Almost 40 years ago now, and note the difference in 'attendence' of the nominees.
Think about how rare it is if even ONE nominee is NOT there for one of the 'major' Oscar categories these days, and that night only two of the ladies WERE there.
Nothing worse then having them announce the winner of a major Oscar category, only to hear them then say, "Accepting the award on behalf of the winner......."
actors and actresses today seem a hell of a lot more grateful as well. i think i despise the reactions from every best actress nominee through the 60s and 70s, they all looked like it was such a chore being there.
@msdemos I know, right? In the 70s it was considered more fashionable to shun the Oscars and the press. Nowadays, you have to do more than just show up. You have to network at all the zillion pre-awards dinners or you get a lot of hate. It's crazy. That's why Monique said in her speech when she won "thank you for making it about the performance and not the politics" because so many were attacking her for not playing the game.
The POWs that she met were not forced to see her and they certainly did not try to hand her something! In fact she brought letters from home for the POWs. No one was betrayed and no one was punished. Dont listen to mad urban legends online, try and learn the true facts.
@johnyzero2000 fonda was making a bit of a statement. she was that era's poster girl for "anti-Vietnam", and she knew it. that's why she thanked those "who applauded", cos she knew she was very unpopular at the time.
@jerzeytpke IDIOT!!! Gulf of Tonkin. READ YOUR HISTORY. JANE WAS RIGHT!!!! The US Government has released and declassified the GULF OF TONKIN incident. WE HAVE FAKED THE VIETNAM ATTACKS. ATROCIOUS. YOU are the UNAMERICAN NEOCON!!! BRAINWASHED KOCH-SUCKER FASCIST CHENEY WORSHIPPER!
A lot of people did not like her then.. she has more than proven her worth, ten fold as a great actress , and a strong woman . Check out all her work , it's so amazing.
Great, gutsy, intelligent, outspoken. What has happened to today's actresses? This is what a great actress looks and dresses like. Not the slutty low-tops witless self-absorbed today's actors!
See her "Georgia Rule" recent movie exposing (with Lindsay Lohan!) Incest...
Jane Fonda is next to Katharine Hepburn and Gena Rowlands on the Acting pantheon.
A gutsy, intelligent actor who was not afraid to voice her opinion of another war that "had been lied about"--the Vietnam holocaust courtesy of disgraced Dick Nixon.
She was slandered and called "Hanoi Jane" because not many can stomach fact that an intelligent, talented actress can have an opinion!
Her movie Georgia Rule should have earned her another Oscar. A tough, gutsy movie about incest....
I admire her! She had guts and fought for what she thought was right. And she held it down for women in the 70s with her gutsy performances. She was phenomenal in Klute and definitely deserved to win.
@victoriaindigo - This was right before Jane's infamous trip to Hanoi. Ms. Fonda was already well known for her political activities by this point (April 1972). However, she would garner her "Hanoi Jane" label a few months later, in July 1972.
u must read this. once u have started there is no turning back. a little 10 year old girl was raped and murderded in 1945. her body was not found until 1947. then a boy last week read this and did not copy and paste this message. the dead girl appeared in his room haunting him and killed him. if you do not copy and paste this onto 10 vidoes in 30 minutes the dead girl will apear in your room tonight and haunt you and kill you. well you better start to copy and paste to be savedr
i saw klute for the first time this past weekend, and it was a MARVELOUS performance. i can't wait until klute comes out on blu ray so i can marvel at her acting constantly.
Lol I love how there are all of these comments of hate toward her, when I doubt, I doubt that you know her, you know her story, you know what happened for her to take that stance. You know nothing. You people that hate her for doing what she did no nothing about her, or about the subject. Shut up, and stop asking for attention.
Jane Fonda's performance was sublime, win very deserving, this work won her the Best Actress awards from allmovie critics groups in '71,including the prestigious NewYorkFilm Critic CircleBest ActressAward(runner ups that year for the NYFilmCriticsCircle award wereGenaRowlands&JulieChristie(for 2 great performances- McCabe&Mrs.Miller and alsoTheGo Between).Janewas smart&brave&spokeout against le illegal U.S.invasionof southern Vietnam& bombing northern Vietnam,U.S. interfering in theircivilwar!
Jane Fonda's performance was sublime, win very deserving, this work won her the Best Actress awards from allmovie critics groups in '71,including the prestigious NewYorkFilm Critic Circle Best ActressAward(runner ups that year for the NYFilmCriticsCircle award wereGenaRowlands&JulieChristie(for 2 great performances- McCabe&Mrs.Miller and also TheGo Between).Jane was smart&brave&spokeout against the illegal U.S.invasionof southern Vietnam& bombing northern Vietnam, interfering in theircivilwar!
As far as politics, Jane Fonda and intelligent &brave people like her, helped end the illegal U.S. brutal involvement in a Vietnames civil war, which the U.S. had no right to be involved in, breaking numerous international laws. She's been vindicated. As far as acting, Jane deserved this award, her 2nd NewYork Film Critics Best Actress Award(the creme de la creme of movie awards). Julie Christie was a close 2nd place nominee, giving 2 great performances in '71:McCabe&MrsMiller and TheGoBetween
It takes extraordinary courage to do what Jane Fonda did during the Vietnam war. She's a strong woman and I admire her for standing up for her believes.
President Teddy Roosevelt said any American who does not speak out or dissent is unpatriotic. The Vietnam war was a travesty -- and I give Ms. Fonda credit for speaking out against it. She made mistakes in her youth, but she was brave.
Sadly the media & our government feel that a true patriot should support his/her country right or wrong. That sort of thinking is robotic & childlike. Ms. Fonda's dissent was entirely valid. Perhaps her only mistake was in directing it towards the soldiers, who for the most part had no choice but to go fight. The only time our govt. did right by persecuting dissenters was the McCarthy hearings, & only because Sen, McCarthy knew our reds here were helping the reds abroad, & that's traitorous.
Sad is the horrible actresses of today. Sluts, whores, piece of ass, whatever. There are few great actresses, Sandra Bullock is one, Hilary Swank is another. I cannot think of many at all. Most are drug ridden and horrible at any form of acting.
@robbiesyohn I think there are a lot of great actresses around today. If you think most are drug ridden, you probably can't think of them because you're only exposed to the classless ones the media talks about.
I think we should talk about the actual performance for which they win and not political beliefs because you get the Oscar for your achievement in a movie (or at least you should). Fonda knew this and it was the right decision not to mention politics. So the only question should be: was she great enough to win the Oscar? (IMO yes) We should talk about this here.
The winner is Jane Fonda, in part for being practically the only actress to bother to show up. And thank you Jane for not dedicating the award to the North Vietnamese!
It doesn't take a lot of guts to be a traitor to your country. It just takes the guts to straddle an artillery unit with your snatch and hope it kills americans. Jane Fonda is a whore.
@DeanLeonard1 - History has vindicated her? Really? So it was OK to make broadcasts on Radio Hanoi and to call returning POWs "hypocrites and liars" when some spoke of acts of torture and starvation that they had endured. Attacking the government over policy is one thing, but her statements about the soldiers who were serving were thoughtless, ignorant, and unforgivable.
@broadjumper1 true and she has apologised for that one statement in 1988. It was an emotional response to the killing that was taking place, but it wasn't right for her to insult PoWs. That doesn't make her a bad person, just human.
I disagree with quite a lot of her politics (but she now admits she was wrong to have done what she did in Hanoi and I'm willing to forgive her). But this is not about politics this is about acting. I have seen all 5 of these performances and Jane's was absolutely the best- well deserved!
Jane is wearing a simple black 4-year-old (1968) Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pantsuit with silver buttons and a Maoist collar. This was during her frugal period when she was giving most of her money to radical anti-American causes. Fortunately she came to her senses later in life admitting how wrong she had been. She also became a Christian. Where there is life there is hope.
I can understand a lot of people apparently were not too happy with her stands on the Vietnam war, but I am always a bit surprised by the huge controversy she still causes by simply expressing her opinion. Celebrities have the same freedom as speech as 'normal' citizens have and people who have a problem with that are maybe not entirely capable to think for themselves.
Fonda's did a great deal more than express an opinion, she traveled to Hanoi during the war to be used for propaganda purposes by being photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi and called returning POWs "hypocrites and liars" when some spoke of acts of torture and starvation that they had endured. Attacking the government over policy is one thing, but her statements about the soldiers who were serving were thoughtless, ignorant, and unforgivable.
Does anyone notice Matthau's silly facial expression afetr he reads her name and also NO KISS as is the tradition AND he walks stright off instead of waiting for her
She was brilliant in Klute. Even better in China Syndrome. Great Actress. And the speech showed class. She could have said alot but felt it was not the time or place.
I agree. Classy speech especially considering how outspoken she is and really was! The fact is when these actors make political statements at a glamourous ceremony like the Oscars it draws more attention to them and their self importance than any causes!
Go Jane! Always respected her, she's such a personality, so diverse and interesting! Actress, activist, fitness guru etc. Oh and she looks like her dad SO much! When I look at her I kind of see Henry :)
can anyone tell me what the movie is called starring jane fonda. I saw it about 2 months ago and cant remeber the title. it was the mother (jane fonda) finding her daughter a man to date,but the daughter (i have noclue whta her name is) picks her own man. If anyone can help me out... it would be reallly great.
I think this is bullshit, what the fuck were they thinking?
I don't know
But i do know Jane Fonda (Honai Jane) does not deserves the award, hell she does not even deserves respect for after what she did, some may forgive her, but most of us real Americans won't forgive her for her betrayal.
During the Vietnam war she was known as "Hanoi Jane" cause she rallied against the war, organized anti-USO tours and went to Vietnam having her picture taken while sitting in a North Vietnamese Anti-Aircraft-Gun.
okay seriously, this is how you represent yourself as a real woman. madonna, take note.
PianoMan1191 6 days ago
Love this woman (jane fonda)
yosraz1 2 weeks ago
sexy, not slutty
redcherbonne 1 month ago 2
take note sean penn
lotzapoppa89 1 month ago
Almost 40 years ago now, and note the difference in 'attendence' of the nominees.
Think about how rare it is if even ONE nominee is NOT there for one of the 'major' Oscar categories these days, and that night only two of the ladies WERE there.
Nothing worse then having them announce the winner of a major Oscar category, only to hear them then say, "Accepting the award on behalf of the winner......."
msdemos 2 months ago
@msdemos
actors and actresses today seem a hell of a lot more grateful as well. i think i despise the reactions from every best actress nominee through the 60s and 70s, they all looked like it was such a chore being there.
manwithoutfriends 1 month ago
@msdemos I know, right? In the 70s it was considered more fashionable to shun the Oscars and the press. Nowadays, you have to do more than just show up. You have to network at all the zillion pre-awards dinners or you get a lot of hate. It's crazy. That's why Monique said in her speech when she won "thank you for making it about the performance and not the politics" because so many were attacking her for not playing the game.
Tigerlily21 1 month ago
Hanoi Jane! Hahahahaha!
MarcellusTheGreen 3 months ago
One of the most deserved Best Actress wins in history.
jigggzful 3 months ago
It's amazing to me that the men she "betrayed" were the same men who no doubt did and most likley still do jerk off to her picture...
ccipollini1984 4 months ago
The POWs that she met were not forced to see her and they certainly did not try to hand her something! In fact she brought letters from home for the POWs. No one was betrayed and no one was punished. Dont listen to mad urban legends online, try and learn the true facts.
stevenscollege 5 months ago 7
she had an opportunity to save POWS but she turned their letters over the to the VC!
karmalevel 6 months ago
@karmalevel
urban legend.
ccipollini1984 3 months ago
is it just me or does it look like matthau didn't look so pleased that she had won
achaserofrocks 6 months ago
@achaserofrocks Matthau NEVER looks pleased. About anything. LOL.
JhonathanFree 3 months ago
Jane Fonda is a leftie and she's hot! Take that you right-wing asses.
toqtaqiya 7 months ago
What an Evil Bitch. The Things she did In Vietnam are unforgivable I think.
Sagemaster00 7 months ago
@Sagemaster00 Look what the USA did to Vietnam...did u ever studied History or just play basketball!
plutone1983 7 months ago 2
@plutone1983 best comment ever ever ever
ooks 6 months ago
@Sagemaster00 well from what i read the bitch was doing nothing but telling the truth america=terrorists
OneTrillNigga07 6 months ago 3
Shane Dawson totally ripped off jane's hair..
ccipollini1984 7 months ago
janet suzman deserved that oscar
marianamejia 7 months ago
Drab it up! Was this a year when glamor was out of fashion?
johnyzero2000 7 months ago
@johnyzero2000 fonda was making a bit of a statement. she was that era's poster girl for "anti-Vietnam", and she knew it. that's why she thanked those "who applauded", cos she knew she was very unpopular at the time.
OzTerri 7 months ago
LOL, hilary swank?! is that you!?
TOPGUNyoni 8 months ago
She was great in Monster In Law.
misterashley 8 months ago
What a knock-out performance... one of the best ever.
millvalleyrn 9 months ago 5
She sucks. And shes old. Hanoi Jane..........that Vietnam stunt she pulled that made her the most hated American ever
jerzeytpke 9 months ago
@jerzeytpke IDIOT!!! Gulf of Tonkin. READ YOUR HISTORY. JANE WAS RIGHT!!!! The US Government has released and declassified the GULF OF TONKIN incident. WE HAVE FAKED THE VIETNAM ATTACKS. ATROCIOUS. YOU are the UNAMERICAN NEOCON!!! BRAINWASHED KOCH-SUCKER FASCIST CHENEY WORSHIPPER!
blognewb 9 months ago 6
oh god the 70s.
frogsrule42 10 months ago
She should have won the Oscar for Julia too! great great Actress! Such a shame not seeing her in movies today!
gmbs1990 10 months ago 2
always felt sorry for fonda..she has always met the wrong guy..
chinahands100 10 months ago
A lot of people did not like her then.. she has more than proven her worth, ten fold as a great actress , and a strong woman . Check out all her work , it's so amazing.
gofindyourmusic 10 months ago 2
''First of all, I want to thanks God...'' the most often text... :)
gekkomatic 10 months ago
Great, gutsy, intelligent, outspoken. What has happened to today's actresses? This is what a great actress looks and dresses like. Not the slutty low-tops witless self-absorbed today's actors!
See her "Georgia Rule" recent movie exposing (with Lindsay Lohan!) Incest...
Bravo!
Veltanschaung 11 months ago 10
Jane Fonda is next to Katharine Hepburn and Gena Rowlands on the Acting pantheon.
A gutsy, intelligent actor who was not afraid to voice her opinion of another war that "had been lied about"--the Vietnam holocaust courtesy of disgraced Dick Nixon.
She was slandered and called "Hanoi Jane" because not many can stomach fact that an intelligent, talented actress can have an opinion!
Her movie Georgia Rule should have earned her another Oscar. A tough, gutsy movie about incest....
Veltanschaung 11 months ago 2
Was this before or after the incident with the Vietnam photos?
hanzszs 11 months ago
@hanzszs I believe it was a few months before but she was already known for her anti-vietnam stance.
Starkardur 3 months ago
I admire her! She had guts and fought for what she thought was right. And she held it down for women in the 70s with her gutsy performances. She was phenomenal in Klute and definitely deserved to win.
Tigerlily21 11 months ago
Cynical speach
visciusk 11 months ago
Um,what was the problem?..she seemed so rigid and annoyed about something..i have no idea...does anyone know?
nick4alex 1 year ago
@nick4alex
Jane Fonda was sick with a horrible cold at the time. I am amazed that she was able to speak at all. Thank the Lord she did!
outinsider 1 year ago
My favorite speech of all-time by one of my favorite actresses of all-time, both acting-wise and personality-wise.
Aidooosh 1 year ago 4
great performance but wow was this woman a huge bitch throughout the 60's and 70's.
cw6391 1 year ago
what a great look. do you think today's actresses would be caught dead in a polyester pants suit at the Oscars ? too cool. Jane, you rock.
bboinnng 1 year ago 2
The role of Bree Daniel was initially offered to Barbra Streisand who turned down the part.
jckfmsincty 1 year ago
Divine simple person and great Artist Jane Fonda ! Thank you !
CulturalWorldViews 1 year ago 21
My my, aren't they so serious compared to today's ain't no double trouble you cain't burrst meye bubhell peeps !
Lieu3C4 1 year ago
A whore playing a whore.
loufalce 1 year ago
@loufalce
yeah, that "whore" that got an oscar and has a better life then you ever will.
ccipollini1984 1 year ago 3
@loufalce posting your comment twice does not erase its inherent stupidity.
ooks 11 months ago
Jane Fonda is playing exactly what she is-a whore.
loufalce 1 year ago
@loufalce Keep it classy, jackass.
somethingswicked 1 year ago
@loufalce
and your a raging jackass.
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
Shitstain Jane
JockoJr 1 year ago
Hey Hanoi Jane thanks for getting those POW's killed in the Hanoi Hilton
JockoJr 1 year ago
@JockoJr
there were too many anyway...
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
she should be in jail for treason
jimmycr125 1 year ago
@jimmycr125
your stupid.
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
@victoriaindigo - This was right before Jane's infamous trip to Hanoi. Ms. Fonda was already well known for her political activities by this point (April 1972). However, she would garner her "Hanoi Jane" label a few months later, in July 1972.
hoffenpot 1 year ago
u must read this. once u have started there is no turning back. a little 10 year old girl was raped and murderded in 1945. her body was not found until 1947. then a boy last week read this and did not copy and paste this message. the dead girl appeared in his room haunting him and killed him. if you do not copy and paste this onto 10 vidoes in 30 minutes the dead girl will apear in your room tonight and haunt you and kill you. well you better start to copy and paste to be savedr
marvelmax03191 1 year ago
from 1:50 to 2:00 she looks like Hillary Swank
BlackBettaBombay09 1 year ago
Does anyone know why Jane seemed so serious during her one sentence Oscar acceptance speech? Was this at the height of her Hanoi Jane period?
victoriaindigo 1 year ago
love love love her!
elvisobsessor 1 year ago
i saw klute for the first time this past weekend, and it was a MARVELOUS performance. i can't wait until klute comes out on blu ray so i can marvel at her acting constantly.
cw6391 1 year ago
even though i wasnt born until 1986, i wish we could go back to that year just so we could have all the greats back that are not with us today :(
xxcharmed1xx 1 year ago
She's SO cute! : )
desp00 1 year ago
Janet Suzman is one of the best and certainly most underrated actresses of the 20th century. HEAVY COMPETITION HERE! (Redgrave, Jackson, etc.)
awhitershadeofpail 1 year ago
whatever, this is one of the best performances in cinema history.
ooks 1 year ago 2
Lol I love how there are all of these comments of hate toward her, when I doubt, I doubt that you know her, you know her story, you know what happened for her to take that stance. You know nothing. You people that hate her for doing what she did no nothing about her, or about the subject. Shut up, and stop asking for attention.
CriticGL 1 year ago
Boy, talk about brevity! Thank you, Jane.
cutis1000 1 year ago
Jane Fonda's performance was sublime, win very deserving, this work won her the Best Actress awards from allmovie critics groups in '71,including the prestigious NewYorkFilm Critic CircleBest ActressAward(runner ups that year for the NYFilmCriticsCircle award wereGenaRowlands&JulieChristie(for 2 great performances- McCabe&Mrs.Miller and alsoTheGo Between).Janewas smart&brave&spokeout against le illegal U.S.invasionof southern Vietnam& bombing northern Vietnam,U.S. interfering in theircivilwar!
155gerard 1 year ago
Jane Fonda's performance was sublime, win very deserving, this work won her the Best Actress awards from allmovie critics groups in '71,including the prestigious NewYorkFilm Critic Circle Best ActressAward(runner ups that year for the NYFilmCriticsCircle award wereGenaRowlands&JulieChristie(for 2 great performances- McCabe&Mrs.Miller and also TheGo Between).Jane was smart&brave&spokeout against the illegal U.S.invasionof southern Vietnam& bombing northern Vietnam, interfering in theircivilwar!
155gerard 1 year ago
As far as politics, Jane Fonda and intelligent &brave people like her, helped end the illegal U.S. brutal involvement in a Vietnames civil war, which the U.S. had no right to be involved in, breaking numerous international laws. She's been vindicated. As far as acting, Jane deserved this award, her 2nd NewYork Film Critics Best Actress Award(the creme de la creme of movie awards). Julie Christie was a close 2nd place nominee, giving 2 great performances in '71:McCabe&MrsMiller and TheGoBetween
155gerard 1 year ago 2
Hope jane fonda dies a terrible death.......nasty anti-american BITCH.....I'll be the first to piss on her grave!!!!
1168a 1 year ago
Great actress, and sexy as hell when she wanted to be :)
MrRockerjo 1 year ago 2
Vietnam is proud of her.
iamhungey12345 1 year ago
@iamhungey12345
I'm sure people are proud of her then they are of you.
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
Fonda is a great actress and it was a great performance and a very classy speech. But its so bad that most nominees didnt even show up.
stevenscollege 1 year ago
It takes extraordinary courage to do what Jane Fonda did during the Vietnam war. She's a strong woman and I admire her for standing up for her believes.
caribeandude1 1 year ago 2
In my opinion, Fonda's performance in Klute was the best she has ever achieved.
razzledazzle200 1 year ago 5
She's so sexy..but somehow she looks like she's pissed off...why?...does anyone know?
ThePSYCHOChannel 1 year ago
@ThePSYCHOChannel
She's political.
She should be really pissed by now.
wikiriwhi 1 year ago
President Teddy Roosevelt said any American who does not speak out or dissent is unpatriotic. The Vietnam war was a travesty -- and I give Ms. Fonda credit for speaking out against it. She made mistakes in her youth, but she was brave.
Jayla60 1 year ago 5
Sadly the media & our government feel that a true patriot should support his/her country right or wrong. That sort of thinking is robotic & childlike. Ms. Fonda's dissent was entirely valid. Perhaps her only mistake was in directing it towards the soldiers, who for the most part had no choice but to go fight. The only time our govt. did right by persecuting dissenters was the McCarthy hearings, & only because Sen, McCarthy knew our reds here were helping the reds abroad, & that's traitorous.
dzanier 1 year ago
oh my god the guy with the envelope IS FREAKY!!
toughcookie5454 1 year ago
@toughcookie5454
Have respect, that's the great Walter Matthau!
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
Go back to Vietnam.
pico89 1 year ago
@pico89
you first.
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
@pico89
Go back to the trailer park
ccipollini1984 1 year ago
she deserved it!
shnooger 1 year ago
Sad is the horrible actresses of today. Sluts, whores, piece of ass, whatever. There are few great actresses, Sandra Bullock is one, Hilary Swank is another. I cannot think of many at all. Most are drug ridden and horrible at any form of acting.
robbiesyohn 1 year ago
That's very true. They are also devoid of wit and charm, and although Sandra Bullock is a good actress, she is common and without class.
dzanier 1 year ago
@robbiesyohn I think there are a lot of great actresses around today. If you think most are drug ridden, you probably can't think of them because you're only exposed to the classless ones the media talks about.
Tigerlily21 11 months ago
dam shes hot..
SuperColin74 1 year ago
A deserved Oscar win for a superb screen performance. Politics have nothing to do with it. Very nicely put by Jane.
philipc67 1 year ago 3
regardless of what her opinions/intentions were, giving aid and comfort to a country that is killing american soldier is just not cool
welcomefriends123 1 year ago
Class act. Ms Fonda is an American hero.
hardrich2 1 year ago
I think we should talk about the actual performance for which they win and not political beliefs because you get the Oscar for your achievement in a movie (or at least you should). Fonda knew this and it was the right decision not to mention politics. So the only question should be: was she great enough to win the Oscar? (IMO yes) We should talk about this here.
dinasztie 1 year ago
she looks soooooooooooo much like her father
j009aguar13 1 year ago
The winner is Jane Fonda, in part for being practically the only actress to bother to show up. And thank you Jane for not dedicating the award to the North Vietnamese!
7beers 1 year ago 2
Great speech.
Gunnarsas 1 year ago
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ooks 1 year ago
Jane is the most gorgeous woman in the world. I heart Jane.
leafyutube 1 year ago 2
que linda que estaba en esa epoca
rolandomoreno100 1 year ago 2
one of the best ever....love her politics too
BitchErica1 1 year ago 3
i like how only two of them were there. so sad.
unset01 1 year ago
Jane Fonda..is so awsome...i LOVE her!
KLUTE1971 1 year ago
jane fonda sucks...
selfidentity1 1 year ago
@selfidentity1
no YOU SUCK!!!
KLUTE1971 1 year ago
It doesn't take a lot of guts to be a traitor to your country. It just takes the guts to straddle an artillery unit with your snatch and hope it kills americans. Jane Fonda is a whore.
hugopal 1 year ago
@hugopal You are sadly misinformed about the Vietnam War and Jane Fonda's opposition to it. History has more than vindicated her. Read a book.
DeanLeonard1 1 year ago 3
@DeanLeonard1 - History has vindicated her? Really? So it was OK to make broadcasts on Radio Hanoi and to call returning POWs "hypocrites and liars" when some spoke of acts of torture and starvation that they had endured. Attacking the government over policy is one thing, but her statements about the soldiers who were serving were thoughtless, ignorant, and unforgivable.
broadjumper1 1 year ago
@broadjumper1
Oh well...
84ccipollini 1 year ago
@broadjumper1 true and she has apologised for that one statement in 1988. It was an emotional response to the killing that was taking place, but it wasn't right for her to insult PoWs. That doesn't make her a bad person, just human.
skyrock100 1 year ago 4
I see Lurch got a job creeping up behind presenters & handing the envelope.
dbvalentine 1 year ago
haha "for reasons beyond our control." george c. scott was still not going to the oscars!!!
griffin324 1 year ago 3
i thought cicley tyson was nominated that year?
chicagomarchingbands 1 year ago
no, she was nominated the following year since Sounder came out in 1972
sunxxl01 1 year ago
No, the following year.
LadyAmerican 1 year ago
I disagree with quite a lot of her politics (but she now admits she was wrong to have done what she did in Hanoi and I'm willing to forgive her). But this is not about politics this is about acting. I have seen all 5 of these performances and Jane's was absolutely the best- well deserved!
thanth11 1 year ago 4
One of the best Best Actress winners of all time! Just brilliant.
oscarlover100 1 year ago 32
0:40 - you can hear Jack Lemmon laughing at him
levanyzzuf 1 year ago 2
Great video!!
lindamorgane 1 year ago
You go girl!
TheyDidItForTheBoys 1 year ago 5
The date of this broadcast was April 10, 1972
DoctrWatson 1 year ago
What did she want to say but didn't? How our servicemen and women are murderers?
greenblue1979 1 year ago
Jane is wearing a simple black 4-year-old (1968) Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pantsuit with silver buttons and a Maoist collar. This was during her frugal period when she was giving most of her money to radical anti-American causes. Fortunately she came to her senses later in life admitting how wrong she had been. She also became a Christian. Where there is life there is hope.
DoctrWatson 1 year ago
bitch!
bobeagle007 1 year ago
Ahh yeah I didn't think about that. That's why she was so short with her "speech".
ridewave444 1 year ago
Flawless. Jane and Donald are the coolest!
giglirocks 1 year ago 3
Possibly the classiest woman I have ever met. Go Jane!
mrcinema01 2 years ago 4
i love barefoot in the park..
zamboangaVillain 2 years ago 2
I can understand a lot of people apparently were not too happy with her stands on the Vietnam war, but I am always a bit surprised by the huge controversy she still causes by simply expressing her opinion. Celebrities have the same freedom as speech as 'normal' citizens have and people who have a problem with that are maybe not entirely capable to think for themselves.
CF1975 2 years ago 13
Fonda's did a great deal more than express an opinion, she traveled to Hanoi during the war to be used for propaganda purposes by being photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi and called returning POWs "hypocrites and liars" when some spoke of acts of torture and starvation that they had endured. Attacking the government over policy is one thing, but her statements about the soldiers who were serving were thoughtless, ignorant, and unforgivable.
broadjumper1 1 year ago 2
eat some cat food Hanoi-Jane!!!
ryecatcher25 2 years ago
I you do not like this place move on.....eat shit and die............move on in peace..
nealbrice 2 years ago
forgiveness is a virtue...
saveen3 2 years ago
ryecatcher25, is it good? you surely must know...
gusgutemberg 1 year ago
Funny that only 2 showed up!
MTVMANN 2 years ago
Hanoi-Jane .. respect!!! Great woman ....!!!!
Orangpendek73 2 years ago 28
1:18 That is Donald Sutherland, (Keifers Dad), for you youngins, next to Jane
cowboysfan782008 2 years ago 2
Jane had convictions and held to them risking her career and private life. That take a hell of a lot of guts and she certainly had that.
skipper8257 2 years ago 35
@skipper8257 ... it's easy to have guts when you've been handed everything in life on a silver platter. am i jealous? you betcha.
sookiestackhouse2u 1 year ago
@skipper8257 It didn't take guts to be a rebel in the late 60s / early 70s, an era when rebels where applauded everywhere.
7beers 1 year ago
she is in her 70s now. i thought she was dead
vanessalove182 2 years ago
well guess what... SHES NOT!!!!
cali19nr 2 years ago 2
...and will never be, by all means!!!!!
dukan1004 2 years ago
Does anyone notice Matthau's silly facial expression afetr he reads her name and also NO KISS as is the tradition AND he walks stright off instead of waiting for her
kangaroosbraun 2 years ago
I don't think it was what your making it out to be.
foofwolf22 2 years ago
She was brilliant in Klute. Even better in China Syndrome. Great Actress. And the speech showed class. She could have said alot but felt it was not the time or place.
bman560 2 years ago 6
I agree. Classy speech especially considering how outspoken she is and really was! The fact is when these actors make political statements at a glamourous ceremony like the Oscars it draws more attention to them and their self importance than any causes!
Tigerlily21 2 years ago 4
Go Jane! Always respected her, she's such a personality, so diverse and interesting! Actress, activist, fitness guru etc. Oh and she looks like her dad SO much! When I look at her I kind of see Henry :)
genatzvalee 2 years ago 9
could her acceptance speech be a little shorter shit that went on forever
MirandaHopeYaLikeIt 2 years ago
malthau certainly should have, although he was a funny man
calciumkid85 2 years ago
Klute is the best movie
Golgi2200 2 years ago
cunt
wojtek0000 2 years ago
OOOOHHHH...you said a bad word. Your tough now! loser.
foofwolf22 2 years ago 7
@wojtek0000 your talking about yourself you goose..... obviously
kangaroosbraun 2 years ago
Well deserved!!
shnooger 2 years ago 6
At that time the Academy Awards might have been at its lowest point. Only two actresses were there!
miguelucho20008 2 years ago 3
The AA was perceived as the symbol of the "movie stablishment" at a very antistablishment time.
dukan1004 2 years ago
can anyone tell me what the movie is called starring jane fonda. I saw it about 2 months ago and cant remeber the title. it was the mother (jane fonda) finding her daughter a man to date,but the daughter (i have noclue whta her name is) picks her own man. If anyone can help me out... it would be reallly great.
TwilLight08rocKs 2 years ago
oh, and, please, please, PLEASE upload her win for coming home!
ooks 2 years ago 4
what an actress. she's simply amazing.
oh, and the theme music from klute is so damn beautiful!
ooks 2 years ago 3
class act!
hedwigkiesler 2 years ago 2
I think this is bullshit, what the fuck were they thinking?
I don't know
But i do know Jane Fonda (Honai Jane) does not deserves the award, hell she does not even deserves respect for after what she did, some may forgive her, but most of us real Americans won't forgive her for her betrayal.
jasondixon360 2 years ago
let me guess....
you don't like the dixie chicks, either.
y'all bitches should bow down to jane fonda. real talk.
redsonjaiscoming 2 years ago 3
let me guess....you don't like the dixie chicks, either?
y'all bitches should bow down to jane fonda. real talk.
redsonjaiscoming 2 years ago
oh waa waa waaa dude. Get out of the past and shut up.
foofwolf22 2 years ago
The fucking same old argument once and again...
Your government has been killing innocents along your leading country history and you have never complained about that.
bodtorent 2 years ago
what did she do? im not from USA so dont know
humfreack 2 years ago
During the Vietnam war she was known as "Hanoi Jane" cause she rallied against the war, organized anti-USO tours and went to Vietnam having her picture taken while sitting in a North Vietnamese Anti-Aircraft-Gun.
Bloke83 2 years ago 2
What you also must realize is that alot of what was and still is said of her is lies made up by the far right who continue to be threatened by her.
foofwolf22 2 years ago
Nothing wrong. She spoke out against war.
shnooger 2 years ago 3
Did you ever read her book? She explains EVERYTHING and TAKES RESPONSIBILITY for all the stuff that you call her out on. And to me, she is forgiven
harvsoul 2 years ago
I love her shag:) Very trendy and sexy.
snoops71 2 years ago 6
Yeah, a lot of the presentors weren't there because "A Clockwork Orange" was nominated, and they didn't like it.
I however loved the film.
Stephanie3189 2 years ago