Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino & Robert De Niro Celebrate 'The Godfather's 50th Anniversary at 2022 Oscars
etonline.comAcademy Awards paid tribute to one of the greatest films of all time during Sunday's ceremony.Coppola took the stage alongside stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and he three were met with a long, standing ovation from a revering audience.«I think I feel moments like this should be sincere and brief,» Coppola shared. «I'm so grateful to my two wonderful friends who have come here to help me celebrate with you this project that we began 50 years ago with really the most extraordinary collaborators»Coppola used his time on stage to highlight two men who made the Godfather films possible, and to thank them «from the bottom of my heart.»«One is a collaborator who I thank many times, every time you see The Godfather, his name is above the title.
Mario Puzo,»he shared. «And another — and another I've never thanked, but the time is due that I do, because it was his participation and his decisions at the end that made it possible — is Robert Evans.»Coppola closed out his brief time on stage with a powerful final message, «Thank you.
Viva Ukraine!»Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, was the highest-grossing movie of 1972 and went on to dominate that year's Academy Awards, with wins for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Brando, as well as nominations for Pacino, Caan, and Duvall, and a Best Director nod for Coppola.Brando and Pacino famously both boycotted the 1972 Oscars — Brando sent American Indian Rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather to decline his Best Actor statuette on his behalf, over protest of Native American depictions in television and film.The film's anniversary comes just as a new -inspired series is set to launch on Paramount+.
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