Today's Oscar Moment: Hattie McDaniel wins for "Gone With the Wind"
At yesterday's Oscar Nominees Luncheon, a short film of good speeches from the past was shown to encourage this year's winners to say something meaningful and not just read off some stupid list, I think they should have just shown this speech by Hattie McDaniel who won for best supporting actress for the 1939 classic "Gone With the Wind."
Total class act, totally heartfelt.
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That speech was written for her. Though she seemed moved her table was next to the kitchen door, in the back. The statement about " being a credit to her race" is insulting today, but then it showed her to be a "Good Negro".