The 50 Greatest Oscar Moments of the 20th Century : Countdown Numbers 30 to 21

From 1970 - Orson Welles receiving an Honorary Oscar. Even though his acceptance of the award was on tape, it was still justice for Welles to finally receive this Oscar, after being slighted so heavily in 1941 for his incredible masterpiece Citizen Kane.

Academy Memorable Moment Number 24

From 1975 - Mary Pickford receiving an Honorary Oscar. Again, another of filmdom's true legends was finally honored by the Academy. Before her acceptance of the Oscar, the audience was treated to a film clip of Pickfair mansion, still looking as glorious as it was back in Hollywood's Golden Age, and then the image of the young Mary Pickford, who back in the silent cinema was once the most popular star in the world, and was known as America's sweetheart. The older Pickford then accepted her Oscar, and it was another great moment when Oscar revisited the golden past.

Academy Memorable Moment Number 23

From 1978 - Laurence Olivier's acceptance speech when he accepted his Honorary Oscar. It still must rank as one of the most eloquent speeches in Academy Award history, and Olivier apparently was putting it together all on the spot. No written speech to read from, he was very eloquent in his thanks, and again it showed the real class of the true Hollywood legends.

Academy Memorable Moment Number 22

From 1995 - Kirk Douglas receiving an Honorary Oscar. This was a very memorable moment. Kirk Douglas, an actor known for his often tough characters, had recently suffered a stroke, and on Oscar's stage in 1995, he still mustered the strength to accept his award, even though his mouth had suffered nerve damage, and he wasn't quite the same as he was before. He was proud of his award, and his four sons were all in the audience that night, and the camera caught Michael Douglas openly crying for his father.

Academy Memorable Moment Number 21

From 1995 - the winner of the Best Documentary award brought a special guest to the stage ... the audience was immediately brought to its feet when the Documentary Oscar winner introduced the woman standing next to him, the woman who saved Anne Frank's diary. The ovation went on, almost as long if it had been for a more well known Hollywood legend. It was amazing to see this woman on Oscar's history, a woman

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