The Opening of the Academy Awards: 1969 Oscars

Gregory Peck opens the 41st Academy Awards in 1969, featuring "friends of Oscar" Ingrid Bergman, Sidney Poitier, Jane Fonda, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Walter Matthau, Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Russell, and Burt Lancaster, plus an appearance by Ron Moody and Jack Wild. See more 1969 Oscar highlights:    • 1969 Oscars   Become an Oscar Insider: http://www.oscars.org/insider/ Check out our Academy Originals:    / academyoriginals   ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners—the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.