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Year: 1976 (49th) Academy Awards
Category: Best Picture
Film Title: Rocky
Winner: Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers (accompanied on stage by Sylvester Stallone)
Presenter: Jack Nicholson
Date & Venue: March 28, 1977; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
ROBERT CHARTOFF:
Sylvester Stallone, I'd like to thank you for sharing your dream of "Rocky" with us and for giving a performance that has enriched all our lives. I'd like to thank John Avildsen for his sensitive direction; Gene Kirkwood for his imagination and energy; and finally, the Academy, who has permitted "Rocky," a million-to-one underdog, go the distance tonight. Thank you very much.
IRWIN WINKLER:
There were many people behind the scenes that helped us really achieve our dream. Arthur Krim, Eric Pleskow, Mike Medavoy and Gabe Sumner at United Artists, all were very, very responsible for us being here today. They really helped all of us live out the dream of "Rocky."
SYLVESTER STALLONE:
And to all the "Rockys" in the world, I love you.
ROBERT CHARTOFF:
Thank you. Thank you.
© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[Note: All winners are present except where noted; NOT all winners may have spoken.]
