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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1982)
Actor Henry Fonda, a strong sentimental favorite for his role as an aging professor in "On Golden Pond," won his first Oscar for acting Monday night. Photo courtesy University City Studios Inc Katharine Hepburn, who played his wife in the film, won her fourth award for best actress — a record number tor acting in a leading role. The old-timers steal the show HOLLYWOOD (AP) - Henry Fonda, who played an aging professor afraid of dying in "On Golden Pond,” won the Oscar as best actor of 1981 at the 54th Academy Awards on Monday night, and his co-star, Katharine Hepburn, won the Oscar as best actress The 54th annual awards proved fes tive, despite occasional showers that forced some stars to wear raincoats over their glamorous formal wear The crowd of 2,500 outside the Los Angeles Music Center greeted their favorite stars with cheers — with one of the biggest ovations going to Jane Fonda, a best supporting actress nominee and daughter of Henry Fonda, a nominee and sentimental favorite in the best actor category For the 76-year-old Fonda, it was his first Oscar for acting It was the 72-year-old Hepburn’s fourth — a record number for acting in a leading role. She also won for “Morning Glory," "Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner,” and "The Lion In Winter." Meanwhile, "Chariots of Fire,” the story of two runners in the 1924 Olym pic Games, received the Oscar for best picture, in addition to Oscars for best original screenplay, best original score and best costumn design The British film that had won critical acclaim had not been considered among top contenders for best picture of 1981. It told of the competition between two runners — one a Jew from Oxford, the other a Scottish missionary Maureen Stapleton, who played crusading Communist Emma in "Reds,” and Sir John Gielgud, a gen tleman’s gentleman in "Arthur," won Oscars for supporting roles The 56-year-old Stapleton, a screen and stage veteran previously nominat ed three times in the supporting category, clutched the Oscar and said. “I’m thrilled, happy, delighted — sober ” She promised to be brief, then thanked Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton and the rest of the "Reds" cast and crew, her hometown of Troy, N Y, her children and friends "and everybody I ever met in my entire life ” Gielgud was nominated for an Oscar for "Beckett" in 1964 The veteran English actor was the only candidate for supporting actor who was not in the audience at the awards ceremony "Raiders of the Lost Ark" took an early lead with four technical awards Steven Spielberg's fast-paced, tongue in-cheek adventure film patterned after the serials of the 1940s won Oscars for sound, editing, art direction and visual effects Warren Beatty was a winner for his direction of "Reds," marking the second year in a row that a star took a directorial award; last year Robert Redford won for “Ordinary People " “Reds" also was judged best cinema tography. “On Golden Pond," in addition to its best actor and actress awards, received an Oscar as best adapted screenplay "Mephisto," a Hungarian film about an actor's rise in Nazi Germany, was awarded the Oscar as the best foreign film. “Arthur's Theme" from “Ar thur" won as best original song “An American Werewolf in London" won the award for best makeup Best documentary feature went to “Gen ocide" and best documentary short was given to “Close Harmony " Best animated short and best live action short went to "CRAC" and "Violet," respectively Actor John Travolta presented this year's special Oscar to Barbara Stan wyck for her long and distinguished acting career After a standing ovation, she thanked the film crews she worked with and added a special tribute to the late Wil liam Holden, whose career she helped start in 1938's "Golden Boy " N TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette Open every day Mon-Fri 11-1:00 am Sat 5-1.00 am Sun 5-11 00 pm / ■d— n fi n n—if PETER SORENSON •FOR EDUCATION •FOR L.CC BOARD VOTE TODAY! • MA, BA University of Oregon AA Southwestern Oregon Community College • Legislative Assistant to Congressman Weaver (1974-1977) • Endorsed by L.C.C. Faculty and Eugene Education Assoc. Sorenson tor L.C.C , Dorothy Morey. Treasurer 38 East I9th Ave Eugene Oregon 97401 Lenny has 55<t Lowenbrau your Words' Worth TYPING WORD PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ^591 W I9lh Ave Eugene 342-7548^
