![]() And Spartacus' Peter Ustinov won that year. Remember Me!" Wayne took out an ad of his own, distancing himself as much as possible from Wills' thirst. Your Alamo cousins." Talk about putting the "Wow" in Bow-Wow. The ad featured photos of everyone in the Alamo cast, surrounding good ole Chill, and pissed a lot of people off with this quote: "We of the Alamo cast are praying harder - than the real Texans prayed for their lives in the Alamo - for Chill Wills to win the Oscar as best supporting actor. And Bow-Wow wagged Wills' tail all over Hollywood, taking out one For Your Consideration ad in which every Academy member's name appears, in alphabetical order, alongside a picture of Wills with the truly awful quote, "Win, lose or draw, you're all my cousins and I love you all."īow-Wow shoulda quit while he was behind, but the next FYC ad put Chill's Oscar hopes on ice. Not a bad idea in itself, but the agent was W.S. Wills, a veteran actor and friend of Wayne, hired a publicity agent to help him snag the gold. Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961. Chill Wills was no Mary Pickford, but he wanted that little 8.5-pound trophy just as badly. ![]() (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Īctors have been implementing questionable tactics when campaigning for an Oscar since Mary Pickford schmoozed her way to a win for Coquette, a performance that was widely panned, but as the Queen of Hollywood she had some sway. HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Detail shot as 'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the winner card reading actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Februin Hollywood, California. EST on ABC Oscars-Impossible Dream, Los Angeles, USA (Original Caption) -Hollywood, CA- Moments after the Best Actor award presentation at the 46th Academy Awards ceremonies, a male streaker ran nude before a TV audience of 76 million people he was seen on TV only above the waist and behind David Niven who said "That was bound to happen." Next to appear on stage (not shown) was presenter Elizabeth Taylor, who laughinlgly found it not too hard an act to follow. ![]() What are TV viewers seeking from their annual Oscar fix? The same thing they want from movies: drama, comedy, sex, slapstick, glamour and romance. There were instances of streaking on university campuses from as early as the 1800s but it surged in popularity in the 1960s when a generation was rebelling against everything, including clothing.Mandatory Credit: Photo by Reed Saxon/AP/Shutterstock (6569406a) Rob Lowe Snow White Actor Rob Lowe croons a tune to Snow White during the opening number for the 61st Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. It was an Englishman and he did it for a bet, according to The Times. ![]() The first recorded public streaker was in 1799. Here we will attempt to strip back the truth about streaking: who does it and why, and relive some of the streaking's most memorable moments. The well-padded Wati - who faces a lifetime ban from the stadium and a hefty fine - joins a long list of high profile public exhibitionists with his antics, where he managed to evade a swag of security men as he streaked toward the try line.įrom AFL and rugby union, to cricket, tennis, horse racing and even snooker, there are not many sports that have not been targeted by attention-seeking exhibitionists who go to great lengths to peel off their kit and expose themselves to much more than just public ridicule. WHEN Wati Holmwood wobbled his naked way across ANZ Stadium in the dying minutes of the State of Origin decider, he was continuing a tradition that had its origins in the 18th century but only, er, took off in the 1970s. ![]()
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