Sacheen Littlefeather

Presque 50 ans après avoir été huée sur la scène des Oscars pour avoir refusé, au nom de Marlon Brando, une récompense en protestation contre le traitement ...

«Nous devons garder notre sens de l'humour à ce sujet, tout le temps. «Pendant trop longtemps, le courage dont vous avez fait preuve n'a pas été reconnu. «Les insultes que vous avez subies à cause de cette déclaration étaient déplacées et injustifiées», dit le courrier envoyé en juin par le président de l'époque de l'Académie, David Rubin. «Le fardeau émotionnel que vous avez porté et le coût pour votre propre carrière dans notre industrie sont irréparables».

50 years after declining Marlon Brando's Oscar on his behalf, the Academy will be hosting an event in Littlefeather's honor.

Again, the full apology will be presented on September 17 at the Academy’s “An Evening With Sacheen Littlefeather” event. This comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which says the Academy’s full apology will be read at the event on September 17 and that it will be followed by a conversation between Littlefeather and Bird Runningwater, the co-chair the the Academy’s Indigenous Alliance. The Academy’s decision to apologize for not supporting Littlefeather reportedly comes as part of a new initiative to actively “revisit the organization’s past and determine its future through a more expansive, inclusive lens.”

In 1973, Littlefeather turned down the Best Actor award for Marlon Brando and gave a speech criticizing Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans.

Reaction to her speech at the awards show was mixed, and while she received some applause mixed with boos from the mostly perplexed crowd, her appearance largely garnered negative attention in the press and within the film industry. The 26-year-old Littlefeather appeared onstage at the 45th Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando to decline his Best Actor Oscar for his role as Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Brando boycotted the award show to protest the industry’s portrayal of Native Americans and to draw attention to the ongoing occupation at Wounded Knee. When told she could not deliver a 739-word statement by Brando, Littlefeather gave an impassioned, 60-second, impromptu speech about Native American stereotypes in Hollywood. She also brought attention to the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which was seized by activists from the American Indian Movement over Native Americans’ treatment. “We need to keep our sense of humor about this at all times.

Sacheen Littlefeather, who refused an Academy Award on Marlon Brando's behalf, will receive a formal apology from the Academy at an event next month. (CNN) ...

She dedicated much of her career post-Oscars to activism and founding performing arts organizations for Indigenous actors. When Brando won best actor for his starring role in "The Godfather," he was absent. to a mix of boos and applause, pausing and appearing visibly upset. "The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified," former Academy president David Rubin wrote in a letter to Littlefeather. "The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. "We need to keep our sense of humor about this at all times. "Regarding the Academy's apology to me, we Indians are very patient people -- it's only been 50 years!"

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Sacheen Littlefeather received an apology letter from the Academy for her Oscars treatment in 1973 after Marlon Brando's win.

We are dedicated to fostering a more inclusive, respectful industry that leverages a balance of art and activism to be a driving force for progress. The famous 60-second speech is featured in the Academy museum’s Academy Awards History gallery, echoing in the room with other historic moments such as Halle Berry becoming the first Black best actress winner and “Parasite” winning best picture. She was lambasted with an avalanche of boos from the audience, racist gestures such as “tomahawk chops” and threatened with violence offstage.

Littlefeather was mocked when she declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor win onstage at the 1973 ceremony.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Academy Museum director and president Jacqueline Stewart visited Littlefeather's home in June, where she read the letter aloud, presented Littlefeather with a framed copy of the apology, and recorded a video with Littlefeather for an upcoming event at the museum. Despite the decades it took to receive the apology, Littlefeather handled the situation with levity. "We need to keep our sense of humor about this at all times," Littlefeather added. "I never thought I'd live to see the day I would be hearing this," she added. Littlefeather also told The Guardian that people were imitating stereotypical war cries and making offensive hand gestures when she arrived backstage. Brando had been nominated for the award for his performance in "The Godfather," and was widely expected to win.

Très engagé politiquement, Marlon Brando laisse la place à Sacheen Littlefeather, alors membre de la Screen Actors Guild, et première femme autochtone à montrer ...

Les Oscars ont annoncé la tenue d'une soirée avec Sacheen Littlefeather le 17 septembre prochain. C'est notre méthode de survie», a déclaré Littlefeather. «Il est profondément encourageant de voir à quel point tout a changé depuis que je n'ai pas accepté l'Oscar il y a 50 ans», a-t-il poursuivi. Pour l'anecdote qui montre bien toute l'hypocrisie de l'époque et de l'académie, ce soir-là, Charles Boren reçoit un Oscar d'honneur.... pour son combat contre les discriminations à Hollywood. Car le discours de Sacheen Littlefeather va être particulièrement mal accueillie.

Presque 50 ans après avoir été huée sur la scène des Oscars pour avoir refusé, au nom de Marlon Brando, une récompense en protestation contre le traitement ...

«Nous devons garder notre sens de l'humour à ce sujet, tout le temps. «Pendant trop longtemps, le courage dont vous avez fait preuve n'a pas été reconnu. Le musée, qui a ouvert en septembre dernier, s'était engagé à faire face à «l'histoire problématique» de l'industrie du cinéma, qu'il s'agisse du racisme qui entachait «Autant en emporte le vent» ou des récentes controverses sur la faible représentation des femmes et de minorités. Il aborde déjà l'accueil fait à Sacheen Littlefeather ce fameux soir de 1973.

Presque 50 ans après avoir été huée sur la scène des Oscar pour avoir refusé une récompense au nom de Marlon Brando en protestation contre le traitement des ...

« Nous devons garder notre sens de l’humour à ce sujet, tout le temps. » Pour cela, nous vous présentons à la fois nos plus sincères excuses et [nous vous faisons part de] notre sincère admiration.

Nearly 50 years after her speech on behalf of Marlon Brando about depiction of Native Americans, academy apologises for 'unwarranted and unjustified' ...

In 2021, Littlefeather told the Guardian that she arrived at the ceremony only a few minutes before Brando’s award was announced, and had been given an eight-page speech by Brando to read if he won. I went up there with the grace and the beauty and the courage and the humility of my people. The Oscars took place in March, and the occupation ended in May after agreement with federal authorities to disarm. However, the show’s director Howard Koch told her she could only have 60 seconds and so she improvised a speech instead. “I never thought I’d live to see the day,” she added. The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable.

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Pour cela, nous vous présentons à la fois nos plus sincères excuses et (nous vous faisons part de) notre sincère admiration. Le musée, qui a ouvert en septembre dernier, s’était engagé à faire face à « l’histoire problématique » de l’industrie du cinéma, qu’il s’agisse du racisme qui entachait « Autant en emporte le vent » ou des récentes controverses sur la faible représentation des femmes et de minorités. Il aborde déjà l’accueil fait à Sacheen Littlefeather ce fameux soir de 1973. « Pendant trop longtemps, le courage dont vous avez fait preuve n’a pas été reconnu.

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Indigenous people ...

For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration." "The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified," wrote Rubin. "The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. In making the announcement, the Academy Museum shared a letter sent June 18 to Littlefeather by David Rubin, then academy president, about the iconic Oscar moment.