Harrison Ford presenting the Best Picture Oscar® for "Schindler's List" to Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig at the the 66th Annual Academy Awards® in 1994.
I think Schindler's list is at the top of the list of Steven Spieldberg's movies, and close behind it are excusively his other WWII movies like Empire of the Sun, Saving Private Ryan, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Flags of our Forefathers. Steven brings a passion to his WWII films (most likely due to it's profound influence in his cinematographic upbringing - thanks to his father - and due to his heritage) that are lacking in his other films. Don't get me wrong, his other films are mostly also great, but I have yet to see that same spark of passion in them as I do in his WWII works, when compared to the latter, the former cannot rightfully be called masterpieces. For all their brilliance, they still pale in comparison to the latter.
In the summer of 1994, i was sharing a noon meal at an indoor food court with a female acquaintance. A short, older man walked by our table, the female acquaintance stopped him for a chat. After about a minute, he crossed his arms at waist level, left over right. After seeing my eyes widen, without a break in the conversation, he angled his body towards me, so i could better see the tattoo on his outer left forearm (I think he was surprised that a 20something knew what the tattoo meant, but he said nothing). As i touched it, i said, “which camp?” He, “Auschwitz.” Me, “how many in your family were murdered?” He, “74”. He didn’t want to accept my condolences, but the acquaintance knew me well enough to say, “she means it.”
the fact that Spielberg made both Jurassic park and schindler's list in 1993 is beyond me. schindler's list won 7 Oscars, and the rest won by Jurassic park (3 Oscars). goddamn it steve
"People died infront of me on the camps. The last words were 'Be a witness of my murder. Tell to the world how I died. Remember!'" These lines will haunt me forever.
Jarred Augenstein I'd love to see how that'd turn out, and with every movie having the momentum it had in the year of its release so no film has the edge. I know that'd never happen but I think it sounds cool.
Jarred Augenstein Would it piss people off that 2 of those films had to lose? This is why I hate annual ceremonies. One year can be dominant and then followed by a weak one.
Sometimes the presenter can be a giveaway on who wins. I figured Schindler's List was going to win when Harrison Ford was the presenter. I then said the same thing in 2007 when Spielberg, Lucas, and Coppola were presenting "Best Director", I knew Martin Scorsese was going to finally win his Oscar for the Departed.
Kevin Bull that would make sense except Harrison Ford was in The Fugitive, so if him being up there was indicative of the winner it would’ve been that one (though I do see why it seems that way since you know who the winner is already
"Please teach this in your schools" Every Generation in my school has seen this movie since 2002. I live in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, and they were taught about everything that happened in the Holocaust.
Mr Lustig could have stopped after he said, "My number was 83317." and it still would have been the most powerful speech given that night. RIP Mr Lustig, 1932-2019
The fact that Harrison Ford turned down the role of Schindler because he believed the audience wouldn’t be able to look past Indiana Jones and fully understand the message makes this so much sweeter. Both Spielberg and Ford knew that they made the right decision and have immensely impacted the world
Probably the best movie ever made, in my opinion. It shows that no matter how great an evil can be, there is still light and goodness in the best kinds of people.
Jenna Denjern Evil is only a construct, VERY ACTIVE & REAL in our realm but if we were to follow the scriptures. ONLY A THIRD OF THE STARS fell down, this mean evil is a minority the frame of the universe.
It's in Quran 5:32 - "That is why We decreed for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, without [its being guilty of] manslaughter or corruption on the earth, is as though he had killed all mankind, and whoever saves a life is as though he had saved all mankind"
@@PP-ys2bo Is it? Well it was corrupted by your people itself. Don't worry the new pope will include it. It will be included in ”New John Cena 2023:01”
I met a survivor of Auschwitz in the summer of 1994. I was sharing a noon meal with a female acquaintance. A short-ish man walked by our table. The acquaintance knew him, stopped him for a chat. After a couple of minutes, he crossed his left arm over his right at waist-level. When he saw my eyes widen at the number tattoo on his outer left forearm, he angled his body so i could get a better look (i think he was surprised that a ‘twentysomething’ knew what the tattoo meant, but said nothing). Me, ‘which camp? Him, ‘Auschwitz.’ Me, ‘how many in your family were murdered?’ Him, ‘74.’ He didn’t want to accept my condolences, but the acquaintance knew me well enough to say, ‘she means it.’
His speech at the ceremony was very moving, and how amazing after such a terrible childhood in Auschwitz to then go on and achieve such a successful career. נוח על משכבך בשלום 🌷🌷🌷
The filming was done with an air of respect too. In between scenes, there was absolute quiet on the set, as people just did their jobs. No laughter, no side conversations, this was certainly well earned.
@@robertandhollyscorpiofan2697 I thought it was only once a week and that was so Spielburg didn't slip into depression with how difficult the movie was to shoot mentally.
@@amaanshaikh3925 I've seen the movies countless times and the only one I remember winning the Oscar is Spielberg. I didn't know who Branko was either, but his face looked familiar. Next time I watch the film I will remember that he also won an Oscar and played the part of the nightclub maitre d' who says when asked by the German officer: who is that? Branko responds, "that's Oscar Schindler!"
@@goranskrnjug Im Croat, I think he was in my school once but I'm not sure. We had a presentation about the Holocaust and a few survivors came, and I swear one looked like him. I don't remember tho. I have a big respect for him, I'm very proud he is from my country.
AVoiceOfOpinion93 While it wasn’t a film, a film legend received an honorary Oscar for his contribution to cinema and had a 12 minute standing ovation. That man’s name was Charles Chaplin in the early 1970’s!
yep and he hasn't been quite the same since. No film he has made since 2000 has made quite the impact of Schindler's List or been as popular and successful as Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, ET, or Jaws.
@@kupodrinksmilk agree on MR, never enjoyed Catch Me much but that's personal. My favorite of his post-2000 films is AI. However, objectively none of his films in this era have been either as popular or successful, or as critically acclaimed as the movies that made him a household name.
@@Casarzino cool thing about AI is that it was scripted by kubrick (as far as I know he wanted to make it but died before he could), but I think everyone knows it at this point
I am from Germany, the movie Schindler's List has touched my heart. It is one of the best movie I've ever seen. Anyways, based on the history of my country has written, I feel so much ashamed as you can't believe. I hope such times (no matter in which country) will NEVER happen again. Greetz from Germany.
But Hollywood would rather celebrate homosexuality, I dont know why.Tom Hanks was just not as good as Neeson or Anthony Hopkins or Daniel Day Lewis.Any one from the latter three would have been much worthy but I gotta admit Liam Neeson was way too amazing in this movie.Ralph Fiennes also gave one of the best acting performances of all time.
@@villainousappetite8841I've been saying since early 1994 that Tom Hanks was only the fourth best actor. He was very good, but he never should have won over Neeson's moving and meaningful performance, Hopkins' nuanced, everything hidden under-the-surface performance, or Day Lewis' versatile and dynamic performance.
@@JRRLewis Liam Neeson was completely robbed. He very rightfully deserved the Oscar for Best Actor. As much as I love Tom Hanks, Liam Neeson blew him out of the freaking water in Schindler's List. Back then, people were outraged that Liam lost the Oscar, and to this day, they still are. That just shows how powerful and impactful Schindlers List is and it also shows how biased the Oscars can really be.
Get this for fitting AND ironic: Harrison played Indiana Jones for Steven, then declined the part of Oskar Schindler for fear that viewers would be unable to overlook his action hero persona in such a dramatic, important movie, and then he presented this award to that film over one of his own.
I think it's different because he declined it for the good of the film (and I totally agree with his point). If he just turned it down as a pure career choice then you'd probably taste the salt lol I will say though he doesn't seem to want to announce the winner let alone be at the event at all. He was just so 😒. No F's were given that day lol
John Big Boss I wonder what it was like for Nicholson when he did that for The Departed. I know he's popular, the definition of cool, and someone who's seen it all, but that still had to be one of the greatest experiences ever.
In 1999, Harrison Ford was tasked with presenting the Best Picture again. And if you are a student of Oscars all time, to quote Ace Ventura, "BONEHEAD PLAYS" you will remember what that envelope said.
Watched this in history class. Never have I felt so depressed in all my life as I did for the remainder of the school day. I suppose that's just a testament to how powerful it is.
I personally prefer the one when Schindler is saying goodbye to his workers. "I could have save more...". The one with the survivours and Schindler's grave is awesome too tho
@@santividal9387 I’ll argue for the scene before that, where he has the entire camp in the factory, and tells the guards (paraphrasing), “here they all are…..or you could leave as *men*, instead of murderers,” And all of them leave, and the expression on Schindler’s face to Stern, “i really thought they were going to kill everyone.”
This is the most important, meaningful film in cinema history. Also, you can see how much it REALLY means to Spielberg because he doesn't go around saying thank you to like, 100 people, but instead, uses his time to raise awareness of the Holocaust. Good on him!
Wow, I'd never seen this Oscar presentation, my grandfather was a Holocaust survivor and I thank very much to Steven Spielberg for making this awesome masterpiece and John Williams for composing that another masterpiece! I'm really touched by their speech and I almost cryed. Thank you!
The man who gave us our greatest childhood movies gave the rest of the world the most chilling and yet beautiful representation of the greatest tragedy ever... Steven Spielberg is the best director ever.
he made 2 movies on ww2,he made the greatest family movies such as e.t and jurassic park and created the best mature war movies to honor the fallen such as saving private ryan and schindler's list,not including him in the top 10 greatest directors ever should be a crime
The most deserving Best picture win in history. The most powerful movie in history. Only injustice is that Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes didn't win both Actor Oscars, as they deserved it.
Hands down, the best story teller of all time. Spielberg made a movie that touches every ounce of your humanity, and shows the inhumanity towards fellow humans in a way that it produces emotion when even discussing the movie. This was an experience that everyone should allow themselves to be a part of by searching this masterpiece out and taking 3 hrs of your day to sit back and let yourselves be taken to one of the darkest periods in our lifetime
Schindlers list was a masterpiece, clearly his best work as a director and that is saying something considering the mountain of hits the man directed/produced/wrote or took part in. His films all leave an impression years after but who can ever forget the striking tale in black n white and the little girl in red contrasting?
In the summer of 1995, i met a survivor of Auschwitz (I had seen ‘Schinder’s List) the year before (and was the youngest person in the sparsely populated theater by at least 20 years). I was sharing a meal at an indoor food court with a female acquaintance. A short-ish man walked by our table. The acquaintance knew him, stopped him for a chat. After a few minutes, the man crossed his arms at his waist. After seeing my eyes widen, without a break in the conversation, he angled his body towards me, so i could get a better look at the tattoo on his outer left forearm. As i touched it, i said, “which camp? I think he was surprised a 20something knew what the tattoo meant, but he hid it well, “Auschwitz.” Me: “how many in your family were murdered?” Him: “75.” He didn’t want to accept my deepest condolences, but the acquaintance knew me well enough to say, “she means it.”
The most incredible movie I have ever seen. The moment when Kingsley realised that Schindler is buying people will probably never be equaled in Cinema .
Seeing Spielberg and Harrison together, is such a moment. Maybe not during back in the days but seeing it back today , its such a moment. And yes , Schindler's List is the most deserving Oscar Best Picture.
This particular line-up was one of the best if not the best set of nominated movies of all time, and "Schindler's List" is trully deserving to represent that batch.
Ironic how Ford was offered the role of Schindler but turned it down cause he didn’t want to overshadow the film, and now he’s presenting best picture to the film itself
Of all the Oscar acceptance speeches I have seen in my life, that Holocaust survivor speaking had me break down and cry. This Christian will always pray for you. Never forget. NEVER
Steven Spielberg has left an incredible mark in cinema. Schindler's List was one of his most important films and raised awareness and conversations about a horrific event.
30 years later and I still cry at the speech by Mr. Lustig! My favorite and most important movie of all time. Steven Spielberg is the greatest director in my opinion!
after hearing a story about a student at my boyfriend's school who asked "what is auschwitz?" this message feels more important, yet more ominous than ever.
greatest movie of all time... this is not just a movie but, this is the true example of humanity ... love from India 🇮🇳 salute from the bottom of my heart to The great Oscar Schindler..........
One of the most deserved Best Picture winners that ever existed!! Also in 2004 “Schindler’s List” was selected as 1 of 25 for preservation by the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for Culturally, Historically, or Aesthetically significance!!
I remember watching this in 1994. I am an Australian born man whose Polish parents lived through the Holocaust during 1944, They never could talk about the horrendous period,
Ne mogu da verujem da americki somovi ne mogu da zapamte covekovo pravo ime i preziime.Posebno kad ukucas translate na snimku.A i ovi sto vode program.
Schindler's List is probably the most moving and shocking movie of all times. Just listening to that violin in the main theme brings me to tears every time.
