Lauren Bacall's Honorary Oscar: 2009 Governors Awards

[@reidb18]

Lauren was one of the last who epitomized glamour and class from the golden age of Hollywood, may she rest in peace.

[@guileniam]

Olivia dehavilland is still alive. But after her that's it.

[@jackc6506]

@@guileniam Eva Marie Saint is still alive

[@guileniam]

@@jackc6506 I stand corrected

[@jackc6506]

@@guileniam she’s still a Hollywood legend, watch north by northeast it’s a classic

[@iwaisman]

@@jackc6506 And On the Waterfront, of course. She won an Oscar for that role.

[@juanitolopez9731]

The fact that she delivered this magnificent speech totally improvised, without reading it from a prepared script, says tons. The young newcomers can look at her, and learn.

[@shihlin1]

All young newcomers care about are to see if an "influencer" such as Kim Kardashian can fit into Marilyn Monroe's dress or who's gonna wear a dress that scores the most hits on Tik Tok, that's the typical mindset of today's generation.

[@cityofchamps66]

Hard to believe a woman who lived until 2014 married a man born in 1899, RIP

[@musicom67]

Inferring "Daddy" issues? Love the line about how she knows people think she'd died already - and she's "Here to Stay"... Well she did for a bit! End of an era.

[@paramonim6714]

cityofchamps66 that's the most idiotic statement i ever heard. OF COURSE she married a man older than her!! that's the natural course of things!

[@cityofchamps66]

Paramoni M say what? you think spouses dying 57 years apart is the natural course of things, your insane

[@Arabella8069]

Paramoni M I'm dating someone younger than me right now, and I'm a woman, isn't that extraordinary? I guess I'm going against nature, the natural course of things, as you so idiotically put it... Where did you came from, the 40's??

[@MajellaRS]

When she mentioned that Kirk Douglas is out the back...bear in mind that Lauren, Kirk and Doris Day were all in a movie called Young Man with a Horn that was made in 1950. Until Lauren passed away, they were all still alive.

[@djm4854]

Lauren's closing words: "I'm here to stay, and you better get used to the idea." No matter if she passed on some time ago, she truly is here to stay---forever on our screens, forever in our hearts. She did not like being called a legend, but it is precisely what she was. An icon from whom we were given the greatest gifts of golden entertainment and inspiration.

[@bradhart1557]

what a class act she was.

[@brendajones4631]

definely she had style and class unlike a lot of female stars today

[@nancydavis4618]

Classy woman

[@missladyhaha]

Her voice is just so alluring.

[@saviodesilva7933]

Tbh her voice and accent is what I love her most for not to mention the glamour look and larger-than-life persona ! RIP ❤

[@shihlin1]

If it seems Bacall was an intelligent, witty, and insightful lady based on her speech here, that's because she was. Her auto biography was a best seller for good reason. Full of great storytelling from an incredible life and career !

[@magda23324]

Golden experiences contribute a lot to narrate precious speech like that

[@georgeadelman3767]

One of the best Oscar speeches ever! And arriving far too late, in my opinion. One of the greatest and most elegant stars is up in the heavens with Bogie, where she truly belongs.

[@newsspot2]

It's a shame that Lauren Bacall receiving an honorary Oscar was relegated to the Governors Awards and not the main Oscars telecast

[@shihlin1]

TV Über It's a TRAVESTY the Academy came up with this stupid decision. The honorary Oscar telecast gives the viewing audience a chance to acquaint with the surviving big stars and important people in the industry, not televising it is a huge mistake! People lose the sense of importance the recipients of the honorary Oscar mean to the entertainment industry.

[@jeannegordon2159]

Couldn’t agree more. As a Hollywood legend she should have been honored at the Oscars.

[@TheBigValley]

Her name and face will be forever legendary!

[@MIKEY1970MIKE1970]

And that VOICE

[@hairanirodzi3109]

Agreedddddddd!!! Yes thats what im gonna say !! Looks and her name!! Bacall Bacall Bacall Bacallllllll !!!!!!😭😭😭😭😘😘😘

[@mrsheatherteske]

Sadly the old Hollywood has almost completely slipped away. Was watching "how to marry a millionaire recently when recovering with Covid. Such a beautiful actress

[@hhelenawang]

What a beautiful sense of humour!

[@emma.kirkner]

She was one of the very last true representatives of the glamourous golden age of Hollywood that I'd die to experience.

[@pauliloserrnaootla2620]

it's a DISGRACE that she was given her Oscar at the 'Governor's Awards' rather than in prime time at the actual Oscar ceremony - she was only one of the most iconic movie stars in film history idiots.

[@bobmichael9533]

BLTKellys no they wouldn't , so shut the fuck up

[@msmedved_]

I agree, but the Oscars have turned to shit

[@federicodibianco4567]

I completly agree, I hoped her to recive it at Oscar Cerimony

[@robertjackson5645]

Should have got it for Mirror has Two Faces, but slime ball Weinstein bought The Oscars off as usual...English Patient? Really?

[@pauliloserrnaootla2620]

@@robertjackson5645 well said.....

[@mickeytor]

When they were giving her this award a couple of years ago, I was ticked off that they took this out of the Oscar telecast and relegated it to the Governor's Ball 4 or 5 months earlier. Now I'm glad they did that. The Oscars would never have let her go on this long, and I have to say that I loved every second of it.

[@cynthiaennis3107]

That’s a very good point!

[@vistaestrada]

"A man at last!"

[@hhelenawang]

And those characteristic smile and eyes at 5:15!

[@citygirl5705]

Wow, what a speech. So relaxed and thoughtful. I love listening to her. I was crying at the end.

[@ajm6464]

She was about 85yrs old here, and if I'm not to mistaken was suffering from Parkinsons too, and yet she delivered a wonderful and remarkable speech like she was only 40yrs old, amazing. RIP Lauren

[@jackchen7003]

She looked amazing here at 85. Hard to believe she would pass away only 5 years later

[@kjgammon1658]

Why do you think she's stricken with parkison's disease??

[@dariosandoval3608]

@@jackchen7003 Age increased the risks of strokes and heart attacks: -About 75% of strokes occur in people 65 or older. A friend's grandma died from a Hemorrhagic stroke she had 2 weeks before at the age of 87 in 2007.

[@velileon101]

Her voice gets even more amazing as she aged

[@shihlin1]

Witty, inspiring, irreverent, emotional, and insightful speech ! All done without looking at handwritten notes or a teleprompter ! Bacall was indeed one of the last breed of "Stars". They certainly don't make ‘em like they used to !

[@barnabalupo9890]

I hoped this day would never come but it has: words are not good enough to express what we've lost but it eases the pain knowing that, thanks to movies and KZbin, even people not yet born today will have the chance to get to know what a wonderful, beautiful, smart, elegant, generous, determined and strong-minded Ms. Lauren Bacall has been and forever will be. "Imagination is the highest kite one can fly" - Lauren Bacall From a 21 y.o. fan from Venice, Italy

[@cmcb09]

Kinda funny Lauren Bacall did not like her acceptance speach at all, she mentioned in a Vanity Fair peace she did in early 2011 when asked where the Oscar was. “It’s hidden in my bedroom,” she says. “I’m ready to throw it out the window. I hate it now. Every time I look at it, I remember that day, and I think it was probably the worst thing I have ever done. What should have been one of the best days in my life is one of the worst.” “How so?” “Because I only talked about Bogie,” she says. “My three children were sitting out there, and I never talked about Jason, and I never mentioned Sam, my youngest child. I had a lot I should have said about Jason, and Sam”-who is an accomplished actor in his own right-“was sitting right there. I think that’s about as bad a thing as I’ve ever done. I just kind of went blank. And I knew it, and I tried to get back on, and I couldn’t, because they had all of the film cuts planned, and so they were right into the next thing. I think it scarred my son terribly, and there’s no excuse for that, especially in view that I so adore him.”

[@TheTerryE]

She's right. It was a terrible speech. They have months to prepare and that's all she could come up with? She always complains that all people talk about with her is Bogart and then she does the same thing!!!

[@MrImiller07]

I listened to Betty Bacall's speech in its entirety, and while I certainly understand her regret about inadvertently omitting any reference to her marriage to Jason Robards and her son Sam, taken in its entirety, Bacall's remarks were moving and candid; Bogart was the dominant influence in her life, both professionally and personally. She paid tribute to her co-stars Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas and John Wayne and her children Stephen and Leslie. She can certainly be forgiven for her momentary lapse.

[@DexterHaven]

MrImiller07 I agree. I thought it was a good speech. If her son was "scarred terribly," then he was oversensitive and selfish, I'd say. It was not to honor or plug him. Screw him, the little vain brat. It's her award and she can say what she damn pleases. I think they tried to make her feel guilty afterwards. This was a great speech from the heart, in my opinion.

[@ilanarhian]

I noticed that she didn't mention Sam, but I am sure it didn't really scar him, I'm sure he understood that she was nervous up there and her mind went blank. It's really sad that she felt so bad about the whole thing afterwards.

[@Fabo100]

Chris Johnson wow it eeally wasn't bad at all, it was.lovely

[@camilla60731]

She was such a wonderful person. I will never ever forget her voice and her style and class! She really was amazing! R.I.P.

[@MrImiller07]

Bacall's death, while not entirely unexpected, represents an immeasurable loss to the Hollywood and stage community. To gain an insight into Lauren Bacall's personality and her career, I urge you to read her marvelous autobiography, "By Myself and then some" and her follow up book; in the former, she writes movingly about her relationship with Bogart, and his valiant struggle with throat cancer, her sense of loss after his untimely death, her involvement with Frank Sinatra [ she said to Bob Osborne that Bogart was devoted to her during their marriage, whereas Sinatra was devoted to himself; her subsequent marriage to Jason Robards, a world class actor with self destructive tendencies, and her working relationships with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. She was deservedly proud of her achievements on the Broadway stage in Cactus Flower, Applause and Woman Of The Year. She stepped out of Bogart's shadow to accomplish great things as a Mother and as a highly regarded actress.

[@tyronejoihnson7046]

She was banging Frank Sinatra while Bogey was dying.

[@babycakes1402]

Get the book on audible & you can basically hear her read it to you... I found it interesting but it made sense when she had commented that so much of her life happened 'after' Bogy because she was so young when she was with him & she wanted to give him a stable family life with children which was something he wanted but hadn't had before. Like Olympia Dukakas, her first love was the stage, so after Bogy's death, she was a young widow who had two children to support so, back to New York & the theater.

[@iwaisman]

Don't forget, later in life , she received an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in B. Streisand' s The mirror has two faces.

[@chrisshatell3097]

May one of the brightest stars of all time rest in peace with her Bogie.R.I.P. Lauren Bacall. You are missed and loved greatly.

[@RonYoungAsElvis]

what a sharp woman first class all the way !!!!

[@carolinen5396]

She looked beautiful, what a classy lady, and funny! good sense of humor. she will be missed.

[@paulmunt6258]

A beautiful woman both inside and out. One of the smartest and sassy talk show guests ever, and never indulged in kiss-ass bullshitting. We are truly bereft to have lost this fabulous lady. Rest Easy Betty xxx

[@garydunn3037]

So sad to hear of the passing of Lauren Bacall, one of the last greats from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

[@stevecook8941]

The last, almost of the true great stars of film. Always appeared so gracious with everyone. Sad of course that 'Bogie' died so young.

[@TheTerryE]

As long as Olivia de Havilland still lives, she is the LAST!

[@stevecook8941]

Oh yes forgot about her !!

[@obiwan2406]

TheTerryE And Kim Novak / Doris Day !!

[@Grundig80]

Maureen O'Hara.

[@DexterHaven]

F. Scott Fitzgerald drank himself to death by age 44. Given how much Bogie drank, I'm surprised he made it to 57...

[@SuperOhiobobcat]

A great acceptance speech from the heart. Not scripted nor practiced.

[@ruthiehenshallfan99]

Rest in peace, Lauren Bacall! We will miss you dearly!

[@angelafischettifitness]

I was so lucky to have seen her in two plays and to have met her. A great gal.

[@yourmommmmm264]

oh please tell me, what was she like in person?

[@perfdel11]

what was she like behind the cameras?

[@ATLcentury334]

Every time I see her, I think of my mother. She had always been told by others, how much she looked like Bacall. My mother was always the most elegant, classic looking mother at every school event. Whenever i see a Bacall film, it’s almost like having my mom back for an hour or two.

[@shihlin1]

This is what separates the stars from long ago from today's crop. Smart, eloquent, surprisingly funny and sassy---that's Bacall. And yes, no written notes in her hand, it's all heartfelt. Mind you, Bacall is 85 yrs old here, she passed 5 yrs later in 2014. Glad the Academy made it up to her after she surprisingly lost Supporting Actress Oscar in 96 to Juliette Binoche.

[@shihlin1]

@Mikey TrahantThere's always hope Glenn will finally nab the Oscar when the theatrical version of "Sunset Blvd" makes its way to the big screen. But I wouldn't hold my breath. Musicals are still frown upon by the Academy.

[@farhaanlaabib7872]

Her class and enthusiasm are the best things about her speech!! 🤍

[@paulsimpson4155]

Our tv screens will be a little dimmer but the stars in the sky a little brighter god bless Lauren Bacall always !

[@croftycroft]

One of the greatest stars ever!!

[@JenGomes]

Fantastic speech. And from the heart. Not scripted at all...genuine through and through.

[@faithmapstone9982]

Class with a capital C & an actress with a capital A. Thank you for all the joy LB 🎉

[@bernardrubin5816]

She was wonderful. Class and elegance and beauty. She smoldered in “To Have and Have Not”.

[@theresabollman8061]

She won the Golden Globe for her performance in The mirror has 2 faces but still didnt get an oscar...so I was so glad when she got this honorary Oscar later.

[@heyitsa9511]

Love her wit, intellect, and humor. Such a talented actress I miss her❤

[@Oggrant60]

The most amazing look in the history of cinema! R.I.P Mrs. Bacall...

[@angelolisanti911]

What a great actress of her time she will always be missed.

[@boomerang905]

I liked her so much. Hollywood just grew a little dimmer. RIP

[@LPJack02]

RIP Lauren Bacall (September 16, 1924 - August 12, 2014), aged 89 You will be remembered as a legend

[@poshmum]

I have massive respect for this lady.

[@guileniam]

Damn Bogart, Cary Grant. She is from a completely classy bygone era,

[@xxcharmed1xx]

I am so happy for her and the fact she talked about n praised bogart. He was a big part of her life and i feel that they truly were soul mates. Her son needs to respect the fact his mother had a different life before him and his father. and be happy for her.

[@utan711]

Forever icon. She had a complete and fortunate life.

[@neilrogers9239]

True class from a true Lady.

[@Brion800]

So sad to just read the news of her passing. I had the privilege of seeing her on stage in London in 'Sweet Bird Of Youth'. She was always one if my favourites. Bx

[@NJC2874]

Very smart lady who knows how to talk and what to talk. This is a glimpse of that classy old generation who were self-made men and women, not spoiled ones. RIP Mrs Bacall.

[@ami7mina]

She's amazing. It's her eyes.

[@tymeratownsend5096]

It's so sad she died this year this month she's one of my favorite actresses she will always be remember RIP Lauren your gone but never forgotten

[@trymybest123]

Great actress amazing legend, R.I.P.. She and Bogey were a great couple, not only in film!

[@Rankutubuki88]

She is the Legend…. Shes been working with Hollywood greats! Bogart, Monroe etc…

[@mrjones29]

A wonderful woman, was still beautiful looking, that commanding seductive voice still there, a great actress indeed. RIP Ms Bacall. Your type of old Hollywood glamour will never been seen again but thanks for the many great movies you've left for us to marvel and enjoy forever.

[@plutoniusis]

When you look all of this recordings , but you witnessed the time when actually happen , you wonder is the time actually infinite. Lauren a great actor a true legend !

[@scottmiller6495]

What an absolutely class act she was and so beautiful and talented as well!!!!!

[@Yellowrose8]

So beautiful and classy....R.I.P. Ms. Bacall

[@finnmcconoughey4137]

Hello Julie, How are you doing?

[@Yellowrose8]

@@finnmcconoughey4137 Doing well....

[@finnmcconoughey4137]

@@Yellowrose8 Where are you from?

[@shaylawatson1244]

Wow she still looks beautiful even in her elderly years

[@deldee]

Greg Peck, Hank Fonda. oh my, love it.

[@charlescanterbury9762]

I loved her in both films she did with my favorite actor Duke Wayne, especially The Shootist, in which she almost outshined the Duke. What a beautiful and lovely middle-aged lady she was. Although complete opposites Politically, they were very good friends and had great respect for each other. When Duke heard about Bogey's cancer, he was the 1st to call her and ask if she needed anything.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

It was decades apart that they worked together, so obviously they had a bond (pun, also the name of her character). Bacall always good playing widows, here & in Murder On the Orient Express, co-starring with her husband's Casablanca leading lady.

[@mofiebuvv]

She was stunning and witty ! You will be missed, Ms. Lauren Bacall :)

[@kittymarch4203]

just pure elegance and class

[@flaviofrancoribeiro]

She's a truly legend!

[@rma3_3_3]

She's honest and I love that ♡♡♡

[@marmavit]

what a wonderful woman and actress

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

In my personal opinion, Bogey and Bacall is the greatest Hollywood love story of all time. Soulmates if ever there were any. I hope if there is something after this life, they are together there now, with all their friends, just as in love as they ever were.

[@SandraMilovici]

Amazing woman. God rest her soul in peace !!!

[@Khalito22]

Great actress amazing legend

[@swampwitch6133]

Here's looking at you kid.. RIP Lauren you will be missed, one of the classiest dames to ever grace the silver screen.

[@riveranormanf.8770]

She was married twice to two oscar-winning, very successful actors in their own right, her first husband Humphrey Bogart (1944-1957) widowed at 32 whom she had two children (a boy and a girl) , then married her second husband Jason Robards married in 1961 and divorced in 1969 after eight years of marriage whom they had a son together.

[@brkatababa7693]

Another legend gone:( Beautiful lady, inside and outside.

[@sidoineize]

Grande donna! Grande umorismo, talento, classe, ironia ed intelligenza!

[@wintermoote]

Rest in peace, Lauren...:(

[@emk1028]

She was an elegant lady.

[@bruw5640]

Should have won for The Mirror Has Two Faces. Miss Bacall was one of the great beauties of the screen and a great Broadway star as well.

[@Pink_143_6]

She won an award for best supporting actress for The Mirror has two Faces

[@unowen-nh9ov]

@@Pink_143_6 Nominated.

[@missirenchan]

She was magnificent!

[@sly16]

RIP miss Bacall

[@ANDUAN93]

What a great lady.

[@Aubz_]

Adorable woman and a lovely speech

[@philexile0]

My favorite actress of all time!

[@Kishie98]

God Bless her and Bogart

[@ayuagustinarahmawati5530]

She had a great sense of humor, what a lovely lady, ,

[@wholelotanothin1]

I just adore her!

[@1409mcintyre]

legendary, i love her personality - she's wonderful -

[@cynthiaennis3107]

I just love to watch this! She’s lovely even at 85! 💎♥️💕⭐️

[@jorgelachica1101]

Adios Lauren como te admiraba :(

[@maxximilian90]

one of the most beautiful actress ever. FEMME FATALE

[@walberhouston1000]

Love Lauren Bacall, the look forever ❤️

[@Aasenzeng]

OMG she is the most graceful woman I’ve seen

[@elizabitty213]

Loved watching this elegant legendary woman spill the tea on old Hollywood. 😅❤🙌🏻

[@Carpenterdane]

Love her to pieces !

[@realhbk316]

Pure class.

[@melissapowellwright3097]

Classy and well spoken

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Award winner for writing for her memoirs.

[@melissapowellwright3097]

@@unowen-nh9ov and oh so witty

[@adrianramos3326]

Rest in peace Lauren Bacall