25 rare Oscars footage

On May 11, 1927, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded in California. The Academy was conceived as an organization of volunteer professionals dedicated to the promotion of cinema. However, above all, the Academy is known throughout the world thanks to its annual award "Oscar" - the most prestigious film award.

We bring to your attention a selection of rare shots depicting the history of the Oscars. Photos from the archive of the magazine "LIFE"

(Total 25 photos)

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1. Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed with Oscars for Best Actor and Actress for their role in From Here to Eternity, which won 8 statuettes in 1954.

2. In 1942, Joan Fontaine is awarded an Oscar for her role in the film Suspicion. She is the only actress to win an Oscar for an Alfred Hitchcock film.

3. Ginger Rogers and George Murphy dance backstage holding an Oscar before announcing the winner, 1950.

4. Audrey Hepburn's only Oscar for her role in the film Roman Holiday.

5. Shirley MacLaine in her image.

6. Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster with choreographer Jack Cole rehearse their dance number for the song "It's Great Not to Be Nominated" 1958.

7. At the Academy Awards House in 1958, Janet Leigh and Shirley MacLaine sing along.

8. Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty 1962

9. Natalie Wood, nominated in 1962 for the best actress Deanie Loomis in the film Splendor in the Grass, fixes her hair before going out.

10. John Wayne - John Wayne (whose image is projected onto a huge screen) accepts the Academy Award for Best Director for John Ford at the 25th Annual Awards in 1953 - This was the first year the ceremony was televised.

11. Marlon Brando 1955.

12. Oscar producer Buddy Adler in the dressing room for the film "From Here to Eternity" 1954.

13. "King of Hollywood" Clark Gable - talking to a musical group during a break in rehearsal in 1958.

14. Clark Gable receives a written instruction to conduct an Oscar.

15. Shirley MacLaine rehearsing with the orchestra in 1958.

16. Elizabeth Taylor walks through the crowd of fans. At this Oscar in 1961, she received her first Academy Award, for her role in Butterfield.

17. Kirk Douglas, as elegant as ever 1954

18. Humphrey Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall in 1955.

19. Grace Kelly and Clark Gable in 1954.

20. Zsa Zsa Gabor at the rehearsal of the 1958 Oscars.

21. Mae West and Rock Hudson flirt during rehearsals for the 1958 Oscars.

22. Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster evaluate the design of the scene from the visual row. 1958.

23. Bob Hope. 1958

24. Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly wait backstage, waiting to come out to announce the winner in 1956.

25. Television actress Sandra White arrives late to the opening of the Oscars in 1953.