Audrey Hepburn presenting Rod Steiger with the Best Actor Oscar® for his performance in "In the Heat of the Night" - 40th Annual Academy Awards® in 1968.
Bonnie and Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night...man, that's a fine collection of films, all in one year (1967).
Fairly dour! Not a sound until the award. There’s too much politics in the Oscars now anyway. ‘Jaws’ only got a sound Oscar when it should have got much more.
Love the way Rod Steiger acknowledged "most importantly" Mr. Sidney Poitier--who has also acknowledged Rod Steiger as a great actor. The two of them were brilliant in this movie. So were the supporting actors! This is an old movie by now, but it doesn't feel old. It's still exciting. It's a classic!
True, they absolutely are. But back then they were highly controversial, mind you; even more so than most films we see today as controversial and political. I frankly cannot think of anything MORE controversial from that era in human history than a film where one of the lead characters is black and a police officer. The world back then were just as polarised as it is today, we just think of it now at a distance, which makes everything seem so maudlin and insipid.
What a year for movie making. Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Cool Hand Luke, Guess Who's Comming to Dinner, and In The Heat of the Night all on the same plate. All now recognized as classics.
Actually, it was somewhat patronizing. Steiger was probably guilt ridden because he knew deep down that Sidney was more deserving of the award than him.
@QUINT Sharky thank you for saying this. I did not feel it was patronizing at all! He was bringing the fact that prejudice was happening and that he and Sidney proved you can work together AND be friends regardless of skin color. He also brought out about Dr. King's assassination in a way that people need to realize what was happening and that, yes, we need and will overcome.
@@lwmson C'mon man, Steiger makes a fine point instead of just saying thank you and walking off, and all you can do is try to bring him down. Rod made his acceptance speech NOT about himself but acknowledged the race issue and Sidney and Dr. King. But for you that wasn't enough? He was being "patronizing"? I'll bet that Sidney Poitier, class act that he was, actually appreciated Rod's speech.
Without question, and while this was probably the best performance of those nominations, he also should have won it in 1966 for "The Pawnbroker," which is an even more powerful performance.
Sidney poitier did actually win best actor did win an best actor oscar for the movie. LILLY IN THE FIELDS and that was before this Sideney Poitier was the first black actor to win a best actor oscar and he was the only won until Jamie Foxx won for Ray in 2005
Steiger is also brilliant with James Coburn in "Duck, You Sucker" (also known as "A Fistful of Dynamite"), Sergio Leone film from 1971. The soundtrack (from Ennio Morricone) is the best I ever heard.
Spencer Tracy, Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman and Rod Steiger. To be honored in the same company, let alone winning an Academy Award for best actor, is mind blowing. Rod Steiger was magnificent in In the Heat of the Night.
Rod Steiger always gave a very passionate performance in his lead and supporting roles. He should have won an Oscar for The Pawnbroker. The way he thanked Sidney Poitier was real classy. I loved his reference to Dr. King. We Shall Overcome!
+carmaj156 That was a subtle raking-over-the-coals directed at the nominating committee for not nominating Mr. Poitier, who gave an absolutely stellar performance in the movie.
I will always be thankful for the body of Rod Steiger's work. He never held back. He never wimped out. He never left anything on the table. He gambled it all, win or lose, and THAT is a real artist.
Always love the part of ITHOTN where Rod's character comfesses his loneliness, and Sidney's shows some empathy only to be rebuffed with the whole "I don't want a Black man feeling sorry for me" routine. It's a beautiful scene, IMHO, and they both should have won an award for it. Thanks so much for posting.
My God - I’ve only seen him in ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and had no idea what he was like out of character. He truly was acting - such a difference from his normal self!
For more of Steiger's excellent acting, check out " On the Waterfront " with Marlon Brando, " Dr. Zhivago, " and " The Pawnbroker. " Three performances in totally different genres.
my favorite movie........imagine what i was thinking when i was told that rod steiger was dining at the restaurant i worked at; and asked for ME to serve him! he told me he was filming a movie and asked someone where to eat in atlanta. he was told by one of my regular customers to request me. a thrill indeed!
...And thanks in part to this movie and Mr. Steiger's performance along with Mr. Poitier, we DID overcome and continue each day to overcome indeed! GOD speed Rod!
Back then Oscar winners spoker properly distinctly and politely. If they have to speak of something not directly relevant, they asked audience's indulgence. No foul language, no hysterical tears and no false humility.
+Mia7189 I so agree with you about the sophistication aspect. Today the ceremony has the atmosphere of a cheap circus. And yes, Miss Bloom was a vision of elegance and beauty. And what an actress! I never tire of her excellent work in The Haunting.
What a tight field! I don't think I've ever seen a best actor category with such perfect performances across the board. Even today people are talking about these actors in these five films. It's a shame, in a way. Any other year and each one of them would have won.
1983 Oscars was a stacked year too! Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (he won), Jack Lemmon in Missing, Paul Newman in The Verdict and Peter O'Toole in My Favorite Year.
Some line up!! Glad to see Rod won it in the end. You can call him an old ham, but like Charles Laughton, it's ham fit for a king. His performance in "Heat of the night" is spellbinding.
Rod Steiger gave an autstanging and exellent performance in director David Leans historical epic cinematic film Doctor Zhivago 1965,he was great in it also was Omar Shariff in the tittle role and of course Geraldine Chaplin- coincidentally David Lean considered casting Audrey Hepburn in Geraldine Chaplins part as Tonia Gromenko,however Geraldine Chaplin got the part, and she was absolutelly stunning
I'm black I had no problem with Rod Steiger winning the Oscar for best actor for In The Heat Of The Night if anything I thought Rod upstaged Sidney.His acceptance speech at the Oscars & the AFI awards honoring Mr.Poitier,pure class.
I've seen all those films as well as To Sir with Love which also came ouit that year, one of the very best years ever for movies, I would have also voted for Steiger, his performance weas outstanding.
What a lineup of quality performances. Sidney could of been nominated too.They call me mr.Tibbs. George Kennedy won supporting actor for Cool hand Luke.
A perfect acceptance speech by Rod Steiger. He should have won in the previous year for Sidney Lumet's The Pawnbroker, but Lee Marvin pulled an upset for Cat Ballou. This performance represented the pinnacle of Steiger's career. He continued to make good films, but he never recaptured the success of the early to mid 60s. Paul Newman gave another outstanding performance in Cool Hand Luke, but he ultimately won for his re-creation of the Fast Eddie role in Scorsese's The Color Of Money.
Kudos to Steiger for his performance because it was an amazing transformation and execution. It is good that Steiger give recognition to Poitier; however, isn't it sad that Poitier was not nominated. It would have made history!
@@XTRABIG I know of at least one: Bette Davis & Anne Baxter for All About Eve. They both may well have won if Baxter had run for Supporting Actress, but she had the bigger part and insisted on Best. She later apologized to Davis.
@@XTRABIG yes the film mutiny on the bounty three of the actors were nominated for best actor Voight and Hoffman for midnight cowboy finch and Holden for network
It was also so unfortunate tfor Sidney Poitier to miss out the nomination. But looking at the other nominees, the academy members would have to make a truly tough decision to rule him out of the category
That was a great acceptance speech. He did a great job in “The heat of the night.” I know Rod said his best picture was “The Pawnbroker” but I thought “Waterloo” was a much juicier role. He was great in “The harder they fall” with Bogie too.
The first time I watched Steiger was in Duck, You Sucker as a kid, but I caught it it near the end. A few years later I watched Waterloo and then became obsessed with his performance. Lately I've been trying to watch all his other movies, and every time I admire him more!
@@sgsmozart it's something that the artistic community didn't like it, as separating people between winners and losers. In 1989, it changed for the current standard. Just some facts.
My favorite male actor of all times Rod Steiger so intelligent in real life + total opposite from his acting A true talent + original to show the next generation + oh so handsome when he was young He has a hard life + deserved more being in the spotlight
The atmosphere of this ceremony was unique - it has been postponed following the assassination on Martin Luther King. It also gives the comment "We SHALL overcome" a greater meaning.
Honestly what a line up and what a collection of classic movies. Never got better. However, Sidney Poitier SHOULD have nominated too for his role alongside Steiger. Glorious times for cinema
Audrey is great, Steiger great speech. This was like one week after the Martin Luther King assassination and the Oscars were postponed for 2 days for the funeral. The competition was really fierce in this category that year!
These actors of that time were craftsmen of their profession! Rod Steiger was quality, his screen presence, energy and his ability to grow characters he played into the audience hasn't been surpassed!!!
BRAVO! MR. STIEGER WAS SO GRACIOUS, APPRECIATIVE AND SO CLASSY WITH HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AND MANNERISMS. IN 2021 YOU DON'T SEE THIS TYPE OF ELEGANCE AND CLASS. ❤ R.I.P. SIR. 🕊 🕊 🙏 🙏 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊
one of the great actors and one of the great performances and films. He and Poitier adlibbed part of the scene at Steiger's house in the film. Awesome. And, yeah, rarely have so many great films been made in one year.
Mindörökké Rod Steiger!! Fenomenális színész volt, a maga egyszerűségében és természetességében mindig nagyot alakított. Nem "szépfiúkat" és "hősöket" formált meg, hanem többnyire a hétköznap emberét szívvel-lélekkel, valódi átéléséssel. Megérdemelte az Oscart!! Nagyon sajnálom, hogy már nem él, nyugodjon békében!
WOW!!! 1967 was quite a year in film! Each one of those movies, directing AND performances are classic and a masterclass. Talk about the cream of the crop. I’m sure it was hard for Academy members to choose just one. Amazing!
Steiger was mesmeric in HOTN. An example of the great acting axiom...If you only see the actor, it's not great acting; if you only see the character that's great acting
It was an incredible year, particularly when you consider Poitier wasn't nominated despite his work in "In the Heat of the Night," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "To Sir, With Love"!
Sidney Poitier's white colleagues both got the nomination (and one won) while he was snubbed, yet both movies are remembered because of Poitier. Legend!
Bonnie and Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night...man, that's a fine collection of films, all in one year (1967).
Which happened to be the year I was born ☺
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was pretty awful.
no way, totally disagree
Jeff Summers they were all great movies. We don’t get this quality now. I’d forgotten they all came out in the same year, amazing.
yes it is and that's why i choose them,i am the one...you shall follow me and buy me a new keyboard lol
Why can't the Oscars be like this anymore? Classy and deserved winners. Short and sweet
Black people not winning any awards. No I definitely don't want the Oscars to be like this again.
Academy went woke
Fairly dour! Not a sound until the award. There’s too much politics in the Oscars now anyway. ‘Jaws’ only got a sound Oscar when it should have got much more.
@@paleo704 😂😂😂
I heartily concur !!
Love the way Rod Steiger acknowledged "most importantly" Mr. Sidney Poitier--who has also acknowledged Rod Steiger as a great actor. The two of them were brilliant in this movie. So were the supporting actors! This is an old movie by now, but it doesn't feel old. It's still exciting. It's a classic!
DAMN STRAIGHT ✌👊✊👍🖐👌👏
Well said, Kirsten Russell…well said! Two thumbs up with serious applause behind it!
Rod played Pontius Pilate in Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth and Sidney played Simon of Cyrene in George Steven's The Greatest Story Ever Told.
What a stacked class. All of those movies are known as classics today.
True, they absolutely are. But back then they were highly controversial, mind you; even more so than most films we see today as controversial and political. I frankly cannot think of anything MORE controversial from that era in human history than a film where one of the lead characters is black and a police officer. The world back then were just as polarised as it is today, we just think of it now at a distance, which makes everything seem so maudlin and insipid.
@@TheAngelOfDeath01 The lead character is a black police officer who slaps a white man, regardless of the reason.
True.
Any of these actors tower over any actors today. Everyone of them, and each movie, priceless.
Great win!
You don't need to compare in a negative way... there were and there are amazing actors working in many countries/languages.
@@renan.csmaia Well said. I tire endlessly with these silly comparisons.
@@kingy002
Thank you
I hate when people make these bitter comparisons
I love how Rod Steiger gave a tribute to Dr. King at the end of the clip, "We shall overcome." Dr. King had just been killed days earlier.
Yes....The show was supposed to air the night Dr. King was assassinated. It aired two days later.
The way he paid tribute with Dr. MLKs famous phrase was short, sharp and defiant, quite brilliant.
Was this Oscar presentation after April 4th 1968?
@@williegordon7899 It was, yes.
@@KOHF34 Because I've always thought the Oscars was held in February.
Nobody could have played these roles better than Rod Steiger and Sydney Poitier. Almost an immortal duo.. Irreplaceable...
What a year for movie making. Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Cool Hand Luke, Guess Who's Comming to Dinner, and In The Heat of the Night all on the same plate. All now recognized as classics.
and don't forget In Cold Blood also released in 67
The way Rod Stieger thanked Sidney Poitier was the most beautiful I've ever heard.
I absolutely agree with you my brother
Actually, it was somewhat patronizing. Steiger was probably guilt ridden because he knew deep down that Sidney was more deserving of the award than him.
@QUINT Sharky thank you for saying this. I did not feel it was patronizing at all! He was bringing the fact that prejudice was happening and that he and Sidney proved you can work together AND be friends regardless of skin color. He also brought out about Dr. King's assassination in a way that people need to realize what was happening and that, yes, we need and will overcome.
A class act
@@lwmson C'mon man, Steiger makes a fine point instead of just saying thank you and walking off, and all you can do is try to bring him down. Rod made his acceptance speech NOT about himself but acknowledged the race issue and Sidney and Dr. King. But for you that wasn't enough? He was being "patronizing"? I'll bet that Sidney Poitier, class act that he was, actually appreciated Rod's speech.
One of the great actors of all time.
He had 10 good years culminating in this and then went down hill and was a ham who gave bad performance after bad performance.
right on bro,you know it all...you are the the one we all follow we respect you right on bro
MORON lol
Without question, and while this was probably the best performance of those nominations, he also should have won it in 1966 for "The Pawnbroker," which is an even more powerful performance.
Hardly
Any one of the nominees would have been a worthy winner.
Agreed! Strong group of nominees that year!
ABSOLUTELY! ART, FOR ART"S SAKE....
Sidney poitier did actually win best actor did win an best actor oscar for the movie. LILLY IN THE FIELDS and that was before this Sideney Poitier was the first black actor to win a best actor oscar and he was the only won until Jamie Foxx won for Ray in 2005
@@thecoolj45221 no, you forgot Mr.Denzel Washington won for "Training Day" in 2001.
Mike, I totally agree. What a group of talented actors.
Rod Steiger has great acting in In the Heat of the Night.
A man with class and dignity,
what he did to Julie Christie .. (Pukes)
I have a notion to second THAT emotion !!
Rod Steiger gave a fine performance in David Leans "'Doctor Zhivago"' 1965,lets not forget about it
Also in "On the Waterfront"
And the Pawnbroker.
I think he was mistakenly submitted for best actor in Zhivago when he should’ve been a supporting actor, if they had he would’ve won easily
I didn't know this. Thanks.
Steiger is also brilliant with James Coburn in "Duck, You Sucker" (also known as "A Fistful of Dynamite"), Sergio Leone film from 1971. The soundtrack (from Ennio Morricone) is the best I ever heard.
Wonderful speech by Rod Steiger. And Paul Newman was one beautiful man.
Yes Lord
Fatima Jones
So was Me. Beatty !
Paul was a beautiful man and a beautiful actor. He was mesmerising in Cool Hand Luke
Newman shudda won for cool hand luke his greatest performance.
@@bernardliu8526 I couldnt help but notice either--and so were Audrey and Claire.
Spencer Tracy, Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman and Rod Steiger. To be honored in the same company, let alone winning an Academy Award for best actor, is mind blowing. Rod Steiger was magnificent in In the Heat of the Night.
Hoffman was a celebriy..when Pacino , De Niro
Were unknown
The acting energy between the duo of Steiger and Poitier in that movie is one of the greatest duos of any movie I’ve ever seen.
When stars had talent and charisma.
Yes Lord
No, not all. Dustin and Warren are still with us
Back when the Oscars were classy.
Give us a break. Like DDL is not talented and charismatics?
What a class act. He should have won more oscars. He was a great actor.
The Pawnbroker, another masterpiece Steiger starred in.
His performance in The Pawn broker was one of the most moving in film history.
Rod Steiger always gave a very passionate performance in his lead and supporting roles. He should have won an Oscar for The Pawnbroker. The way he thanked Sidney Poitier was real classy. I loved his reference to Dr. King. We Shall Overcome!
That last part gave me goosebumps... So great!
+carmaj156 That was a subtle raking-over-the-coals directed at the nominating committee for not nominating Mr. Poitier, who gave an absolutely stellar performance in the movie.
I got goosebumps 2 and tears in my eyes Rod Steiger you're where one hell of a man love you much
I love his acceptance speech....'We shall overcome'.
Rest in Peace and Rest in Power, Mr. Steiger
1:40 Rod Steiger's words about Sidney Poitier are so heartfelt and important.
I will always be thankful for the body of Rod Steiger's work. He never held back. He never wimped out. He never left anything on the table. He gambled it all, win or lose, and THAT is a real artist.
Rod Steiger didn't "play" Sherrif Gillespie. He "was" Sherrif Gillespie.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Well said, F. Scott.
He "was" Chief Gillespie
rod said Sidney told him play hard without regret..
Gillespie was the Police Chief not the sherrif
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“YA....OH YA!” Lol
Always love the part of ITHOTN where Rod's character comfesses his loneliness, and Sidney's shows some empathy only to be rebuffed with the whole "I don't want a Black man feeling sorry for me" routine. It's a beautiful scene, IMHO, and they both should have won an award for it. Thanks so much for posting.
It was the BEST scene in the film, in my view. Even better than the Slap scene. Rarely do cops, on screen anyway, admit the loneliness.
Great actor and a beautiful soul. He will be forever appreciated and admired.
My God - I’ve only seen him in ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and had no idea what he was like out of character. He truly was acting - such a difference from his normal self!
For more of Steiger's excellent acting, check out " On the Waterfront " with Marlon Brando, " Dr. Zhivago, " and " The Pawnbroker. " Three performances in totally different genres.
You know what's even more beautiful that 1950's Audrey Hepburn?
1960's Audrey Hepburn.
Bravo Rod Steiger!
Here here !!
What a wonderful gentleman.
my favorite movie........imagine what i was thinking when i was told that rod steiger was dining at the restaurant i worked at; and asked for ME to serve him!
he told me he was filming a movie and asked someone where to eat in atlanta. he was told by one of my regular customers to request me. a thrill indeed!
coreyagraph Wow, cool indeed! What a spectacular memory, Coreyagraph. Nice. My (semi-jealous; Ah, well -- Twinkle/wink); Congrats! xoxo VCH & Midlantic Theatre Co., Renaissance Newark, NJ
Wow! So many good actors in this category. Rod Steiger deserved it. ❤️ I love in the heat of the night.
Nowadays we are lucky to get one movie and performance of that quality in a year, let alone five.
And that, my friends, is an acceptance speech for the ages! We shall overcome!
Claire Bloom was absolutely stunning,lucky Rod.
hamtrak Lucky Claire you mean !!
+hamtrak She was! The two of them were great together in The Illustrated Man and Three Into Two Won't Go.
They were married. They were a cute couple.
did u say stucky or lucky?lol
Arguably one of the best performances in a realistic drama ever. As was Poitier's.
So well deserved and what a brilliant and effective little thank you speech!
holy shit, what a great year for performances
...And thanks in part to this movie and Mr. Steiger's performance along with Mr. Poitier, we DID overcome and continue each day to overcome indeed! GOD speed Rod!
My god! What a year to be in Oscar Contention. All those great actors and movies.....
Back then Oscar winners spoker properly distinctly and politely. If they have to speak of something not directly relevant, they asked audience's indulgence. No foul language, no hysterical tears and no false humility.
Wow. That was back in the day when the Oscars had an air of sophistication to it.
Claire Bloom was beautiful. How could he forget to thank her?
+Mia7189 I so agree with you about the sophistication aspect. Today the ceremony has the atmosphere of a cheap circus. And yes, Miss Bloom was a vision of elegance and beauty. And what an actress! I never tire of her excellent work in The Haunting.
It was a politically charged role and film in a VERY racially charged time. He kept the focus solely on the film's overriding theme of reconciliation.
What a tight field! I don't think I've ever seen a best actor category with such perfect performances across the board. Even today people are talking about these actors in these five films. It's a shame, in a way. Any other year and each one of them would have won.
yEAH IT WAS TIGHT ALRIGHT LIKE A 21 YEAR OLD GIRLS ASS CHEEKS...
21 too old
I still think Poitier should have been nominated for Best Actor along with Stieger
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast Yes he should have been nominated as well, taken Spencer Tracy's spot.
1983 Oscars was a stacked year too! Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (he won), Jack Lemmon in Missing, Paul Newman in The Verdict and Peter O'Toole in My Favorite Year.
Audrey was GORGEOUS!
Boy, he was clear about what he had to say. Great performance. WOW
A lot of people don't mention his playing Currly in musical Oklahoma. Much younger then but still great acting.
love audrey's dress!
Love Audrey, period!
Did I miss something? I don’t see Audrey? Where was she
Some line up!! Glad to see Rod won it in the end. You can call him an old ham, but like Charles Laughton, it's ham fit for a king. His performance in "Heat of the night" is spellbinding.
All five of them deserved to win. What a great year!
I agree 100 per cent ! What a great year for films and performances that was !!
Rod Steiger gave an autstanging and exellent performance in director David Leans historical epic cinematic film Doctor Zhivago 1965,he was great in it also was Omar Shariff in the tittle role and of course Geraldine Chaplin- coincidentally David Lean considered casting Audrey Hepburn in Geraldine Chaplins part as Tonia Gromenko,however Geraldine Chaplin got the part, and she was absolutelly stunning
Arguably, Steiger should have also won for his extraordinary performance in Lumet's The Pawnbroker a year earlier.
I was happy to see rod steiger to get academy award for best actor and he played that role,so well .
I'm black I had no problem with Rod Steiger winning the Oscar for best actor for In The Heat Of The Night if anything I thought Rod upstaged Sidney.His acceptance speech at the Oscars & the AFI awards honoring Mr.Poitier,pure class.
Lots of iconic performances in the Best Actor category that year!
I've seen all those films as well as To Sir with Love which also came ouit that year, one of the very best years ever for movies, I would have also voted for Steiger, his performance weas outstanding.
Such a short, yet eloquent and profound speech. RIP Mr. Steiger. They don't make them like you any more!
Rod steiger was a class act!
What a lineup of quality performances. Sidney could of been nominated too.They call me mr.Tibbs. George Kennedy won supporting actor for Cool hand Luke.
What a year in this category!!! :)
Wow you think
A perfect acceptance speech by Rod Steiger. He should have won in the previous year for Sidney Lumet's The Pawnbroker, but Lee Marvin pulled an upset for Cat Ballou. This performance represented the pinnacle of Steiger's career. He continued to make good films, but he never recaptured the success of the early to mid 60s. Paul Newman gave another outstanding performance in Cool Hand Luke, but he ultimately won for his re-creation of the Fast Eddie role in Scorsese's The Color Of Money.
Newman should have won for Cool Hand Luke though, a truly iconic performance!
What a year! WOW
Kudos to Steiger for his performance because it was an amazing transformation and execution. It is good that Steiger give recognition to Poitier; however, isn't it sad that Poitier was not nominated. It would have made history!
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Why would it have made history? He won an Oscar for Best Actor before this.
@@steveweinstein3222 have two actors every been nominated as leads for the starring in the same film?
@@XTRABIG I know of at least one: Bette Davis & Anne Baxter for All About Eve. They both may well have won if Baxter had run for Supporting Actress, but she had the bigger part and insisted on Best. She later apologized to Davis.
@@XTRABIG yes the film mutiny on the bounty three of the actors were nominated for best actor Voight and Hoffman for midnight cowboy finch and Holden for network
To beat such performances in this category was truly a great feat.
And truly one of best years for the best actor category
It was also so unfortunate tfor Sidney Poitier to miss out the nomination.
But looking at the other nominees, the academy members would have to make a truly tough decision to rule him out of the category
I could not agree more !!
That was a great acceptance speech. He did a great job in “The heat of the night.” I know Rod said his best picture was “The Pawnbroker” but I thought “Waterloo” was a much juicier role. He was great in “The harder they fall” with Bogie too.
The first time I watched Steiger was in Duck, You Sucker as a kid, but I caught it it near the end. A few years later I watched Waterloo and then became obsessed with his performance. Lately I've been trying to watch all his other movies, and every time I admire him more!
wow what a field of performances -
Audrey cut the "And the winner is..." part. Outstanding.
What's wrong with saying " winner" ? After all, when introducing an actor one says "Academy Award Winner" not " He got an Academy Award".
@@sgsmozart it's something that the artistic community didn't like it, as separating people between winners and losers. In 1989, it changed for the current standard. Just some facts.
What a boss, he gave me so much pleasure ,I miss him. One of the greats. RIP
I still watch this film every couple of years, just to remind myself of what great filmmaking used to look like.
What an amazing performance. He deserved every ounce and pound of that little gold man....🥇
My favorite male actor of all times Rod Steiger so intelligent in real life + total opposite from his acting A true talent + original to show the next generation + oh so handsome when he was young He has a hard life + deserved more being in the spotlight
What a great speech by a great man!
The atmosphere of this ceremony was unique - it has been postponed following the assassination on Martin Luther King. It also gives the comment "We SHALL overcome" a greater meaning.
My Audrey looks great as always.
Honestly what a line up and what a collection of classic movies. Never got better. However, Sidney Poitier SHOULD have nominated too for his role alongside Steiger. Glorious times for cinema
Rod Steiger was always a class act.
The tag team performance of Steiger and Poitier in The Heat of the Night is one of my favorites ever.
And, now, one-half a century, plus two years later, "We" have yet to 'Overcome."
Really? Are you saying the way blacks were treated in "In the heat of the Night " they're not being treated any better today?
Rod Steiger was a hugely underrated actor... he was Marlon Brando's equal as an actor, and less crazy.
they're all absolutely amazing actors - rip rod steiger
Thank you and we shall overcome!
Audrey is great, Steiger great speech. This was like one week after the Martin Luther King assassination and the Oscars were postponed for 2 days for the funeral.
The competition was really fierce in this category that year!
What a lineup! Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Spencer Tracy, and Rod Steiger. We will not see their likes again.
Spencer Tracy died a couple of months after this Oscar presentation.
On The Waterfront and especially, The Pawnbroker... all three of those performances are rightfully regarded as legendary in cinema.
These actors of that time were craftsmen of their profession!
Rod Steiger was quality, his screen presence, energy and his ability to grow characters he played into the audience hasn't been surpassed!!!
RIP Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 - July 9, 2002), aged 77
You will always be remembered as a legend.
BRAVO! MR. STIEGER WAS SO GRACIOUS, APPRECIATIVE AND SO CLASSY WITH HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AND MANNERISMS. IN 2021 YOU DON'T SEE THIS TYPE OF ELEGANCE AND CLASS. ❤ R.I.P. SIR. 🕊 🕊 🙏 🙏 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊 🕊
one of the great actors and one of the great performances and films. He and Poitier adlibbed part of the scene at Steiger's house in the film. Awesome. And, yeah, rarely have so many great films been made in one year.
Rod Steiger accent was absolutely perfect and he never lost the accent when he got angry, I've seen actors lose their characters accent when emotional
He should have won for The Pawnbroker.
I agree. Don't think I have EVER seen a more powerful performance.
agreed. and many believe this Oscar was given to him to make up for their slight the year before
If you didn't write this, I would have.
That was the biggest rip off in Oscar history. A drunk Cowboy played by Lee Marvin beat him out. Totally disgusting.
and/or *On the Waterfront*
Mindörökké Rod Steiger!! Fenomenális színész volt, a maga egyszerűségében és természetességében mindig nagyot alakított. Nem "szépfiúkat" és "hősöket" formált meg, hanem többnyire a hétköznap emberét szívvel-lélekkel, valódi átéléséssel. Megérdemelte az Oscart!! Nagyon sajnálom, hogy már nem él, nyugodjon békében!
WOW!!! 1967 was quite a year in film! Each one of those movies, directing AND performances are classic and a masterclass. Talk about the cream of the crop. I’m sure it was hard for Academy members to choose just one. Amazing!
those were some awesome movies
Steiger was mesmeric in HOTN. An example of the great acting axiom...If you only see the actor, it's not great acting; if you only see the character that's great acting
Rod Steiger. What a DOPE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH 👏👏👏👏👏
What a great speech
I get a bit chocked up every time I hear this. It makes me think about what a great actor Rod Steiger was.
Phew...what an actor he was. Incredible man
All great acting from five great, talented men.
It was an incredible year, particularly when you consider Poitier wasn't nominated despite his work in "In the Heat of the Night," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "To Sir, With Love"!
Sidney Poitier's white colleagues both got the nomination (and one won) while he was snubbed, yet both movies are remembered because of Poitier. Legend!
What Essence and Excellence in Rod Steiger for The Heat of The Night...This Classic is Immortal...
As Sidney is!
This was big...... Very underrated speech and what a great performance!