35 Photos From the Golden Age of the Academy Awards
Before live TV, before the Internet, before celebrities had to worry about going viral.
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When you think of iconic Oscars moments, what comes to mind? Certainly some of the more viral moments from the last few years pop up, or maybe some of the wilder acceptance speeches from the last 25 years. But the Academy Awards have been around for nearly a century, long before live TV and live-tweeting amplified what happens at the ceremony into a collective talking point. Feast your eyes on these images of classic Hollywood stars gathering for the industry's biggest party—in glorious black and white.
Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood attend an Oscar dinner in 1959 in Los Angeles, California.
Humphrey Bogart receives a kiss from actor Claire Trevorwhile standing backstage with the Best Actor Oscar he won for his role in director John Huston's film, The African Queen, in 1952.
Sidney Poitier with his Oscar after he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1964.
Audrey Hepburn, surrounded by photographers and reporters, holds up the Academy Award she won for best actress in Roman Holiday, her first American film in 1954.
Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall attend the after party for the 27th Academy Awards in 1955.
Joanne Woodward, named best actress for her role in The Three Faces of Eve, sits at a dinner table with her husband, Paul Newman, with her Oscar statuette and a congratulatory orchid corsage sent to her by actress Elizabeth Taylor in 1958.
Elizabeth Taylor smiles while walking with her second husband, British actor Michael Wilding, at the Academy Awards in 1954.
Elizabeth Taylor covers her mouth in surprise at winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her husband, American singer Eddie Fisher smiles at her, in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1961.
Elizabeth Taylor wearing a beautiful frothy white strapless gown smiles on her way into the 25th Annual Academy Awards in 1953.
Jack Lemmon talks to his wife, actor Felicia Farr at a table during the Academy Awards in 1963.
Cleo Moore and Jayne Mansfield posing in front of an Oscar likeness at the Academy Awards in 1956.
Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed smile and hold their Oscars for their performances in director Fred Zinnemann's film From Here to Eternity, at the Academy Awards in 1954.
California governor Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, smile as they arrive the Academy Awards in 1967.
Donna Reed and Esther Williams, with her fingers crossed, outside the ladies room of Romanoff's after the 26th Annual Academy Awards in 1964. Reed won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the motion picture From Here To Eternity.
Cary Grant with his third wife, actress and writer Betsy Drake attend the Academy Awards in 1955
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