The Joy of Winning: Vintage Photos of Hollywood Celebrities with their Oscars

Hollywood’s golden era saw many iconic actors receive the coveted Oscar. These awards celebrated exceptional performances. Winning an Oscar marked a career peak.

Some stars accumulated multiple Oscars throughout their careers. Others achieved this honor once. Each award represented years of dedication.

The Academy Awards began decades ago. They recognized outstanding achievements in film. Actors often expressed immense joy when receiving their statuettes.

These moments were captured in time. The awards symbolized hard work and talent. Winning meant recognition from peers.

Many actors delivered memorable acceptance speeches. These speeches often reflected gratitude. The Oscar became a symbol of their success. The golden statue represented the pinnacle of achievement. It signified excellence in the film industry. Actors treasured these awards.

#1 Vivien Leigh places the Oscar she won for her role as Scarlett in Gone With The Wind on her mantlepiece at home, 1940.

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#2 Luise Rainer, the first woman to win two Oscars, holds her Best Actress award for her performance in The Great Ziegfeld during the 1937 Academy Awards ceremony.

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#3 Joan Fontaine doing the household bookkeeping next to the Oscar she won for her role in Hitchcok’s Suspicion, 1942.

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#4 Elizabeth Taylor at a Hollywood party with the Oscar she won for her role in Butterfield, 1961.

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#5 Grace Kelly with the Oscar she won for her role in The Country Girl, 1955. William Holden, her co-star in the movie, stands behind her.

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#6 Audrey Hepburn with the Oscar she won for Roman Holiday, 1954.

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#7 Joanne Woodward smiles radiantly while holding her Best Actress Oscar for her role in Three Faces of Eve, 1958.

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#8 Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress winners Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed (both for From Here to Eternity) and their Oscars, 1954.

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#9 Bing Crosby (Going My Way), Ingrid Bergman (Gaslight) and Barry Fitzgerald (Going My Way) with their Oscars, 1945.

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#10 Gloria Grahame with her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Bad and the Beautiful, 1953.

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#11 Marlon Brando (right) with his Oscar for On the Waterfront, 1955.

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#12 Onstage presenters seen from the wings during the 1950 Academy Awards.

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#13 Jimmy Stewart, back from WWII, talks with the oldest employee of his family’s hardware store in Pennsylvania, George Little; nearby is a table of various mementos, including Stewart’s Best Actor Oscar for The Philadelphia Story.

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#14 Joan Crawford with her Best Actress Oscar for Mildred Pierce, 1946.

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