Joel Grey Wins Supporting Actor: 1973 Oscars

Diana Ross and James Coburn presenting Joel Grey the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Cabaret" at the 45th Academy Awards® in 1973.

[@twigagawizard]

I love Liza's reaction.

[@benfletcher8100]

She looked like she was more excited than Joel 😂 although Joel was probably just stunned more than anything. She’s an absolutely wonderful human being

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

Joel Grey's performance in Cabaret is one of the best performances to win the Supporting Actor Oscar. The energy and life he brings to the role just makes the movie so much more enjoyable.

[@OscarMPG1]

Edmund Gwen- miracle on 34th street Joe Pesci- Goodfellas Tommy Lee Jones- The Fugitive Louis Gossett Jr.- An Officer and a Gentleman Javier Bardem- No Country For Old Men Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight Christoph Waltz- Inglorious Basterds J.K. Simmons- Whiplash would ALL like a word with you

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

@tech2017 1. i said one of, not the best, i love many of those performances 2. even if i didnt say it, i do believe joel grey is the best winner in the category, though Edmund Gwenn is a close second. 3. dude, its my opinion, you dont have to agree.

[@OscarMPG1]

@@ChickenGeorgeClooney fair enough

[@pudgeuncle]

Did you actually see Cabaret? Joel Grey gives one of the best performances ever captured on film.

[@Emmareads15]

@Diego Pisfil Oh yeah, much much better. Not only did he act, but he also sang and danced.

[@nikolabronzic7386]

Absolutely deserved! Great performance!

[@johncena2308]

Al Pachino was great yes. BUTTTT in musicals it could of been one of the best performances of all time

[@DanielTheWalrus]

Such a shame we can't give laughing faces in KZbin...

[@bencoverdale993]

Not sure of that

[@joshmills5219]

48 years later and four of the nominees are still with us! Joel had insane competition, and he was wonderful.

[@coldplayfan7357]

Not anymore

[@sevensharp9]

It's a tough call, but I do think the Academy made a bold and ultimately correct decision here. All the other performances are absolutely accolade worthy, but Joel Grey's Emcee character is utterly transformative, original, influential, and iconic. Pop culture had simply never seen a character quite like it, and his performance's influence is still felt today.

[@searchingformyself5319]

The movie version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" would never have been possible without Joel Grey's character.

[@antagonistlover]

@@searchingformyself5319 hey, why is that? It looks like I don't know something about RHPS 😮 tell me, please.

[@BigHoffa]

@@antagonistlover Stylistically, RHPS has a lot of aspects that Cabaret, and specifically the Emcee, pioneered.

[@jjns5600]

@@BigHoffa As the saying goes, anything comes from something else. Likewise, every performance, song, production has roots!

[@fede018]

Posse, the FX series has a MC like Cabaret.

[@rejmons1]

I'm not surprised at all. BECAUSE HIS ROLE WAS ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN ALL THE MOVIE HISTORY.

[@rp1agufan]

No it's just creepy ..

[@djbethell]

+jacob v Nah, you are.

[@rp1agufan]

+djbethell nah, you are

[@djbethell]

+jacob v ↑Troll-trapped tosser, lol ↓

[@blodgettshouseofinsanity]

+Charles Heiston come on Joel Grey was great and you know it

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

it's iconic coz he won an Oscar and Tony for same role

[@WellingtonOliveira_well_author]

Liza was just SO happy for him...

[@DeefexNYC]

I'm kind of glad that Joel Grey was the winner. Having seen The Godfather and Cabaret before, I think Joel Grey's performance was so original, very funny and creative - not to mention, great acting too. The accent was really great and believeable.

[@MrAkashvj96]

Grey was bloody magnificent and deserved this and Pacino was not a supporting actor in Godfather. He obviously played a lead character.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@Gary DeBlasio Dude. You need to calm down and get over your preferred choice not winning. I know we feel upset when a certain film of actor or actress or director or composer etc. doesn't win that we think should have. But you just needed have to accept that they lost and just to let it go.

[@flametornado491]

​​​​@@hunterolaughlin No, he's right Pacino was supposed to be nominated for the leading role. He was the lead in the movie. I still have no idea whose bright descision was to put him in the supporting role category. And besides Pacino played the greatest character ever. No one remembers this movie for which this actor is getting awarded but everyone remembers The Godfather.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@flametornado491 And you’re also wrong when you say that nobody remembers Cabaret when it’s a film adaptation of a Tony Award winning musical from the decade prior to The Godfather being released and the Master of Ceremonies being Joel Grey’s iconic and recognizable role. Besides, there are far worse Oscar wins than Joel Grey winning Best Supporting Actor over Al Pacino. Heck, Pacino losing Best Actor to Art Carney 2 years later is probably more an Oscars upset legitimately getting, well, upset over. Get over yourself and move on.

[@flametornado491]

​​@@hunterolaughlin First you get over it. Al Pacino is the greatest actor of all time alongwith Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, De Niro, etc. I don't even know who this guy is who is getting awarded. I'm sure he might have done a great role in this movie but no one in this universe would ever surpass Michael Corleone in the Godfather. Michael Corleone is regarded as one of the greatest characters ever played by an actor. The actors who won by defeating Pacino are no even close to Pacino's success and the amount of great performances and movies he has made in his entire carrier. This is nothing more than bad luck why Pacino lost.

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@flametornado491 Oh, God! Not a fanboy! Their idolization of a certain actor to the extreme of seeing them as the greatest is so ANNOYING. Need I remind you that Al Pacino was in Jack and Jill and not every role he did was as iconic as Michael Corleone or Tony Montana? 🤦‍♂️

[@maureneschlosz491]

Joel Grey very definitely deserved to win. He was so damn BRILLIANT in Cabaret. One will never ever forget this movie!

[@penguincommunity6218]

If you haven’t seen Cabaret, it’s as brilliant as it is dark and depressing. It’s about a group of people who will never fit in to the “new world order”. It’s set in a sleazy nightclub in Berlin in 1931. Joel and Liza are both amazing. And everyone is beautiful. Even zee orchestra is beautiful.

[@Trouble-Clef]

It’s more about the growth of the Nazi party in Berlin. It starts with just a couple of unwanted Nazi’s in the audience at the beginning when they sing Willkommen, to a bunch at the end. And a whole lot goes on in between with the cabaret being the focal point.

[@Mst3kfan1994]

Pacino should've been up for Best Actor anyway. This was category fraud. Of the actual supporting performances, Grey made for a great winner.

[@SweetJeopardy]

Agree. That's why he skipped the ceremony

[@zubairrazzaq6271]

Al Pacino always got robbed at Oscars until 1992

[@martinpaulsen1592]

Paramount didn't want the Best Actor votes split between him and Brando. So, instead, the Best Supporting Actor votes got split between Pacino, Caan, and Duvall. I certainly don't mean to say that Joel didn't deserve his win here, but I have to wonder if he would have won if he'd only had one of those three to compete with. And, of course, if you were going to only nominate one of them, which one?

[@veronicadamico7976]

Al Pacino should won for best actor not supporting actor,he actually was robbed twice that year.Schame on those people who choose to overlook his outstanding performance in the Godfather 1

[@garyspence2128]

Even if Pacino had been nominated in Best Actor, Brando was winning that. It was his greatest comeback from the down years following One-Eyed Jacks. And Al was still a relatively obscure New York stage actor, aside from Panic in Needle Park. No, Brando had that in the bag. But if Pacino isn't in the category, Caan or Duvall might have won it. Eddie Albert in Heartbreak Kid is a riot opposite Charles Grodin, if you've never seen it. All great films...

[@ivonaprinzova6714]

I just love how was Liza Minnelli genuinely happy for him!

[@deltatom7]

Robert Duvall's face when he loses...

[@organboi]

Tom's Realm Love it. At least he's honest. I would have felt the same way in his place. it can't be fun to lose these things.

[@SpiritMQ]

+Tom's Realm I'm sure he looks mighty pissed at not only 'not' winning the Oscar for himself but also for his fellow nominees from The Godfather. And rightly so. No one deserved the Oscar more than the Godfather boys. James Caan, Al Pacino & Robert Duvall were phenomenal in that movie.

[@gauravw6947]

spirit No one deserved this Oscar more than Joel Grey for Cabaret..

[@blackngoldcuttlefish3390]

I know right. He's like "are you KIDDING me!" I'm glad Joel Grey won, though. Loved him in that movie. (As far as the Godfather, Robert Duvall was the only aspect I really liked about it. So if it had to be anyone else, I would have wanted him). I love Liza Minneli's reaction, too.

[@liduck52]

Ned Beatty should have been nominated for Deliverance in place of Duvall.

[@MissLizaMay]

Oh my God, I LOOOOVE that Joel Grey won - he was fantastic in that part! And I'm sorry, but he's so adorable! He's just the sweetest guy, and his character was such a slime... this time the Academy got it RIGHT!

[@rodolfolopez2370]

Al Pacino should have been nominated in Leading Role category.

[@SweetJeopardy]

Preach! In what dimension is Michael Corleone a supporting character in The Godfather? The whole movie is about him and he's practically in every frame.

[@junaidahmed799]

That's why Pacino didn't attend the ceremony...he boycotted it.

[@christineobrien7707]

I agree. He & Brando were equal leads in the film.We see Michael transform from good to bad in a matter of a 3 hour movie. What a performance. But , I still believe Gray deserved it more.

[@christineobrien7707]

I agree! But would he have beaten Brando??

[@christineobrien7707]

Yes. If he won, no drama with Sacheen Littlefeather! He would've been thrilled to have beaten Brando.

[@bertramkrogh3898]

Caan was great, Duvall was greater, Pacino was even greater, but Grey delivered the best and most deserving performance of the five, in my opinion.

[@Talletc]

Bertram Krogh apparently in many people's opinion. He won.

[@anantambisht4895]

No pacinoo all the way asshole

[@liamjohnston5099]

@@anantambisht4895 there's no need to call the guy an asshole just cause he thought Joel Grey deserved to win and you thought Al Pacino deserved to win

[@anantambisht4895]

@@liamjohnston5099 sorry

[@christineobrien7707]

Pacino was just warming up for his dynamic performances in the 1970s👍😎

[@debstrzelecki8805]

My sister and I were so obsessed with him as the emcee. We took the bus downtown countless time as tweens to see that film. I think we were too young to see that film, but the ushers didn't care because they flirted with us during the film and we giggled a lot. Hah. When was the last time a movie theater had ushers?

[@csucsu80]

Is Michael Corleone a supporting role?! I think, Vito Corleone IS a supporting role. The entire movie is about Michael's way from a boyscout to The Godfather.

[@veronicadamico7976]

Absolutely

[@FPGSanctuary]

As an Academy voter, I would have to look at it this way. Al Pacino, James Caan, and Robert Duvall all had wonderful and outstanding performances, but those performances where mostly done in scenes featuring the other nominated actors. So I feel that they each were dependent on the other for producing the magic on screen. Joel, on the other hand went it alone, and shined on his own in that film. I would be hard pressed to pick a best within the Godfather crew since they had been so dependent on each other, so Joel is the easy out vote here because he does give an award worthy performance.

[@SpiritMQ]

+FansFiltration I also feel that they didn't want to award this new bunch of extraordinary talent all combined in one film--- Coppola, Caan, Duvall & Pacino--- who were a great force to be reckoned with (No wonder The Godfather ranks as the greatest movie in cinematic history). Imagine all these guys winning Oscars for The Godfather which in my opinion & in the opinions of many many more, they actually DID. Even after all these years, they have stood the test of time. You watch The Godfather for the umpteenth time & still get totally mesmerized by Michael, Santino & Tom. That's million times better than the Oscar itself. These guys are etched in history.

[@streb6]

FPG Plant & Animal Sanctuary - Kenn Andersen so beautifully put, expressed. Thank you.

[@sailordog1414]

@FansFiltration What a brilliant analysis. Thank you for your insightful contribution!

[@Ivanatis]

one of the most deserving wins in Oscar history

[@simonetgarfunkel]

He is so cute, Joel Grey. I love his performance in this film.

[@mikeholman4284]

joel grey's performance was phenomenal. in my opinion, well deserved. cabaret should have won best picture as well.

[@virtualsnake1994]

i'm not sure it deserves the award of best picture over the godfather... i understand the subjectivity that comes with qualifying movies and art though

[@rogerscollier7424]

The musical genre is an acquired taste but the staging of Caberet is the way it should be done all musical numbers actually done on a stage of course save the chilling beer garden scene. The Godfather was the best film. Caberet is a great film but nearly 40 years later no one talks about it unless they’re talking about musicals and even then for some reason it’s not mentioned in the top 5. The Godfather was then and still now is considered one of greatest piece of filmmaking. As far performances go when you have 3 top flight in one movie the votes were of course split. Grey performance was outstanding and would have won I believe no matter what year it was given

[@rainmakerXuzair]

Robert Duvall is such an underrated actor. The man deserves so much more.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

You dopes need to stop with the underrated nonsense ... the man's an Oscar winner - how is that underrared, sweetpea?

[@rainmakerXuzair]

@@Marcel_Audubon Oscar win doesn't mean he's appreciated or known worldwide... You probably live in the US and think the world revolves around you... No one knows Robert Duvall in other countries that's what I mean when I say underrated.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@rainmakerXuzair the world *does* revolve around the US, dearie. If you haven't noticed that, you don't have the observational acuity to know who is or isn't underrated. (and no, I don't live there, but yes, I still know who Robert Duvall is ferchrissakes!!)

[@loveanimals6981]

This is an AMAZING line-up of nominees.

[@Winterstick549]

Amazing how makeup can make somebody so unrecognizable.

[@trickydick6152]

Duvall is enthusiastic for Grey's win, like they had just killed his mother.

[@DeptOfRevenue]

Richly deserved. Amazing performance.

[@superflyingcrap]

You're right. Even if Brando did win Best Lead, Pacino should have still been nominated for that category like how Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight were both nominated for Best Lead in Midnight Cowboy.

[@vnach299]

Maybe to don't split the votes, as in Midnight Cowboy situation.

[@one2teen]

Dustin Hoffman was supporting in Midnight Cowboy.

[@andrewharkin9774]

This was back during a time when we often had double nominations in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. You know it's bad when not only the Golden Globes put Pacino in lead and not supporting, but even he didn't show up to the ceremony because he believed he should have been nominated in Best Actor along with Marlon Brando.

[@elisac.151]

This man was born to play that role.

[@tashkenty]

One of the best performances ever given by an actor in a supporting role...

[@Marketoromagnolo]

one of the best performance of all times, I love Liza's reaction ,! 2 real movie stars

[@JOJO22858]

Just saw CABARET again for the first time in many years and had forgotten just how decadently delightful Joel Grey was as "The Master of Ceremonies." Well deserved win!!

[@1997residente]

Yes yes yes...we all love the godfather. We all love Al pacino,Duvall and Caan.But this guy won. Get over it.It was a legendary performance.

[@BklyNYC]

Wow. I forgot Cabaret was up against The Godfather. Maybe the three brilliant Godfather actors took votes from one another? Duvall Pacino and Caan for me were all part of one big ensemble cast. But Joel Grey had to center Cabaret otherwise it could have veered off in so many directions. I rarely say an actor deserves it when it comes to awards.. but Joel Grey did!

[@mykeyoh1536]

The Godfather and Cabaret. Two absolutely beautiful shot films. Each is a classic masterpiece that holds up and are timely to this day. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍😎😎🍻🍻

[@christineobrien7707]

What a lovely, genuine acceptance speech from Mr. Gray. I've only seen this movie twice, but his performance is unforgettable.

[@Portrait-in-Black]

A classy speech and a much deserved win for a truly brilliant performance.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

Joel Grey was one of the few people to win an OSCAR and a TONY for playing the same role. What a performance. What a film. I did a segment on him on my series. Check it out!

[@roadrunneruntd]

having studied the musical cabaret ive come to appreciate the character of the MC and his role. its alot more than just song and dance. he definitely deserved this award regardless of who he was against ( and i love me some godfather)

[@twilightblue8566]

I was just reading Jennifer Grey's book about this moment, while she and her brother stayed at home watching on TV, so thought I would look it up. Amazing Joel won with the Godfather crowd there.

[@guyaonline6385]

I love how intense Liza reaction behind Joel when he won

[@bonadrag2877]

Liza was ecstatic lol!

[@peteroscarson1188]

Please watch the movie Remo Williams if you`re not convinced about this mans talent.

[@Rafaela96april]

Liza is just wonderful! She is so happy for her friend! They both deserved their awards. Most strange and extraordinary performances!

[@michellebach6277]

November 2021 , watching this and I think Joel Grey is invencible.

[@NadrianATRS]

Robert Duvall looks pissed lol

[@Notic3]

God Bless You Joel Grey!! Cabaret is my absolute favorite musical of all time.

[@hilaryapril7043]

A few years after this award I was walking around the corner from work at 1345 ? Ave of the Americas and I noticed Mr Grey walking alone next to me. No bodyguards or paparazzi. !

[@loubrockdorff2045]

He is so sweet! And even though he is up against the amazing actors from godfather.. I think he deserved it the most!

[@beauryandrew]

It's absolutely adorable how happy Liza is for Joel Grey.

[@reginapenarivera3504]

what a talented man, like i mean look at him he looks so friendly

[@steealconwyrick1999]

Godfather fans who have not watched Cabaret yet, please do so! It’s such a great movie, and both Joel and Liza deserved their Oscars for it.

[@joseanibalsantacruzamanzo2202]

It's forgettable role. This carried on the academy's back and lead to Denzel losing to Al Pacino for an utterly forgettable role "just in case he never gets an award again".

[@tonecot8932]

As an Italian American who has a strong bias towards The Godfather. I saw Caberet, and I'll admit Joel Grey deserved the Oscar. He took down the Corleone kids, something that Barzini couldn't do.

[@vincent-toulouse972]

Awh the way liza looks so proud of him🥰

[@JerseySurvivor]

MISS Ross was a throwback to old time stars like Crawford. Check out that outfit! Now go to Liza's win later that night and see Ross in totally different outfit!! One thing for presenting, another for winning!

[@tobiassource4658]

One of the truly great performances in movie history.

[@hilaryapril7043]

Great movie ! I recall Joel Grey walking past me off of Avenue of the America's a few years after he won this award....it was dark but I recognized him. Before paparazzi and bodyguards !

[@user-mi2ig6mv8n]

RIP JAMES CAAN ( 26.03.1940 - 06.07.2022 ) James in "The Godfather" gave an amazing performance, but I'm silent about "Misery" in general, he should receive not only a nomination for this film, but also an Oscar, it's a pity that the Academy did not bother to give James at least an "Honorary Oscar" !!! What a pity !!! Blessed memory to a wonderful artist !!! Goodbye Santino Carlione !!! 😭🙏😿

[@Tecfob]

Finally!! thank you so much AMPAS!! Mr Grey's performance so deserved that oscar His emcee was perfectly done, showing the changes everyone suffered during the rise of the third reich

[@4pitos4556]

Is there another film which had had three nominates in the same award? I think not even two. The godfather is amazing. However, Joel Grey's performance is my favorite

[@FabinhoFlapp]

Yes. The Godfather - Part II (supp actor) and Tom Jones (supp actress) :)

[@FabinhoFlapp]

*****, sure, On the Waterfront. :)

[@damianbegley]

+cloroform_boss How about the 1935 movie Mutiny on the Bounty? Three nominees that year for Best Actor (Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone) and they all lost to Victor McLaglen (The Informer).

[@FabinhoFlapp]

Yes Damiem, but all for leading actor.

[@manolis.799]

Godfather Part II lol. Had Lee Strausburg as Hyman Roth, Michael V. Gazzo as Pentangelli, and Robert DeNiro as young Vito who won.

[@dflartist]

liza and diana on the same night...too fabulous!!!!!

[@gamesport88]

I cannot wait until next year when Joel Grey comes back to Broadway for the revival of Anything Goes! He is SOOOO amazing and I am extremely happy that he won the Oscar! Only 1 of 7 actors who won the Tony and the Oscar for the same role!

[@martinpaulsen1592]

That's now up to 11 performers. Joel is the only one, however, to have also won a Grammy for the same role - the OBC album won in '68.

[@stephenboath924]

a short but grateful speech. from a very talented actor

[@PhillipCreeper]

All the other nominees except James Cann won best actor oscars later and one of the presenters James Coburn was to later win a best supporting oscar. Joel was outstanding in Cabaret.

[@Gwalion]

And thoroughly deserved it was.

[@centrodeesteticamariaduran531]

Se que todos los comentarios son en inglés, pero yo voy a añadir mi granito de arena desde España. Interpreta tan bien su personaje, que no deja indiferente a nadie. No me canso de ver como esta película, transportaba lo que era tan amargo en la sociedad, para ridiculizarlo en el cabaret. Actuación inigualable de este actor.

[@crystalball6358]

I love Joel! He's such a brilliant artist in everything he does and a really nice bloke too!

[@Trouble-Clef]

He deserved that! When they wanted to make the movie the only way they could get permission was if they put Joel Grey, who played the emcee on Broadway, into the movie. You can see why when you watch it. I’ve seen it at least 30 times but probably more. It’s one of the best movies of all time! If you haven’t seen it you should. It’s about the growth of the Nazi party in Berlin in 1931, but the focal point of the movie is the cabaret and how it changes with the times. And everything about Cabaret applies today as much as it applied in 1931-1945. It’s a fabulous movie!!

[@dflartist]

Wow ! great movie and Grey totally deserves this. Outstanding movie !!!

[@nathanslay6342]

Pacino should have won the Oscar for his performance. Al Pacino have his best performance in The Godfather part one, not part two. He had so much depth to his character in The Godfather part one and he should have won the Oscar for that film.

[@arniejck]

goddamn james coburn was so fuckin cool!!! i miss that man!!

[@strykertool]

Joel Grey didnt speak a word. He sang. He sang alot and with that told alot !

[@HeatherMarieDriscoll]

I love this !!! He deserved this!!! Forever the Master of Ceremonies!!!!!

[@ingriddubbel8468]

He is lovely. We promise not to put Baby in the corner.

[@mediamarc]

I read about this moment in Jennifer Grey's book. Nice!

[@silvanamastrolia5030]

Joel Grey more than earned that Oscar. Show some respect. Enough said.

[@deniswilson8152]

AS GOOD AS THEY WERE... NOBODY COULD TOUCH GREY THAT YR... IM.SORRY. ONE OF THE GREAT PERFORMANCES IN A FILM OR ON STAGE IN THE HISTORY THE US.... TO PROVE MY POINT I BELIEVE GRAY COULD PLAY EACH OF THE OTHER ROLES (QUALITY IS OF OPONION)BUT ASK YOURSELF... COULD ANY OF THE OTHERS TAKE GRAYS PLACE IN THIS FILM?AWWWWW THERES THE RUB

[@sot730]

Right choice

[@timlester1867]

LOL at Robert Duvall's face when Joel Grey's name was called. He wasn't happy at all!!

[@jwelch5742]

Joel Grey did amazing job in Cabaret.

[@JT826]

Dude. You know he is a BOSS because he beat Caan, Duvall AND Pacino for the freakin' GODFATHER!!!

[@kingsports1113]

They didn't want to expose the mob

[@teokimching4115]

Liza minnelli looked so happy seeing him waling up to the stage brimming with delight

[@brettpreston1976]

In all of the years since this award was given I have never seen a single article written by or a single comment made by a film critic saying that any of the other actors in this category were robbed. Joel Grey was just that good and the win was truly well deserved. No one else could've played that role

[@johnedwards6318]

Also for best bit/cameo performance: #1 Stacy Keach for The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean, #2 Bill McKinney for Deliverance, #3 Billy Redden (as banjo player) in Deliverance, #4 Sterling Hayden for The Godfather, #5 John Marley for The Godfather, #6 Herbert "Cowboy" Coward (as toothless man) in Deliverance, #7 James Dickey (as sheriff) in Deliverance, #8 Taj Mahal for Sounder, #9 Alex Rocco (as Moe Green) in The Godfather #10 Slim Pickens for The getaway, #11 Alfred Hitchcock for Frenzy (UK)

[@flannerymonaghan-morrs4740]

D’awww! He’s so sweet and cute! Also, he ALWAYS looks younger than he really is......

[@19aries19]

Here after reading Jennifer Grey’s book

[@Notic3]

The homie Joel winning this thing is something I've wanted to see since college film class 2000. #GobBlessKZbin

[@JennyGutman]

He is the best.

[@imcavdb5465]

Winning from the cast of the Godfather shows greatness and class.

[@paulmw98]

Duval looks pissed lol

[@tracylf5409]

Our world in 2019? I'm sad. I hope we make it out alive & well....

[@pjangels609]

He pretty much stood up the the mafia of Hollywood!

[@elmacho5191]

Honestly, Joel Grey gives a weird, chilling, yet brilliant performance in Cabaret, but James Caan is incredible in The Godfather.

[@Crimson7588]

his most famous work was as Joshua Trundle in the night before Christmas

[@2015Drama]

That was Joel Grey? Childhood made so much better!

[@dldee912]

Oh, please shut up. Even if the votes were split the between Godfather actors, Joel Grey won because he was the MOST voted.....his performance was great and he deserved the Oscar. Have you seen Cabaret??? Certainly you don't know sufficiently that magnificent film...and the incredible acting-level of the involved actors.

[@vapalaca]

His daughter is Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing

[@0nlyCupc4kK3]

I love how Liza Minnelli reacts😂😂

[@savage_skirt5386]

Joel Grey is Broadway royalty. Another favorite of mine being Robert Preston. Bravo to the academy for this pick, tho The Godfather is an obvious masterpiece and all of those performances were exemplary

[@gsomethingsomething2658]

He was incredible in Cabaret. Haunting.