told the Los Angeles Times in 2005. “I probably only said 10 words. It must’ve been the shortest speech in the history of the Oscars.
I didn’t thank [director] John [Schlesinger] or the actors or my mother or father.”The film remains the only X-rated movie in history to take home a Best Picture Oscar. (Its rating has since been downgraded to a mere R.) Hellman is credited with advocating for Dustin Hoffman to play the greasy sidekick character of Ratso Rizzo in the flick.
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