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2012
04.14

Barbra Steisand Wins Best Actress Oscar – 1969

Category: What happened on this date in Hollywood history / Tag: 41st Academy Awards., Barbra Streisand, what happned on this date in Hollywood history / Add Comment

On this day in 1969, the 41st annual Oscar ceremony is broadcast live around the world. It was the first time the ceremony had been televised worldwide, as well as the first Oscar ceremony to be held in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center.

Adding to the momentous nature of the night was the first Oscar tie in a major acting category in more than three decades. “It’s a tie!” Ingrid Bergman exclaimed. The Oscar went to both Katharine Hepburn, for her turn as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter, and Barbra Streisand, for her debut performance in Funny Girl. Reprising her role in the hit Broadway musical, Streisand earned raves for her portrayal of Fanny Brice, the quintessential “ugly duckling” who blossoms into a sophisticated and beautiful star. It was the 11th Oscar nomination for Hepburn, who was a no-show at the April 14th ceremony, and an emotional Streisand stole the moment, cooing “Hello, gorgeous” (her opening line in Funny Girl) upon accepting her golden Oscar. It was the first exact tie in a principal Oscar category.

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