Native American actor Sacheen Littlefeather passed away at the age of 75, the American Academy of Film Arts (AMPAA), which hosted the Film Awards ceremony, tweeted.
Although Sacheen Littlefeather does not have many works, it is his most sensational “performance” in the film industry. In 1973, Marlon Brando, who won the Oscar for Best Actor with “The Godfather”, gave a speech on the stage, expressing his refusal to accept the award and protesting once morest Hollywood’s treatment of aboriginal people. Unfair treatment of actors. This speech can be said to be the first time in the history of the Oscars that someone made a political statement on stage.
Nearly half a century later, the documentary Sacheen: Breaking The Silence recreated it earlier this year. Sacheen mentioned in the film that Marlon Brando knew that the Oscars was the first global satellite broadcast in history, so he gave him a representative to speak on stage. Sacheen said that he didn’t even wear evening clothes, so Marlon Brando asked him to come on stage in aboriginal costumes.
On stage, Sacheen recalled that when he read Marlon Brando’s statement on his behalf, he heard not many people applaud. Afterwards, he learned that the veteran male star Zun Rong Zheng wanted to rush to the stage to drive him away, and six people were required to get it first. live. This speech shocked the world, and Marlon Brando also praised Sacheen, but in exchange it was only discrimination once morest Sacheen by the people in Hollywood, and no one gave him the opportunity to perform.
In August of this year, the Academy of Film Arts officially apologized for the incident, and affirmed that the speech on the stage was powerful, and the discrimination for many years following the event was unjust, and decided to hold an event led by Sacheen in mid-September to praise his contribution to history and film contributions.
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