The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Marty Pasetta

Writers:

Hal Kanter (writer)
Buz Kohan (segment)

Release Date:

29 March 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

Awards Show | TV Special | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Goldie Hawn	...	Herself - Co-host
Gene Kelly	...	Himself - Co-host
Walter Matthau	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
George Segal	...	Himself - Co-host
Robert Shaw	...	Himself - Co-host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabelle Adjani	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Ann-Margret	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Burt Bacharach	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Marisa Berenson	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Linda Blair	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Blake	...	Himself - Presenter: Special Achievement Award
Ronee Blakley	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ray Bolger	...	Himself - Performer
Beau Bridges	...	Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
Charles Bronson	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
George Burns	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Art Carney	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Keith Carradine	...	Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song
Stockard Channing	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
Angie Dickinson	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Michael Douglas	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Louise Fletcher	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Milos Forman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director
William Friedkin	...	Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
Kelly Garrett	...	Herself - Performer
Bo Goldman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Elliott Gould	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Lee Grant	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Joel Grey	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Marilyn Hassett	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Lawrence Hauben	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Margaux Hemingway	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
Audrey Hepburn	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Picture
Charlton Heston	...	Himself - Presenter: Hersholt Award
Anthony Hopkins	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Jill Ireland	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ben Johnson	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Madeline Kahn	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Carol Kane	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Diane Keaton	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director
Steve Lawrence	...	Himself - Performer
Mervyn LeRoy	...	Himself - Thalberg Award Recipient
Rod McKuen	...	Himself - Presenter: Music Awards
Sylvia Miles	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Walter Mirisch	...	Himself - Academy President, presenting Honorary Award to Mary Pickford (pre-recorded)
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bernadette Peters	...	Herself - Performer
Mary Pickford	...	Herself - Honorary Award Recipient (pre-recorded)
Charlotte Rampling	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Diana Ross	...	Herself - Performer (via satellite from Amsterdam)
Chris Sarandon	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Telly Savalas	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Roy Scheider	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
O.J. Simpson	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action
Jules C. Stein	...	Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Herself - Performer
Lily Tomlin	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
USC Trojan Marching Band	...	Themselves - Marching Band
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jack Valenti	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Gore Vidal	...	Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
James Whitmore	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Billy Dee Williams	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
William Wyler	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Director
Saul Zaentz	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

Elizabeth Taylor and the USC Trojan Marching Band closed the show with a performance of "America the Beautiful" to salute the American bicentennial.

Quotes:

Jack Nicholson: [receiving the Best Actor award for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"] I guess this proves that there are just as many nuts in the academy as anywhere else.

Movie Connections:

Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

America the Beautiful

Loved working on the 48th for Marty Pasetta

It was incredible . yes, incredible, Marty chose me from a long list of 'availables' to replace his assistant when she went on a trip to Europe .. I was nervous . but not for long, Marty can put a person at ease quickly .. and to work on the Oscars .. Marty is one of the MOST creative bosses I have ever worked for .. he flew to Amsterdam to see IF it would be possible (1st time ever) to Satellite a broadcast from there to the LIVE Oscars .. he brought me back a pair of little wooden shoes ..they still hang on my wall .. YES, it probably would work . he would be sending Howie Koch, Jr. to direct that segment .. Oh, and Poloroid decided they wanted Marty to do a LIVE commercial at the head of the awards . he agreed ..

Marty would go and take an apartment near the Dorothy Chandler for weeks so he could be right there daily . LONG hours . I was supposed to stay in 'his office' . but I was needed at the Chandier .. I went and it was SUPER .. Photos (huge) were put in the seats where the person would be sitting ...so the cameras (believe he had 18 . another first) would know where each person was .. So much going on .. constantly .. we ate there . had 'chits' to get in to get a meal... I was in the 'production office' the day of and had been told that Marty did NOT take any calls that day ..even IF his house were on fire .. the phone rang .. a male voice asked for Marty . I said 'he cannot take calls today, who is this?' .. 'Don Adams' .. I said 'get off my phone Don!' ..he asked who I was . I told him (have worked for him on/off for 5 years & neither of us recognized our voices) . he told me he HAD to have tickets for the Awards .. I told him perhaps I could get Howard W. Koch to speak w/him .. after running to the audience .. Howard said to give him the number.. I did .. a few minutes later . Don called back and said 'he hung up on me.. said I was NOT Don Adams?!' . I went back to the audience . Howard told me was NOT Don . I told him it was . he told me that he asked Don how his horse did yesterday (Don being a real horse junky) . and he had no idea . I told Mr. Koch that had he asked how Telly's Pop did and not 'my horse' Don would have told him .. with that . he turned away . but his assistant said there were some seats in the balcony .. I called Don .he called back and did NOT want the seats in the balcony ..

Marty had also gone to Pickfair to interview Mary Pickford for a special Oscar . she was too frail to make the Oscars .. it was incredible. how much I would have liked to have gone there ..

Elizabeth Taylor looked gorgeous .. she was to close the show .. she arrived with an entourage .. but was just perfect .. the whole night was perfect ..

It was time .. from the mobile booth, the crew (we all had to be in formal attire in case the camera caught us) heard Marty's voice say, and in 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 .. TAKE 6 (or whatever camera he used) . the commercial.. oh boy, it was good . but Marty said he would never do that again as it took away from his thinking for the main show . but he IS a pro .. the BEST .. AND then the camera in Amsterdam for Dianna Ross singing theme from Mahogany . would it work . 5 in the a.m. there (think) .. YES . it worked . . Everything worked . the celebrities WERE in their proper seats and cameras could find them easily .. Marty's voice was a raspy whisper by that night .. all the rehearsals . but what an incredible man and evening .. AND . .I still marvel that I got to work on the show .. I still have the gold lettered 3 ring binder with my name on it and the script inside ..

And then it was over ... back to the office next day . late though .. now to write letters to all the presenters & winners .. Marty, not only 'the pro' .. but well mannered ..

Inside info .. when a seat is empty by a person leaving to go on stage .. an extra takes it .. so the seat is never empty .. a standing ovation? .. An extra rises or two perhaps to get the rest of the audience to rise .. it works ..

Was an INCREDIBLE 'too short lived' position for me .. finishing up the Grammys and all of the Oscars for the 48th year ..

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