To mark the recent Oscar Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles, here is a highly amusing TV documentary from 1998. It is presented by Denis Norden who introduces a whole batch of clips from assorted show business awards that took place in the UK, USA and Australia. Not all of the numerous presenters and winners are identified but the various participants include the following … Part 1 - Dame Edna Everage; Morecambe & Wise; Jack Lemmon; Les Dawson; Peggy Ashcroft; Bernard Braden; Robin Williams; Steve Coogan; Peter Hall; Jackie Mason; Spike Milligan; Robert Morley; Jonathan Ross; Britt Ekland; Julie Walters; Diana Dors and Pete Murray; Terry Wogan; Bea Arthur and performing sea lion; Stephen Fry; Sarah Ferguson (the Duchess of York); George Burns; Lucille Ball; Michael J. Fox; Christine Lahti; Jack Dee; Dustin Hoffman; Paul O’Grady; Richard Burton; Paul Hogan; Garry Shandling … Part 2 - Meat Loaf; Nick Hancock; Dolly Parton; Ellen DeGeneres; Donny Osmond; Thora Hird; Kenny Everett; Bob Monkhouse; Laurence Olivier; Ving Rhames; Michael Crawford; Roseanne Barr; Burt Reynolds and Chevy Chase; Angela Lansbury and Steve Martin; Ronald Reagan, Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Rooney; Josef Locke … Part 3 - Frank Muir; Caroline Ahearne; Angus Deayton; Ronnie Barker; Mel Brooks; Bette Midler; Michael Gambon; Jamie Lee Curtis and Jon Lovitz; Michael Barrymore; Jonathan Ross, Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes; Frank Sinatra, Sally Field and Don Rickles. Enjoy! … Note: for some reason not uncommon with YouTube uploads, the audio gets out of sync with the video towards the end. Apologies but it was alright in the original programme!
Denis Norden
