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Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather nearly 50 years after rejecting an Oscar on Marlon Brando's behalf
16.08.2022 - 16:11 / foxnews.com
After nearly half a century, the Academy is issuing a long-overdue apology to Sacheen Littlefeather for mistreatment at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973. At the time, "The Godfather" was the talk of the town, and it earned Hollywood icon Marlon Brando an Oscar for Best Actor that year.
Instead of a typical acceptance speech given at the podium, Brando sent Littlefeather in his place, not only to decline the award but to enlighten the crowd on the poor representation and portrayals of Native Indians in television and film. Littlefeather, who was 26, was met with roaring boos from the audience and mocking by way of "tomahawk chops." Sacheen Littlefeather is pictured here declining to accept Marlon Brando's Oscar for Best Actor, not even touching the statue, per Brando's instructions.
(Bettmann) Additionally, during this time, was an ongoing protest at a South Dakota town called Wounded Knee, where an activist organization, theAmerican Indian Movement, was calling attention to the lack of inclusion and poor treatment of Native Americans.This topic being broached on national television was something that went directly against the media blackout enforced by the United States Justice Department. Now, the Academy is apologizing to Littlefeather, for subjecting her to harassment and prejudice. David Rubin, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, issued a formal apology, writing to Littlefeather, "The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified.The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable.
For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere
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an impassioned speech about the treatment of her people in the entertainment industry.While the surprise appearance festered boos from the audience, one actor in particular apparently was so filled with “rage” that he had to be restrained.Western icon John Wayne, who died in 1979, was reportedly furious enough that he attempted to ambush Littlefeather once she left the stage — and she won’t ever forget it. “[John Wayne] did not like what I was saying up at the podium,” the actress said during a recent interview with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Movie Academy apologises to Sacheen Littlefeather, says response to her Marlon Brando Oscars speech was “unwarranted”
The Godfather. At the time, Brando boycotted the Best Actor win on account of the misrepresentation of Native Americans in the film industry, and sent Littlefeather – herself an activist for Native Americans – in his place.Her appearance during the ceremony marked the first time a Native American woman had taken to the Oscars stage, but the reason for her presence was quickly met with heckling and boos from the audience.“[Brando] very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award,” Littlefeather said during the speech, “the reasons for this being the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry and on television.”Now, nearly five decades since the incident, the Academy has made public a letter sent to Littlefeather apologising for the “abuse [she] endured” in the wake of the speech.Written by Academy president David Rubin in June and published by the Academy Museum yesterday (August 15), the letter says the reception to Littlefeather – both during the ceremony and among Hollywood in the years since – “was unwarranted and unjustified.”“The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable.
Sacheen Littlefeather Receives Apology Letter for 'Emotional Burden' Following 1973 Oscars Speech
Academy Awards, where she delivered a powerful speech about Hollywood's mistreatment and misrepresentation of Native Americans. Now, the Academy is sharing an apology for the subsequent fallout from her act of protest.Academy president David Rubin issued a letter to Littlefeather on the Academy's behalf in June, praising her speech and the impact it had.The letter, which Littlefeather made public on Monday, expressed the organization's regret for the way in which she was treated by the film industry after she took the stage at the Oscars in 1973 to refuse the award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando.«As you stood on the Oscars stage in 1973 to not accept the Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, in recognition of the misrepresentation and mistreatment of Native American people by the film industry, you made a powerful statement that continues to remind us of the necessity of respect and the importance of human dignity,» Rubin said Littlefeather's remarks at the ceremony in the letter.«The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified.
Sacheen Littlefeather gets Academy apology 50 years after 1973 Oscars ‘abuse’
onstage at the 1973 Academy Awards ceremony on behalf of Marlon Brando.The now-75-year-old was booed, laughed at and heckled for refusing Brando’s award for Best Actor in “The Godfather.” Now, almost 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has offered her a formal apology.“The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified,” wrote academy President David Rubin in the note. “The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable.
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Academy Apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars’ Marlon Brando Moment; Museum Will Host Special Program in September
Clayton Davis When Marlon Brando was named best actor for his performance as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s best picture winner “The Godfather” (1972), a 26-year-old Sacheen Littlefeather (Apache/Yaqui/AZ) took the stage to decline the prize on behalf of the actor. She was lambasted with an avalanche of boos from the audience, racist gestures such as “tomahawk chops” and threatened with violence offstage.Fifty years later, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is apologizing for the treatment she received that evening, in addition to holding a special program and conversation titled “An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather” on Sept.
Movie Academy Apologizes To Sacheen Littlefeather Over 1973 Oscars – Read The Letter
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that it has formally apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather over the actress’ famed appearance at the 1973 Oscars, where she appeared on Marlon Brando’s behalf to decline his Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Godfather.
Sacheen Littlefeather Receives Apology From The Academy Over Racist Treatment At 1973 Oscars
The Academy has finally apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather.
Academy Apologizes To Sacheen Littlefeather Over Racist Treatment At 1973 Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is making amends.