The enchanting suspense of Oscar night
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(Image credit: Vivien Leigh wins the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind.)

(Image credit: Audrey Hepburn accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in Roman Holiday.)

(Image credit: Grace Kelly accepts the Oscar for best actress for her performance in The Country Girl.)

(Image credit: Joanne Woodward accepts the award for best actress for her split personality role in The Three Faces of Eve.)

(Image credit: Julie Andrews accepts the Oscar for best actress for her role in Mary Poppins.)

(Image credit: Walter Matthau accepts his Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in The Fortune Cookie.)

(Image credit: Cloris Leachman accepts her award for best supporting actress for her role in The Last Picture Show.)

(Image credit: Jack Nicholson accepts his Oscar for his performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.)

(Image credit: Jane Fonda delivers her acceptance speech with sign language when winning an Oscar for best actress for her role in Coming Home.)

(Image credit: Richard Dreyfuss accepts the award for best actor for his role in the film The Goodbye Girl.)

(Image credit: Robert De Niro accepts the Oscar for his performance in Raging Bull.)

(Image credit: Sally Field accepts her Academy Award for best actress in the film Places in the Heart.)
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