 00:24:18,357 Move, move, move. Do not speak, just work. 512 00:24:19,391 --> 00:24:21,761 (door shuts) 513 00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:23,930 That goes for everyone here. 514 00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:26,633 Do not address Miss Crawford unless she speaks to you first. 515 00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:27,867 And pick up the pace. 516 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,169 It is Oscar day. 517 00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:32,038 BETTE: "Dearest Bette, 518 00:24:32,071 --> 00:24:34,607 "good luck tonight. You deserve to win. 519 00:24:34,641 --> 00:24:36,543 Jack Warner." 520 00:24:36,576 --> 00:24:38,978 "Bette, take home the gold. 521 00:24:39,011 --> 00:24:41,648 "We are so proud of you. 522 00:24:41,681 --> 00:24:43,482 Ronnie and Nancy Reagan." 523 00:24:43,516 --> 00:24:44,884 Oh. 524 00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:46,853 You're a shoo-in to win, Miss Davis. 525 00:24:46,886 --> 00:24:48,120 Everybody thinks so. 526 00:24:48,154 --> 00:24:50,523 So it seems. 527 00:24:55,762 --> 00:24:58,631 JOAN: Edith Head gave me this idea. Everything in silver. 528 00:24:58,665 --> 00:25:00,166 Like a silver Oscar. 529 00:25:00,199 --> 00:25:02,134 I think silver's 530 00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:03,803 so much more elegant than gold, don't you? 531 00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:05,638 Did you know 532 00:25:05,672 --> 00:25:08,240 Edith already has seven Oscars? 533 00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:09,876 And you have two? 534 00:25:09,909 --> 00:25:11,644 Not yet. 535 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:13,045 MAMACITA: Okay, 536 00:25:13,079 --> 00:25:14,513 time to go. 537 00:25:16,082 --> 00:25:17,016 Hair. 538 00:25:17,049 --> 00:25:19,686 * 539 00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:26,593 * 540 00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:40,707 * 541 00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:03,029 How do I look? 542 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:04,430 (chuckles) 543 00:26:04,463 --> 00:26:06,933 You look beautiful. 544 00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:09,435 Like the first frost of fall. 545 00:26:09,468 --> 00:26:12,038 Like Sonja Henie in one of those... 546 00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:14,206 winter wonderland skating pictures. 547 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:15,775 Very funny. 548 00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:19,378 Mr. Cukor, will you do the honors? 549 00:26:19,411 --> 00:26:21,413 With pleasure. 550 00:26:26,986 --> 00:26:29,588 You are one of my oldest friends. 551 00:26:29,622 --> 00:26:32,992 We have known each other for 40 years, 552 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:35,762 and I have never bullshitted you. 553 00:26:35,795 --> 00:26:38,765 Now, there's something I want to say to you, 554 00:26:38,798 --> 00:26:40,299 and you need to listen. 555 00:26:42,702 --> 00:26:44,170 Don't do this. 556 00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:47,073 Do what? 557 00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:50,009 Try and take it from her. 558 00:26:50,042 --> 00:26:53,646 The night. 559 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:58,484 It'll be seen in all quarters for exactly what it is: 560 00:26:58,517 --> 00:27:01,954 a petty act of revenge from a woman scorned. 561 00:27:04,957 --> 00:27:07,626 (sighs) If she doesn't win, you'll get bad press. 562 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:09,361 Better than no press. 563 00:27:09,395 --> 00:27:11,197 These people will never work with you again. 564 00:27:11,230 --> 00:27:13,132 Davis, Aldrich... 565 00:27:13,165 --> 00:27:14,366 Good. 566 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,170 Joanie, you're bigger than this. 567 00:27:26,178 --> 00:27:28,580 No, I'm not. 568 00:27:41,393 --> 00:27:44,196 Christ, you always look better than me. 569 00:27:44,230 --> 00:27:45,965 (chuckles) Drink? 570 00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:47,299 Let's get one there. 571 00:27:47,333 --> 00:27:49,301 Our chariot awaits. 572 00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:51,303 Bette, what happened to this one? 573 00:27:51,337 --> 00:27:53,139 Did all the gold plating fall off? 574 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,474 (chuckles) Rubbed off, you mean. 575 00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:58,711 Every night when I watch television in bed, I hold it. 576 00:27:58,745 --> 00:28:00,546 He's the perfect companion. 577 00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:02,749 He doesn't talk back. He listens. 578 00:28:02,782 --> 00:28:04,717 He's patient. 579 00:28:08,287 --> 00:28:10,389 And sometimes, 580 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:12,892 when I need it, 581 00:28:12,925 --> 00:28:16,195 he reminds me of that perfect night 582 00:28:16,228 --> 00:28:18,697 when I won him... 583 00:28:18,731 --> 00:28:20,733 and the whole world... 584 00:28:22,735 --> 00:28:26,238 stood up and cheered. 585 00:28:26,272 --> 00:28:28,607 And I was loved. 586 00:28:33,780 --> 00:28:35,581 God, that's sad. 587 00:28:37,649 --> 00:28:39,285 Actually, 588 00:28:39,318 --> 00:28:42,688 as a woman heading toward her second divorce, 589 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:44,757 I get it. 590 00:28:44,791 --> 00:28:47,326 I get it completely. 591 00:28:49,328 --> 00:28:50,696 (kisses) 592 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,198 Let me visit the powder room 593 00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:54,333 and we'll be on our way. 594 00:29:01,774 --> 00:29:04,710 Wait up for me, boys. 595 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:07,914 Tonight I'm bringing you home a baby brother. 596 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,470 NARRATOR: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents... 597 00:29:31,503 --> 00:29:34,506 its 35th annual achievement awards. 598 00:29:36,208 --> 00:29:39,912 These people, like most of us, are movie fans. 599 00:29:39,946 --> 00:29:41,948 They've come from all over the country, 600 00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:44,750 here to the Pacific Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, 601 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:47,753 to get a glimpse of their favorite movie actors, 602 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:49,355 as the most famous faces in the world 603 00:29:49,388 --> 00:29:53,159 arrive to attend Oscar's coming out party. 604 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:57,296 Look, there's Jack Lord of Stoney Burke. 605 00:29:57,329 --> 00:29:59,498 (reporters clamoring) 606 00:29:59,531 --> 00:30:01,533 Eva Marie Saint. 607 00:30:03,069 --> 00:30:06,038 There's little Patty Duke. 608 00:30:06,072 --> 00:30:09,041 There's Lee Remick with husband Bill Colleran. 609 00:30:09,075 --> 00:30:13,612 There's Bob Stack and Mrs. Stack. 610 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:17,016 And Gregory Peck, a nominee for his work this year 611 00:30:17,049 --> 00:30:19,852 as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. 612 00:30:20,987 --> 00:30:22,554 And there's Miss Bette Davis, 613 00:30:22,588 --> 00:30:24,556 nominated tonight for her performance 614 00:30:24,590 --> 00:30:26,993 in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 615 00:30:27,026 --> 00:30:29,461 REPORTER: Miss de Havilland, is is true you flew out 616 00:30:29,495 --> 00:30:33,065 from Paris to present the award for Best Picture? 617 00:30:33,099 --> 00:30:36,368 I will present that award, but I traveled here 618 00:30:36,402 --> 00:30:39,205 to be with my dear friend, Bette. 619 00:30:39,238 --> 00:30:44,176 I'm here to see her be the first actress to win three Oscars. 620 00:30:44,210 --> 00:30:46,045 She's the greatest. (laughs) 621 00:30:46,078 --> 00:30:48,814 And the industry owes her this. 622 00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:50,816 What do you say to that, Miss Davis? 623 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:55,421 I'm not ashamed to admit I want this. 624 00:30:55,454 --> 00:30:56,722 (crowd cheering) 625 00:30:56,755 --> 00:30:58,857 NARRATOR: There's screen legend Joan Crawford. 626 00:30:58,891 --> 00:31:01,560 She'll be presenting the Oscar tonight for Best Director. 627 00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:04,330 REPORTER: Miss Crawford, Miss Crawford. 628 00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:07,366 Your Baby Jane costar, Bette Davis, 629 00:31:07,399 --> 00:31:09,401 is nominated for Best Actress tonight. 630 00:31:09,435 --> 00:31:12,104 Who did you vote for? 631 00:31:12,138 --> 00:31:13,572 The winner. 632 00:31:17,543 --> 00:31:19,311 (women laughing) 633 00:31:23,916 --> 00:31:27,786 * 634 00:31:27,819 --> 00:31:29,755 Set the cold cuts right there 635 00:31:29,788 --> 00:31:30,889 on that table. 636 00:31:30,923 --> 00:31:32,724 Get that vodka open 637 00:31:32,758 --> 00:31:34,293 for the guests. 638 00:31:34,326 --> 00:31:35,361 What about the centerpiece? 639 00:31:35,394 --> 00:31:36,295 Just move it. 640 00:31:38,097 --> 00:31:39,231 Miss Crawford. 641 00:31:39,265 --> 00:31:40,866 Stan, 642 00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:43,235 how lovely to see you. How are Judy and the children? 643 00:31:43,269 --> 00:31:45,271 Miss Crawford, I'm sorry, but you cannot 644 00:31:45,304 --> 00:31:47,039 turn the greenroom into your own 645 00:31:47,073 --> 00:31:49,441 private party. It's against Academy bylaws. 646 00:31:49,475 --> 00:31:50,409 Light me. 647 00:31:58,917 --> 00:31:59,918 Drink. 648 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,654 Have a lovely evening. 649 00:32:04,456 --> 00:32:05,992 Mamacita, 650 00:32:06,025 --> 00:32:07,994 touch up. 651 00:32:11,030 --> 00:32:14,500 PRESENTER: Now, the nominees for Best Achievement 652 00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:16,735 in Art Direction for a Color Production are... 653 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:18,770 Oh, Jesus Christ, this night. 654 00:32:20,172 --> 00:32:23,809 What a fool, to care about anything this much or want 655 00:32:23,842 --> 00:32:24,810 anything this much. 656 00:32:24,843 --> 00:32:26,812 Hey, Bette, sit down. 657 00:32:26,845 --> 00:32:28,447 Meredith Willson's Music Man. 658 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:29,848 Look at me. 659 00:32:29,881 --> 00:32:31,850 Art direction by Paul Groesse. 660 00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:33,285 Take a breath. 661 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:36,122 You are going to win. 662 00:32:36,155 --> 00:32:38,524 (sighs) The crown is yours. 663 00:32:38,557 --> 00:32:39,791 And so is the record. 664 00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:41,760 ...by George W. Davis... 665 00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:44,330 What did I ever do to deserve you? 666 00:32:44,363 --> 00:32:46,598 (chuckles softly) When we were young, 667 00:32:46,632 --> 00:32:49,301 you were one of the first to make me feel 668 00:32:49,335 --> 00:32:51,337 I was more than a pretty face. 669 00:32:52,371 --> 00:32:54,606 You showed me how to fight. 670 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:58,510 And, boy, did you fight for me at the beginning of my career. 671 00:32:59,545 --> 00:33:01,647 And now here you are, 672 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,150 fighting for me at the end of mine. 673 00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:06,952 Oh, don't be so maudlin. 674 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:09,188 Here we are at the top of Mount Olympus, 675 00:33:09,221 --> 00:33:11,390 and all you want to do is jump off. 676 00:33:11,423 --> 00:33:13,292 This is supposed to be a celebration. 677 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:16,962 Well, then, where's the booze? 678 00:33:16,995 --> 00:33:19,065 I think Frank must've drunk it all. 679 00:33:19,098 --> 00:33:21,167 Come on, then. Let's go to the greenroom 680 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,836 and get ourselves some proper swamp water. 681 00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:27,739 You don't want to go there. 682 00:33:30,776 --> 00:33:34,613 Why not? 683 00:33:36,615 --> 00:33:39,017 (indistinct chatter) 684 00:33:49,361 --> 00:33:51,397 JOAN: My goodness, 685 00:33:51,430 --> 00:33:54,600 an Oscar winner at 17. 686 00:33:54,633 --> 00:33:56,368 The only way to go is down. 687 00:33:56,402 --> 00:33:58,204 So, then, you are 688 00:33:58,237 --> 00:34:00,038 the youngest Academy Award winner 689 00:34:00,072 --> 00:34:01,707 in history, is that right? 690 00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:02,908 That's what they tell me. 691 00:34:02,941 --> 00:34:04,243 (chuckles) 692 00:34:04,276 --> 00:34:06,845 What's your pup's name? Bambi. 693 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:07,946 She's my good luck charm. 694 00:34:07,979 --> 00:34:09,215 Well, I'll say. 695 00:34:09,248 --> 00:34:10,882 (both chuckle) 696 00:34:10,916 --> 00:34:12,050 You know, dear, 697 00:34:12,084 --> 00:34:13,752 it isn't ladylike 698 00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:16,355 to bring a pet to the Academy Awards. 699 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:17,523 (gasps) 700 00:34:17,556 --> 00:34:18,890 PRESENTER: The winner... 701 00:34:18,924 --> 00:34:21,527 is France for Sundays and Cybele. 702 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,329 (applause) 703 00:34:40,946 --> 00:34:44,516 Good luck. 704 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:49,288 Miss Crawford? Your category is next. 705 00:34:49,321 --> 00:34:50,656 Best Director? You're presenting? 706 00:34:50,689 --> 00:34:53,325 Oh, yes. Thank you. 707 00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:54,593 Right this way. 708 00:34:59,331 --> 00:35:01,300 (applause) 709 00:35:11,343 --> 00:35:14,846 How much longer till my category? 710 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,515 Best Actress? 711 00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:18,850 About ten minutes. 712 00:35:31,029 --> 00:35:35,133 (orchestra plays) 713 00:35:46,512 --> 00:35:48,780 The nominees 714 00:35:48,814 --> 00:35:51,617 for Best Achievement in Directing are: 715 00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:54,220 Frank Perry for David and Lisa, 716 00:35:54,253 --> 00:35:58,123 Pietro Germi for Divorce Italian Style, 717 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:01,460 David Lean for Lawrence of Arabia, 718 00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:04,830 Arthur Penn for The Miracle Worker, 719 00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:09,134 and Robert Mulligan for To Kill a Mockingbird. 720 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:11,237 Please. 721 00:36:18,610 --> 00:36:21,247 David Lean... 722 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,982 Lawrence of Arabia. 723 00:36:24,015 --> 00:36:25,984 (orchestra playing theme to Lawrence of Arabia) 724 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:27,886 * 725 00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:44,303 God bless you. 726 00:36:45,904 --> 00:36:50,175 This limey is deeply touched and greatly honored. 727 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:51,377 Thank you. 728 00:36:51,410 --> 00:36:53,579 (applause, orchestra plays) 729 00:36:53,612 --> 00:36:56,582 * 730 00:37:05,391 --> 00:37:07,293 Excuse me, Miss Crawford, where should I go? 731 00:37:07,326 --> 00:37:08,694 Follow me. 732 00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:10,396 MAN: Cue Mr. Sinatra. 733 00:37:10,429 --> 00:37:12,097 SINATRA: Here is the magnificently versatile 734 00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:13,432 Miss Bette Davis. 735 00:37:13,465 --> 00:37:15,601 JOAN: Hello, how are you? 736 00:37:15,634 --> 00:37:17,669 (orchestra playing, applause) 737 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:25,777 BETTE: The nominees for Best Story and Screenplay... 738 00:37:25,811 --> 00:37:27,212 Ben, nice to see you. 739 00:37:27,245 --> 00:37:28,880 ...Written Directly for the Screen 740 00:37:28,914 --> 00:37:33,385 are story and screenplay by Ennio De Concini... 741 00:37:33,419 --> 00:37:35,721 (toilet flushes) 742 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:37,389 Hey, Bob. 743 00:37:37,423 --> 00:37:40,792 ...Stanley Shapiro and Nate Monaster 744 00:37:40,826 --> 00:37:43,995 for That Touch of Mink. 745 00:37:44,029 --> 00:37:47,333 Story and screenplay by Ingmar Bergman 746 00:37:47,366 --> 00:37:49,768 for Through a Glass Darkly. 747 00:37:49,801 --> 00:37:52,103 The envelope, please. 748 00:37:52,137 --> 00:37:54,306 You're right in there. 749 00:37:54,340 --> 00:37:56,942 The winner is... Mr. Lean, over here. Congratulations. 750 00:37:56,975 --> 00:38:00,078 ...those three difficult Italian names, 751 00:38:00,111 --> 00:38:02,814 Divorce Italian Style. 752 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:06,452 (applause, orchestral fanfare) 753 00:38:06,485 --> 00:38:09,287 Hey. Hello, hello. 754 00:38:16,227 --> 00:38:20,198 SINATRA: The next award will be for the Best Actress. 755 00:38:20,231 --> 00:38:22,534 And I am pleased to announce that, this year, 756 00:38:22,568 --> 00:38:24,302 in addition to the Oscar, the winning actress 757 00:38:24,336 --> 00:38:26,204 will also receive three glorious days 758 00:38:26,237 --> 00:38:27,773 at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. 759 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:29,808 (laughter) 760 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:35,514 To make the presentation is last year's winner for this... 761 00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:37,949 his provocative performance in Judgment at Nuremberg-- 762 00:38:37,983 --> 00:38:40,151 ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Maximilian Schell. 763 00:38:40,185 --> 00:38:42,153 (orchestra plays, applause) 764 00:38:42,187 --> 00:38:44,189 * 765 00:38:49,428 --> 00:38:51,530 Thank you. 766 00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:03,041 The nominees for Best Performance by an Actress are... 767 00:39:03,074 --> 00:39:06,645 Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker, 768 00:39:06,678 --> 00:39:10,215 Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, 769 00:39:10,248 --> 00:39:12,818 Katherine Hepburn-- Long Day's Journey into Night, 770 00:39:12,851 --> 00:39:15,086 Geraldine Page for Sweet Bird of Youth... 771 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,056 and Lee Remick for Days of Wine and Roses. 772 00:39:27,265 --> 00:39:28,934 And the winner is... 773 00:39:33,972 --> 00:39:36,174 Anne Bancroft... 774 00:39:36,207 --> 00:39:38,877 for The Miracle Worker. 775 00:39:38,910 --> 00:39:41,279 ANNOUNCER (over P.A.): Accepting for Anne Bancroft, 776 00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:42,614 Miss Joan Crawford. 777 00:39:42,648 --> 00:39:45,283 (echoing): Miss Joan Crawford... 778 00:39:45,316 --> 00:39:47,486 (sizzling) 779 00:39:50,789 --> 00:39:52,758 (orchestra playing "Hush, Little Baby") 780 00:39:52,791 --> 00:39:55,794 * 781 00:39:59,798 --> 00:40:01,800 (applause) 782 00:40:18,450 --> 00:40:22,954 Miss Bancroft said, "Here's my little speech, dear Joan." 783 00:40:22,988 --> 00:40:27,325 Quote: "There are three reasons why I deserve this award-- 784 00:40:27,358 --> 00:40:28,827 "Arthur Penn, 785 00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:31,897 Bill Gibson, and Fred Coe." 786 00:40:31,930 --> 00:40:33,632 Unquote. 787 00:40:33,665 --> 00:40:35,567 Thank you. 788 00:40:35,601 --> 00:40:37,636 (orchestra playing "Hush, Little Baby") 789 00:40:37,669 --> 00:40:39,771 (applause) 790 00:40:55,286 --> 00:40:57,288 (flashbulbs popping, excited chatter) 791 00:41:02,027 --> 00:41:03,261 (gasps) 792 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:05,831 (reporters clamoring) 793 00:41:05,864 --> 00:41:07,833 Miss Crawford... Beautiful, beautiful, that's great. 794 00:41:07,866 --> 00:41:10,035 Fantastic... One more over here, Miss Crawford. 795 00:41:10,068 --> 00:41:11,637 (clamoring continues) 796 00:41:11,670 --> 00:41:13,805 Beautiful, that's great. One more... 797 00:41:13,839 --> 00:41:15,306 Oh, your hair looks great. 798 00:41:15,340 --> 00:41:16,708 WOMAN: Miss Crawford, 799 00:41:16,742 --> 00:41:19,244 would you mind a picture with the other winners? 800 00:41:22,748 --> 00:41:24,616 Of course not, dear. 801 00:41:24,650 --> 00:41:26,384 MAN: Mr. Peck. Mr. Peck, over here. 802 00:41:26,417 --> 00:41:27,853 Right here. 803 00:41:27,886 --> 00:41:31,189 Ladies and gentlemen of the press, 804 00:41:31,222 --> 00:41:33,358 tonight's champions. 805 00:41:33,391 --> 00:41:35,393 (overlapping chatter) 806 00:41:40,999 --> 00:41:42,400 I can't believe it. 807 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:45,370 * Moon river... * 808 00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:47,706 I just cannot believe it. 809 00:41:47,739 --> 00:41:50,576 I'm in utter shock. 810 00:41:50,609 --> 00:41:52,544 (loud thud) * I'm crossing you in style * 811 00:41:52,578 --> 00:41:54,980 * Someday * 812 00:41:55,013 --> 00:41:56,548 Double-fisting it, Bette? 813 00:41:56,582 --> 00:41:59,150 No, John, these are not both for me. 814 00:41:59,184 --> 00:42:01,219 This one is mine, and this one is to throw 815 00:42:01,252 --> 00:42:03,254 in Crawford's face the next time I see her. 816 00:42:03,288 --> 00:42:07,826 * Wherever you're going * 817 00:42:07,859 --> 00:42:11,396 * I'm going your way * 818 00:42:11,429 --> 00:42:13,531 Could have made history. 819 00:42:13,565 --> 00:42:15,767 * Moon river * 820 00:42:15,801 --> 00:42:19,104 * Off to see the world... * Coulda, woulda, shoulda. 821 00:42:19,137 --> 00:42:20,939 You still can. 822 00:42:20,972 --> 00:42:23,909 Really, Livvie? 823 00:42:23,942 --> 00:42:26,712 In what part? In what picture?! 824 00:42:32,751 --> 00:42:34,953 I'm sorry. 825 00:42:37,122 --> 00:42:39,891 (sighs): I just... 826 00:42:39,925 --> 00:42:43,762 I just thought for a moment... 827 00:42:43,795 --> 00:42:45,563 that I was back in the game. 828 00:43:14,592 --> 00:43:17,595 * 829 00:43:28,606 --> 00:43:31,609 * 830 00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:04,702 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH