Tallulah & Judy Holliday after the 1951 Academy Awards

Tallulah Bankhead congratulates Judy Holliday after her 1951 Academy Award win for Best Actress in the film "Born Yesterday". Judy Holliday, who beat out such talent as Bette Davis {"All About Eve"} & Gloria Swanson {"Sunset Boulevard"}, is also congratulated by Bob Hope, Groucho Marx, Enzio Pinza, Van Johnson, Joan Davis & Ethel Barrymore. The Big Show, April 1st 1951. Live Radio broadcast from Hollywood, California.
***Judy Holliday, who was in New York, briefly steps out of character {drops the 'cartoon' voice} while talking with Ethel Barrymore, who had accepted the award on her behalf.

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[joycedgeworth]

Fan f***ing tastic! What a classy tribute and rare inside look at what is unquestionably part of the greatest eras of film (1932-1949). Thank you for posting this. Poor Judy died of cancer but had her own particular brand of eccentric honesty to the end.

[TallulahDahling]

Cheers.

Recently I watched "Born Yesterday" & Judy was very good, though the film wasn't very interesting to me. The other mentioned films & the characters: Margo Channing {"All About Eve"} & Norma Desmond {"Sunset Blvd"} have become iconic over time. "Born Yesterday" hasn't.

Thanks for commenting & I agree with your greatest era of film timeline. Perhaps a handful of 1950's films grew from talents of the '30s & '40s.

[joycedgeworth]

Hi there Dahling -

I've seen only one Tallulah Bankhead movie - Hitchcock's Life Boat. I bet you've seen it. It was an ensemble cast, but she and William Bendix really stood out.

Sometime, you might want to watch Born Yesterday again. It really is an incredible film, in my opinion. That's one of the things I love about films, or any other art form - our right to our own opinion as to whether we like it or not. Long live freedom of choice!

[TallulahDahling]

It sure is!

That is why I stated "Born Yesterday" wasn't very interesting to ME. Fortunately I bought the DVD as it is now classed as 'deleted stock' & I shall watch it again sometime. Broderick Crawford was one of the reasons I didn't like it. Also the crooked Nazi cross in the apartment's wallpaper design really pissed me off.

Has anyone else noticed that?

"Lifeboat" is a great piece of work & Hitchcock chose a great ensemble cast. John Hodiak was also a stand out, tacky tattoos & all.

[cchelloo]

Oh my god judy is the cutest thing in the world.

[johnyzero2000]

That was a tough year Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson and Judy Holliday were all fantastic it would have been great had there been a three way tie!

[paganbaby89]

Groucho and Tallulah and Judy, oh my! Such a harmonic convergence of talent, style, and class will, unfortunately, never be duplicated by today's sadly lacking personalities.

[MarsAttacksLeader]

I love Judy...just ended watching "Born Yesterday", a few minutes ago and then this. All superb actors, here, in their own right.

Outside of independent films__

and a few A list actors; 90% of all actors today suck!!!! Movies today Suck!!! I Don't go to most movies today. Saved a lot of money from what I've seen thru here, reviews all around, and knew from trailors they make you watch that go BOOOM! and don't tell you who stars in it.

Just action!.

Just BIG BUDGET JUNK! Sign of times!

[chilvari]

Bette Davis should've won that oscar for All About Eve

[Pie2]

I got chills when she started using her regular voice. Love Judy. Thank you for posting!

[SpiritualActivism]

Oh! All my favorites here. So classy! Loves it, THANK YOU DAHLING! ♥

[roccoh21]

@mgmbacklot Helen Hunt? Judi Dench? For what films? I think you are a decade off. The 1987 Best Actress Oscar should have gone to Meryl Streep in Ironweed, a movie no one saw.

[FLBoy46]

Pure class.

[mgmbacklot]

Judy should have handed that oscar to either Bette Davis or Gloria Swanson

Grace Kelly should have handed her Oscar to Judy Garland

Cher should have handed hers to Glenn Close

Helen Hunt to Judy Dench.....