Grace Kelly congratulates Oscar winners Jack Lemmon, Jo Van Fleet, and Ernest Borgnine at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956.
Grace Kelly backstage at the 1956 Academy Awards.
Hello, perfect lady. I’m sure you didn’t need to adjust anything. Let’s face it - you looked flawless!
Grace Kelly and Edmond O’Brien holding their Oscars - hers for The Country Girl (Best Actress), and his for The Barefoot Contessa (Best Supporting Actor).
Grace Kelly congratulates Oscar winners Jack Lemmon (Mister Roberts), Jo Van Fleet (East of Eden), and Ernest Borgnine (Marty) at the 28th Academy Awards, 1956.
Grace Kelly after presenting the Oscar to Ernest Borgnine in 1956.
Grace Kelly at the 28th Academy Awards on March 21, 1956. This was Grace’s last public appearance before heading to New York and then on to Monaco for her wedding to Prince Rainier.
Grace Kelly backstage at her last Academy Awards show in 1956. Look at her waist!
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Today we celebrate Hollywood legends — and a few stars who, while huge in their time, have dimmed with the passing years — as they hold, gaze at and, occasionally, ignore their trophies.
Pictured: Grace Kelly with the Oscar she won for her role in The Country Girl, 1955. William Holden, her co-star in the movie, stands behind her.
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Grace Kelly gets a congratulatory kiss from Oscar host Bob Hope, 1955.
Grace Kelly holds up the Oscar she won for her performance in The Country Girl as her co-star William Holden stands behind her, 1955.
Grace Kelly at the podium accepting her Best Actress Oscar for The Country Girl