Her acceptance speech remains one of the most genuine and touching speech in Oscar. I love how she thanked her parents with sign languages. Just wonderful. RIP.
And, to a gorgeous Jill Ireland and handsome Charles Bronson. Ms. Fletcher's acceptance speech was truly one of the best, and signing to her parents is heartfelt. May you all enjoy the stars togethers! 🙏
My heart just melted when she started to sign for her parents, who are deaf and she's trying to hold back her tears. What an honor it must have been for them to be acknowledged by their daughter on her winning night.
Jeff Kiper I met her father since I was young teenager in my ex-school at Alabama school for the deaf . Her father was pastor. He had been in Alabama school for the deaf at talladega, Alabama very long time ago when he was graduated then went to seminary in was first deaf man enter up there . I remember.
@@luigipinna4135 I just watched the movie again a few days ago. Knowing the plot, I was able to concentrate on the performances. The cast was definitely one to remember. So many of them and they all were great.
The director Milos Forman said in documentary he wanted such nice looking woman, playing the nasty woman, or something like that. He usually chosed actors who were not famous. or unknown actors playing famous characters as unknown man plying Amadeus.
It’s the ultimate display of characterisation vs character revelation in drama writing, what appears on the outside contrasts dramatically the choices & actions (inside) hence the emotional effect
@@kiss.me.monster pretty accurate depiction man they usually have more emphaty than anybody, that what makes understand feelings so much better than anyone, good actors are usually bunch of good people
This is mid May, 2022. I'm 68. This is the first time I have ever seen this woman in 'real life'. I had only seen her in Cuckoos Nest. She is shockingly Sweet. Tender hearted. Kind. Humble. Sincerely grateful. Bravo.
I’m 28, I was introduced to her as the evil principal Evelyn Doyle in ‘High School High’ with Jon Lovitz. I’m actually offended that the cast from that movie have not expressed condolences for Louise, like Lovitz (who also worked with her in another film), Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Guillermo Diaz. Each of them shared scenes with her and that film is arguably the only thing my age group knows her from unless they’ve seen ‘Cuckoos Nest’ as well. Though I doubt there’s a lot of 20somethings out there who have.
We can see in this speech what a superb actress Louise Fletcher is. In the movie she is rotten and cruel, but in reality she is humble and sweet. It was a beautiful tribute she made to her parents at the end.
It was a role that no actress wanted (they offered it to several, all of whom turned it down) and Louise Flecther rose to the occasion. I also love her acceptance speech - one of the best that was ever made - because it is truly honest and heartfelt and not made for show as so many others. I also think that she got the Oscar for this role because she played Ratched as morw than just a stereotypical villain...There is a scene where she leaves the ward after her shift has ended and she lloks totally lonely when she walks down that aisle on the ward. Ratched is clearly a committed nurse, but it is also suggested that her life apart from that is empty.
Ann Margret grew as actress but few truly bothered to recognized those subtle qualities. Monroe suffered the same indescression. Personally, I loved seeing her tenacious core-strength. She's a person of considerable power.
“I absolutely loved being hated by you. All the actors and their capacity for getting into their rolls, made being in a mental institution like being in a mental institution.” I have never loved an acceptance speech like I loved this one. Her directness, her ability to speak succinctly. Her humor that wasn’t some contrived, stupid one-liner, but had a point. I’m watching this movie again with a new love for Louise Fletcher.
Heard this morning that she passed away, age 88, she will always be remembered for the role she played and this heart felt acceptance speech! RIP Louise Fletcher! ❤️
Well she certainly made us hate that character. Takes a wonderful and brilliant actress to get an emotion from people like that. Nurse Ratched will always be one of the best villains of all time.
Captain Cartman I was genuinely happy when Randal was strangling nurse Ratched but sad that she didn't die. Now THAT takes a good actress to make someone hate a fictional character that much.
@@angelacarleton9575 Nurse Ratched withstands the test of time. People use that name in various phrases to this day and don't even know who she is and what it means.
Today we lost a truly gifted actress. She was humble, warm, down to earth and devoted to her parents, and yet she dug deep and delivered us a villain we all loathed. A beautiful human and a class act.
Favorite Best Actress gown ever. She was floating on stage, with the waltz going on, and her hair, her smile, and that touching speech. Golden moment! This was really for her.
Just love this, so sweet, when she runs across that stage she looks like a flying angel and especially how she says "And now if you'll excuse me..." before she starts signing. I've never seen a more beautiful acceptance speech.
+Lynn Turman Thank you for the tip. I watched the Orson Welles AFI acceptance and it is, of course, momentous what else would we expect from this man. How many directors of his equal do we have today ?
Gosh she is beautiful! I'd never seen her so natural looking before. Only in costume. She's a brilliant actress and one of the classic timeless "villains" that will live on. I had no idea she was born to parents who were deaf. Makes her all the more brilliant in my opinion. What a wonderful gesture in acknowledging them in her speech. They did a marvelous job with their children. Bravo 👏
@Aldo Flores Bonilla I am saddened to hear this news. Thanks for the information. Knowing me I would've found out months or a year later! RIP to a gifted and humble actress (that speech was memorable) and the scariest grandmother ever! (Flowers in the Attic)
Beautiful, rare and charismatic actress..She performed the best female-vilain character ever in 1975...And this hommage to her deaf parents is very moving. RIP Mrs Fletcher. France.
thats what surprised me most about this clip. in the film shes such a hag faced witch... but, it turns out she was a massive mega babe! haha! hollywood why you lie?
PepsiMama2 So is Nurse Ratchet a wonderful, generous and kind person. She is the only character that stood for honesty and decency. She was truly a great American and Jack was a pimp moron who got what he deserved. Actually she turns me on in the movie.
@Lousy Sexy Flanders looking at all the nominee's credits, Louise was a relatively nobody who won the oscar beating out well established actors. That's called dry hate #dryhate
@@bridgetryder5352 That's not why they look pissed dummy. Did you mean a serial rapist in Hollywood? If not, murders and rapes happen all the time. That doesn't mean random people are going to sit around all the time upset.
@@casanova2469 Carol Kane was just as unknown as Miss Fletcher, she had tiny little roles in Carnal Knowledge and another one in Dog Day Afternoon the same year she was nominated for Hester Street, a tiny independent movie. She was not a name and neither was Miss Adjani, a French actress in an Foreign Language Film, Glenda Jackson already won 2 Best Actress Oscars in 1970 and 1973, she WAS NOT Winning for Hedda, another indie movie and then you have Ann Margret in Tommy, a supporting role in a so so movie. Fletcher was the front runner
What a beautiful, eloquent speech. This makes me appreciate the humble actors who speak from the heart and are truly appreciative of being part of a creative work. I wish the academy awards were still like this
Thank you, Louise, for reminding us there was a beautiful human being behind that fearful role you played in one of the best movies ever made. Be blessed, and may you rest in peace.
I could watch this over and over again. Such a classy lady delivering a very classy acceptance speech. Articulate, straightforward, touching; just sublime. RIP Louise Fletcher…we will miss you XO
One of the best actresses in film & cinema has gone, but her memory will live on! She was great in "One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Brainstorm" RIP sweet lady.
I was watching that night. It was so long ago now that I'd forgot how moving her acceptance "speech" was. God bless you, Louise. Thank you for your dedication to your craft. Rest well, love.
This is one of the greatest Oscar-winner speeches in history. Eloquent, funny, moving, intelligent, and classy. All in a short, succinct little package. Wonderful!
I love everything about this clip. Isabelle Adjani. Carol Kane's look. Angelica Huston. Also, the fact that all the nominees look like they just can't be bothered. And that speech!
Such a cold villain, she represented tyranny and the way she delivered her lines with such gentle but mean way was amazing!! her stae was terrifying, really good performance
I didn't come here expecting to get choked up. I'd heard that she was a doll face in real life and had to check it out. She was actually a genuine lady of class and grace. RIP Ms. Fletcher.
She is so beautiful. Her real smile is so full of joy and kindness. In character she could never smile. It would show her light. She had to be so stern. She played the role perfectly.
Frequently revisit this win because after all the usual pomp and circumstance speeches about thanking the academy and producers, her true thanks in ASL to the people that really matter to her is just so genuine and sincere. And enormous thanks to Louise for playing the grandmother role of Olivia Foxworth in the first adaptation of Flowers in the Attic. My first haunting experience of her superb acting!
RIP Louise Fletcher. She was largely unknown before this movie. What a joy to see her recognized for her work in this movie that struggled to make it to the screen. It was always fun to see her in the ST:DS9 episodes in which she appeared as Kai Wynn as well.
This whole moment is why I loved the Oscars in the 70's. Louise Fletcher's speech was genuine, heartfelt and to the point; Unlike the overly exaggerated emotional bull fest speeches that (most of) the newer actors tend to spew out today. I also appreciate that the losing nominees were openly pissed off, as they should be. These days, they just smile and fake modesty at their loss.
Animal House - Your complaints make no sense to me. How do you know the current speeches are just bull? You can’t read minds. You are just exposing the very common trope of romanticizing the past, as if things were better then, when things weren’t nearly as good as people pretend they were. Times are hard in every era, and good times are good in any era. Our culture has certainly changed, but just because it happened 30, 40, or 50 years ago doesn’t mean it’s better.
The Oscars were much better back in the day. The folk on stage in the bygone days were much more entertaining, they were much more themselves. And the 1970s was the first decade of mass colour broadcasting on television. People wanted to put on a good show with everyone in mind. Nowadays they try to pitch awards events at young people. And this "youth fixation" bores even the youth.
@@sign543 How can you romanticize your own experiences? I lived through the 90s and to me those were the best times for me because I lived and remember what life was like compared to now. I draw a comparison and see the stark differences between then and now. Same as this person talking about how life was like then and now. Nobody is romanticizing anything here. Wth are you talking about?
That is grotesquely unfair. There were both fake and artificial reactions in the 70s as well as genuine reactions today. I have no doubt that Fletcher's remarks were prepared and very possibly rehearsed. Although that doesn't mean she wasn't genuine
She is so gorgeous, elegant and lovely..I can't believe she played Nurse Ratched so convincingly.The dress is so magical and fantastic too..When she thanked her parents in sign language, forget it I burst into tears!
This is one of the best Oscar speeches I've seen. She even started signing at the end! I certainly hated her in The Cuckoo's Nest, and I love that she loved being hated by us 🤗🤗
Just finished watching One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest and her performance was phenomenal. First time I had watched it again since seeing it in the theater when it came out. She deserved her Oscar win.
Even at 10 years old, I thought Nurse Rachett was HOT. On another note, that was about the most sincere and graceful award speeches I have ever heard. Especially when she "signed" to her parents watching. Well done!
RIP to a fine actress and a beautiful person. When I heard of her death of course I thought of Nurse Ratched but really, it was this acceptance speech and her heartfelt signing to her parents that I really stuck with me.
Beautiful person, totally deserving of the oscar for perfectly executing a perfectly written character. Also, it's nice to learn that Carol Kane once embodied all the female characters ever created by Tim Burton.
*One of the greatest Oscar acceptance speeches of all time; concise, appropriate, and genuinely from the heart. Oscar speeches as a rule were a lot shorter back then.*
Bless her heart, how very lovely. Surely a richly deserved recognition for what was a chillingly believable performance in one of the best movies of all time. RIP 🌹
Her acceptance speech remains one of the most genuine and touching speech in Oscar. I love how she thanked her parents with sign languages. Just wonderful. RIP.
And, to a gorgeous Jill Ireland and handsome Charles Bronson. Ms. Fletcher's acceptance speech was truly one of the best, and signing to her parents is heartfelt. May you all enjoy the stars togethers! 🙏
just saw the news she sadly passed away but what a life she had... RIP a truly beautiful actress
Truly. So beautiful, all of it.
I loved it too,especially since I am deaf!
My heart just melted when she started to sign for her parents, who are deaf and she's trying to hold back her tears. What an honor it must have been for them to be acknowledged by their daughter on her winning night.
Same.mannn
I had no idea,, thank you for sharing that.
Jeff Kiper I met her father since I was young teenager in my ex-school at Alabama school for the deaf . Her father was pastor. He had been in Alabama school for the deaf at talladega, Alabama very long time ago when he was graduated then went to seminary in was first deaf man enter up there . I remember.
One classy lady.
It was the first language she learned before spoken English.
Rest in Peace Louise Fletcher. You deserved that Oscar and you will be sadly missed.
Yes!
Depends... Never I will forget her and the whole staff of the movie...
@@luigipinna4135 I just watched the movie again a few days ago. Knowing the plot, I was able to concentrate on the performances. The cast was definitely one to remember. So many of them and they all were great.
I think she was only paid a few thousand dollars for her part, bad agent
Truly a speech from the heart. Not one stutter, nor "Oh, wow!!"...not one word read from a card. One of the best acceptance speeches ever.
RIP. 🙏✌️❤️
I had to come here again. rest in peace Louise Fletcher
They had CLASS back then.
That was the best acceptance speech I've ever heard. She totally deserved that award, in my opinion.
I absolutely love how Louise Fletchers gown floats across the stage.
Michelle B Especially with that wonderful music playing and the applause.
Michelle B Like a ghost or Angel
my dressing gown does that every morning
@@Skidoo22 Who would have believed Nurse Ratched had that beautiful smile ???
That’s what i call to have class
She's such a sweetheart. So contrary to her character.
+timetraveler4000 Nice people are usually the best at playing villains. Probably because they are able to find the humanity in their characters.
Agreed. That just means she is a great actress and a great person.
The director Milos Forman said in documentary he wanted such nice looking woman, playing the nasty woman, or something like that. He usually chosed actors who were not famous. or unknown actors playing famous characters as unknown man plying Amadeus.
It’s the ultimate display of characterisation vs character revelation in drama writing, what appears on the outside contrasts dramatically the choices & actions (inside) hence the emotional effect
@@kiss.me.monster pretty accurate depiction man
they usually have more emphaty than anybody, that what makes understand feelings so much better than anyone, good actors are usually bunch of good people
So touching when she thanks her deaf parents and tells them they are "watching her dream come true". Such a simple but heartfelt gesture. *cries*
Dang onions!
i thought it was beautiful
Don’t mind me, just watering my beard. 😭😭😭
frumaatholoid
Both her parents are deaf? How?
*Billy Red* they were two deaf people who met and fell in love.
Her message at the end to her parents has always been one of the sweetest.
This is mid May, 2022. I'm 68. This is the first time I have ever seen this woman in 'real life'. I had only seen her in Cuckoos Nest. She is shockingly Sweet.
Tender hearted. Kind. Humble. Sincerely grateful.
Bravo.
And... beautiful.
I totally agree 🙂
I’m 28, I was introduced to her as the evil principal Evelyn Doyle in ‘High School High’ with Jon Lovitz. I’m actually offended that the cast from that movie have not expressed condolences for Louise, like Lovitz (who also worked with her in another film), Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Guillermo Diaz. Each of them shared scenes with her and that film is arguably the only thing my age group knows her from unless they’ve seen ‘Cuckoos Nest’ as well. Though I doubt there’s a lot of 20somethings out there who have.
it's the same as with Anthony Hopkins, who played a dreadful monster in Silence of the Lambs, but is a true gentleman in real life.
We can see in this speech what a superb actress Louise Fletcher is. In the movie she is rotten and cruel, but in reality she is humble and sweet. It was a beautiful tribute she made to her parents at the end.
yeah...👍👍👍
She is ridiculously beautiful here. Here eyes shine. Her makeup is super modern!
Unfortunately, I think that performance killed her career. It was such an unlikable character
Very true, but all the actors, some of them pure amateurs, got out their best in this film, so much thanks to Milos Forman.
It was a role that no actress wanted (they offered it to several, all of whom turned it down) and Louise Flecther rose to the occasion.
I also love her acceptance speech - one of the best that was ever made - because it is truly honest and heartfelt and not made for show as so many others.
I also think that she got the Oscar for this role because she played Ratched as morw than just a stereotypical villain...There is a scene where she leaves the ward after her shift has ended and she lloks totally lonely when she walks down that aisle on the ward. Ratched is clearly a committed nurse, but it is also suggested that her life apart from that is empty.
Ann-Margret looks like she's plotting world domination
She knew she didn't stand a chance.
She was, look where we are at now. Its all because of her!
I noticed that too
Ann Margret grew as actress but few truly bothered to recognized those subtle qualities. Monroe suffered the same indescression. Personally, I loved seeing her tenacious core-strength. She's a person of considerable power.
They all do, actually. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a category of actresses where all 5 have given serious death stares. I mean, WHOAAAA!!
“I absolutely loved being hated by you. All the actors and their capacity for getting into their rolls, made being in a mental institution like being in a mental institution.” I have never loved an acceptance speech like I loved this one. Her directness, her ability to speak succinctly. Her humor that wasn’t some contrived, stupid one-liner, but had a point. I’m watching this movie again with a new love for Louise Fletcher.
Ditto!
Agree
Well said
@@davidmarinace5843 thank you.
RIP Louise Fletcher... she was simply stunning.
Heard this morning that she passed away, age 88, she will always be remembered for the role she played and this heart felt acceptance speech! RIP Louise Fletcher! ❤️
She passed away before Jack Nicholson 😮
Another man outlived a women… “women live longer than men” is a myth!
When she started thanking her parents in the end, the onions began stinging my eyes.
And she was talking to her parents in ASL 😍😍😍
It was raining INSIDE my house...👍👍☮️
Well she certainly made us hate that character. Takes a wonderful and brilliant actress to get an emotion from people like that. Nurse Ratched will always be one of the best villains of all time.
Captain Cartman I was genuinely happy when Randal was strangling nurse Ratched but sad that she didn't die. Now THAT takes a good actress to make someone hate a fictional character that much.
Nurse Ratched and Hannibal Lecter should start dating!!
That's for damn sure !
@@angelacarleton9575 Nurse Ratched withstands the test of time. People use that name in various phrases to this day and don't even know who she is and what it means.
But Cartman is still #1 villain
I get emotional when Louise Fletcher starts to sign to her deaf parents for providing support in seeing her dreams come true. Love her for that!
Today we lost a truly gifted actress. She was humble, warm, down to earth and devoted to her parents, and yet she dug deep and delivered us a villain we all loathed. A beautiful human and a class act.
Not just one villain, don’t forget her role in “Flowers in the Attic”.
@@matthewmcalister2165and Kai Winn on Deep Space 9
@@sonofmoss She was so good as Kai Winn. The instant she opened her mouth you just hated her guts. She was so good at her job!
Don’t forget she also played Frank’s mom on Shameless
One of the most touching OSCAR moments ever. And rest in peace, Louise.
Favorite Best Actress gown ever. She was floating on stage, with the waltz going on, and her hair, her smile, and that touching speech. Golden moment! This was really for her.
Just love this, so sweet, when she runs across that stage she looks like a flying angel and especially how she says "And now if you'll excuse me..." before she starts signing. I've never seen a more beautiful acceptance speech.
+Joe Herald No? Check out Orson Welles receiving the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.
+Lynn Turman Thank you for the tip. I watched the Orson Welles AFI acceptance and it is, of course, momentous what else would we expect from this man. How many directors of his equal do we have today ?
@@lynnturman8157 subjective.
Gosh she is beautiful! I'd never seen her so natural looking before. Only in costume. She's a brilliant actress and one of the classic timeless "villains" that will live on. I had no idea she was born to parents who were deaf. Makes her all the more brilliant in my opinion. What a wonderful gesture in acknowledging them in her speech. They did a marvelous job with their children. Bravo 👏
@Aldo Flores Bonilla I am saddened to hear this news. Thanks for the information. Knowing me I would've found out months or a year later! RIP to a gifted and humble actress (that speech was memorable) and the scariest grandmother ever! (Flowers in the Attic)
She was amazing in a film that's pack loaded with incredible performances. She has that real hometown American beauty about her.
Beautiful, rare and charismatic actress..She performed the best female-vilain character ever in 1975...And this hommage to her deaf parents is very moving. RIP Mrs Fletcher. France.
Still my favorite Oscars acceptance speech! Just lovely!
Christmas Snow Is that your real name? Ever watch THREE'S COMPANY?
"I've loved being hated by you". Fantastic!
Yes ... just superb !
If that signing doesn't touch you ..... I don't know was would .
not as good as Will Smith's Oscar speech..🥊
@@paulgentile1024 You are joking, right?
Beautiful eyes.
nonplayerzealot4 which actress are you referring??
I say Louise Ms Ratched
Why, thank you. .....OH.....You meant her. Sorry. :p
She was Stunning
Man, I cry when she thanks her parents. My parents were handicapped and it just really moving.
This has to be the best, and most tasteful and heartfelt academy award acceptance speech of all time. RIP, fantastic woman
RIP Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 - September 23, 2022), aged 88
You will be remembered as a legend.
when she has a strate face she looks evil n mean, but when she smiles she looks beeeeeeautiful
I have 2 agree with you wholeheartedly. She looks so stern but she has the most beautiful smile. OMG.
thats what surprised me most about this clip. in the film shes such a hag faced witch... but, it turns out she was a massive mega babe! haha! hollywood why you lie?
In real life Louise Fletcher is a wonderful, generous and kind person... shows what a great actress she is...
PepsiMama2 So is Nurse Ratchet a wonderful, generous and kind person. She is the only character that stood for honesty and decency. She was truly a great American and Jack was a pimp moron who got what he deserved. Actually she turns me on in the movie.
No Nurse Ratched was evil...
All the nominees look pissed off.
A serial rapist was loose that Oscar year.
@Lousy Sexy Flanders looking at all the nominee's credits, Louise was a relatively nobody who won the oscar beating out well established actors. That's called dry hate #dryhate
@@bridgetryder5352 That's not why they look pissed dummy. Did you mean a serial rapist in Hollywood? If not, murders and rapes happen all the time. That doesn't mean random people are going to sit around all the time upset.
That's because they knew that they were going to lose to nurse rached
@@casanova2469 Carol Kane was just as unknown as Miss Fletcher, she had tiny little roles in Carnal Knowledge and another one in Dog Day Afternoon the same year she was nominated for Hester Street, a tiny independent movie. She was not a name and neither was Miss Adjani, a French actress in an Foreign Language Film, Glenda Jackson already won 2 Best Actress Oscars in 1970 and 1973, she WAS NOT Winning for Hedda, another indie movie and then you have Ann Margret in Tommy, a supporting role in a so so movie. Fletcher was the front runner
What a beautiful, eloquent speech. This makes me appreciate the humble actors who speak from the heart and are truly appreciative of being part of a creative work. I wish the academy awards were still like this
Thank you, Louise, for reminding us there was a beautiful human being behind that fearful role you played in one of the best movies ever made. Be blessed, and may you rest in peace.
I could watch this over and over again. Such a classy lady delivering a very classy acceptance speech. Articulate, straightforward, touching; just sublime. RIP Louise Fletcher…we will miss you XO
I've watched it a few times now. I always tear up when she starts signing to her parents.
@@preciousone5496 Same 🥺
I cried when she started signing for her parents. I didn't know that they were deaf prior to this but that was just so sweet of her to do that! :)
Louise smiles more in the first 2 seconds of her speech than the entire film.
And she's got perfect teeth.
"Mr Cheswick sit down!"
+Joe T "that music is for everyone Mr Mc Murphy"
No Mr. McMurphy the meeting was adjourned!
lee smith but the vote was 10 to 8!
No Joe T, the final count was 9 to 9!
69adrummer "THE CHIEF OHH!!!!! nurse Ratched, the chief put his hand up! the chief put his hand up!"
One of the best actresses in film & cinema has gone, but her memory will live on!
She was great in "One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Brainstorm"
RIP sweet lady.
I was watching that night. It was so long ago now that I'd forgot how moving her acceptance "speech" was. God bless you, Louise. Thank you for your dedication to your craft. Rest well, love.
Carol Kane just looks like a classical painting!
She's the mix of monalisa and the girl with the pearl earring 😄
Or someone from the Addams family! :D
I was about to write that !!!
She was then to what Helena Bonham Carter is to us today
she looks like she is dead...
This is one of the greatest Oscar-winner speeches in history. Eloquent, funny, moving, intelligent, and classy. All in a short, succinct little package. Wonderful!
Louise deserved it. Her acting was so intense. It's so hard to get really hated...Wonderful performance.
That was an incredible performance in the movie and such a class act in the acceptance speech.
RIP, you are forever in our hearts
Rest in peace, Louise. One of the most deserving Oscars in my memory. What a performance that was as Nurse Ratched!
One of the most genuine, intelligent Oscar speeches of all time.
She made me cry. Who knew she was so wonderful underneath her horns. Louise Fletcher no one deserved that award more than you.
R.I.P. Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 - September 23, 2022). Her ASL to her deaf parents makes me well up every thing.
It’s so subtle but I love how the camera operator zoomed out so her parents could see the full frame as she was signing to them!
I love everything about this clip. Isabelle Adjani. Carol Kane's look. Angelica Huston. Also, the fact that all the nominees look like they just can't be bothered. And that speech!
They looked like they were at a funeral.
@@jdolnick2741 Lol!
@@jdolnick2741 Glenda Jackson was already so pale and white like a f***ing dead body! 😑
Such a cold villain, she represented tyranny and the way she delivered her lines with such gentle but mean way was amazing!! her stae was terrifying, really good performance
Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada comes to mind.
RIP. Louise Fletcher (1934-2022)
Simply the most sincere oscar winning speech ever; so well deserved also
RIP Louise Such a unique talent. You will be missed
I always thought Louise Fletcher was so beautiful. The flow of her gown and the best acceptance speech ever...I wish I'd seen this long, long ago.
Just look at her. Her smile - it transforms her from a pretty woman into a heartstoppingly gorgeous woman. Love you, Louise!
The Oscar acceptance speech of all time. A beautiful woman in every way with an aura of love and humility few can achieve.
RIP Louise Fletcher. Your iconic role will live forever.
So beautiful when she spoke in ASL in loving tribute to her (deaf?) parents who raised such an incredible and loving talent. RIP
R.I.P. Louise. Thank you for so many great movie memories over the years. You will not be forgotten.
An unforgettable role, and an absolutely great villain in that movie. Rest in Peace.
My favorite Oscar moment. Too bad they didn't zoom out in time to get the full sign to her parents. So heartfelt. What an Oscar moment should be!
Well, you could see the gist of it. You saw "my mother, my father, see, my dream, come true."
They didn't know she was going to sign and were unprepared.
@@jessicare5331 I know. I’m not blaming them. Just saying it was unfortunate.
@@rockysocky it is. Especially at that time
@@jessicare5331 this is to show you how the Oscars have fallen from incredible artists like this to the Oscar sideshow of 2022
She had given up acting for ten years to raise a family and after returning wins an best actress Oscar!
I didn't come here expecting to get choked up. I'd heard that she was a doll face in real life and had to check it out. She was actually a genuine lady of class and grace. RIP Ms. Fletcher.
RIP Louise. You were fantastic in that role. You are with your parents once again.
May Louise Fletcher rest in piece. Truly a great actress who played one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time.
She was an excellent actress. She will be missed!
She is so beautiful. Her real smile is so full of joy and kindness. In character she could never smile. It would show her light. She had to be so stern. She played the role perfectly.
Frequently revisit this win because after all the usual pomp and circumstance speeches about thanking the academy and producers, her true thanks in ASL to the people that really matter to her is just so genuine and sincere.
And enormous thanks to Louise for playing the grandmother role of Olivia Foxworth in the first adaptation of Flowers in the Attic. My first haunting experience of her superb acting!
RIP Louise Fletcher. She was largely unknown before this movie. What a joy to see her recognized for her work in this movie that struggled to make it to the screen. It was always fun to see her in the ST:DS9 episodes in which she appeared as Kai Wynn as well.
This whole moment is why I loved the Oscars in the 70's. Louise Fletcher's speech was genuine, heartfelt and to the point; Unlike the overly exaggerated emotional bull fest speeches that (most of) the newer actors tend to spew out today. I also appreciate that the losing nominees were openly pissed off, as they should be. These days, they just smile and fake modesty at their loss.
Animal House - Your complaints make no sense to me. How do you know the current speeches are just bull? You can’t read minds. You are just exposing the very common trope of romanticizing the past, as if things were better then, when things weren’t nearly as good as people pretend they were. Times are hard in every era, and good times are good in any era. Our culture has certainly changed, but just because it happened 30, 40, or 50 years ago doesn’t mean it’s better.
The Oscars were much better back in the day. The folk on stage in the bygone days were much more entertaining, they were much more themselves. And the 1970s was the first decade of mass colour broadcasting on television. People wanted to put on a good show with everyone in mind. Nowadays they try to pitch awards events at young people. And this "youth fixation" bores even the youth.
Well, I hate it when they use their speech to tell everyone their political views !!!!!!
@@sign543 How can you romanticize your own experiences? I lived through the 90s and to me those were the best times for me because I lived and remember what life was like compared to now. I draw a comparison and see the stark differences between then and now. Same as this person talking about how life was like then and now. Nobody is romanticizing anything here. Wth are you talking about?
That is grotesquely unfair. There were both fake and artificial reactions in the 70s as well as genuine reactions today. I have no doubt that Fletcher's remarks were prepared and very possibly rehearsed. Although that doesn't mean she wasn't genuine
Wow, she’s stunningly beautiful
This is one of the greatest things I've ever seen from the Oscar. Very very deserving win!
She is so gorgeous, elegant and lovely..I can't believe she played Nurse Ratched so convincingly.The dress is so magical and fantastic too..When she thanked her parents in sign language, forget it I burst into tears!
This is one of the best Oscar speeches I've seen. She even started signing at the end!
I certainly hated her in The Cuckoo's Nest, and I love that she loved being hated by us 🤗🤗
I love 70s cinema, right down to the acceptance speeches. This is beautiful.
So gracious and poised and heartfelt. Including her parents in sign language was beautiful and moving.
Just finished watching One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest and her performance was phenomenal. First time I had watched it again since seeing it in the theater when it came out. She deserved her Oscar win.
RIP Ms. Fletcher. God bless you....
Had to come back after hearing about her death. Such a powerhouse performance she put on. May she Rest In Peace
What do you mean by her death?
@@WilliamMoore-sr9tz the actress had sadly passed away almost 2 years ago
What a nice gesture for her to sign for her parents.
What a lovely speech, both lighthearted and touching.
A truly lovely speech. The signed message to her parents was so touching.
RIP. A moving and historic acceptance speech.
Nice speech and touching tribute to her parents . Very attractive lady as well.
Even at 10 years old, I thought Nurse Rachett was HOT. On another note, that was about the most sincere and graceful award speeches I have ever heard. Especially when she "signed" to her parents watching. Well done!
I lost it when she signed to her parents
Louise Fletcher was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 22, 1934, therefore she is celebrating her 86th birthday today July 22, 2020. .
What a wonderful acceptance speech! She deserved it and last but not least her parents must be so so proud of their daughter's achievement.
RIP to a fine actress and a beautiful person. When I heard of her death of course I thought of Nurse Ratched but really, it was this acceptance speech and her heartfelt signing to her parents that I really stuck with me.
Legendary Charles Bronson along with Jill Ireland , his wife ( both in life and in many movies).
So much respect
oh she's lovely...and what a sweet heart to sign her thanks and love for her parents in that glorious moment.
Probably one of the best acceptance speeches of all time.
Beautiful person, totally deserving of the oscar for perfectly executing a perfectly written character.
Also, it's nice to learn that Carol Kane once embodied all the female characters ever created by Tim Burton.
*One of the greatest Oscar acceptance speeches of all time; concise, appropriate, and genuinely from the heart. Oscar speeches as a rule were a lot shorter back then.*
When she signed languaged her speech, it shows she's human after all and melts the hatred against her character.
I hated her for her role in flowers in the attics but watching this she is a sweetheart
Rip . A remarkable actress and beautiful human being.
She caught the director off guard when she started signing. He had to pull the camera back a bit so you could see her hands properly.
RIP magnificent actress, Louise Fletcher. Godspeed.
Rest in peace, Louise Fletcher. One of the best speeches ever!
Bless her heart, how very lovely. Surely a richly deserved recognition for what was a chillingly believable performance in one of the best movies of all time. RIP 🌹