Diane Keaton Wins Best Actress Oscar: 1978 Oscars

Diane Keaton wins the Oscar for Best Actress for Annie Hall at the 50th Academy Awards. Janet Gaynor and Walter Matthau present the award.
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[@coletaylor1491]

Let's get real. If she wasn't nominated and won for Annie Hall, she would've been nominated and won for Looking For Mr. Goodbar. 1977 was her year. Phenomenal and iconic actress. Also a beauty!!

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Cole Taylor Yes, she was almost equally excellent in both those films.

[@jeffreysuggs2799]

Rex Reed said back then if she didn't win for looking for mr good bar there was no god

[@SebastMorillo84]

I love "Looking for Mr Goodbar"

[@paulvoorhies1130]

Sarah Michelle Gilligan I don’t think that’s true. It’s up to the studio and actor to decide which role they’re going to push for, and double nominating in the same category was not allowed.

[@andrewdancy2849]

Absolutely, but Rex Reed was sold on her in 'Goodbar" part of his review of her performance stated ' if Diane Keaton dosen't win the Oscar for Looking for Mr Goodbar there is no God" That's quite a tribute

[@acadarin1409]

This is before stylists. Actors just wore whatever they could find. Diane Keaton's outfit screams Diane Keaton. Love if!

[@MrSebboxxx]

.... but the hair ...

[@msmedved_]

Lmfao!!!

[@sifugurusensei]

Are there sparrows in that hair?

[@seaofghosts]

She's dressed as Annie Hall, the character she played.

[@a_kemiii]

seaofghosts It’s the other way around.The character of Annie Hall was inspired by her (being her real name Diane Hall), all of her outfits in the movie were part of her own closet, so this is Diane’s unique style.

[@ottowes]

In 1977 Diane won an Academy Award, A Golden Globe award and a BAFTA award for Annie Hall. Her influential wardrobe in the film-of her own choice-changed the face of the fashion world at that time. She's a total five star fox!

[@155gerard]

Diane Keaton also won The New York Film Critics Award for Best Actress in December 1977 for her performance in "Annie Hall". The 1st runner up (2nd place) in The NYFCC award was Shelly Duvall for Three Women and the 2nd runner up (3rd place) was Diane Keaton for her performance that same year in Looking For Mr. Goodbar.

[@cassandratavukciyan2112]

Love how casual Diane is dressed...lovely lady

[@CelticMudkip]

I'm not big on Diane Keaton, but jesus did she ever deserve that award. To see her go from a nervous, awkward girl to some perfect untouchable, without being obvious and/or obnoxious about it either, during the chronological story, is breath taking. Seeing it out of chronological order is even better, because it shows the changes so much more so. We all experience love like that. We meet someone that seems fit for us and suddenly she's/he's ungraspable. Just a perfect movie.

[@abriellehorvath3195]

RipperRoo well said!!! Woody is to be praised as well! They made quite a pair!

[@beauryandrew]

Great speech. She was adorable, covered everything important, and didn’t drag it out.

[@MauriceRivers415]

I love how she's always stayed true to herself, especially her fashion choices. She's a true Capricorn: very practical, very sensible, no-nonsense.

[@deborahwilson4684]

100% spot on! From one Capricorn to another--assuming you're one?

[@samsong24]

Ha! This is so true. I can say the exact same thing about my best friend, who is also a Capricorn.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

The Real Life Phoebe Buffay won an Oscar long before Phoebe's existence

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Phoebe Buffay was an idiot. Diane Keaton's about as sharp a human being as you're likely to find.

[@jakebradford4272]

@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 nope she wasn't an idiot

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

@@jakebradford4272 Says the man who writes in run-on sentences without punctuation.

[@fadhilramadhani1847]

Let’s not disrespect Diane like that

[@106andie]

Damn that’s Janet Gaynor that presented the award, I believe she was the first ever winner I believe. Love Annie Hall ❤️

[@briankelleywastaken]

I thought she was wearing a sable hat from the screencap.

[@gra-emed3617]

So did I! 🤣

[@jairaugusto9289]

impressive head of hair. love her work!

[@TommyLellan]

Me too hahaha

[@kevinbergin9971]

Was going to post the same thing. (OLIL-Out Loud I Laugh ... trying something new here.)

[@Patri-x8v]

40 years later, she's still warm and bright and delightful. Love her so much!

[@Isabella-op6qq]

I admire Diane's style so much

[@honeygroove64]

I love Annie Hall look so much! It is not old even in 2016!

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+honeygroove64 And never will be. One of the greatest comedies ever written or produced. And who else but Keaton could have played her? Messed up, complicated, lovable, and real.

[@edwardhannah]

I still love what she wore. She’s such an original!

[@ezrascloset]

I will always love and adore Diane Keaton. Such an incredible and friendly talent! So happy she won for Annie Hall. It's one of my favourite films!

[@carlatripoli279]

She seems to be such a normal person, even if particular, in all her expressions. She sometimes seems a little crazy, and this is good for an actress, but in a minute she's able to become the usual normal person. Beautiful and friendly Diane!

[@ajb1776]

You can never go wrong with the great Diane Keaton - she's the best.

[@RuohongZhao]

La-de-da

[@sheilaf1946]

la-de-da, lad-de-da - neato! LOL

[@iamjetl]

I will have to say that Diane Keaton's dress was the Best ever worn by any actress ever!! I say this because this was Diane being herself...no other woman can ever pull off this unbelievable and absolutely gorgeous ensemble of a dress..Ruth Morley design this specifically for Diane, and only an actress as unique, free spirited, and above all, comfortable enough in her own skin and style can be authentic enough to wear it..This is the most iconic walk up to the podium Bar None!!!

[@maedusa]

Diane is still just as wonderful. Her personality is something to admire. It has never changed ❤

[@lush-retina]

straight forward, casual, a breath of fresh air.

[@Gallifrey1991]

when i see Diane it just makes me think of: "It was an abortion Michael!"

[@frostylunetta]

Eerily I thought the same ⊙ω⊙

[@kimlinden2280]

The most intense sentence from all 3 movies.

[@csillag4]

So sweet and humble. A true lady.. What a contrast to a long-winded exhibitionistic speech like Julia Roberts'.

[@RenanCMaia]

Put the full video! I love to see the names announced.

[@josephmvalentino]

I like to see their names call too. It was so much better when you get it this way than the way they do it now go back to the old days how the Oscars were telecast much more classier

[@VTMCompany]

Wishful thinking. Not there.

[@frankpeter6851]

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[@manchestercity961]

frank peter thanks!!

[@oscarfun100]

Especially with Walter's great voice. "Jane Fnda in Klute" gives me goosebumps.

[@darojat2025]

I just watched Annie Hall yesterday, and she well deserves !!!

[@FabinhoFlapp]

Diane... Genius, Queen, DIVA! One of the most fascinating actresses and women I've ever seen! 🌹❤

[@Batman1989King]

All the Best Actress Nominees of 1977 except for Marsha Mason have won at least 1 Oscar: Diane Keaton: Annie Hall Jane Fonda: Klute and Coming Home Anne Bancroft: The Miracle Worker Shirley MacLaine: Terms of Endearment

[@drstrangelove6558]

Kind of sad to see, since Mason totally deserved the Oscar for Cinderella Liberty.

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Marsha sadly lost for Cinderella liberty

[@bigjonstx]

4 nominations, and this year would have been a win for her...if not for Annie Hall. lol

[@davisonronald3877]

Yup

[@drstrangelove6558]

This was without a doubt richly deserved. One of the best comedic performances ever. She should have also won for Reds, & was almost as good in Woodys Looking For Mr. Goodbar. Amazing actress. Edit: O & btw, I never knew that Jane Fonda was a male nominated for Best Actress.

[@kimlinden2280]

Woody was not involved in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. And, yes, she should have won for Reds.

[@fedescar8539]

She looks like someone who was called while watching tv at home

[@benbing3926]

What an iconic star and a lovely woman, I’ll always love ya Annie

[@bernie4268]

Diane you are so natural and down to earth. Thanks for all the delight you have brought film lovers through the years. What a great movie Annie Hall is.

[@henryorient6286]

Come on - that hair... BUT I LOVE HER! She was great in Annie HALL!

[@SassySuzi]

Love Diane. Great actress over all these decades! Annie Hall was her most famous film. Loved her in it. but I think she was better in some less known dramatic films and did not get her due. She is amazing in Shoot The Moon for example. Meryl Streep got a lot of plaudits through the 80s but IMO, Diane is up there with Meryl in every way. We love you Diane lol

[@kimlinden2280]

And Streep and Keaton were great together in Marvin's Room.

[@marcevan1141]

Totally agree! She was superb in "Shoot the Moon " (an amazing film ). She was also stunning in "Reds," "The Little Drummer Girl," "Mrs. Soffel," "Crimes of the Heart," "Baby Boom," and "The Good Mother." She was a really daring, unfailingly truthful actress-quite possibly my favorite of that period. The film critic Pauline Kael wrote some very incisive reviews of her performances.

[@rhondabitler5474]

I think alot of actresses are as good as Streep. Not to take anything away from her it's just true.

[@dinasztie]

Simply the best performance ever... Its reality and naturality is breathtaking and she proves that you can give a towering performance without huge breakdowns. :)

[@michaelmuldowney8]

The 6th time in 7 years that a film shot by the great Gordon Willis won an acting Oscar. The other winners Jane Fonda, Marlon Brando, John Houseman, Robert De Niro and Jason Robards. Despite this success, Gordon went overlooked for every single one of these films.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Lovely performance - but the best performance of 1977 was ALSO from Diane Keaton - in LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR. Its likely that it made the final five - but Academy rules state that a performer cannot have two separate performances nominated in the same category,

[@ajb1776]

The Academy got it right this year with DIane Keaton. A great performance.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

You deserve the Oscar, Diane

[@winrx]

She was so adorable - could have been one of those quirky residents you see living in Greenwich Village......

[@Toral3533]

+winrx I believe Diane tended bar there for a while....

[@seaniebouy]

Diane has always been my favorite actress. She won an oscar before Meryl was even anywhere near the scene.

[@MPresheva]

Sean Kelly Those two facts have no connection whatsoever.

[@AlexLopez-do3pi]

and she never won another

[@user-db2tz9hg8f]

What does that deal with it

[@garyrobertson6778]

ugh. always comparing. it's not about that, fool.

[@electronictrip]

i like Keatons voice and she's such a hippy!

[@ryangreen2469]

LOVE !!! This incredibly wonderful actor. Diane Keaton from her real early days doing a commercial for - Hour after Hour deodorant to -Hampstead and in the works is - Family Jewels pairing her once again with Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler.... can't wait ! Love her style, her voice, great eyes and intelligence. She is # 1 with me...

[@lucasbulhoes]

One of those few actresses who are excellent in comedy or drama films...

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Annie Hall is probably the only comedy ever whose brilliance exceeds or matches that of dramas

[@amt253]

Are you kidding? She owns in the outfit. Trendsetter. Icon. Ageless.

[@CF1975]

I just love her: for her acting skills and her own sense of fashion: simply great, espacially winning from Shirley Maclaine and Marsha Mason.

[@cmmndrblu]

She is stunning

[@user-mw8um6mc3v]

Of course it was. She created such an unforgettable character as Annie Hall

[@bibleanddisneyfan]

What a wonderful actress! Most of the acclaim for acting in the Godfather films goes to Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, and Marlon Brando, as it should. However, I think she also did a great job! I personally don't see why she won for this film, but she definitely deserves to have an Oscar! Great actress!

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

I still think she was even better that same year in the otherwise flawed Looking for Mr Goodbar, but that wasn't as big a hit. Still, Diane's Annie Hall is a classic performance and was the best choice among the five. Jane Fonda was runner-up for Julia. Kathleen Quinlan should have been included for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, also Shelley Duvall in 3 Women instead of the two actresses from the Turning Point, both of whom I love, incidentally.

[@drstrangelove6558]

Right on. & btw, Shirley MacLaine & Anne Bancroft are both one of my top 10 favorite actresses ever.

[@drstranger7430]

Anne Bancroft, though stellar in TP, should have been in best supporting category.

[@kingcaesar5]

i love Shirley Maclaines face, when she lost.

[@poliglotismo_languages]

Me too ....😅😅

[@user-xt4bf1vt4r]

She deserves it and she's very sweet, but I think she's aligning with Marcia Mason in Goodbye Girl. According to my mother, Marcia Mason in "Goodbye girl" is probably the greatest performance by an actress!

[@Kahayuman]

Wow the entire group of nominees is very much telling. Real competition

[@drstranger7430]

The odds were definitely on her favor in 1977. Created timely yet classic pictures Annie Hall and Looking for Mr. Goodbar. I personally think this award was meant for her performance in the latter. Unfortunately it has been forgotten and greatly shadowed by Annie Hall. Superb acting by Ms Keaton, nevertheless! ❤❤❤

[@kimlinden2280]

It's not been forgotten, but nearly impossible to find on streaming right now. I don't understand why.

[@basilmarasco1975]

@@kimlinden2280 Other commenters have said that there are still issues with the songs used in "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" having to do with rights and permissions and all that stuff. This has supposedly made it unavailable.

[@victoriaindigo]

She's so charming

[@melonhad678]

Diane Keaton seriously looks like my mom! i love them both!! hehe

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

Wow, what a lineup of actresses for that award !! SO incredibly talented. If you want extra joy, find those roles/films that they were in, you will enjoy !!

[@MeanDevilGuy]

Diane Keaton, is just amazing. I Love her and any of her work! Beautiful lady.

[@tomlaflamme2118]

I REMEMBER SEEING HER WIN THIS AND I LOVE HER DRESES

[@user-uu9ly5eb5w]

Diane Keaton is one of the best actors in the cinema enough for her role in The Godfather I love her so much

[@wotan10950]

I just recently streamed Manhattan Murder Mystery, which is already an older film. The lead role was written for Mia Farrow, but that was around the time of the whole blowup. Woody asked Diane to take over the role, and she was fantastic. They recreated their old vibe instantly.

[@Jany1954]

My, Keaton was just awesome in "Looking for Mr Goodbar" - that movie is a classic!!!

[@jennyfunny121]

she has a amazing style!!! I mean the way she wear, her acting.... all ...great actress!

[@joshualafferty4567]

In my mind she won this for “looking for Mr Goodbar, that was an outstanding performance. 💡✨

[@rickram1961]

I have always admired Diane Keaton unique style sense!

[@jefflondon80]

Please, this award was given for her performance in Mr. Goodbar. I'm a huge Keaton's fan though.

[@do9138]

I love it that she wore a blazer even to the Oscars. I love her acting, and I love her sense of style.

[@oscarfun100]

At 0:05 Shirley is like "F*ck that, well I guess I have to smile, but I mean... burn! Big time"

[@radenmchaerul2006]

Gábor Vág mm no lmao

[@shenedadenney8649]

This is before over sexed- when people still had individual style. She rocks…just being!

[@mindsuck3042]

0:00 why is there a man in the best actress catagory

[@HoldenNY22]

I have the same question.

[@eamon2please]

@Jacob Merhi I saw someone in another comment section say it was Ettore Scola.

[@shdjekshsekshene]

In the thumbnail i thought she was wearing a strange hat... Its her hair!😂 the 80s were wild..

[@johnreiser2180]

The look on Shirley MacLaine's face. Priceless.

[@AboDi22lalala]

one of the best performers ever

[@MrGabeanator]

I love diane

[@soulierinvestments]

This was the 50th anniversary Oscar presentation. Thus why Janet Gaynor announced the award.

[@austinlangdon7769]

Thank you Diane for being Diane

[@artyflap]

she truly deserved it....what a wonderful actress....

[@rozembergbarbosa24]

Diane keaton is so huge star 😍

[@JRRDPR]

I just loved this movie.Love the beginning,the end cos I'm not for sweet,and happy endings in every american movie.Thank You!!

[@carlatripoli279]

Simple, honest, true. Only Diane!! 💯

[@johnyzero2000]

I love her outfit!!! Diane has a killer style that all her own!

[@juanmiguel8574]

Diane Keaton. One of the most stylish people in the world!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@outinsider]

i love her outfit. Bring back celebrity self-picked outfits!

[@argiropulo]

no one dresses so cool as Diane Keaton!

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

She really made the role real for me, I know so many women who have those little qualities that she just brought to the film

[@dflartist]

one of the best comedies ever !!!

[@FransisR]

her smile is enough.

[@dflartist]

one of the best comedies ever! loved all the nominees but Keaton deserves this. timeless classic!!

[@EmilySterrett24]

AMAZING. She deserved so much to win and I adore her. Her outfit is FIERCE, btw.

[@michaelreidperry3256]

Woody Allen has brought so many people up to the top.

[@rrubio6660]

Diane apparently was on her lunch break from her job as an accountant at Keaton and Allen, LLC to accept her award...

[@dinasztie]

One of the greatest winners ever in any category.

[@thomasfinch8599]

No one ever mentions it...but I think she gave her best performance in "Marvin's Room" ... & her co-star was Meryl Streep!

[@kengeorgejones6855]

You don't see her very much in this clip but it's nice to get a glimpse of Janet Gaynor, the first Best Actress Oscar winner - so very different from Diane Keaton in many ways, but both had a natural quality that kept them in the public mind. I'm glad she got to do this while they still had the chance.

[@vintage1520]

congrats queen

[@corfan99]

Awesome Diane Keaton a very fine actress receiving her Oscar from Janet Gaynor (first Best Actress winner) and Walter Matthau, with whom she would star and direct in his last film HANGING UP.

[@stnslvshstr8891]

I can't believe Gena Rowlands wasn't even nominated for OPENING NIGHT.

[@loveanimals6981]

She definitely should have been. An unforgettable (for those of us who have seen Opening Night, anyway), tour de force performance by Rowlands, for sure.

[@shelby8364]

absolutely

[@RubenGarcia-jh7hy]

Yes... thank you...my favorite Rowlands/Cassavettes film... love her..have watched the film many times on KZbin... what an actress, what a role, what a performance.... God bless you, Gena Rowlands.... because of your performances I have a better understanding of the human condition..... peace ✌️

[@TIPTON340]

This five star best actress category for 1977 was well-defined and very strong: Jane Fonda, Marsha Mason, Shirley McClaine, Anne Bancroft.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

Janet Gaynor looked so cute. Such a contrast to Diane in style, but she looked pretty cute herself.

[@generalmorose3523]

Goddamn right "Thanks to Woody."

[@Screenwriting]

That's the way you accept an award.