Article: POMP, CIRCUMSTANCE AND POLITICS AT THE OSCARS.(L.A. LIFE)

Byline: Associated Press

The 69-year-old Academy Awards have doubled as a showcase for the outspoken almost from the start. Here are some of the memorable Oscar moments they created, both personal and political, drawn from news accounts and ``Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards'' by Mason Wiley and Damien Bona:

At the 1931 ceremony, a speaker railed against Prohibition as the crowd, some with liquor-filled flasks, cheered. One guest, Vice President Charles Curtis, squirmed and stared down at his coffee cup.

In 1961, George C. Scott asked the academy to withdraw his Best Supporting Actor nomination for ``The Hustler.'' He ...

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