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Oscar gaffes

1978: During her acceptance speech for supporting actress for "Julia," Vanessa Redgrave, who had funded a documentary supporting a Palestinian homeland, railed against "Zionist hoodlums." Paddy Chayefsky, who followed her onstage, said, "A simple 'thank you' would have been sufficient."

1978: During her acceptance speech for supporting actress for “Julia,” Vanessa Redgrave, who had funded a documentary supporting a Palestinian homeland, railed against “Zionist hoodlums.” Paddy Chayefsky, who followed her onstage, said, “A simple ‘thank you’ would have been sufficient.”  (Joe Kennedy / Los Angeles Times)

Chevy Chase

1988: Oscar host Chevy Chase opened the ceremony by saying, “Good evening, Hollywood phonies.” The audience didn’t much like the greeting, and Chase was never asked to host again.  (Ian Dryden / Los Angeles Times)

Martin Landau/Samuel L. Jackson

1995: When he lost the supporting actor Oscar to “Ed Wood’s” Martin Landau, “Pulp Fiction’s” Samuel L. Jackson didn’t hide his disappointment. Thanks to a nearby microphone, his reaction -- a furious expletive -- became public knowledge.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Roger Ross Williams/Elinor Burkett

2010: When producer and director Roger Ross Williams was accepting the award for documentary short subject for “Music by Prudence,” Elinor Burkett, another producer who had filed a lawsuit involving the film, bounded onto the stage, interrupted Williams and took over the speech.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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