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Robert Osborne on 85 Years of the Oscar

Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence, 2012 (85th) Academy Awards®
1927/28 (1st) Academy Awards® Banquet, Blossom Room, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood (May 16, 1929).
1927/28 (1st) Academy Awards® Banquet, Blossom Room, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood (May 16, 1929). (Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.)
Shirley Temple, 1934 Special Award winner, with Irvin S. Cobb (The six-year-old actress starred in nine feature films in 1934).
Shirley Temple, 1934 Special Award winner, with Irvin S. Cobb (The six-year-old actress starred in nine feature films in 1934). (Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.)
Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis, 1938 (11th) Academy Awards®.
Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis, 1938 (11th) Academy Awards®. (Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.)
Guy Lombardo, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, 1939 (12th) Academy Awards (Garland received a Special Award - a miniature statuette - "for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile")
Guy Lombardo, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, 1939 (12th) Academy Awards (Garland received a Special Award - a miniature statuette - "for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile") (Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.)
Elizabeth Taylor and Walt Disney, 1953 (26th) Academy Awards®
Elizabeth Taylor and Walt Disney, 1953 (26th) Academy Awards® (Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.)
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 38th Academy Awards® ceremony (April 18, 1966).
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 38th Academy Awards® ceremony (April 18, 1966). (Courtesy of A.M.P.A.S.)
Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep at the 2011 (84th) Academy Awards®
Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep at the 2011 (84th) Academy Awards® (Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S.)
Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence, 2012 (85th) Academy Awards®.
Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Lawrence, 2012 (85th) Academy Awards®. (Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S.)
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