Maureen Stapleton Wins Supporting Actress: 1982 Oscars

now the winner ben-hur sampling the best picture at the 32nd Academy Awards now it's time to answer two burning questions that have kept this film community in suspense for weeks how will the Academy explain its voting procedure and who gives a damn the the Academy rules clearly state that the Academy rules must be explained that answers the second reason to answer the first here are some clever souls who have managed in former years to rise above the material let me explain how Academy winners are selected the voting procedures work like this according to the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission oh heavens February Academy members voted by secret ballot for five nominees in each category all eligible Academy members are asked to vote for nominations for the best picture of the year the other nominations were made by members of the Academy branches specialists in their fields for example only cinematographers may nominate cinematographers costume designers nominate costume designers directors nominate directors actors actors vote for actors and feel a film editors vote for film editors and writers writers and so on finally Academy members voted for all the awards of Merit all of them however calamy officials do not conduct the ballot and the votes are mailed by the voters to Price Waterhouse & Company Certified Public Accountants foreign language documentary in short films are the sole exceptions only active members who attend special screenings may vote for them you got all that results are known only to Price Waterhouse & Company until the seal envelopes are opened here tonight as the world and some others watch then behold the names will be revealed opening old envelope is the didn't that happen try to remember that sometime is not a bad supporting cast the custodians of the sealed envelopes are these reasonably dependable representatives of Christ Waterhouse and company and I must say that Price Waterhouse and company really know how to keep a secret they also handled the distribution of Atlantic City would you welcome Frank Johnson and Steve Kaplan that's it for the year hardly worth a rental now here's the here's a young man who will present the first Oscar he wanted for Best Supporting Actor and ordinary people last year and I don't know why it is that some of us are prematurely gray and others are prematurely talented ladies and gentlemen Timothy Hutton am honored to present the five women whose compelling work has brought them a nomination for Best Performance by an actress in a supporting role they are in the Dillon absence of malice Jane Fonda on Golden Pond Joan Hackett only when I live he was a bit from the govern ragtime with any Reds Maureen Stapleton regs I'm thrilled happy delighted sober I am very happy to win I was happy to be with my co nominees the pleasure that company was lovely and it is an evening for thanking I'm sorry I'll try to make it brief Warren Thank You Diane in the cast the always great crew of every show you're on I want to thank Troy New York and my children my family my friends and everybody I ever met in my entire life in my inspiration Joel McCrea

Channel: Oscars

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Keywords: Maureen Stapleton (Theater Actor), 54th Academy Awards, Academy Awards (Award), Reds (Award-Winning Work), Melinda Dillon, Jane Fonda (Celebrity), Joan Hackett

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Length: 6min 22sec (382 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 31 2015