Remembering the Most Memorable Oscar Acceptance Speeches of the 80s
You like me, you really like me! In honor of the upcoming 88th Academy Awards (and in building anticipation of how awesome- or not- Leonardo Dicpario’s acceptance speech will be)- we’ve compiled a list of the most memorable Oscar acceptance speeches from every years of the 80s. Some of these actors have become more famous for their speeches, in fact, than the work they won for! Check out below to see what we’re talking about. 1980:...
Oscar Time!
By Julie Anderson Yeah, baby! I love the Oscars. Love the winners’ speeches, both the emotional, bumbling, awkward ones and the knew-it-was-coming smooth and vain ones. Love to see all the Hollywood glitterati all seated together like they’re visiting royalty from the Land of Sequins and Cosmetic Surgery. And LOVE to see those gorgeous, artsy dresses float by on the red carpet. The 83rd annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday,...
1980s Academy Award Winning Movies
And the Oscar goes to . . . Best Picture 1980 – Ordinary People 1981 – Chariots of Fire 1982 – Gandhi 1983 – Terms of Endearment 1984 – Amadeus 1985 – Out of Africa 1986 – Platoon 1987 – The Last Emperor 1988 – Rain Man 1989 – Driving Miss Daisy Best Actor 1980 – Robert De Niro, Raging Bull 1981 – Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond 1982 – Ben Kingsley, Gandhi 1983...
