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Year: 1972 (45th) Academy Awards

Category: Actress in a Supporting Role

Film Title: Butterflies Are Free

Winner: Eileen Heckart

Presenter: Cloris Leachman, Robert Duvall

Date & Venue: March 27, 1973; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

EILEEN HECKART:
I would like to thank the very first man who ever recommended me for this part, Howard Otway, and a darling crew, and of course you. Thank you.

© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]

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