Bea Arthur @ The Emmy Awards 1988

[@slc2466]

Rose: Is that an Emmy Award? Dorothy: No Rose, it's a prize from a Cracker Jack box- they've really gone upscale these days.

[@richardjackson3013]

i love this

[@keradangeroustalk]

😆

[@toddanthony6664]

This made me LOL😂😂😂😂

[@jennygraham6086]

How awesome!!!!!

[@Knappa22]

Rose: We never had Cracker jacks in St Olaf but we did have Genürgen Flürgen crispbreads, and if you were really lucky you’d get a dried cow’s teat as a prize in the bottom of the box. I guess I’ll have to settle for an Emmy if I open a Cracker jack box down here in Miami.

[@ladyleonr1]

I love how happy Estelle was. She kissed Bea on the face like mother would for her daughter.

[@Theadambshapiro]

She was also the last one of them to win and now they really had all won. Betty was first, then Rue, then Estelle won supporting actress that evening, so when Bea won leading actress, it officially cemented that they were all powerhouse winners. 😊

[@kendallrivers1119]

​@Theadambshapiro yes! And this also cemented them as one of the only casts in tv history where the whole cast won Emmys along with All In The Family and Will and Grace. Everybody Loves Raymond almost made it too if only Peter Boyle had won.

[@jonnnyren6245]

Estelle in her head: "pussy cat you won!" ❤❤

[@leopie_777]

that kiss from estelle, so sweet

[@libertygiveme1987]

Tina - I know. I got tears!!!!

[@beaellie9766]

Bea didn't even respond/acknowledge it.

[@desertrose1226]

Estelle was a little sweetheart. Aww!! 🥰

[@AK-ql8yp]

@@beaellie9766 Her speech was rushed and shit ...

[@BattleBecause]

​@@beaellie9766Bea was probably in shock. When Estelle won (on the same night) she was very congratulatory to Estelle.

[@pacerguy01]

I wonder what must have been going through Bea's mind just before Peter Falk announced the winner....Betty had won 2 years before, Rue won the previous year, and Estelle won Supporting Actress earlier that evening! It truly would have sucked if Bea hadn't won....but she did, which finished off the Grand Slam for the four of those great ladies! :)

[@mattd.3587]

She really should have won for the first season. I think her scene in the premier season where she confronts Stan for dumping her after her daughter's wedding was the best acting scene that entire first season. I don't even know why Betty White was nominated all seven seasons. She was good, but I think Rue (Blanche) was probably the greatest actress of that whole show.

[@emanuelguerrero169]

Matt D. Betty is a great actress.

[@isis1786]

Matt D. Bea Arthur had good comedic timing but between the "angry" acting and the shouting-- NAH. Her acting is one-dimensional and tiresome. Betty White, a sharp witty funny smart person in real life plays a slow perennially innocent woman-- THAT is acting!

[@emanuelguerrero169]

kali Bea is a really good actress too.

[@benleung6331]

> Betty White, a sharp witty funny smart person in real life plays a slow perennially innocent woman-- THAT is acting! If that is the criteria then Bea deserved her Emmy as much as anyone because from interviews with practically everyone who knows Bea Arthur personally, not those who know her through Maude or Golden Girls, has said that Bea in real life is shy, reserved and quiet, the exact opposite of her public persona. Now THAT, should I say, is acting too !!

[@kevinlongman007]

All four of The Golden Girls won Emmy's for their performances on the show and all of them fully deserved to win.

[@maqclark]

And they won three years in a row. A clean sweep!

[@seanjenkins331]

She was such a master on camera but such a shy, secluded human being in public. Her acceptance speech was literally 40 secs. RIP Queen Bea

[@inneybaby2506]

She was a Taurus, like me. We are home bodies. We are happy with a good book or movie, our pet or our favorite human.

[@TheTerryE]

She was a real bitch in real life. Treated Betty White terribly.

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

@@TheTerryE cry about it to Ellen or Oprah and get over it

[@oblongfan1]

@@inneybaby2506 im a taurus too. but i feel im materialistic as hell and like my spa treatments and shit lol

[@jadezee6316]

@@TheTerryE nonsense...Bea Arthur was what held that show together without her....there is no show...and you should look into betty white a bit...she may not be the person she is supposed to be...

[@kendallrivers1119]

Bea looked like she was about to fall apart like she absolutely could not believe that she won lol. She was such a self deprecating person but so, so talented and gracious as a person.

[@MsQuartermaine]

I bet she was nervous too about having to give a live speech (I would be too).

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@MsQuartermaine Oh I'm sure she was. Bea was actually a very shy person unlike the characters she played.

[@DHGlee2013]

I love how she thanks Norman Lear. Class act Bea Arthur was.

[@carlitosway1330]

I was one of Norman Lear's gardeners at his Brentwood Estate. Awesome guy. Still at 96, he would ride around the grounds on his golf cart, bringing us lemonade or buying us all lunch. He knew we would sneak under the tennis courts to smoke a bowl and didn't care. Great guy.

[@andresland182]

She exuded so much class. Love her voice.

[@ABCDuwachui]

Andrés Mauricio hey sexy

[@kathconserv]

Indeed.

[@joejoe9435]

thats what i though when she started her speech.......best comedic tv actress ever in my opinion..with respect to LB and MTM another favorite and she looks stunning here

[@phanders6236]

cigarettes

[@savage_skirt5386]

all four of them did. intelligent, articulate, classy

[@mike48877]

There is something very regal about Bea. Great Lady. Great actress. Glad all four of The Girls won. ❤️

[@michaelcoyle487]

I always think it's so fitting that Bea won wearing a white dress. She always expressed a bit of envy towards her Mame costar Angela Lansbury, who got to wear a white dress during curtain calls while Bea Arthur had to wear black. After all those years, she finally won an award wearing a white dress!

[@dylanhair3053]

Well deserved. Bea looks very regal here.

[@jess00821]

Bea SO deserved this award.

[@sandrajovic9304]

100th thumbs up👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 👍 👍she sure did💖

[@popland1977]

She was the anchor to the comedy.

[@jdizzle8751]

Memories of being 5-6 years old watching with my grandma on Saturday nights.

[@travisjames1437]

She should have been the first one to win one in the show.

[@jess4metoo]

She was the last one to win an Emmy. Deserved? Maybe pity.

[@danielrobinson9270]

I have loved Bea Arthur for years. She was the most hilarious woman I ever seen on TV. No one delivers a line like she did. I still watch the Golden girls. May she continue to R.I.P.

[@sandrajovic9304]

Yes❗ oh I agree , well put♥

[@FearFanatic86]

I love how all 4 won it in 3 years, the shortest possible time (since Sophia was considered a supporting role)...WELL FRICKIN' DESERVED!!!! I'm so happy none of them had to Susan Lucci it!! ;D

[@UncleBobIsAngry]

Susan Lucci it? Story time!

[@ruadhrose]

UncleBobIsAngry Susan Lucci is an actress that was on the now ended ABC soap opera All My Children. She was nominated for 19 years in a row for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Soap. She lost EVERY single year until they broke the streak in 1999 & she finally won. She got a 4 minute standing ovation from the crowd when she came up to accept her long awaited and VERY deserved Emmy. Her cast mates and many fans cried real tears for her because she was always an amazing actress that was so graceful, humble & classy that was too long overlooked for an award for her performances. It was an amazing show.

[@osimeon00]

@@ruadhrose They gave it to her out of sympathy. Lol. She never won because she didn't deserve it.

[@FearFanatic86]

osimeon00 Your statement contradicts itself, because if she didn’t deserve it yet again, then she wouldn’t have won it that year. If they were working out of sympathy like you suggested, then it wouldn’t have lasted to 19 nominations in the first place...

[@jtrain5615]

@@FearFanatic86 Her character was popular but she wasn't a very good actress (a lot of other soap actors came from the NYC theater world.) She had been on the show for so many years and had the best name recognition so she was usually nominated. So many times it became a running joke. She was a really good sport about it and often joked about it herself, which really endeared her to the emmy voters.

[@nothingbutintroverted4372]

the fact the show always poked fun at her looks will never sit right with me she was stunning

[@flav2689]

Agreed. Absolutely gorgeous. I guess the beauty standards were stricter then - probably quite a bit, but as a ”traditionally feminine” short woman I still cannot understand that Dorothys/Beas looks were ”laughing stock” - she was gorgeous. I’d even say hot in her own way.

[@georgeharrisonlover4300]

I don't know if anyone else shares this view, but I thought she looked STUNNING in the last four seasons because of her hair!

[@PerryCJamesUK]

I get that it may appear that way today, but in the days of the great comedies, a joke was usually made regardless of how the person looked. It was part of the classic comedian's makeup to give and receive jibes and to be aware enough to release that it didn't matter what was said as your worth wasn't determined by other's jokes or opinions. Bea was literally stunning and she knew it. She could dish out as much as she could take. Still miss her and her unique performances.

[@georgeharrisonlover4300]

@@PerryCJamesUK I'm not trying to express disagreement with your point, but I think I read that Bea Arthur was bothered by the jokes about Dorothy's supposed lack of attractiveness, so they toned the jokes down in the last few seasons.

[@PerryCJamesUK]

@@georgeharrisonlover4300 If she asked them to tone it down, I'm glad they did. I can't see why though after all, Dorothy never really let up on Stan's appearance, Rose's intelligence or Blanche's fondness for the opposite sex. It would seem a little strange just to worry about thing and not the others. Bea was a pro and a laugh is a laugh.

[@LakersForever2416]

THERES MY GIRL! I love you and miss you 😢

[@larryspiller6633]

Bea Arthur is one of my favorite United States Marines. God rest her soul.

[@megzagetro3334]

Aww so beautiful when they announced Bea winner and Estelle hurried to give her the congrats with a kiss so lovely...that was good old television. gosh to think I was born the next year in 89.

[@scotnick59]

Bea never looked better.

[@desertrose1226]

She looked gorgeous. The best I’ve seen her. Helen Mirren lookalike!

[@mckavitt13]

Beatrice Arthur looks so beautiful!

[@MsCocopuffy]

Love Bea the best. She would have me crying from laughter. The Golden Girls was one hell of a comedy show. I purchased all the series over the past few years. Loved her in Maude also.

[@scotnick59]

Gotta love Bea: here she looks like you had BETTER give it to me this year~

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Bea looked really good there.

[@25kenyada]

I actually cried at this one. She literally didn’t expect this🥰🥰

[@mattw4496]

Bea 'bount fainted when they called her name...lol 😁

[@hfxmusicman]

I love The Golden Girls. And Bea was my favorite. So happy they all won Emmy's :)

[@lgl5701]

They were constantly getting nominated with each other. Peter Falk presenting to bea Arthur. Devine.

[@TheTraveler976]

Well deserved!!! RIP Queen Bea 👑

[@JohnLee-pt5jz]

Bea looked really stunned at winning.

[@mhcook9747]

I loved this woman.

[@jmnny85]

Bea so elegant

[@bonnieoles4212]

I'm so glad she won!

[@int109]

She was the heart and soul of the Golden Girls. Well deserved.

[@Demerest003]

My definition of heaven.......dying and spending eternity on set with the Golden Girls. And , there is to be tons of animals especially dogs. It can't get any better than that!

[@Tfontaine209]

Legendary actress♥️♥️

[@missyann7588]

Bea/Dorothy will ALWAYS be my favorite golden girl. Her wit was unmatched. ❤

[@MM-yi9zn]

Bea was beloved & entertained millions. Bea was simply the BEST.

[@epipd5712]

Love the 'Golden Girls' and besides the 'I Love Lucy" Show..they only two shows that make me laugh till I cry. So happy I can still watch the shows on TV. Rip Bea, Estelle, and Rue...but your legacy lives on.

[@riderskater7248]

Love ❤️ Bea.

[@kdohertygizbur]

And she also won for Maude in 1977

[@Nightbird.]

My husband and I are a Gay couple who, unfortunately, live in an area without friends or family. Yet, every night before bedtime, we spend time with our TV family-The Golden Girls-who continue to enrich our lives daily. Thank you, Bea, Betty, Rue, and Estelle, for filling our lives with unconditional love every day. 😉❤ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

[@GiantOctopus0101]

Awesome that she thanked Norman Lear!

[@Ntyler01mil]

Rue, Betty, and Bea were all nominated together for four years in a row. Betty White was nominated for every year of the show.

[@fukuveek4451]

NOBODY THROWS SHADE LIKE DOROTHY. this was well deserved. Kirsty didn't stand a chance.

[@Lushgirl81]

Brilliant actress and there was something very attractive about her.

[@kdohertygizbur]

Love how happy Peter Falk was to announce her name and that hug They grew up acting

[@LERONMORTON-fz8em]

Bea Author was so deserving of this Emmy 👍👍 and she looked gorgeous in that white gown 😍

[@Pippa-pw3qw]

Bea was a Class Act ❤ will always love her for the hours of wonderful Entertainment she brought to us 🌹

[@trapdoored]

such a class act 💗

[@murfdog19]

I was a very young boy when The Golden Girls aired. It was my grandmother's favorite show. I remember watching many episodes with her on Saturday nights as they originally aired. Even as a little kid, I loved this show.

[@theresenorrby5616]

Bea ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏🤝

[@staccatoglock]

My Fave Golden Girl🤩

[@happycatlady2012]

When Estelle kissed her tears came to my eyes

[@theEricWalker]

Her speech is the one I wish I had the wherewithal to verbalize when I won my Emmy.

[@moimeme6533]

That's amazing, when was that and for which category? ʷᵃⁱᵗ, ⁱ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ⁱ ˢᵉᵉ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ xD

[@happycatlady2012]

My gosh Bea is so beautiful 🥰

[@djdb1214]

DAAAAAAAAMN RUE WAS LOOKING SMASHING! 🔥🔥🔥

[@er2206]

Beautiful!

[@aeraxxis]

Was that the outfit she wore in that one episode where Blanche and Rose were trying to make suggestions on what jewelry she should wear?

[@steveprice448]

The episode where Blanche says that the jewelry draws attention to the folds of that Turkey-like neck and Rose says the chain draws attention to the non-existent bosom, thereby Blanche says the chain leads the eye to that HUGE spare tire(her hips). Disgusted with the hurtful Dorothy remarks, "Why don't I just wear a sign that says TOO UGLY TO LIVE! HAHAHAHAHAHAUAHAHA! THAT SHIT WAS LITERALLY OFF THE CHAIN!

[@spongebob03]

Steve Price The look on Bea’s face as they roasted her is always worthy of a rewind or two when I watch it on dvd or Hulu! 😂

[@biruss]

There was one episode where the outfit had a pushup bra that Dorothy wore. The correct answer is the pearls and maybe you just need a push up bra!

[@moimeme6533]

@@steveprice448 don't forget the line about the manly square hips. xD

[@libertygiveme1987]

Anthony - I see no one answered your question, so I will. NO!!!! That outfit was Silver in color I believe, and was a Blouse and Skirt. The outfit she had on at this "Award Show" was a Dress with a Long Jacket.

[@nelsonricardo3729]

Does any body even remember "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"?

[@EphemeralProductions]

Peter Falk.

[@moimeme6533]

she grabbed & hugged the hell out of him!

[@MaryBlanche]

Parker!! ❤️

[@proudgary2228]

It's so surreal. I grew up watching them. And now they're all gone.

[@redzoom7857]

I loved how she was genuinely shocked

[@lewiscarey6984]

R.I.P. Kristy!! Cheers!!! 🍻🍻🍻

[@AxelQC]

The Great Peter Falk

[@iwd1705]

Well, that one really was a quickie. :-D

[@kdohertygizbur]

She did say she was going to be very brief...so

[@elizabethmenegon8057]

I would also like to hug Colombo!! 😍

[@DA90027]

Bea looks great who knew Kirstie Alley would be such a train wreck later lol

[@renebrown7394]

Bea looks so elegant ..as usual

[@TheHonorableAngelinaNordstrom]

Bea definitely deserved that award! I felt like she was going to go into her Dorothy character in my head, but it also felt like she was holding back a twinkle of her Maude character. Either way, you are Homecoming Queen, Cindy Lou Peoples! Congrats!

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

I'm proud of you, Cindy Lou!

[@leronmorton521]

Well deserved Bea Arthur 👍👍 luv this woman 😅

[@mymelaninpoppin3411]

Who’s here RIP Betty White 2022

[@ivancervi1825]

La prima cosa che fece fu abbracciare Peter Falk♥️

[@emmabergstrom5389]

Väldigt bra video klipp tycker jag också vacker och väldigt bra gjort också💖💖❤❤😢😢🍡🍡

[@paoloilao9183]

the faces of the other actresses says it all.. The Golden Girls!!!!

[@HansOlo354]

So many comments praising one of four while putting down another, it's like the comments on a Beatles video.

[@jhengleone]

My Ranking predictions for 1986 to 1988 Emmy Comedy Lead Actress 1986: 1. Betty White🥇 2. Beatrice Arthur 3. Rue McClanahan 4. Shelley Long 5. Phylicia Rashad . 1987 1. Rue McClanahan🥇 2. Betty White 3. Blair Brown 4. Beatrice Arthur 5. Jane Curtin . 1988 1. Beatrice Arthur🥇 2. Blair Brown 3. Kirstie Alley 4. Betty White 5. Rue McClanahan

[@brianbearco]

watching Bea go up the stairs.. I was waiting for her to trip on her own dress!! It was like 2 inches off the ground!

[@ShindlersFiist]

Its Columbo!!

[@domisthebomb09]

I'm the Queen! I'm the Queen! Ma I'm the Queen! I'm proud of you Cyndi Lou 😂😂

[@thomasdelvin3683]

Parker Stevenson was a rent boy

[@lapetitemorte526]

Awww man why did they have to put them in the same catergory. Theyre all so wonderful!

[@johnfd0210]

Yes. I couldn't believe Estelle Getty wasn't nominated with them. I know she had already won (an Emmy), though.

[@issakelly8071]

Does anyone have a clip of her winning the Emmy award for Maude?

[@Skipbo000]

Imagine just for moment that it was Betty, AGAIN!!

[@YoutubeFie]

Back when Hollywood had class.

[@wdh47211]

Rue looks like a Jiffy Pop Popcorn

[@stumack9755]

lol! The model handing the envelope.

[@steveprice448]

You mean that sexy robot?!! LMFAO

[@decodolly1535]

Looks like she escaped from the video for "Addicted to Love".

[@thereviewhostedbyethancyga7983]

Bea Arthur Sounds Like The Late Joan Rivers

[@Agent-of-Chaos]

Peter Falk!

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

never get it Estelle Getty was seen as "supporting actress" in Golden Girls…she was totally a equal part

[@EmilyA..]

I love her so much ❤

[@HunterBidenCocaineBag]

Who's the blonde at 1:13 who reaches out for Bea? I can't tell who it is.

[@johnfd0210]

Ann Jillian. I have wondered what happened to her; she must have retired from acting.

[@desertrose1226]

@@johnfd0210 Ann Jillian sang with the late Andy Gibb once! I only remember her for that..

[@DianxStorm]

I love how they all won an Emmy from this show and one person didn’t get everything

[@kdohertygizbur]

?

[@Me-nh1fz]

I love how she said we are all four winners. very classy. love estelle, bea, betty and rue

[@alixxc8156]

It's true literally cuz they all four won Emmys. 😂

[@tomgallowitz]

Betty said it too, in 1986 it’s true it’s really an ensemble show they needed each other to make it work

[@moimeme6533]

@@alixxc8156 and rightfully so ...most brilliant ensemble cast of all time

[@jess4metoo]

She’s referring that she was the last one to get an Emmy. She was my least favorite Golden Girl, she didn’t like Betty White.

[@Quartzquiz333]

@@jess4metoo Don't be so harsh. Bea was very quiet and understated. Betty was more outgoing and bubbly. It seems more likely that Bea's personality just clashed with Betty's. I'm sure Betty understood this, which is why she holds no ill will to Bea.

[@nichegoseberazdvatri]

"I'm not wearing shoulder pads." - Dorothy Zbornak.

[@HunterBidenCocaineBag]

If that's her real name...

[@nichegoseberazdvatri]

@@HunterBidenCocaineBag lmao

[@janetemascarenhas6649]

My favorite in the Golden Girls is BEATRIZ (DOROTHY) . She deserved the award. She had a lot of class.

[@ARZ1987]

Her reaction, all I can think of her is: “I’m Queen!! I’m Queen!!” when she was pretending to be Cindy Lou Peeples

[@katelynneiman]

This made me belly laugh. Thank you!

[@jenniferdickinson3491]

laughing here still love the show!

[@misterhot9163]

Lol exactly!!

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

Nice touch! I agree. You made me laugh on a very sad day. Mwahhh!

[@NHLChick511]

1of my FAV episode!! Rose/ Same Inside , Different Outside. Watta gr8 show . 👍💙

[@bluzmansb5683]

I personally think that Bea should have won the Emmy in the first season. Her performance in the episode "Guess who's coming to the Wedding" was truly a tour-de-force. Bea definitely has and showed in full force her dramatic chops in this episode. The comedic moments that she displayed were stellar as well. That performance was amazing and truly should have been recognized. Bea looks radiant in this clip as she humbly acknowledges they were an ensemble. Well deserved.

[@daveinprogress3]

I agree. Like Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown, Bea could have won multiple years in a row - and i would have started with her in Season 1, but it was nice that each of the women won sequentially. Bea Arthur was a force of nature.

[@toddskivolocki6972]

I wonder if the Emmys woulda been any different if she had chosen to use that episode. But she used the pilot.

[@leif1075]

@@toddskivolocki6972 hmm donthe judges really only look at JUST the episode and actor submits..I don't get it dkesnt that seem too myopic to you or anyone else..indkdnt even know that episode submission was a thing until.recently..isn't it more fair and valid and comprehensive for the judges or the committee whatever you call them to evaluate the entire season of work to decide who wins? I thought that's how winners were determined for emmys not just based on one episode they submitted? Has it always been that way?

[@toddskivolocki6972]

@@leif1075 the thing I find strange is that lead and supporting for the dramas and comedies is one episode while if you were in a mini/limited series and the lead you get judged on the whole thing. Supporting in a mini/limited...one episode. That info was relayed to me via a librarian who looked some stuff up for me that I wasn't finding.

[@wille5080]

Personally I think she should have won for the season 5 episode “sick and tired”. Her speech to the snobby doctor was just perfection.

[@andrewjerome6573]

I would’ve loved to have gotten a hug from Beatrice Arthur

[@michaelmadigan1537]

It seemed very genuine didn't it??

[@mckavitt13]

@@michaelmadigan1537 It did.

[@desertrose1226]

Me too… because she reminds me of my mom..

[@barbaramowrey1600]

She was genuinely surprised!💋