Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman winning an Oscar® for "The French Connection"

[cayrayandkrae]

Ernest Tidyman is my grandfather.

[88mphsss]

This dude could have played Charnier!

[REKONBALL2]

why didn't Stanley Kubrick win!!! i am soo mad!!

[JackKlompus13]

THE FRENCH CONNECTION was a very good film, but A CLOCKWORK ORANGE should have won. Kubrick's work was bold, audacious, and visionary. The film still isn't consistently understood to this day, but it deserved the award.

[getlikemc]

Kubrick should of won this. He translated one of the most bewildering novels of the 20th century into nothing short than a masterpiece. What a joke the oscars were that year.

[F1brawfa]

As good as french conection was , its nothing compared to clockwork orange and its legacy but cc was just to controversial if the acadamy actualy gave awards to best film Kubrick wuld got 3 oscars that day

[EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

@F1brawfa At least Kubrick won once.

[Marty0Mcfly]

Tennessee stole the show!!!!

[Tauromaja]

Oh my goodness...that is one man I wish I could have met. Tennessee seemed like such a character!

And congrats to Mr. Tidyman for such a succinct speech! Good one!

[Jellyfish60]

Not sure how this could have won against Clockwork Orange...

[tommytimp]

@Jellyfish60 Clockwork Orange never had a chance. Good as it was (and stll is), it was too controversial to be given any prizes by the Academy. The nominations were the prize. And I think French Connection is a great film.

[nicktidyman]

I never thought I would get a chance to see this. I would like to thank the Academy for digging up this short video of my dad. Tennessee was a unique character, with a great accent. I have enjoyed his work. What an honor this must have been.

[rickram1961]

I just absolutely love Tennessee's southern drawl!

[gaspernoe]

Undercover Brother at 2 minutes 53 seconds

[jaltruff]

What an impressive list of nominees. Unthinkable today. Two masterpieces from Italy masterfully directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and Vittorio de Sica. Bogdanovich beautiful "The Last picture show", Kubrick's "A clockwork orange" and the eventual winner "The French connection". Really a tough call for the Academy that year!!!

[Troboughbo]

A Clockwork Orange should have won this award.

[klausweasley]

I have to say, this is a VERY strong category!

[JerseySurvivor]

Tennessee Williams! What a class act! And a true genius. There aren't people like that anymore.

[LadyAmerican]

I just love Tennessee Williams accent!!!! What a true southern accent!!!!!!

[aldodanilo]

I love Tennessee Williams!!

[dinasztie]

Tennessee Williams was quite short. Nothing against him, this is just an observation. :) 

[roscoegino]

@dinasztie so u like tall playwrights. Nothing wrong with that.

[FilmNoirProductions1]

Yeah