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The great moments we remember are sometimes the most subtle and oftentimes the most garish with a few well placed speeches in between. Today we continue with the fifth part of our Favorite Oscar Moments coverage.

Peter J. Patrick

1964, 37th Academy Awards

75-year-old Oscar nominee Gladys Cooper runs to the stage to accept Cecil Beaton’s Oscar for My Fair Lady’s costumes, and glances at the row upon row of Oscars on the stage, coyly asking presenter Greer Garson, “Which one is mine?” Garson’s raised eyebrow is all it takes to realize that her friend and sometimes co-star didn’t vote for her and doesn’t expect her to win when her category is announced.

Tripp Burton

1979, 52nd Academy Awards

It takes a lot to say thank you and attack someone at the same time, yet Hoffman managed to credit the honor of the award while criticizing the whole shebang. It is a touching, perfectly worded speech.

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Wesley Lovell

2000, 73rd Academy Awards

Some of the greatest fun of the Oscars is seeing what people are wearing. Sometimes, those outfits are train wrecks, but sometimes they are among the most memorable. Here’s a clip of Bjork performing her Oscar-nominated song “I’ve Seen It All” from Dancer in the Dark. Her gown? A white affair with feathers like a goose and the neck and head of one wrapped around her neck as if she’s wearing the goose. It’s horribly gauche, but you can’t soon forget it.



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