Meryl Streep presenting an Honorary Oscar® to Peter O'Toole, whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters -- 75th Academy Awards® in 2003. Introduced by Steve Martin.
100% Got teary-eyed throughout, from the musical entrance, the tenderest kisses with Meryl Streep, the entire audience soaking up the moment, only looks of endearment amongst the audience, and not being played off. This moment touched my heart. He was truly beloved. 🥹
The same as Willem Dafoe, Ian Mckellen, Robert Redford, Viggo Mortensen, John Malkovich, Jim Carrey, Will Smith, Orson Welles, Kirk Douglas, Max von Sydow, Bruce Dern, Brad Pitt, Mads Mikkelsen, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Hugo Weaving...
I think losing as many times as he did, you know after awhile it does hurt and sting. For most actors winning the oscar is one of the major highlights of their lives. And to not win one at least once it does sting a little.
Don’t you just love how he holds the audience in the palm of his hand, as he gently and playfully and confidently delivers his words. And what a voice. So rich, so warm, so attractive.
I don't understand why they've taken the life achievement awards out of the main ceremony! It was always one of my favorite parts of every show. They could can some of the music & cheesiness & bring back some of the class & reverence with more moments like this!
I’ve loved this man since I was a child..thank you dad for showing me all the movies he made..rest in peace sir peter o’toole and to my father sir Sidney groves 🙏👑👑
*He should have won two, maybe three Oscars. but, like Brando and some others have well observed: these 'competitions' among artists are rather silly and trite and vain anyway.* the nomination by itself is the real honor.
He was truly mesmerizing as Lawrence but it must have been almost impossible to beat Atticus Finch, which was an ultimate feel-good American character played by a quintessential American actor
Philip Moore I suppose the academy felt that O’Toole was a newcomer and would have other opportunities in the future. And Gregory Peck was a Hollywood institution and did in fact give a riveting performance.
So true - Gregory Peck had a voice most men would envy and his 'image' was wholesome in a way PO'T's wasn't. I could imagine a certain discomfort with voting for LofA when there was a home-grown story that spoke of something that the US claimed or aspired to. For me, I've watched both films many times and admired them for many different reasons. Although I loved LofA which is a cinematic marvel, the story of Atticus Finch is the one that I hope fits one of my directions on my moral compass. What a pity one of the two wasn't released in 1964 - beating Rex Harrison, blustering his way through 'My Fair Lady' would have simplified things easily.
He absolutely should've won. As much as I greatly admire Gregory Peck, I really don't think you can compare the two performances. As LB2007 said, O'Toole was mesmerizing as Lawrence.
Easily the greatest Oscar speech ever. So genuine and heartwarming. Not self reflective but glowing of other, no bloat the absolute perfect length to speak. Study what's said here and you will do well.
Whenever I read the later Harry Potter books, I always imagine in my "mind's ear" Dumbledore speaking in Anton Ego's voice. I might be in the minority, but I often think that O'Toole would have played an excellent Dumbledore.
@@akayrk Peter O'Toole was actually one of the candidates for Dumbledore when Richard Harris passed away since the two of them were such close friends but, for some reason, the deal never happened or it fell through. I think it might have been an insurance thing because of his age at the time although he did actually live long enough 'till the franchise ended since he passed away in 2013. Ian McKellen was also offered the role but he had already played Gandalf so it didn't make much sense for him and Richard Harris never liked Ian's acting apparently.
I had the honor to meet him in Manhattan. I waited outside the theater to see him. I wasn't at the show. I was alone. He wasn't afraid of me, and I wasn't afraid of him, one on one. It was a good day, no other fans around. God, he was amazing. He was flattering, and flirty, and humble - and he was beautiful, so handsome. I am so sorry we lost him.
Voice, cadence, and delivery are all exceptional - and then there's the acting ability. He's truly one of the greatest gifts the stage has ever given us.
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Letterman once introduced O'Toole as his next guest, who came out on stage riding a camel and smoking elegantly from a cigarette extension. He then sat the camel down and dismounted. While apologising for having to pay thanks to his "noble steed", he reached into his pocket, opened a can of beer, and gave it to the camel - who downed it in one!! Letterman knew then he was simply outclassed!! 😊👍
What a magnificent acceptance speech. He covered the spectrum of gratitude in a rainbow of words and phrases that only Peter O'Toole could deliver... and without cue cards. And that is why he is, was, and always will be, great.
Dictionaries should be required to put Peter O'Toole's picture next to the definitions of the words: Class, Charm and Grace. RIP Mr. O'Toole, you will be missed.
And even in "Ratatouille", there's no mistaking that unique voice. Of course he was a very fine actor in a plethora of different roles and genres, but that voice, that voice...
This is what true grace, humility, thoughtfulness, and dignity looks like. That Mr. O'Toole never won when he was nominated is nothing short of tragic, but he handled it like a gentleman, and it will never diminish the incredible performances he gave to all of us, and those who watch him in the future. A true legend, there will never be another like him.
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Jo Thompson the Irish are the best at making speeches better than the English those nuns and brothers don't mess around when they teach about public speaking
I remember watching this that very night. In my opinion, it was the most humble speech I’ve ever heard. Peter O’Toole spoke from his heart. RIP Peter O’Toole.
actually this comment should be.."a fine example of WHY....the oscars......shouldnt mean so much" because like it or not the oscars mean a LOT.....TO A FILM AND AN ACTOR..
a few actors out there never won the oscar despite multiple nominations. o'toole 8 nominations, richard burton 7 nominations, glenn close 8 nominations.
Pure class. One of the greatest actors of all time giving one of the best acceptance speeches of all time. As Hepburn said in The Lion In Winter- you’re still a marvel of a man.
An absolute travesty that he never won an Oscar for a performance. What a gracious and succinct speech, that's how you do it. Such prodigious talent and a great raconteur. Never to be forgotten.
It may seem silly….with that talent, that voice and delivery, those baby blues….it was his walk which first caught my attention. That confident saunter, almost gliding across the floor. Just perfect.
Peter O'Toole is certainly one of favorite, if not my favorite, actors of all time. His acting was so superb, it often overshadowed the script and fellow actors. I am supremely happy to say I had the fortune of meeting him once in New York. I spoke for about 5 minutes to him and that's all I needed from him. My life is complete.
I could never get over that he never won an Oscar. They had to give him an honorary one. I love his speech the way he chooses words. Michael Caine laughing loud when he said “…as I totter off into antiquity…”. What a special man.
That was one of the greatest welcomes to the stage as I have ever seen before in my life. Meryl and the audience really wanted to show Peter how loved he truly was. ❤
Yeah, the fact he doesn't have an Oscar should really show that it's about Politics or who you know. If you don't fall in their specific categories that they want people to be in you won't get an Oscar most of the time. Rarely they give an Oscar to anyone that really deserves it and when they do it's like a breath of fresh air, but then someone that didn't deserve one gets an Oscar soon after that person.
Peter O'Toole should have won Best Actor for Lawrence of Arabia. 2 years of filming. And Peter O'Tole was actually considering refusing the Honorary Academy Award, but reconsidered.
Lawrence of Arabia is one of the select movies I've seen more times than I can count. It never gets old, and Peter O'Toole is still riveting in that film. I'm glad he finally received an Oscar for his numerous film appearances, but when he didn't receive it for Lawrence of Arabia, I realized that those of us who keep watching that movie have given him the recognition he deserved for it.
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@@bonusgolden12 NEVER a dull day in your life! But Jared is a very talented performer.. he should be remember not because of his father but because he is worthy of remembrance.
What a wonderful speech full of class tempered by a little humility and full of gratitude. This is what you call old school greatness. He knows his race has run and he is a winner in this mortal life of ours and bows out gracefully.
To me he was the best. The Academy "Rewards aren't important. It's the work that counts. In my estimation his work was exemplary. There will never be another like him. RIP.
The RULING CLASS is one of the most out-of-left-field and astonishing films. In great part to Mr. O'Toole's incredible performance. So glad that the Academy finally thought it was time to acknowledge his great talent.
Meryl Streep was right. If he had been prettier, he would have been Florence of Arabia. Man crush on a guy that lived life to the fullest and did not care what people thought. RIP
Nominated eight times for the honour of the Oscar and; in my opinion, should have won for every one of them. Much missed, we shall never again see the like.
tv fella Should have tied with Peck in 1962, Should have definitely won for the Lion in Winter. However, he couldn't have won in his other 6 nominations
He ties the record for most acting nominations without any wins, a record that Glenn Close recently tied. Glenn holds the record among actresses and is also Oscarless with 8 nominations.
+Hassaan Mirza It's a pleasure to see when actors truly do appreciate their peers. Then there were giants of acting. Jack knew he was in the presence of greatness. Perhaps because he had it in him. :)
You know - I know he was a drunk, an adulter, an unreliable person - all those kind of things. But he was also an amazing human beeing an at his best an amazing actor. And i think he enjoyed every moment of his life. And that's much more then most of us can say.
One of the greatest actors who ever lived, but also one of the great storytellers along with dear friends, Richard Harris and Michael Caine. Rousing drinking buddies who enjoyed and got more out of life than most mortal men! RIP
He was such an icon and acting legend he didn't need an Oscar. He had nothing to prove and his work speaks for itself. RIP Peter and thank you for the movie memories.
When Meryl Streep steps on stage to present an Honorary Academy Award, you know that someone must have done very good in life. And that great man deserved much more than -please forgive me- "only" an Honorary Oscar. R.I.P. Peter O'Toole!
Peter O Toole was a hell raising drunkard but the second he set foot on stage he was always an epitome of talent and class. Gone but never forgotten I raise a 🥃 to you in your honour
Pure class, what a great not too long speech, epic. That's how you do it Americans! Never fawning, not overly dramatic, graceful, pitch perfect, flawless. A true Great. Been watching his drinking n life stories in other videos with other greats, Richard Harris n Peter Finch.....epic characters who loved epic lives! Every night out or escapade is like another movie! 🤣🤣🤣🙏👍
Of all the actors and actresses that have and will win an award, Peter O'Toole deserved it the most. I am a 17 year old and plan on becoming an Actor and/or Director and here is the main person that had truly inspired me to be just that. R.I.P Peter O'Toole, you were a magnificent person and Actor. A true legend and we love and miss you.
He deserves an oscar for every movie he made, his talent & sense of humour are incredible. We will always cherishes his amazing work. RIP Peter O'toole.
I'm in the middle of one of his biographies, this one by Robert Sellers. You will laugh all the way through it and be unable to feel anything but great warmth towards such a kind and compassionate man. There's no one like him.
@LiveOkie Wrath-one of the most evil of sins. Embody Christ in your words, and not Satan, as you do, currently. Forgiveness is what we’re all about. And I’ve read more exegetical theory than you ever will, and more Biblical literature. I won’t explain it all to you. You’ll remain in the dark.
Was there anyone better than Peter O'Toole in Lean's Lawrence Of Arabia, Becket opposite Richard Burton, The Lion In Winter opposite Katharine Hepburn or My Favorite Year? He could play everything from Hamlet to light comedy with Audrey Hepburn.
MrImiller07 Let's not forget the humble Dean Spanley. The light that remained in his expressive face and eyes just radiated; you held your breath! I've loved him since Lawrence.
I liked him in Lawrence but Beckett to me was his magnum opus. Even though the title role in that was Burton's who was at the peak of his powers, O'Toole delivered a masterful performance.
Hoooooly shit THAT'S HIM?! I had no idea. Even if I don't rank Troy 2004 highly as a movie, that scene with him as Priam with Achilles will forever be one of my most favorite scenes. It takes a truly great human to put so much feeling and thought into so few words. A great actor and a benefit to all humankind.
