Humphrey Bogart Wins Best Actor: 1952 Oscars

Humphrey Bogart wins the Oscar for Best Actor for The African Queen at the 24th Academy Awards. Greer Garson presents the award; hosted by Danny Kaye.
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[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Humphrey Bogart died five years later in 1957, and this was his only Oscar. He should have won more. Bogart is one of the all-time greats.

[@BlackLung1900]

Like 3 at least 😡

[@joeambrose3260]

In many polls of greatest movie stars it's usually Bogie or Gable at # 1

[@sandramyer7081]

He probably new his diagnosis and was fabulous, short, humble and full of character so interesting.

[@altonpitts5303]

The thirties and forties were a period when there so many great actors. Tracy, Cooper, Stewart, Gable, Fonda, Grant, Tyrone Power, Ronald Colman, etc and etc. It's a shame that only one can win in each year. Look how long it took for Henry Fonda to be recognized by the Academy.

[@coach3155]

Unreal. he should have so many

[@hawktchr8]

Lauren Bacall said in an interview about this night, that it was so amazing and "intimate" because it wasn't televised. She said the audience roared and cheered when he won as they all really liked each other. It's a great interview.

[@mindiriley-barrett6888]

I so admire him!!

[@donaldsheeley2999]

She was in bed with Sinatra...lol

[@bambi274]

Why not televised? There was tv in USA back then. Atleast it was filmed and shown in the cinemas 100%

[@FenrisTheMannis]

@@bambi274 At the time, in the USA, it was the cold war between film studios and TV broadcasters. They put aside their differences in 1953 for their mutual profit $$$.

[@bambi274]

@@FenrisTheMannis oh ok. Thank u

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

How beautiful it was.. A golden era, when Hollywood and it's performers had class, grace, humility, and actual talent with no smut needed.

[@JohnBoyJoy]

there are still talented actors with class in hollywood

[@lovett.da.j]

Yes but very few.

[@radicalross7700]

Oh, there was smut. The studio bosses of that era covered up as much of it as they could.

[@kendallrivers1119]

​@@JohnBoyJoynot many that's for sure 😂

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

It's all smoke and mirrors, when Brando invited the native american to retire the oscar everyone booed at her, today you would have the fake diversity and inclusion facade instead of actors showing their true colours. Hollywood was pretty cruel, now it is fake as f.

[@spptube]

Just notice that big round of applause and screams of joy when Bogie's name is announced as a winner. Maybe a relief from the crowd that finally that deserving brilliant actor has been honoured. WE ALL LOVE YOU BOGIE...RIP.

[@newjack900]

Damn Brando's performance in Streetcar and Clift's in A Place in the Sun are legendary. Crazy how loaded these categories were in the Golden Age of film

[@rberka555]

Exactly what I was thinking. Frederic March in Death of a Salesman was no slouch either.

[@ymm4626]

Yeah. Damn.

[@jeffsedam9827]

African Queen is legendary also .

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@rberka555 March already had 2 so I think it was really between Brando and Bogie!

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

Totally agree A lot of politics involved as in today

[@elissaschornstein9399]

Humphrey Bogart was so classy. Whst a modest man and a wonderful actor.

[@Q.Gold30]

Bogart was so natural I can't praise him enough

[@benjovi1866]

Old is gold. Humphrey Bogart is a great actor.

[@ImNotADeeJay]

Bogart was a great actor, but John Wayne was terrible. Not every old times actors are good.

[@onlythewise1]

@@ImNotADeeJay wrong , dork

[@dimvalsgames9721]

@@ImNotADeeJay calm down the Duke was horrible!!!!!? Are you serious about the Duke playing in the best westerns and won an OSCAR and he is one of the best actors of all time chill dude chill think about it!!!

[@jordanabeaulieu2530]

Unbelievable that he died only 5 years after winning the Oscar for *the African Queen* !

[@onlythewise1]

@@jordanabeaulieu2530 who killed him ?

[@Willismcnillis]

These days they thank about 100 people. Agents, hair stylists, cofee runners, anyone who smiled at them. Bogey took 30 seconds. Legend.

[@dimvalsgames9721]

Yeah, Bogey was huge back then IMO one of the best actors ever if maybe the best I love all of his movies and AQ of course what a dude he was RIP! 🤔

[@stellapatchouli6652]

Because these days theyre not actors, and Oscars are not Oscars...all a scam...no art. Movies are made in Hollywood to sell in Asia where population is 4 BILLION, and thanks to 1% greedy manufacturers, those have the cash to buy tickets and ways to watch movies, no longer fit to be called ART OF THE CINEMA.

[@Bonkatsu12]

@Tropic Lightning Someone send this video to Joaquin Phoenix, and show him how a real man accepts an award. With humilty and dignity. And keeping things fuckn relevant!!!

[@lolosmith8446]

@Tropic Lightning oh God how dare celebrities use their platforms to bring awareness to issues they care about. The HORROR of it all lmao.

[@lip.w.8910]

@Tropic Lightning what's wrong with people pointing out causes they support? Winning an oscar is one of the greatest thing a film artists can win, it's one in a million chance in an already one in a million career field.

[@JutashiII]

There's no prize enough to reward such a legend.

[@edwardyoung522]

The old gangster finally got the Oscar he should've won 10 years earlier(Casablanca). Rest well, Mr. Bogart.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

He should have got for In a Lonely Place.

[@normadesmond6017]

totally agree with that. there aren't many who can beat Bogart. But, as usual, the academy awards make strange choices…..

[@steveconn]

Casablanca wasn't particularly great acting, just a star-power movie.

[@edwardyoung522]

@@steveconn say what you will, but when a movie made nearly 80 years ago is still considered by many to be the greatest romance film ever made, star power or not, it is Bogie's signature piece.

[@normadesmond6017]

@@steveconn He didn t win the Academy Award for Casablanca. He won it for The African Queen.

[@DetectiveLance]

A man of few words. We miss you, Mr Bogart. We'll always play that song again just for you.

[@rockelsicmar]

Now that's how a man should accept an award.

[@jamesmonroe7751]

Greer was so ecstatic! The audience was very happy. Later even Hepburn was happy he won. 20 years and it was all worth it.

[@cudaus1]

He was one of the greatest actors of his generation. I continue to watch his movies over and over to this day. Here's looking at you Bogie!

[@vahgeuvje10]

Humphrey Bogart could play any character well, but ultimately, we were in love with his persona, on screen and off. A true genius. RIP Mr. Bogart

[@geoffm9944]

The wonderful Greer Garson, with her easy charm, radiant smile and impeccable speaking voice does a wonderful job in presenting the Oscar to Bogart.

[@michaelconrad9457]

Wow, just listen to the strength of the competition that year.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Michael Conrad I know, right? Clift probably would have gotten my vote for A Place in the Sun, but you can't really object to Bogart or to Brando either if it had gone that way. I wish to hell somebody would dig up Fredric March's version of Willie Loman. It's never shown anywhere. I'd really like to see it before I die but it seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

[@hoss73ford]

All good movies, I have them all. Must really have been hard for the judges to decide.

[@KTR2022]

Fredric March's Death Of A Salesman is on youtube!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I love Bogie but no way in hell was he better than Monty Clift in A Place in The Sun.

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

What a beautiful gown Ms. Garson wore: the epitome of taste and class. She was always a favorite actress of mine. And Bogart, how much more humble could he be?

[@82easyrider]

Ms. Garson has a sense of humour just as exquisite as her sense of style. I cannot help but crack everytime I hear her go "Its hardly the time to be wordy..."

[@katiebayliss9887]

EmpressOfWyoming58 I don't know, its kinda eh to me. Looks like a prom dress.

[@michaelpalmere5087]

EmpressOfWyoming58. When it was worth wacthin

[@billolsen4360]

Yup, Greer was one classy human being. All she did for the College of Santa Fe really helped that institution get off the ground.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Who cares Bogart won!

[@LPJack02]

RIP Humphrey Bogart (December 25, 1899 - January 14, 1957), aged 57 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@82easyrider]

What a beautiful man! Look in those days, he gracefully and wholeheartedly thanks Hepburn & Houston without a shred of air around of him (with him being such a huge star back then). Bogie, you would be remembered as a wonderful human being way more than as an actor (and that's after calling him one of the finest in the business, mind you)

[@alexsmuckler8707]

Humphrey Bogart was the best actor of all of them. No scandals no notoriety of any kind. Just a great actor ,great husband and father.

[@climbeck]

Alex Smuckler no scandals? Battling Bogarts were TOTALLY a scandal

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I love Bogie but the best actor ever ? Eh, not quite. Spencer Tracy ran circles around him.

[@sauliniinisto9416]

Brando was and is the greatest actor who has ever lived

[@judithanderson6645]

That was his first wife. His marriage with Lauren Bacall was very loving and harmonious.

[@jackhamilton9604]

Alex Smuckler based on what I’ve seen I’d say Clancy Brown is a better actor than Humphrey Bogart, mainly because I’ve seen he can be more engaging in more roles

[@thorragnorok4281]

Humphrey Bogart was the greatest actor of the 20th Century. My favourite movie of his is The Big Sleep. His role as Rick in Casablanca is what he is best known for. It was a bit late for him to finally get an oscar. He was 1 of a kind. All the best Bogey you'll always have a place in our memories.

[@piotrq7150]

In my opinion The Big Sleep is still a bit underestimated. Maybe because of confused plot

[@jimthomas1989]

I liked The Treasure Serra Madra , The Caine Mutiny and African Queen But my favorite actor is Gary Cooper Second is Kurt Russell But I like just about everyone back then in the past William Holden Gregory Peck John Wayne Just to mention a few I should probably make a list of who I didn't like , it would be much shorter

[@thorragnorok4281]

Have you noticed how the actors from the earlier years all had a certain something or distinctive feature that sets them apart from everybody else. Like Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, James Cagney, John Wayne or Cary Grant and there are others as well. Most of today actors don't stand out from other actors as they don't have a certain thing that makes you remember them or the movies they were in.

[@samspencer582]

@@thorragnorok4281 You are right, todays actors have not the star quality as they did from the beginning of Hollywood to the 1950:s.

[@sammyoyola2042]

​@@jimthomas1989John Wayne, best cowboy.

[@bottlebrusher]

I like how he just lets his arm drop with no appreciation nor regard for the statue. It was obvious that he didn't care for receiving it nor giving an acceptance speech. I read that he didn't care much for all the hoopla and awards. I also read that he used the statue for a door stop. He truly was an awesome actor and human being. R.I.P. Humphrey, we miss you.

[@dannygjk]

+bottlebrusher We Taureans are down to earth :)

[@jmason3904]

hi bottle brusher-please don't be too hard on the late Legend....reminder----the throat cancer that would take his life was perhaps starting to manifest then ....maybe that is why he had trouble holding that Oscar up...how much do those things weigh, anyway???....Cancer slowly robs one of strength, it is known,and as I view this classic,extremely rare footage of this LEGEND,I can see the difference in his face,the slightly sunken cheeks,the thinning hair on top..signs of early cancer,his walk as well. Smoking those unfiltered cigarettes(and you know he inhaled-just watch his films,like inhaling a mini-cigar(YUCK!!),combined with drinking the hard booze(PUKEY) ---ANY tobacco use combined with any alcohol consumption---Does create cancer cells within the body ( got that from a hospital brochure).....He passed away from throat cancer in 1956...so..give the guy a break, please....He was just born in the wrong era...if He could have only known ,if they all could have known then what we know now about the connection between tobacco and alcohol(either one by themselves will kill you,but when combined,you'll die faster ,and with more Pain),maybe some of these folks could have lived longer,...knowledge IS power,people....Rest In Peace,Mr. Bogart dear Sir...Gone(for now) but Never Forgotten;as well as all the others Rest In Peace, all.... Mrs Bogart , Miss Garson, Mr. Kaye,all of them....Ye shall all awaken one Sweet Day...until then.......peace...(§) :>)

[@Nicole215]

I fell in love with his work while in college. I took a class in "Topics in Film" study and my professor played a lot of Humphrey Bogart movies. After the semester ended, I happily ordered most of his movies via Amazon.com. He is missed by many. 💞

[@jadezee6316]

while he wasnt a big fan of going out ..cause he spent every minute he could on his boat...bogart CERTAINLY DID want to win that award and cared very much

[@ahmetaltugaktassfm2813]

He is the one of the best, most victorius, most affective, happiest, most handsome players in the old times. RIP Mr. Rick. Wonderful actor.

[@fundamentos3439]

What a swell person , Bogey was : he thanked his director and co-star for helping him win , and didn't bore the audience with a long speech .

[@lisanealy1703]

Bingo!!

[@jimbeam4140]

I can't think of anyone...anyone who was cooler than Bogart. For some reason, watching this old film footage makes me very nostalgic for a better time. It all looks so glamorous.

[@iangoodman2228]

Yeah the "glamorous" 1950s with its rampant sexual assault behind closed doors and not to mention the extreme racial inequality in the country. So glamorous. Hollywood was just as sleazy then as it is today.

[@monichat]

The casting couch ......

[@olive6405]

You didn't hear much about mass shootings in those days.

[@bushidocrusader]

@@iangoodman2228 One can miss the good things without also wanting the bad. And there were many, many good things we have lost from that era which it is certainly appropriate to wish we had back today. Despite what you say, there absolutely was a level of class and sophistication that no longer exists in an era when one doesn't have to do anything to be famous except make a sex tape. Noticing what we have lost from those times and wishing we had it back does not at all imply we must yearn for the package in its entirety, as any rational person understands.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

There isn't anyone cooler than Bogus. More cool, the man loved his wife profoundly.

[@sudipchatterjee]

Just look at the nominees! My goodness! Their performances in those movies were among the best of all times! What a year to win it!

[@lucindaarmour4685]

What an astonishing line up of actors as nominees - Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman remaining two of the greatest plays in the English language. A Place in the Sun still holds such prestige. That is an incredible group of performers - Arthur Kennedy not being as famous as the others but being such a respected stage actor and the original Biff Lohman in Death of a Salesman on stage and the very first John Proctor in The Crucible. Bogart, Marsh, Brando, Kennedy and Clift. Extraordinary.

[@beecnul8r]

IMO Elizabeth Taylor was the Ultimate Beauty in two movies. National Velvet and A Place in the Sun. Stunningly beautiful! Bogart should have won at least three Oscars! How the voters stiffed him is just awful.

[@137cake]

Thank you for uploading this! First time I got to see Bogie's acceptance speech. I agree: how classy the academy awards were back then.

[@carolynkingsley4421]

I was always so enamored of Clark Gable, that I didn't pay much attention to Bogey. Lately however, I've been watching some of Bogeys old films. I'm amazed at what a fine actor he really was. It's never too late to express appreciation. That Oscar was well deserved.

[@VionetPerez]

Loved him They Drive by Night and The Roaring Twenties!

[@hfelton]

Now that many Oscar winners' remarks have been posted here on KZbin, I'm amazed at how brief most were for decades. It's only in our self-indulgent times that winners have brought out laundry lists of people to thank.

[@ardeshiraria9068]

We missed you Bogie............wish you were with us today

[@FirstSenior]

Ardeshir Aria a

[@lray1948]

He'd be almost 120

[@mickyfinn4466]

Wow. Wonderful to hear Bogie speak as "himself". And what a roster of nominees - old Hollywood versus new - Brando and Clift both on the list. What a year that was for great work. If they had only known how Brando and Clift's 'method' approach would sweep everything else away in the coming years. A fascinating piece of archive.

[@monichat]

I loved Mr Bogart but have to admit Marlon Brando was absolutely GREAT in

[@samspencer582]

Bogart should have got awarded with more Oscars than only this one. He was a master of acting. There will never be any like him anymore.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Truth Indeed

[@mitzymoo3151]

Greer Garson was so elegant and beautiful.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Cagney and Bogart - two very different people with different styles, but arguably the two best American screen actors ever.

[@suebob16]

James Cagney had a similar situation where his only Oscar win was for the musical Yankee Doodle Dandy. Yet it was cool to see them both win for roles that would show they were capable of playing a different kind of character. For Bogart he became a Cockney cargo boat captain in WWI who at turns was drunk, cowardly, brave, resourceful, tender, and funny. Cagney would play real life entertainer and composer George M. Cohan and actually sang and danced, skills that were probably a surprise to moviegoers at the time. A favorite clip for many today is seeing Cagney tap dance his way down a large flight of stairs as an older Cohan.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Oh Yes! TRUTH INDEED AMEN 🙏 SIP to both Amaaz8ng,Great Actors

[@jamesdunn9714]

What a line up of significant actors for the Oscar. Brando, Clift, Bogart, March and Kennedy. And the movies they were in? Some of the greatest of all time.

[@stephanegosselin2861]

The 5 actors deserved the Oscar for their best performance. Nowadays one or two deserve it.

[@tonywalsh5444]

What 5 terrific actors were nominated. Nothing like them these days.

[@LastCommodore]

The class of that era is long gone.

[@TheLukeMonster]

You are too kind. I'll never forget watching The African Queen for the first time as a kid with my parents and my dad explaining that life lesson to me as we watched that scene in particular. Brando could scream, "Hey, Stella!" all he wanted. It just isn't remotely as profound or endearing as Bogie's subtle expression.

[@librarybob1958]

A long past due award to one of Hollywood's iconic performers.

[@colincollinsuk3866]

Humphrey Bogart was brilliant

[@stickstr8up1]

Yes, but the Academy had to make amends for the mistake they had made when they didn't give Bogie the award for Casablanca in 1943.

[@TYPOWER1953]

Greer Garson !!! Beautiful Woman

[@NYVoice]

LWN, get ahold of yourself-this is BOGART we're talking about. Icon of icons. His name STILL hits the top 10 in Most Popular Actor polls. He's irreplaceable, indelible and impossible to duplicate. He's also timeless. You cannot compare High Sierra to Sabrina or Key Largo to Capt Quigg of Caine Mutiny. Totally different dynamics of character. He was brilliant.

[@onoalerr]

Bogart was good in the movie!! But Brando and Clift delivered stellar performances that are now considered all time classics. What a year!

[@sgsmozart]

My God ! That is an incredible list of brilliant performers....any one would have been worthy of the Oscar.

[@t18amgr]

Old school class and humble. Bless

[@bratrat]

Such a gifted actor - we need more like that......

[@jamesfair4315]

Bogart was class! How i wished he lived a long life because im sure we would have more classic movies and Oscars for him.

[@yiseng4602]

It was never too late for any Hollywood actor.Ronald Colman got his Oscar for "A Double Life" in 1948 and John Wayne for "True Grit" in 1970.Colman was 57 when he received the Oscar and Wayne was 65. Humprey Bogart(1899-1957)first gained fame in a gangster role in the "Petrified Forest" just because of his good friend the English actor Leslie Howard(1893-1943).So much that he named one of her twin daughters Leslie.

[@carterfrvr]

I wish I could bring back classic Hollywood- when the actors were amazing and the award speeches were short and sweet.

[@duanelarue6292]

That was 1952 I wasn't born till October 26th That year but I'm a huge Humphrey Bogart fan

[@Frisbieinstein]

Hear that crowd roar. It's nice to see Humphrey overwhelmed with happiness.

[@albertmontoya6413]

Back then actors appreciated getting an Oscar now they take it for granted.

[@deannalangellier297]

Bogart will always be my favorite. I wish I had lived in that era. To see Casablanca in a movie theatre ... I can't take my eyes off him. He left us at age 57, in 1957. We wanted more. We still do. Bogart Estate on Twitter is run by his son Stephen. He seems very classy also. I think this award was for his body of work. All these years later, we still love you. Rest in peace, Bogie.

[@nicoletanis3703]

I love to watch Bogie classic dance move with Ingrid Bergman in the movie "Casablanca". George Raft declined the offer to play in that film.

[@Q.Gold30]

@@nicoletanis3703 Bogart was so natural I can't praise him enough.

[@Celluloidwatcher]

Interesting that the '52 Oscar show was filmed in color, for it seems like yesterday instead of many years in the past. I believe the first Oscar show to be televised was in 1953 or '54, if I'm not mistaken, probably hosted by the best MC of the Academy Awards...Bob Hope.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Celluloidwatcher it was probably a cinema newsreel, the quality is great.

[@meyerhave]

The entire 1952 Oscar ceremony was not filmed in color, or for that matter, neither in its entirety in b&w. Just particular segments featuring the major awards, such as Bogart's in this color clip, which is an example of that era's color or black & white newsreels summarizing world events, with an off camera narrator describing the particular occasion, and which were shown nationwide on a weekly or semi-weekly basis in movie theatres before the " main feature ". Up until 1953, the Oscar ceremony was broadcast on coast to coast radio. " The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19, 1953. It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, and the NBC International Theatre in New York City. It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised, and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously. "

[@thomassobie7842]

Some think this was a "make-up Oscar" for Bogey and that he was better in other roles. Maybe true...but the more you watch African Queen the more you appreciate this unconventional "love story" of two people revealing their power, pride, flaws, and failings and their ultimate covenant to each other. Bogey is just brilliant in holding it on course, keeping it true, and not sliding into sentimentality. Such a well deserved award.

[@alfiejames8]

Brando- steetcar is the performance that changed acting and easily the most iconic and enduring of the 3 performances.

[@jimsharkey390]

He was a legend, Casa my fav move " Yeah! they wore grey u wore blue" well look it up. or watch the movie

[@deannalangellier297]

"Not an easy day to forget. I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue." I definitely would've worn blue to that Academy Awards ceremony.

[@carolynwoodman1734]

Loved Casablanca, still watch when it comes on.. 2021. Here's looking at you 👶babe

[@nottelling8181]

i absolutely love humphrey bogart he's one of my all time favorite actors

[@RobinHood-hk5dk]

Bogart gave many memorable performances but playing Charlie Allnut in African Queen was one of his best. I love that movie. This Best Actor Oscar was so well deserved by this screen icon.

[@donaldsheeley2999]

Agree with you. What a character Charlie was. Made for him.

[@jamesmonroe7751]

Even in death always the epitome of class and stardom. He was literally raised this way from high society. That poise. That grace. Only Bogart.

[@gary8653]

Thank God TCM! The only channel I need to watch quality!

[@MrImiller07]

Can you imagine Bogart winning the Oscar over Marlon Brando in a landmark performance as Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire and over Montgomery Clift in A Place In The Sun? I aalso believe that Bogie's work in Casablanca and Treasure Of The Sierra Madre was superior to his performance as Charlie Allnut in African Queen, but this award was an acknowledgement of his entire career.

[@donaldsheeley2999]

The Caine Mutiny too was great. Awesome actor.

[@leighkunde6475]

@@donaldsheeley2999 PlPl

[@Songbirdstress]

@@donaldsheeley2999 Should have won it for CM.

[@Pixieonthe7]

Absolutely agree. Bogey's performance in Treasure of the Sierra Madre give was so outstanding and brilliant that it gives me goosebumps every time I think about it. So was The Big Sleep, Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.

[@JosephusXIX]

Wow, good video quality for the early 50's. Almost looks like it was recorded in the late 60's or even early 70's.

[@JSOMERSETJSOMERSET]

filmed in Technicolor not video! actual film!

[@venaacavaa]

+JSOMERSET994 JSOMERSET994 what's the difference between video and film?

[@drumraine6910]

Frame rate, latitude, depth .... basically, it don't come cheap.

[@MrMahn21]

@@venaacavaa Film is tiny little pictures one after the other formed within a soup of light-sensitive chemicals supported by a plastic base. Generally 24 little pictures (frames) per second, visible to the naked eye after development. Video is an electronic signal, either analog or digital. Film was always high quality, video has just barely gotten in the same league as film recently. Film even today can still be higher quality.

[@venaacavaa]

@@MrMahn21 omg, thank you for the answear! But I dont think I understood it entirely :D

[@kavinskysmith4094]

jesus listen to those nominations, a who's who of movies and actors.

[@yandosan]

Not exactly a crappy year for serious cinema.

[@franciscouderq1100]

indeed!

[@bonitaashford]

Greer Garson; HER GOWN WAS AMAZING....before my time....they were glamourous then too!!!

[@freddydibnah8942]

Listen to that reaction, you can really feel how beloved he was by the people that knew him

[@thekale52]

They don't make them like this anymore... this was the time when people had class and you actually saw these movies..today's Oscar's who borthers to see the movie?

[@melvinch]

The mindless and the dumb.

[@kevinwilson3609]

@AGZ all but one film made $100,000,000 this year (2020) that were nominated for Best Picture so math disproves the original poster's comment

[@sauliniinisto9416]

2019 was amazing year for movies. Once upon a time in hollywood, 1917, parasite, marriage story, joker, the irishman. Older movies are equally as good as the newer ones

[@65wiseman]

Greer Garson was an absolute doll. My grandfather sold shoes to her a million years ago and said she was adorable.

[@chrisnewman7281]

Back when Film actors were people of substance

[@marwamohammed4716]

As an Egyptian, I recently watched Mr. Bogart in Sabrina, and on my way to watch Casablanca, and believe me, he gave me a very amazing impression with his unique voice, his looks, and his way of walking, and when he has a scene with the heroine, he can make you pay attention to what is happening in terms of events. He is really creative.

[@fadumokhaliifhassan3909]

Sad he died and he was a kafir

[@merrlinn1]

What a list of great movies and nominees...Brando was great as we all know but Clift was so underrated...he played complex characters with such nuance and style. What can one say about Bogey other than his best role was his last i believe...The Harder They Fall.

[@yes-fq6jd]

You know you're a great actor when you win over Brando in a Kazan Picture!

[@lynnturman8157]

I agree again. There was nobody cooler than Bogart in MALTESE FALCON (except for maybe Bogie in CASABLANCA). And as you pointed out, we can thank John Huston for giving him that role.

[@user-dm4fb9vj1g]

Him and Spencer Tracy, the ultimate everyman

[@mrmaverick77]

Such class, such brevity: Memo to Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep: This is how it's done. Watch and learn.

[@agalgonzalez]

Modern actors and especially actresses could learn a thing or two from Humphrey Bogart. Like generosity and brevity.

[@4tun1]

Love this! Just wish he had won again for "Caine Mutiny." If you've ever seen it, you'll know why I've never looked at strawberries in the same way again since I finally saw it last summer.

[@donhancock332]

All of those actors deserved the oscar.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Great, great, actor ...Humphrey ...quite an impression on humanity ...memorable 🎭

[@WondrousEarth]

So different than today's Oscar winners, who spend minutes thanking this person, that person, every other person, don't forget their husbands and wives ... Humphrey Bogart had a mesmerizing way on screen, truly one of the greats of acting and performing.

[@lancer89032]

Happy to see Bogart win one. He was a gem of an actor IMO.

[@jillkjv3816]

The right man won. 👏 😊 Just a funny story: when I was a teenager (1970's) I was obsessed with Humphrey Bogart. I bought a big poster of him from Casablanca and hung it on my bedroom wall. One time when my Irish Grandpa was visiting our home he went into my bedroom when I wasn't there and placed a Band-Aid over Bogie's nose. I came home and saw what he did and cried out, "How could you do that, Grandpa? You ruined my poster!" He smiled innocently at me and said, "Well, he was always getting into fights, so it's appropriate." 🤣

[@ZGundam83]

Dear Lord, please give us back actors such as John Wayne, Charlton Heston, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Swanson, Katherine Hepburn, Maureen O'Hara and Directors like John Ford.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Not possible. Times have changed. Welcome to shitbag 21st century.

[@invaderzim1265]

Nope, if America keep up with they way it is then them ol' days shall be as ONLY A DREAM. *We must get back to our roots*

[@kevinwilson3609]

John wayne: a racist. Charlton Heston: a bad actor and a gun-totin' republican. Humphrey Bogart: a chain smoking adulterer. Katherine Hepburn: a closet lesbian.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@kevinwilson3609 What the hell is the matter with being a gun toting Republican or a Lesbian ?

[@kevinwilson3609]

@@ricardocantoral7672 nothing wrong with a lesbian but nothing worse than a gun totin' Republican. The point is that the OP longs for stars from the past as if they were someone more classy but we all know they had their share of problems

[@Brace67]

The Academy Awards were held in those days at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. It was a movie theater and had a large seating capacity and if I recall, a balcony as well. I believe it is still there on Hollywood Blvd. It’s so great that this wonderful moment was captured on color film. This great actor was destined to die just a very few years later in January of 1957 from esophageal cancer at only 57 years old. Listen to the audience’s roar of approval when his name is announced. He faced some very stiff competition and the crowd was obviously pleased he had won.

[@nicoletanis3703]

Happy Birthday to the one and only Humphrey Bogart today! He had a very unique way to turn around. Bogie, a Hollywood legend, is still very much alive in our heart. He did that move in most of his movies, a special trademark. RIP. Thank you for your outstanding performances during that Golden Age of Hollywood.

[@Q.Gold30]

Bogart was so natural I can't praise him enough

[@DrCrabfingers]

Greer Garson....clever clever woman. So heartening to see clever people in the arts. Bogie was the popular choice....hear that roar of approval...

[@gardeniasandfalcons3945]

So gracious to his director and his co-star.

[@robinrubendunst869]

What a powerhouse of actors! Bogart, March, Brando, Clift and Kennedy!!

[@dorothyaguilar5639]

Congratulations to my most favorite actor. My his soul rest in peace and comfort.Always remembered never forgotten 💔😢

[@Q.Gold30]

Bogart was so natural I can't praise him enough

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

How funny would it have been if Brando won and Streetcar Named Desire won every single acting category?

[@aldairreynoso2564]

Wow he actually beat Brando ! Wow amazing that's what you call Competition Brando and Bogart

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

Clift, Kennedy and March too, amazing year..

[@aldairreynoso2564]

+Jonathan Wilkinson indeed !

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Bogie thought Brando was talented but also thought he spoke as if he had a potato in his mouth. Brando scolded him and said that Bogie always played himself.

[@Charon58]

Not that year. Bogart was brilliant in The African Queen...

[@tgwoolshire]

Ricardo Cantoral I thought his transformation in The Treasure of Sierra Madre was outstanding though

[@christianlibrul]

Bogart's finest performance was in Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

[@wishmaster7438]

Good to see this in colour film and not in kinescope.

[@catholicpriest1]

They must have been filming this while it was also being televised live.

[@ericmagness2716]

These events were so classy before …. You know

[@monichat]

Bogie loved animals and was an acccomplished actor. Plus he has humor. For all those reasons, I worship him and feel terribly sad when I think of the way he died. Rest in peace my beloved Bogart.

[@monichat]

Bogie did not 'choose' his way of death. People were unaware then that cigarettes were responsible for all sorts of illnesses. Anyhow if he enjoyed smoking, good for him, but he did not deserve such a cruel death.

[@Q.Gold30]

Bogart was so natural I can't praise him enough.