Ruth Gordon winning Best Supporting Actress

[Scorpio65]

I'm happy for Ruth Gordon but if you haven't seen Sondra Locke in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, you should. She is a very underrated actor and is *very* raw and believable as Mick. I've seen Ruth Gordon in Rosemary's Baby, Inside Daisy Clover, and Harold and Maude, to name a few and, though mildly enjoyable in all of these, Sondra Locke gave a much better performance for that year.

[tonytakoma]

Roman (Polanski,"RB's" director), Bill (William Castle, "RB's" actual producer) and Bob (Robert Evans, who was head of Paramount Studios at the time and most responsible for bringing the book to the screen). I'm blanking on "Mia"...

[JohnTripinTokyo]

@tonytakoma Mia Farrow!

[MrRJMGREEN]

I know who Roman, Mia, and Bill are. Who is Bob?

[822d]

@MrRJMGREEN My best guess is it might be Robert Evans, the producer.

I thought Ruth was great in this part. She and her husband were also terrific writers for films for many, many years.

[MrRJMGREEN]

@822d Thank you, very much.

[MrRJMGREEN]

In Rosemary's Baby, she spoke in an odd voice, wore too much make-up, did no acting at all. I was not impressed. It should have gone to either Lynn Carlin or Sondra Locke. In all honesty, the best supporting actress in Rosemary's Baby was Patsy Kelly.

[955pokerface]

Who else thinks Mia Farrow was robbed of Best Actress?!

[MrRJMGREEN]

@955pokerface Mia Farrow was weak and insipid through the film. She did not give her better performances until, ironically, Woody Allen films.

[egglady]

@MrRJMGREEN Uh she was supposed to be weak and insipid in the context of the film...

[ninaisthekoolest]

Tony Curtis looks like he stole Christopher Plummer's outfit from The Sound of Music.

[LitZena]

Incredible in Rosemar's Baby and hilarious in her speech..don't see great speeches like this anymore and not much great acting like her either.

[rfa2068]

The only movie I saw of hers was Every Which Way But Loose and she was amazing in that movie and also hilarious.

Wow...what a great acceptance speech. I was only a year old when this happened.

[vicnetto1]

Satan runs hollywood, that's the only reason this happened. She probably wasn't even acting.

[brittonsimon]

Wow, that was really wonderful! Thank you for posting!:)

[7beers]

i'd hit it

[muscled57]

Take her performance out of Rosemary's Baby, and it is a mediocre film at best. SHE is the reason to watch that film over and over again.

[YoungFrankenstein]

"and all of you who didn't [vote for her]... please excuse me" xD lol class act

[misterashley]

love what she's weraring



[musicaltheatergeek79]

Wow, she's 73 years old here. She looks awesome!

[cubanbach]

She was the queen of my heart...a TRUE original and LEGEND...

[asongforxx456]

Mia Farrow should have AT LEAST gotten a nomination this year.wow

[gingerbreadcorpses]

@asongforxx456 I know! She was amazing! I was so surprised after watching the movie to know that she didn't get nominated.

[tonytakoma]

@asongforxx456 Not if Frank Sinatra (ex-husband) had anything to do with it



[1979berit]

She was a queen in Harold & Maude!!

[desglacons]

Ruth Gordon was a true American gem. What a great actress!

[JOJO22858]

Every time i ever see her, Ruth Gordon reminds me so much of my late, maternal

grandmother, who we all called Nana. She would have turned 100 on April 12, 2011

and they looked and acted very much alike. She was the only grandparent i ever

knew, so it's nice to be reminded of her this way. Happy Birthday Nana!!

[cbgflygirl]

Jamie Lee sure looks like her father

[deeway1963]

One of the most beloved, respected and natural actresses of our time! Sincerely! Miss Ruth Gordan, without a single doubt, was and is still...one of the GREATEST performers of our time!!! =)

[Tigerlily21]

She's adorable! One of the best speeches ever!

[vapalaca]

Check out Ruth Gordon in the movie, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO AUNT ALICE! A masterpiece! It's actually uploaded on YT!

[JohnTripinTokyo]

Adorable speech. And a lovely actress :)

[laarbe]

She was one of the best and funniest actresses of all time. I loved Ruth Gordon. Harold and Maude was also an excellent movie.

[pointreyes6]

Great actress, Funny and sweet

[MrsGuevara]

She was so adorable! Cutest little devil worshiper ever!

[soaphunks]

To me, this ranks as one of the best Oscar acceptance speeches ever.

[pudgeuncle]

The Oscars used to be so formal and everyone looked so terriiffied!

[UncleCharlieOakley]

@pudgeuncle No, they used to dignified and elegant. Big difference.

[lovespinkat2]

Very beautiful dress! :) :) :)

[kittykittykali]

Although not considered a 'beauty' in her early years (she always played the funny-looking whacky best-friend of the heroine, or similar 'character' roles), how gorgeous is she here - at 71 years old?? Just goes to show, pretty don't last, talent does.... if you have persistence, passion, a wry sense of humour - and great bone structure lol

[bladrunner6]

Scarey Sandra Locke looks like another scarey actress Tilda Swinton

[bilkomax]

@bladrunner6

Ironic Locke & Gordon both worked in the Orangutang Eastwood movies 10 years later 

[myrnaloysboy]

Oscars, Can we please see Helen Hayes's win(s)? Thank you.

[JerseySurvivor]

@myrnaloysboy

Helen was not there in 1971. She co-hosted the next year and thanked people at that time. Her first win she was there but I've NEVER seen newsreel footage. Does it exist?? Anybody??

[artdeco101010]

What a woman !

[JRPActor]

Rest In Peace Tony Curtin and Ruth Gordon. I LOVE her film HAROLD AND MAUDE!

[LyndaHudson]

Such a dear, funny, charming lady. One of my all time favorites .

[WiseGuy5674]

...."Stealin' all my Oreos, crrrapin' all over the place....12 ribs my ass!!".....Ruth Gordon made soda come out of my nose.

[TimothySEnglish]

I loved watching her walk up onto the stage. She had such a commanding but ladylike presence. Her timing was superb in her speech.

[you0107]

@TimothySEnglish It really shows she was a stage actress, doesn't it? :-)

[bigjoetube]

Can we have Jack Albertson's Oscar for "The Subject was Roses" from the same year?

[etrax2000]

I love the color video quality of these shows from the sixties, when the seventies came along everything turned sort of a brown or almost sepia scheme.

[myrnaloysboy]

I'll never forget her in the probably the best "Columbo" episode - she was absolutely brilliant in that - totally lady like but SINISTER! Oh she was truly wonderful and to think she started in 1915 in movies - remarkable. RIP dear Ruth xxxxxx

[gvt2u]

@myrnaloysboy God, I would love to see that.

[djalice]

Gordon is a goddess! 'Harold and Maude' was a life altering experience for me.

[awhitershadeofpail]

Ms. Gordon was one of the best character actors in the last century. Her role in "Rosemary's Baby" was superb, and (in a rather twisted way) brought much needed comedic relief to one of the best horror films made.

[MIAMIBLONDGUY]

remember....their all connected..look at toni, so handsome. love ruth.

no one like that now.

[HOLLYWOODCASANOVA]

RIP TONY CURTIS.

[myrnaloysboy]

Wow first in films in 1915 - brilliant brilliant!!

[Findyoursanctuary]

Yes Ruth Gordon deserved that award.

[brigadabutifara]

great actress but couldn't fool Lieutenant Columbo.

[junkabuttafli05]

RIP Tony Curtis

[wrestlingcircuit1995]

Sondra Locke's face and pose reminds me of Victoria Beckham.

[benjaminscrafts]

Harold and Maude is still my favourite movie! She should have been recognised much earlier.

[muscled57]

WELL DESERVED...Ruth Gordon is the reason to watch Rosemary's Baby!

[Artsky100]

She's was scary as hell in that movie. Damn, well deserved.

[lupinostar]

What a wonderful, great lady!

[welcomefriends123]

SONDRA LOCKE! Everyone recognize her?: She was nominated for her film debut - ten years later she would co-star with Ruth in "Every Which Way but Loose" followed by the sequel "Any Which Way You Can"

[produnov]

Tony Curtis was very hot

[JerseySurvivor]

One of the most popular and deserving wins. Mia merited a nom but the Academy's history ala "horror" films was very thin then.

Watch as Ruth makes her way to the stage she passes Elliott Gould & Barbra, Pat Neal & Roald Dahl, Daniel Massey, Alan Arkin. As she gets to the stairs there's Ron Moody & Jack Wild. And Gene Wilder, Joanne Woodward. Then barely glimpsed (but seen when Ruth finishes) Joan Crawford, Jane Wyman & Loretta Young in the same row, behind non- presenter George Kennedy!!!

[MsSarjen]

@JerseySurvivor What would Roald Dahl be doing there?

[zim83]

@MsSarjen He was Patricia Neal's husband.

[southplnk]

GOD IS DEAD  SATAN LIVES

[glenn212now]

One of my favorite actresses. One of my favorite movies.

[rickram1961]

So very well deserved. Ruth was outstanding in Rosemary's Baby!

[rekcufrats]

Awww...I love her! Ruth there wasn't no one like ya!

[gvt2u]

What a smile that woman had! Her performance in Rosemary's Baby is one of my favorite acting performances ever.

[MrsWLeach]

Funny how no one applauded per nominee.

[lakevubud]

She is just adoreable!

[dobazajr]

take a look at nominees' dresses, they all looked fancy....

[welcomefriends123]

Ruth looks good for age 73 here.

10 years later she and fellow nominee Sondra Locke co-starred in "Every Which Way but Loose" and "Any Which Way You Can" Ruth played Clint Eastwood's mom and Sondra played his girlfriend

[ThoughtTraveler]

I rather feel good for Ruth. I will bet at her time of life...having been awarded this honor would have been a great joy.

[hilarycutter]

Finally Hollywood awards an award to a true legend. Ruth Gordon, she was unique.

[deanriam]

Urgh... I hate this win. Mia Farrow was not even nominated but Ruth Gordon wins? Sondra Locke should've won. Cute speech though.

[MsSarjen]

@deanriam What? Ok, Mia did good in Rosemarys baby, but the true star of the film was Ruth, no complaint there. She carried the film.

[MsSarjen]

@deanriam What? Ruth carried this film!

[deanriam]

@MsSarjen I hope you're kidding, Rosemary's Baby is by far Mia Farrow's signature and most famous film, Ruth Gordon is in no way the standout or the one people associate with the film when it is brought up.

[ThePolkadotbikini]

@deanriam she only made the movie. she made john and mia better actors. her performance was fabulous.

[FilmFreakable]

A so-so performance. Not bad, but nothing really great.

[BitchErica1]

@FilmFreakable you're such a fucking fake ass.

[WARDMAN3]

@FilmFreakable I respect everyone's opinion because we have different tastes. I am just curious to why you think her performance was so so? I find her role in "Rosemary's Baby" to be nothing short of astounding. Her spot on portayal of the grandmotherly, homemaker woman with sinister intentions to be brilliant.

[LadyAmerican]

Love that Oscar speech!!!! I also love the way that she walked with confidence when see was getting to receive her award. You go Ruth Gordon!!!!!!

[SternSuperManiac]

Well deserved. She really is delightfully perky.

[pegleg747]

That was one of the coolest speeches ever.

Man, and wasn't she crrrreeeepy in Rosemary's B?

[pointreyes6]

She gives a genius performance on and off screen!

[Taxidriver987]

Yes, she was good in that Eastwood movie too,Any which way but loose.

[wakeupbritain1]

I wish all Oscar speeches be as simple as that, maybe I'd actually watch them if they were.

[earthquakepills]

Best Acceptance Ever. I love that she's sitting next to Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Gould...

[meshzy13]

She so deserves it! Mia was kinda annoying in the movie.. btw who is on 00:12?

[bogator62]

Sondra Locke, nominated for "Heart is a Lonely Hunter."

[MrFantabulousMKL]

@meshzy13

That's Sandra Locke. she used to be in a lot of Clint Eastwood movies but they don't speak anymore!

[LilacSilky]

Nothing in it, plain liptons drink it you'll feel better....LOL!!!!

[SatansMama666]

I think Ruth's performance in Rosemary's Baby was stellar, but not better than Mia Farrow's.

[SexyStudChris]

yea but Mia was not in the oscar race... just GG

[colbour]

remenber he being kissed by clint eastwoods ape? priceless

[angelinaramon]

She really deserved this award. She did a great job at making her character both annoying and creepy.

[templeclay]

Ruth Gordon was a wonderful actress. I wish she earned another Oscar nomination for Harold and Maude.

[supremosemidios]

perfect, incredible performance

[haendel8a]

Ruth Gordon had style. I think her best performance was in Harold and Maude. I love her!

[dancingdiplodocus]

god i wish i looked like tony curtis. think he is ten years older than me in this clip but I would still want to look like him now

[etrax2000]

she makes that movie worth watching.. mia farow becomes annoying after a while but Ruth keeps it alive

[ClassicFlicks]

One of the worst wins.

[Valapaca]

ClassicFlicks: Why????

[TheOscarFiles]

Beacuse Gordon's was not an Oscar-worthy performance.

An interesting, but flat performance.

[colbour]

@TheOscarFiles oh come one. anything but flat. she was wonderfully over the top. eah cast memebr played their part to perfection

[MTVMANN]

I STRONGLY DISAGREE!

[tpjl25]

CLASS!!!!

[1969pontiac1]

Ruth Gordon, was a class act. The movie stars today could take lessons from her. She kept her other opions what ever they were to herself on stage and when she accepted this award. She was one of the great ones, up there with Lucy, Liz Momgerty,Bettie Davis, I could go on. Thanks to these artist who give us great movies we can still enjoy. Thanks for the memoies.

[foxyfox1]

What you wrote about Ruth Gordon is so right.

She was an exceptionally gifted actress and an unusual strong personality.

[ggfanjase]

I wish she would've been nominated a couple years after this for Harold & Maude in Best Actress.!

[Doylefromhell]

That is how Maude would have given it

[ayzax14]

I'm sorry, I'm probably just ignorant, but who is presenting the Oscar to her?

[SexyStudChris]

Your not ignorant, it's Tony Curtis. =)

[newrochellephoenix]

Doesnt Tony look so swingin' 60s in his mod suit ?!

[septip123]

Harold and Maude!!!

[ericdemilo]

Very cute lady!  :)

[CrazyForKate]

She's adorable!

[Xmenfan246]

Best Oscars Speech Ever! Another great one was Marion Cotillard.

[namaste91]

Yes she's adorable.What a great dame of cinema!

[maryritzo]

I loved her in this movie!!! Goes to show that age is not always a barrier.

[moviefreek234]

She is so cute! Haha =)

[lilchuy01]

she is adorable!!!!! what a great actress, she and streisand had the best openings to their speeches

[hayoajojing]

The last line was just brilliant! LOL

[ra86226]

short, witty, to the point. TAKE A LESSON "stars" of today.

The hystrionics of today is a bore

[MsSarjen]

@ra86226 Agree completely!

[AnimalActivist247]

@ra86226 ugh i agree i love ruth i wish she was still around. she would be like 130 or something though lol xD

[cochranexyz]

This is a GREAT horror movie.

[coyotefever105]

You can say that twice!! GREAT and SCARY!!

[reinadegrillos]

In Harold and Maud she is just magnificent!

[SueSnell]

A total classic, and gives hope to all the aritsts out there struggling to make it.

[dobazajr]

What a gesture! She makes me laugh though! Nice Speech!

[Valapaca]

What you don't see here is, before Tony Curtis came out, they were showing a slide show of all the nominees.

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

Ruth was deserving, but Lynn was great too!!

[pinkeyegasms]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE RUTH GORDON! She was an incredible talent and personality she inspires me ... THANKS for making me smile RUTH!

[JoshFi]

I didn't notice it until now but they have the nominees on curtains in the backround just like they did in 2007.

[Bombeni]

Yeah Ruth was awesome in that role.

[shealways]

im so glad ruth got that.for once it was deserved

[Valapaca]

Same year Roman's wife and baby got murdered by the manson family.

[myrnaloysboy]

She reminds me of Dame Gloria Swanson a little

[dinasztie]

My favourite speech ever. Funny, brief and she thanked everyone.

[megaswenson]

There will NEVER be another Ruth Gordon!

She's majestic, walking onstage to the Rosemary's Baby theme.

I love the way she becomes Minnie Castavet again, for just a moment. ( 0:59 )

And did anyone else catch the glimpse of Jane Wyman in the audience? ( 1:42 )

[fxyk]

the columbo episode was "try and catch me"..im a huge fan..

[Valapaca]

Thanks for sharing, great!!!!!

[TIPTON340]

He was running the names like he was parking cars!

[myrnaloysboy]

Brilliant speech, BRILLIANT!! Her first film in 1915? Oh my goodness how amazing.

[myrnaloysboy]

God Bless Ruth Gordon. She was totally fabulous in that memorable Columbo episode.

[Valapaca]

Oh, yes I remember. I loved that episode. Do you remember the title?

[realfredwithtires]

RUTH GORDON! A TRUE LEGEND! She will never be forgotten!

A great, great lady!

[TheSuppActress]

It should have been a tie between Gordon and Lynn Carlin.

[micha1702]

Tony Curtis looks VERY handsome!

[almadora]

trivia: tony curtis' voice is actually featured in 'rosemary's baby.' near the end of the film, rosemary (mia farrow) calls up donald bumgard (sp?) ... and the uncredited voice on the other end of the line was tony curtis; a close friend of mia's, which explains her genuinely befuddled performance during the call scene: she knew the voice, but couldn't quite place it.

[micha1702]

very true, unfortunately only few people know that

[addicted2supermodels]

Sondra Locke was STUNNING hear. She looked so elfin and so gorgeous!!

[musicaltheatergeek79]

Wow! Her first movie was in 1915, when even silents were still quite primitive.

[selma1930]

mia farrow is good in rosemary baby but natalie wood would have been better!

ruth gordon is also good in inside daisy clover as natalie wood's mother

[Valapaca]

That was a nice funny short speech!!!

[zim83]

Lynn Carlin was Robert Altman's secretary at the time she was hired for "Faces".

[AdArmand]

LOVE YOU FOREVER, RUTH! Mia Farrow was totally overlooked in the lead category. She was genius!

[shteeeeeven12345]

tony curtis was so funny in some like it hot!