Evening star., 1951-03-30
Judy Holiday, Ferrer
Receive Hollywood S
Academy Awards
BY the Associo,ed Press

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 30.-Judy
Holiday, the junk dealers babe in
Born Yesterday" won the Acad-
emy Award last night from two
mature actresses, Gloria Swanson
and Bette Davis.
Jose Ferrer was given the top
male Oscar for his staggering per-
formance as the "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac." For the first time in mo-
tion picture academy history,
neither winner was present. Both
Miss Holiday and Mr.. Ferrer are
in New York.
Statuettes for the best support
ing roles in 1850 were bestowed on
Josephine Hull. the flittering sister
in Harvey" and George Sanders.
acid-tongued critic of "All About
Eve"
"All About Eve" captured hon
ors for the best film of 1850. win
ming five other awards as well. Its
writer-director, Joseph L. Mankie-
wicz, walked off the platform with
two Oscars. duplicating his feat OF
last year (for writing and direct
ing "A Letter to Three Wives.o
Stunning Victory.
It was a stunning victory for
Miss Holiday. In her second i'm
portant picture. the shapely New
Yorker captured the honors away
from the highly touted perfor-
mances of Miss Swanson in Sun
set Boulevard" and Miss Davis in
"All About Eve"
Miss Holiday nearly missed
playing the role of Billie Dawn.
, which she created in the New
York stage play. Columbia
Studios tested many other ac-
tresses before selecting her. Ethel
Barrymore accepted the award in
her absence. lauding a radiant
performance"
Mr.. Ferrer, another newcomer
to films, spoke his acceptance
from a New York party: This
means more to me than the honor
to an actor I consider it a
vote of confidence and an act
of faith, and believe me, I'll not
let you down.
Mr.. Ferrer himself had thrown
the party at a small Spanish
night club and invited both Miss
Holiday and Miss Swanson.
Miss Holiday broke into sobS
and could only say: I'm beside
myself with excitement"
: Miss Swanson. currently appear
ing in a Broadway play with Mr..
Ferrer. was smiling loser.
Offers Thanks to Harvey.
For Miss Hull, it was the climax
of a theatrical career that began
in her native Boston in 1902. The
66-year-old comedian won the
warmest applause from the 1890
spectators at the Pantages The
ater.
How wonderful Of you!" she re-
marked. Il must thank that g.
foot-4-inch Harvey"
Mr. Sanders, usually stoical. was
moved to tears by his award. He
made no acceptance speech. mere
ly grabbing his Oscar and rush
ing offstage.
Other important awards: Mo-
ton picture story, Panic in the
Streets" by Edna and Edward An
halt; story and screenplay (by
same writers) - Sunset Boule-
vard," Charles Bracket, Billy Will
der and D. M. MarShman, jr.; Irv-
ing Thalberg memorial for high
quality production, Daryl zanuck
of goth Century-FoX; best musical
score. Sunset Boulevard" Franz
Waxman; best song, Mona Lisa"
by Mack David. Al Hoffman and
Jerry Livingston, from Captain
Carey, U. S. A."
Special awards went to studio
boss Louis B. Mayer for his serv-
ice to the industry since 1907 and
to actor George Murphy for his
public relations tours.
The event was one of the least
exciting in the academy's 23-year
history. The crowd of 1000 lining
Hollywood boulevard made only
one outburst-when TV star Bill
(Hopalong Cassidy Boyd arrived
and tossed away good luck coins.
Astaire Handles Ceremonies.
Fred Astaire handled the cere-
monies, laughing that the acad-
emy "had found one of the oldest
faces in Hollywood for the job. %
Marlene Dietrich, who presented
the best foreign language award
to Italy's THE Walls Of Mala-
paga," won long applause for her
glamorous entrance.
Other presenters, Ruth Chat
terton. Helen Hayes and Dr. Ralph
Bunche, Nobel Prize winner, also
we're acclaimed.
among the partonS who paid
$l2 apiece to see Hollywood's big
gest party we're two intriguing
twosomes-Elizabeth Taylor and
Film Director Stanley Donen
Charles Coburn and Spring Bying-
ton. Another romantic note was
added by Arlene Dahl and Lex
Barker, who presented some of
the lesser awards together. They
are engaged to be married.
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