The Academy Awards in the 1970s Were Weird, Fashionable, and Glitzy

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Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper talk at an Academy Awards after party in L.A. following the 1970 Oscars ceremony. Easy Rider, which starred Nicholson and Hopper (as well as Peter Fonda), had come out the year before. Nicholson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film.

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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who were married at the time, arrive at the 42nd Annual Academy Awards in 1970.

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Frank Sinatra hands Cary Grant an Oscar as a special achievement award at the 42nd Annual Academy Awards in 1970.

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Clinton Eastwood poses at the 42nd Annual Academy Awards in 1970.

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Sammy Davis Jr. and Lola Falana attend an after party for the 42nd Annual Academy Awards in 1970 at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

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Hugh Hefner arrives at the 42nd Annual Academy Awards with model and actress Barbi Benton in 1970.

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John Wayne with his wife Pilar after winning the Best Actor Oscar for True Grit at the 42nd Annual Academy Awards in 1970.

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Frank Sinatra poses for a portrait holding an Oscar he received for winning the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 43rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony in 1971.

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Frank Sinatra's daughters, Nancy and Tina, attended the 1971 Academy Awards to see their father accept his award.

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Ali MacGraw at rehearsals for the 43rd Annual Academy Awards in 1971. MacGraw was nominated for Best Actress that year for her role in Love Story.

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Goldie Hawn at the Governor's Ball after the 43rd Annual Academy Awards in 1971.

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Quarterback for the New York Jets, Joe Namath, escorts actress Raquel Welch to the Academy Awards in 1971.

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Jack Nicholson receives a kiss on the cheek from his date, Michelle Phillips, while attending the awards show after-party, the Governor's Ball.

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Gene Hackman holds his Oscar for Best Actor, which he earned for The French Connection, and Jane Fonda holds up her statue for Best Actress, which she got for Klute, during the 44th Annual Academy Awards in 1972.

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Isaac Hayes poses with his Oscar for Best Song for "Theme from Shaft" at the 44th Annual Academy Awards in 1972. The actor Joel Grey stands beside him.

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Raquel Welch and Gene Hackman pose with Cloris Leachman, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Last Picture Show in 1972.

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Actress Natalie Wood and her husband, Robert Wagner, attend the Academy Awards together in 1972.

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Charlie Chaplin gives an acceptance speech after receiving an honorary Oscar at the 44th Annual Academy Awards in 1972.

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At the 44th Annual Academy Awards in 1972, Jack Nicholson brought along two dates: singer and actor Michelle Phillips, pictured here, and actor Sally Kellerman.

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Michael Caine and his teenage daughter, Veronique, attend the 45th Annual Academy Awards in 1973. Caine acted as Master of Ceremonies for a segment of the Awards and was also nominated for Best Actor for his performance in the movie Sleuth.

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