With the Oscars coming up on Sunday, we end our week with a quick look at one of the Awards' most controversial moments.
Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar in 1973 for "The Godfather" but refused to accept it. In his place, Sacheen Littlefeather spoke out on the mistreatment of Native Americans in film and entertainment:
Friday, February 20, 2009
Today's Video: An Oscar surprise
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Academy Awards,
Amerindians,
film,
Marlon Brando,
Sacheen Littlefeather,
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2 comments:
as a signifying event, it worked.
I have to say it but the Oscars are getting bad and bad. Because they don't know how to renovate the system.
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