The best vintage moments from the Oscars

By Heather Cichowski

The Academy Awards have a long and fascinating history. The upcoming 2020 Oscars on Feb. 9 mark the 92nd Academy Awards. Over nine decades, there have been countless awards given out, interesting category changes and plenty of dazzling Oscars fashion. There is plenty to talk about with recent awards shows, but there is something special about looking back on vintage Oscars moments. The classic images show why many cite Old Hollywood as the "Golden Age" of film and Hollywood. Furthermore, the red carpet glamour is like nothing else!

Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see all of the best vintage moments from the Academy Awards.

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At the 1955 Academy Awards, Oscar winner Grace Kelly gets a kiss from fellow winner Marlon Brando. They won best acting awards in their categories for The Country Girl and On the Waterfront, respectively.

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Frank Sinatra brought his children, Frank, Jr. and Nancy, to the 1954 Academy Awards at the RKO Pantages Theatre in New York City. He won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in From Here to Eternity.

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Walt Disney (centre) celebrates his record-breaking four Oscars at the 1954 Academy Awards with presenters Elizabeth Taylor (second right) and Michael Wilding (right).

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From Here to Eternity star Donna Reed signed an autograph while holding her Best Actress trophy at the 1954 Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

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Audrey Hepburn was so elegant at the 37th Academy Awards in Santa Monica, California on April 5, 1965 with her white gown and long gloves. Her film, My Fair Lady, would win a staggering eight Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.

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At the 1963 Oscars, presenter Debbie Reynolds posed with composer Henry Mancini (left) and lyricist Johnny Mercer (right), winners of the Academy Award for Best Song for "Days Of Wine And Roses" from the film of the same name.

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Bob Hope presents Meet Me in St. Louis star Margaret O'Brien with her "Oscarette" for Best Performance of a Child Actress in 1944. Unfortunately, the Academy stopped giving out the tiny Academy Juvenile Awards in 1960.

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Ellen McCarthy and Dustin Hoffman looked like they were having a ball at the 40th Annual Academy Awards in 1968. He was nominated for Best Actor for The Graduate.

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It's mine! Bob Hope, who was master of ceremonies at the 27th Annual Academy Awards, joked around with Marlon Brando as he presented him with his Oscar for Best Actor in 1955. Brando won for On the Waterfront.

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Elizabeth Taylor clutches her Oscar for Best Actress for her work in Butterfield 8 with then-husband Eddie Fisher at the 33rd Academy Awards in Santa Monica on April 1961.

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Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll attend the 36th Academy Awards in Santa Monica in elegant outfits in 1964. They would both go on to receive Oscar nominations

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What suspense! Nominee Gloria Swanson tensely awaited the results of the Best Actress award at La Zambra nightclub in New York City during a live radio link with the 1951 Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. Judy Holliday (left) would win the prize for Born Yesterday.

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At the 1955 Oscars, master of ceremonies Bob Hope kissed Best Actress winner Grace Kelly. She scored the prize for The Country Girl.

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The actress elegantly posed with her Best Actress statue backstage at the awards ceremony.

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Bette Davis and Canadian-born film producer Jack L. Warner, who was one of the founders of Warner Bros., pose with her Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 1936 Academy Awards. She won for her part in Dangerous.

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Grace Kelly had an elegant arrival at the 28th Annual Academy Awards in 1956. It was her final appearance before leaving Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. She had the honour of presenting the Best Actor award at the ceremony, after she won in the Best Actress category the year prior.

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Humphrey Bogart and then-wife Lauren Bacall posed at the 1952 Academy Awards with his Oscar for Best Actor. He won for his role in The African Queen.

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Hollywood couple Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh beamed at the 1960 Academy Awards. She would get nominated the following year for Psycho.

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Audrey Hepburn appeared onstage with George Cukor, who accepted the Best Performance by an Actress award on behalf of Katharine Hepburn for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, at the 1968 Academy Awards.

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Barbra Streisand reacts to winning the Best Actress Oscar for Funny Girl at the 1969 Academy Awards, after being given the award by Ingrid Bergman. It was an especially surprising year because Barbra and Katharine Hepburn both received Best Actress awards. It marked the first time the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ever gave the award to more than one actress.

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The actress proudly posed next to a life-size Oscars statue with her prize.

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Julie Andrews presents the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year award to famed Italian director Federico Fellini for his film 8 1/2 at the 1964 Oscars.

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What a talented group! Jack Lemmon, Jo Van Fleet and Ernest Borgnine pose with their awards alongside presenter Grace Kelly (second right) at the 28th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 21, 1956.

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A giddy Audrey Hepburn poses with her Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Roman Holiday at the 1954 Oscars.

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