Sir Laurence Olivier receiving an Honorary Oscar®

Cary Grant presenting Laurence Olivier with an Honorary Oscar® for the full body of his work, for the unique achievements of his entire career and his lifetime of contribution to the art of film - 51st Academy Awards® in 1979

[@RFED2O]

These are not normal actors these are ICON'S of the silver screen... Thank you Sir Larry for everything 🙏

[@davidmintzer3743]

Lord

[@RFED2O]

@@davidmintzer3743 course 💯 and beyond

[@ferabra8939]

Lawrence Olivier, introduced by Cary Grant. What a combination. Both gentlemen, both stylish, both amazing actors, and what those voices they had. Also, both as handsome in their youth as in this video. What men.

[@deborahingle2301]

Yes, they don't make men like that anymore.

[@flappospammo]

+Deborah Ingle i wouldn't even begin to compare a talentless stiff hack like cary grant to an all time legend like lord olivier who is beyond compare on stage or screen

[@deborahingle2301]

Flappo Spammo I agree Lord Olivier is a matchless legend, but I appear to like Grant more than you do. To each his own.

[@ferabra8939]

Grant was a marvellous actor. In fact, so marvellous that everything he did looked dead simple. Well, it wasn't .And his influence is all over the place. Basically every leading man you saw from the 40s onwards who is suave, funny, handsome and elegant is ripping Grant off in one way or the other. From Sean Connery's Bond, to George Clooney...the list is endless. Cary Grant started it. You don't have to be in a Shakeaspeare play to be an amazing actor.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Flappo Spammo Hey, listen up, "Flappo Spammo." If Cary Grant was "talentless," then so is every actor who ever tried to do light romantic comedy, the genre of which he remains the Tiffany's, the standard bearer, the paradigm. "Effortless" is more like it and no leading man, try though he may, has ever come close because none has that same natural ease, a quality some of the best actors can merely envy, never reproduce. What a snob you are.

[@lucyavanesyans451]

This is what we call acceptance speech. RIP Sir Olivier.

[@mgsparky8870]

+Lucy Avanesyans Indeed!

[@richardbray6454]

MG Sparky

[@guileniam]

Lucy Avanesyans the funny thing is Olivier said after wards "God I mucked that up"

[@furdiebant]

+Dizzy Blu source?

[@NxDoyle]

Sir Olivier? When he was knighted, he was Sir Laurence. The peerage changed the style to Lord Olivier.

[@orhugs]

Jon Voight's reaction. Right there. That was everyones mind at that moment.

[@johnareiter73]

I was thinking that also.

[@garymitchell5899]

That was the worst bit. What a clown.

[@mike04574]

what was that all about

[@allensagalla1579]

Maybe because of his advanced age that somehow 'pushed' him to be verbose in his speech

[@mike04574]

Allen Sagalla I mean what’s with Jon voight

[@timothyhilton3408]

Never will you hear....a more eloquent and magnificent representation of the human language, encapsulated with dignity, humility and Grace, in the briefest span of 2 minutes. Sir Laurence Olivier has left us with many gifts.......this amongst all.......I can only bow.....in awe and gratitude.

[@PierluigiPuccini]

6:05 what a great moment. Jon Voight is almost in ecstasy after hearing such poetic words from one of the truly outstading performers in the twilight of his life.

[@danielw5850]

Jon Voight simply loves the language!

[@apasionadaporlavidverdader185]

The cherry on the cake 😍

[@Northbankgooner69]

The greatest actor in human history,the ultimate orator of the glorious English language. No other actor has morphed into so many roles as effortlessly as he did,he really was a genius of his art,the Beethoven of theatre and the Rembrandt of cinema.

[@ballysboots6937]

A very appropriate description.

[@katyalacrua6793]

Absolutely one of the kind!

[@robertm7071]

Cary Grant was something very seldom seen today - a true English gentleman. Being English, I was privileged to know quite a number, as at that time there were quite a few of them, but that age has passed. Another gentleman was David Niven who, when he died, the biggest wreath at his funeral was from the porters of London’s Heathrow Airport, the card read - “To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a porter feel like a king” Who today would be granted such an honour?

[@arthursteven5601]

Wonderful comment

[@sdkjsdfo]

Carrot Top

[@Ker-mk3bf]

​@@sdkjsdfo A low life. 🤢

[@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk]

Cary Grant was a Welshman.

[@yvonnewalesuk8035]

​@@LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk He was from Bristol, which is in England.

[@sasarasasarasa]

Probably the greatest actor of all times.

[@anushikhayrapetyan15]

100000%% and most intelligent...

[@loganstolberg2743]

Marlon Brando as well.

[@piranha5506]

Brando is much more compelling actor at least on film.

[@hrahman9]

Olivier, Brando, and Day-Lewis. Everyone else after that.

[@rayjennings3637]

There's no probable about it.

[@seanshannon5481]

He should have won an oscar for that speech.

[@christy140]

Agreed.

[@anushikhayrapetyan15]

Agree!!!!!!! SPEECH.......

[@zepherdude]

Sammy Davis Junior

[@jackhouston357]

sounded "Royal"

[@davidperez5089]

The most eloquent man I've ever heard!

[@TheTerryE]

I'm wondering if people don't realize the story behind his speech. It's a famous one. He was so overcome by the reception he received that he forgot what he was going to say. So he adapted a speech from one of Shakespeare's plays (I think Henry IV, Pt 1 but not sure) that he remembered and did that from memory instead.

[@igalflint]

TheTerryE all right than , and he had it made very well in deed

[@niamhmcloughlin3517]

+TheTerryE You're very correct Sir.... that he did, yet he did such a wondefully splendid adaptation of the actual Shakespearean verse you're referring to, that I still give the guy AMAZING kudos for the ability to edit it so perfectly to suit an entirely different set of circumstances, on cue no less..... Still makes him a complete wizard of vocabulary and the use of the English language to me.....

[@niamhmcloughlin3517]

+Niamh Mcloughlin AND STILL renders it one of the All Time Greatest speeches of ALL time, EVER delivered...... Not to mention the fact that he delivered it in such a captivating and mesmerizing way, which was both superb AND yet subtle at the same time; the delivery was way more than half the beauty of his speech: Sir Larryat what he did best (among all the other things he did best, of course.....) RIP Sir Lawrence Olivier, one of a kind, ans still so sorely missed 30 YEARS after his passing xXx

[@MegaChangle]

Really? What Shakespeare speech? Can you direct me to such a speech? I have read lots of Shakespeare and can't remember coming across a great bloviating nonsense speech like this. I also don't think Shakespeare has ever used the word "euphoria," for instance. Don't get me wrong, I think this man's a great actor, but this speech is not good by any measure.

[@narivanakohphangan865]

Yes, complete balls, he had no idea what he was saying, but he's such an old pro that it SOUNDS sort of meaningful (and Jon Voight is a lovely man but a bit of an idiot himself, so never mind).

[@WorldView22]

That was not an honourary Oscar, it was an Oscar for the speech he gave. May you live forever, Laurence.

[@megankumamoto3645]

he looks different when he was old

[@hansonfan83]

I would love to have been there, Cary Grant, Laurence Olivier, Johnny Carson, I saw Gregory Peck in the audience...wow!

[@singingindark12]

That was not the end.. Later John Wayne came out to present the best picture... (which was his last appearance on TV) that mustve been the best oscar night.. British legend and American legend..

[@mikephalen3162]

Johnny Carson, as great a TV star as he was, doesn't merit mention with the film greats.

[@issa3522]

Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Laurence Olivier not only were the World’s phenomenons but also some of the finest contributors of English language.

[@nholt]

He looks like the most interesting man in the world

[@44032]

He was.

[@jetblach]

This is Laurence Olivier. That is an understatement. He was and is a LEGEND!!!!

[@andreglenn74]

He certainly was

[@drummadave]

Also looks like Bob Fosse- if Bob had lived another 12 years

[@pikppa]

He and Orson Welles were

[@danwaldis4553]

What a beautiful speech! Emotional, full of poetic imagery. The young Jon Voight was simultaneously blown away and practically moved to tears. Laurence Olivier truly had the heart of a poet. May he rest in peace.

[@SuperLeica1]

How to say "thanks" in a special way, with elegant language and articulate phrasing. Who can do it today?

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

SuperLeica1 no one

[@Singasong0725]

British actors often give a better and more spontaneous awards acceptance speech.

[@artfernandez7127]

The mastery of the English language of Sir Olivier is trained exquisitely from the mind and spoken so eloquently through the heart! The King's English can melt the hearts of princesses and paupers!

[@Janey6511]

That is how English is spoken from a true Englishman.

[@johnareiter73]

Shakespeare certaInly would have approved.

[@manualbatt1648]

Janey6511 well said

[@raymondwindle9733]

À

[@flaggerify]

Janey6511 Cary?

[@metaparcel]

No, this is how something is spoken from the heart. Forget the language.

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Sir Laurence Olivier (May 22, 1907 - July 11, 1989), aged 82 You will always be remembered as a legend.

[@marisarossi6692]

no, era nato nel 1908.

[@Fellatious]

good gosh I wish that people still spoke with the ease and class exhibited by this man

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

The man. The legend. The greatest British actor ever, Sir Laurence Olivier.

[@rnw2739]

English actor.

[@rnw2739]

@@cruximperator Yes.....and Narnia is in a wardrobe. 'Britain' is a fiction... By 'encompasses' I assume you mean Wales and Scotland join England at certain points....hardly encompassed but carry on.

[@alexandria1791]

our generation is nothing compared to theirs. such a great talented man!

[@aylagregg1962]

Absolutely.... talent is not what it used to be xxxxxxx

[@NJTDover]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[@normadesmond6017]

the academy awards ceremony today are a joke. There were actual stars and legnds in those times. Nowadays? For the majority not even worth your time. Such a shame.

[@emily_rose_elyse]

What a delight he is. An education in grace, generosity, literary eloquence and awesomeness.

[@nancyfernandes367]

What a beautiful way to honour our star actor.

[@carlhiller9659]

And in beating his wife...

[@cardiffbear]

He was the greatest actor of his generation.

[@FaithFamilyFriendsVLR]

Like Ramosuiga commented, "............ he is one of the greatest actors which ever graced this earth."

[@silvia7597]

He still is one of the greatest.

[@paulfienga9466]

@@FaithFamilyFriendsVLR Brando

[@bsmusicd]

@@paulfienga9466 Not the same generation. Olivier was born in 1907.

[@paulfienga9466]

@@bsmusicd they worked for 40 years at the same time.

[@albertpeterson5585]

...3 minutes. 3 sentences. One great actor. Bravo, Sir Laurence.

[@tubularbill]

Sir Laurence a true class act. Perhaps the greatest actor of all time.

[@sicilianmama1000]

I could listen to him speak for hours

[@pedrocaldeira1831]

+Anna Marie Would you listen Marlon Brando for hours? I personaly dont stomach much of that introverting.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Pedro Caldeira They're simply two different styles. One is no less valid than the other.

[@pedrocaldeira1831]

TheChannel.TV Can you imagine Brando or De Niro accepting an Oscar? Which they probably did. They would be so introverted. I call it lack of respect. Sorry.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Pedro Caldeira Can I imagine it? I've seen it! For On the Waterfront and Raging Bull, possibly the two greatest performances in cinematic history. Olivier himself admired them. Brando's speech was short and sweet. De niro's was longer, but humble and moving, not that "introverted" style you so despise. Funny how you are so quick to call "lack of respect" for speeches you invented all by yourself. Neither of them was acting. But Olivier was. Some people even consider his speech a comedy routine. I'm not one of them, but it was pompous and incoherent. He was too old to make much sense that night, but remains one of the greatest of actors.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Pedro Caldeira Will you knock it off? As if a person has to be lofty and stentorian in order to qualify as an actor? What century are you living in? Brando and De Niro are/were as much giants in their eras as Olivier--who (I repeat) respected them both--was in his. I don't know whether you're being pretentious or just ignorant.

[@e0159742]

What class, what majesty! Lawrence Olivier even made an ordinary acceptance speech extraordinarily poetic and beautiful. I don't think I have ever heard a speech more brilliant. He truly was a genius. And he is missed.

[@philsarkol6443]

It is wonderfull to see how these british actors are able to deliver a speech, that certainly aplies to sir Lawrence Olivier..among the likes of Cary Grant, Charlie Chaplin, Richard Burton, Michael Caine... they all know how to talk what to say for the occasion, and do it with witt, humor, sincerety, grace and dignity.

[@RG-ja34sep]

You know you’re a special actor when you receive a standing ovation like that. What a legendary voice.

[@NoelBorgesdeCarvalho]

The best speech on an Oscar ceremony ever. I also love Jon Voight's expression. Sincere and definetely remarkable.

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Such gentlemanliness and gallantry! Absolutely gorgeous.

[@sissybast3842]

OMG - I love Cary Grant. I love so many of his movies and how good looking he was, even as an older man!!! I miss the actors from years gone by. Did Olivier always sound like he was a poet?

[@juerv1]

The only movie in which you can see Laurence Olivier, Cary Grant AND Gregory Peck! Not bad at all...

[@66kprdwd]

Cary Grant is total class and so is Sir Larry. Larry's beard was for his role as Zeus in Clash of the Titans.

[@babygers3169]

It dropped off that morning

[@babygers3169]

Correction: it fell off that morning over breakfast

[@ProfessorPesca]

Ah thank you, I was going to say it looked terrible!

[@michaellomeli8096]

Yes. 1979. The Filming Started For Clash Of The Titans.

[@MarioVelascoCarvallo]

Such a style and elegance of these two men..., the language they speak and the poetry they retrieve... When the Academy was a great spectacle.

[@lawofaverages5373]

Probably the most elegant and heartfelt speech of any Oscar recipient. A true gentleman and an orator that mankind will struggle to better.

[@angelacarleton9575]

Lawrence Olivier - WHAT AN ELOQUENT SPEECH HE GAVE.. No Wonder Jon Voight looked stunned! That is British Royalty my friends.

[@independentfilmchannel1476]

No, that is the beginning of dementia, my friends.

[@wendyverdades3013]

This gentle souls command of language is unmatched for it's unique melodious and believable flow.

[@mariebdo2703]

Jon Voight cannot handle his emotions. So can't I. By the way Laurence Olivier and Johnny Carson in the same room. My life is complete.

[@headedsomewhere]

Marie Baudino his reaction was similar to mine Olivier and the spoken language should be required study, also that DAMN Diane Keaton looking so smug....shouldn't even be in the same room as he ;(

[@flappospammo]

+Marie Baudino wonderful moment that

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+headedsomewhere Not fair. Nobody in that room equaled Olivier. Diane is a gifted actress, comedienne, and singer, still going strong in her vintage years, talent undiminished.

[@headedsomewhere]

maybe, but she still had a snug look on her face........

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+headedsomewhere Watched it again. Still don't see it. Guess it's a Rashomon moment.

[@TheeRogerWayne]

Somebody please fucking GIF the moment with Jon Voight :)

[@ais8358]

was Voight amazed at the acceptance speech or was he being sarcastic

[@TimeandMonotony]

+Roger Wayne Holy shit that GIF would be a gift to the world. Also, pretty much my exact reaction to the Red Dinner from the TV show Hannibal.

[@maldini883]

No, he was amazed. H was probably still having a LSD episode from the previous decade so his mind was blown.

[@lavieenrose12]

omg! What a beautiful speech! They don't make 'em like this anymore. i could listen to him for hours

[@lass-inangeles7564]

As articulate as ever, Lord Larry, you are an actor to the end. I'll venture to say, The Greatest Actor that ever lived. Hurrah for your memory. I wish you were still alive today. You reinvented Shakespearean roles so that no one could improve on them later. How I do miss thee, Sir Olivier! Classy to the end, the very end. And Cary Grant, elegant as always, looks like he never grew old, as dapper and classy in real life, as his movie persona. What an age of grand men. Where are you beautiful creatures gone? I miss you all terribly!

[@lindameyers8341]

I am spellbound and tears are running down my cheek. Such refinement such class and dignity. What happened to all that. ?

[@paxdomini6061]

Larry aged so well- what a handsome man. I wish Vivien was there to share the moment with him❤️

[@janel342]

Well- perhaps not? He was married to Joan Plowright at the time!

[@redwandennaoui4508]

Nominated for 11 Oscars, should have won all 11…..incredibly gifted & humble actor

[@janel342]

Not humble love. Far far from it.

[@GEMOGRAPHER]

He begged for the ovation to stop.. And the audience reluctantly honoured him. The power of genuine Men..

[@vibhakarmirajkar2750]

Stunning! What a presence!! God of acting!!!

[@W1728now]

These were true gentleman and actors that you will never see today or again in this world..so sad but fortunately we get to remember through these clips of pure class and talent. ❤

[@wassilij6]

Well, Sir Laurence Olivier will keep always a place in our heart. Non only a fantastic actor, a fabulous speaker as well. Thanks for ever.

[@byroniasmaximus924]

I first saw him in Hitchcock's Rebecca and was never disappointed in all his performances.

[@niandra_t]

Cary Grant's voice is one of the kindest voices I've ever heard.

[@honestlyyours1069]

What a beautiful and eloquent speech by Sir Lawrence Olivier!

[@morbius109]

At the very first, Carey Grant., an American legend. But surpassing even him, Sir Laurence Olivier - so FEW actors have ever had the grace, the magnificence of presence and the sheer dignity of eloquence as he. A remarkable actor, one whose talents and accomplishments will long pay honor to his legacy, Sir Laurence is secure among the pantheon of the legends. RIP Sir Olivier.

[@morbius109]

***** Oh, I know. But he became one of America's great film icons. ^.^

[@igalflint]

***** well said

[@davidharris6656]

Cary Grant maybe an American Legend but an English man

[@sazzieb1]

British legend. Born in Bristol England as Archibald Leach. He returned to his home town frequently.

[@flaggerify]

Cary

[@dark4krad]

Now, thats how you speak English!

[@danielauer9307]

Is it safe?

[@LurkingCrassZero]

We'll never see the equal of these great actors ever again.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Love how Larry and Cary walk off hand in hand like two schoolboys going to the playground LOL

[@forgive7449]

Larry probably fucked him 50 years before

[@normadesmond6017]

Larry was undergoing chemo during this. And Caary had to support him. Not schoolboys, but helping him going through this

[@nancyperlman534]

They were the best of friends for decades & CG waited patiently to help Sir LO off the stage. A mark of a true gentleman. The absolute beauty is the ease of which these 2 men held each other's hands only concerned about the other.

[@RaptorGN07]

from John Voight's reaction to Diane Keaton's stare you know instantly how awed they were at Olivier's eloquence and grace. His choice of words to describe the 'euphoria' of the moment was in itself a Shakespearean monolgue unmatched in recent memory. Bravo, Bravo !!

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Rocky Martin I thought it was more pretentious than poetic, but what could you expect from someone who spent his entire adult life speaking in iambic pentameter? He probably couldn't resist. Great to see him there anyway. What a talent.

[@RaptorGN07]

+TheChannel.TV i'm not talking about LO's acceptance speech and whether it was pretentious or not, i'm talking about the reactions of JV and DK to the speech. Btw if that speech was pretentious, then wow, it was probably why JV and DK reacted the way they did. It was an awesome pretentious delivery that fooled the world in that case if that's what you believe.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

+Rocky Martin Lots of people think it was actually a comedy performance, an elaborate put-on. I think those people are full of shit. To me it was just incoherent rambling from a confused old man who happened to be, at one time, the world's greatest actor.

[@RaptorGN07]

cup half empty comment. In short. dark, defeatist.

[@Epiousios18]

@@TheChannelTV-bt8em Damn, what a cynical way to view this. I thought it was beautiful.

[@WASPS1867]

The greatest of the greatest..the number one actor of all time..the man other's are measured by..made acting look simple, easy..just an incredible man...i know his film and theatre work is vast..but my favourite performance was him in Marathon man..truly awesome role..a legend..

[@justclosing]

WASPS1867 is it safe?

[@oldtimer7635]

+Mike Rourke Good One! : )

[@neelabhraroy4238]

He is a legend but honestly not no. 1. Brando and Bogart were better.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Neelabhra Roy He was great and many others were. The greatest American actor ever is Robert De Niro. All respect to Olivier, Brando, Bogart and Cooper.

[@neelabhraroy4238]

aman gajraj well that's your opinion, I have mine.

[@LIL_Dave1964]

Sir Lawrence was also in *The Jazz Singer* and played Niel Diamonds father, did a great job there! Cary Grant was also a beautiful actor, he died in my home town of Davenport Iowa right before a show he was going to do there.... Rest In Peace to both men, they were a Master of their craft in their own right

[@cihatyildiz3565]

One of best actors of Twenty century.

[@KathySanderatMoodMusic]

What a fabulous wordsmith - an absolutely legendary man of the stage!

[@robg_]

I could watch this a thousand times and not be bored of it.....just a master of the art of true acting and of the spoken word.....one of the greats!!!

[@BWings-ub4ej]

Wow, nothing but respect to the master class of actors from the golden era. Laurence Olivier was truly talented, and the pure embodiment of a classy gentleman.

[@joemontemurro4210]

A Star to the Stars. An Actor's Actor. Class and Magnificence. ❤

[@melissagray8138]

There’s no actors of Lawrence Olivier’s caliber nowadays. I always thought he should’ve won the Oscar for Wurthering Heights amongst many other films of course but particularly that one, it’s my all time favorite movie! Such a beautiful speech it gave me chills! ❤️

[@hyllaf]

Anthony Hopkins

[@sta7586]

Beautiful elegant humility and intelligent speech 🌹 I miss our legendary actors/ artist that express their grateful hearts ♥️

[@chn9w976]

Yummy presenting yummy R.I.P gentlemen thanks for the memories

[@gutz1981]

He took a bow as well. No one else in that room even knew what true class was until Sir Laurence gave that speech.

[@tigressnsnow]

I love watching the reaction of Jon Voight. He was very emotional about Olivier's speech later accepting his own Oscar

[@tkkcali]

Voight the trumptard

[@dmwcany]

I wish award ceremonies today were like this.....

[@timothyhilton3408]

One of the greatest acceptance speeches in modern history. Sir Laurence, Sir Alec.....Peter O'Toole..........thank you for the Master class in acting and in eloquence. You are missed.

[@MissLizaMay]

Still such a handsome man, who spoke so poetically.

[@aubreyaub]

Words, from a Master. Thank You, Sir, for the memories.

[@Josh_J9]

I love his English accent!!!!!!

[@robinghosh5627]

❤❤ Laurence Lord Olivier the Greatest Actor, the BEST Actor , Right from Shakespearean Days , 400 yrs to the present day ..The Most Fantastic, Mesmerising Actor for ALL ETERNITY..

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

What a speech. Incredible man.

[@antonmarino6568]

it's fantastic to relive these wonderful memories of those who enriched us with their talents

[@pacskye]

I loved Olivier. I went to his tomb at Westminster and wept. I sent him a letter and he answered it. He was amazing.

[@uhartmixe]

he is the master of words,extraordinary!!!

[@soadl80]

he was indeed a very good looking and very intellectual man. he didn't lose his good look to the old age.

[@LittleB2007]

ITA. He is one of the most handsome septuagenarians I've ever seen in my entire life! (I googled and found out he was 71 years old at that time. LOL)

[@usagithebunny]

I was about to combust for watching Cary Grant and Laurence Olivier at the same time and as if it wasn't enough there was Johnny Carson! What a legendary crowd!

[@donaldmatthew4980]

How beautiful a speech can be, provided you have a real grasp of English language, Larry dear boy, marvellous.

[@budsurtees4224]

When stars were stars, and not the inane "celebrities" we have today.

[@jamesdavison2927]

AMEN

[@manusander383]

Absolut, leider sterben sie aus😢

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

So Olivier, the sex addict, and Cary Grant, the LSD popping serial betrothed, are not even a little bit mental then? You look hard enough at anyone you may find a few things you don't like.

[@budsurtees4224]

@@LoudaroundLincoln This was about their acting skills, not their personal lives or if they were "mental". You're the type that inspects sewers to discover feecal matter, aren't you?

[@lennonrispy3138]

All I see are white people. Of course you’d say that.

[@arsalakhan8098]

Dan Williams well commented. I remember Watching this at home with my family all those years ago. My father commented at the time, after watching Voight reaction, that even the best of celebrated performers have their own heroes and that the evidence in the film proved that Jon Voight seemed to be blown away by the sincerely felt and immensely well spoken regards to US, the academy and his fellow 'students' really did affect the younger, but already 'Oscarised' Voight. it is no shame to show one's respect in the way Jon Voight has done. i.myself was mesmerised by the ease with which Lawrence expressed bis emotions from his heart in the most gentlest and sincerest of ways. I salute you Larry as a fellow Britons and as a fan of your art.

[@brianblock356]

Simply the Best!

[@mr.j.perala2861]

Sir Laurence Olivier was really one of the greatest british actors of all time. I had admired Olivier since I saw him first time in the movies Spartacus and Marathon Man. Hamlet was also great. R.I.P.

[@johnfraser9137]

The man has humility in his eyes.

[@asteverino8569]

Oh my 😮 Such a Shakespearian speech. I enjoyed Sir Lawrence many times in cinema. He seems to over emote sometimes though. 😂 Love you, Larry. 😘

[@lonestar3]

I can remember seeing that live. I had been really impressed by Jon Voight in Coming Home, and the camera cut to him right after Sir Laurence finished, and he was just blown away. Thanks for posting.

[@sam_8290]

He was, is and will be 'Lord' Laurence Olivier

[@simplytruth9729]

The audience is full of modestly dressed and very talented actresses and actors as well.

[@craigsmith2030]

Beautiful eloquent words from a brilliant man. In his hayday he was with the gods. I remember him in spartacas as Marcus Linius crassus who eventually beat spartacas. Was a General and a soldier and had no time for the senators drivle. He was rome and he loved rome. Sir lawrence olivier is and will always be in the top 5 of actors who have ever lived. One of Hollywoods golden men.

[@justsayinme2u]

Just as dazzling today as it was then. Olivier understood, loved and used the English language better than anyone. For a moment there I wasn't even sure it was English I was hearing. Oh sure, I had heard the individual words before but never formulated in that way. He speaks so well in this speech it is almost as if he has taken it to such inspired heights that I thought I saw him levitate near the end.

[@FaithFamilyFriendsVLR]

I wanted to hear more of his eloquent speech. I felt like a statue after he's finished. WOW!!!

[@spw2640]

Now that is grace, intelligence and delivery beyond the comprehension of many so called stars.

[@hilaryepstein6013]

I remember Laurence Olivier's wonderful Oscar speech when it was first broadcast in 1979 and I never forgot the look on Jon Voight's face at the end. Brings back happy memories of watching with my family.

[@shrapnel77]

Wow! Carry Grant and Laurence Olivier. An era long since past - God how I hate the 21st century!

[@nikhilsukumar23]

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[@MrImiller07]

I would love to have seen the film clips that accompanied sir Laurence's tribute. Considering his extensive stage work in England and Broadway, Olivier made memorable films, including Wyler's Wuthering Heights, Hitchcock's Rebecca, his Shakespearian trilogy: Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III; Spartacus; Mankiewicz' Sleuth; Schlesinger's Marathon Man; and great television productions of King Lear, and Long Day's Journey Into Night. Grant was the perfect choice to give Olivier his well-deserved award.

[@abrazalves]

Thank for sharing.....the best of England, a great gentleman and an elegant speech....

[@gayforbes4375]

Lionel Barrymore, Ernest Borgnine, Marlon Brando, Walter Brennan, Richard Burton, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Joseph Cotton, Kirk Douglas, Albert Finney, Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, James Garner, Cary Grant, Charlton Heston, William Holden, Athur Kennedy, Burt Lancaster, Jack Lemmon, Karl Malden, Lee Marvin, Robert Mitchum, Thomas Mitchell, Paul Newman, Laurence Olivier, Peter O'Toole, Gregory Peck, Tyrone Power, Anthony Quinn, Jason Robards, James Stewart, Spencer Tracy, John Wayne, Orson Welles, Richard Widmark...brilliant actors, sadly all deceased, the likes of which we will never see again.

[@Ramosuiga]

I'm a huge admirer of Sir Laurence Olivier and I think he is one of the greatest actors which ever graced this earth and certainly the best in performing Shakespeare roles, but Shaun Micallef at the 2010 logies made me watch this speech over and over again.