Robert Redford Wins Best Directing: 53rd Oscars (1981)
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- King Vidor and George Cukor present Robert Redford with the Oscar for Directing for 'Ordinary People' at the 53rd Academy Awards. Hosted by Johnny Carson.
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Robert Redford Wins Best Directing: 53rd Oscars (1981)
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Certainly one of the most gorgeous men of the 20th century (and yes, smart and talented, too). It's hard to stop looking at him.
And oozes class.
And a conservative to boot!
Even in the twentyfirst
@@jmadratz Many years ago Redford might have been a conservative before Republicans lost their minds but not in recent years. Redford endorsed both Obama and Biden for president, and has been publicly VERY critical of Trump saying "he lacks a moral compass". He also supports environmentalism, Native American rights, and LGBT rights. There is no way you can add up all that and call Redford a conservative today.
If he is looking for someone with a moral compass Biden isn't it
he's got to be the best looking movie director in Hollywood ever.
Denzel Washington would like a word. Then again, you're almost certainly white, so someone Black couldn't possibly be better looking.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Denzel is gorgeous, too!
Clint Eastwood or Paul Newman maybe.
don't forget later Oscar winner Kevin Costner, too
Maybe top 3 alongside Kevin Costner and Warren Beatty.
He really was drop dead gorgeous!
Gorgeous and smart .
He STILL is!!!!
Absolutely gorgeous!! Loved him. What a f*cking babe!!!!
@@carojames6776 No he isn't drop dead gorgeous at age 80+
@@christinamiller1323 In my opinion, he still is! Age doesn't diminish beauty.
Redford seems to be a genuinely nice man; no pretense, just "real"
Yes I think you’re right.
True', he's always struck me as humble and he stayed out of the gossip rags. He sure was a good looking man!
The only blond that ever turned my eye.
Such intelligence, humility, grace, and courage. Wow.
Danielle. I thought that you're like Brad Pitt.
@may day That's like saying size doesn't matter ...
Courage?
@@624radicalham what hair color are you?
Not blond, ginger, almost red. Look at his skin. Typical redhead.
Ordinary People really is a masterpiece. It still holds up all these years later. Truly a magnificent film.
Iconic.
Its that script. And the acting is A1.
It’s great. It’s not Raging Bull. But it’s great.
Every time I watch it, I cry. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to lose one son and pull away from another who felt responsible. I honestly thought MTM was fantastic, but Sissy Spacek did a flawless performance. I did believe that John Hurt should’ve won for Elephant Man or it should’ve at least garnered some awards in make up and costumes, or cinematography. Some years the competition is just so tough!! Some years it’s a struggle to find one great win!
@@michaelmcchesney6904 Raging Bull didn't win Best Picture for 1980 but 30 years later it was named best motion picture of the decade (80's) Go Figure
To me, Robert Redford was the best looking actor of all time in his heyday. Handsome and gorgeous to look at🥰
PAUL NEWMAN !! 💜
Just a shame Paul Newman just edged him
@@jineshvarde9192 He's right up there, but I thought Robert edges him out (barely. LOL!
Yes; Robert Redford and Ryan O’Neal.
Having gone to school in Utah I know Mr Redford for his environmental activism! He was my sewer chairman! Oh yeah…still a great actor.
This man made Independent Film important. Remember that.
how so?
@@flower_girl4983 Ther Sundance Film Festival
He gave it a venue, but Sam Goldwyn was an independent when he won Best Picture for Best Years of Our Lives in 1947 (he wasn't expecting to win because he was outside the studio system). Joseph E. Levine was involved in almost 500 movies, including the Italian movie that won Sophia Loren the 1st foreign language Oscar in 1962. Sundance allowed corporations access to buy independent film for distribution, but independent film had been around for decades, or we wouldn't have had Dwain Esper, Ed Wood or Plan 9 From Outer Space.
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He still takes my breath away...
I just love this film "Ordinary People", one of the best movies I've ever seen...Very subtle, but magnificent..
TRUTH !!
i loved that movie too and Quiz show.
Even more attractive than Brad Pitt...
And that's saying a lot
More attractive than Brad Pitt and that's not saying a lot. Haha
I am old enough to remember when brad Pitt showed up in “Thelma and Louise”. It was the first time most of us had seen him and we all thought he was the epitome of Robert redford
Brad Pitt in "A River Runs Through It", Directed by Robert Redford was probably the most "Robert Redford" Brad Pitt ever looked and probably the closest to more handsome he'd ever be compared to Redford....but boy was he hot when popped up initially on "Thelma amd Louise" lol
Redford had him beat though ❤
In Spygame, Redford looked like Pitts Dad or older brother...they have a lot of similar features. For one, great hair! Jealous!
No comparison Robert even still is Hot 🥵 as &&&&
The most beautiful and charming film actor, a great actor and a talented director.
Robert Redford, you are eternal!
Beautiful is the word.
Bob R. looks as though he's let himself age and, these days, looks properly old but still gorgeous! I don't normally like red-haired/blondy men but he's is definitely the exception and he's very talented in this acting and directing lark!
Laura Barber
He's beautiful inside and out .
@@TellyWatcher1997 The man is 83 Laura.
@Jeepman89
Really. I know four.
Redford's hair could have won an Oscar.
Joe Smith amen
David Lynch always had great hair, too
Redford had the perfect windblown hair!
did you see his shoes?! I'd give one to them, too!
What a gorgeous man!
Ordinary People was a phenomenal movie. Unbelievable acting. I would have voted for Redford just so I could stare at him accepting the award. No one in cinematic history was as good looking as Robert Redford.
Have you ever seen Alain Delon
@@legend9948 dude i literally came to write this thank you
You're welcome Alain Delon never really made it in the states but he's cherished in Europe and beyond
Martin Scorsese may not be as handsome as Redford, but Scorsese has had the greater artistic career as director.
No one could be better looking. That smile, hair, body and sweet looking. He is gorgeous.
So handsome.
Still is ;-)
I will do too
@L W Good luck I pray for youu
Talented, fab looking,not great conversation w/ o script
Be still, my heart. What a heartthrob! Gorgeous man, so serious and intelligent, so handsome, and with a great sense of humor too. I loved him in "Sneakers", one of his later roles. "The Sting" remains one of my favorites from his earlier days.
He is sooooo handsome. Yes his hair should have won an Oscar. All the very best to you Mr. Redford, from a fan.
Mary Tyler Moore was excellent in this film. RIP
Redford is an icon!
Mary Tyler Moore lost her son while she was in New York doing promotion for "Ordinary People". Her husband at the time, Grant Tinker, waited five long hours to call her, because it was 3am on the east coast (midnight on the west coast). No wonder some people wonder if Mary really was acting in the film.
She was walking on the beach and Redford sensed a deeper level of emotion and cast her.
The most handsome man ever with the greatest voice...I have loved him all my life:-)
Yes, the voice!! The cadence of it. It adds to his class.
What a gorgeous, endearing man!
He's so tremendously beautiful.
And Ordinary People is no ordinary film. It's subtle and dignified, and while Raging Bull is a grand film, I cannot be angry that it lost. Ordinary People just moves me so much. It's a meditation, or maybe a contemplation on grief, anger, parenthood, and survival.
Ordinary People it's a master piece. Very well deserved!!
its a good movie, not a masterpiece like Raging Bull
totally agree
@@glassjaw2007 It was probably really close call/votes.
@@glassjaw2007 more like Raging Bullcrap
@@jonnybirchyboy1560 stfu you little bitch
I am very happy that Robert Redford won Best Director. I think the Academy should also have recognized his acting skills long ago and given him a Best Actor award, too. Redford will always be my favorite actor and now, director. -- Terri Johnson
Second this!♡
@@sweetserenity7934 third this
I always thought the academy penalized Redford for being so good looking
I'm fourth!
I'm glad redford got it i loved that movie and still do
Redford is so classy! Such an intellectual, so intelligent! He stays out of the Hollywood limelight. He always has. What he has done in creating Sundance is beyond amazing. He deserves an Oscar for that!
God he's beautiful. Gorgeous gorgeous man.
more beautiful than me?
@@neiljohnson7914 probably
@@laragarula ok
@@neiljohnson7914 :)
Dreamy!!!!
Two legendary directors. Why no huge standing ovation? Pretty good speech by Redford by the way.
Ordinary People meant a lot to me on a personal level. It was and is a beautiful and meaningful film still to this day. Judd Hirsch was great as the caring psychiatrist who challenged Conrad to forgive himself for his survivor's guilt and accept the limitations and imperfections of the ones that he loved.
AND, he did it without any drugs, unlike all the psychiatrist's/doctors that give out drugs like candy. He made Conrad work through his problems, not medicate him to death.
Cukor and Vidor deserved a standing ovation; no question
The reason why Robert Redford deserved this award even more than the picture itself: It's all about DIRECTing. I have never seen another movie, where a DIRECTOR gets so much out of such kind of a cast. I have nothing against Timothy Hutton or Judd Hirsch, but be honest: Their performances in Ordinary People are by far the best of both of their careers. Mary Tyler Moore plays a character nobody ever would have believed she would be capable of. Just a reminder: Moore was at the time an actress famous for TV comedy series like the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Transforming her charming personality in such a "perfect unlikable" mother, which we hate for her actions and admire for the acting, is simply astonishing. And even Donald Sutherland did one hell of job, although the tone of the movie wasn't new ground for him. To summarize: The reason, why such an unusual cast could have worked so perfect, is the marvelous direction by Robert Redford. And that's why he deserved this in my humble opinion (slightly) over Scorsese for Raging Bull.
35 years after Ordinary People, Redford has still not equaled his first venture into filmmaking, proves you can make a quality movie without violence, sex or drugs, simply real people with real problems
+cityofchamps66 In all fairness, it's impossible to equal "Ordinary People."
+cityofchamps66 This was one of the most remarkable movies of all time.
@Ed Yes it is.
A River Runs Through It......................................................................................
Quiz Show was also nominated in 1994. And it was excellent.
I didn't watch the other movies, but I know for sure that Ordinary People is a very touching movie, it gets me every time.
He's done so much for and in the movie industry. He's much, much more than just one of the most beautiful looking men to have ever graced the screen/stage. A brilliantly intelligent, thoughtful and talented man who cares about giving back to the industry he's worked in, and the environment we live in.
The film was a masterpiece.He deserved it.Those academy awards people couldn't ignore him.They had to acknowledge the brilliance of this film.
Yeah. Raging Bull was just so-so compared to Ordinary People...not!!
“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” ― Leonardo da Vinci.
Martin Scorsese and David Lynch are two of the greatest directors of all tims
facts
So is Roman Polanski (don't give a fuck what he did).
You can see the disappointment in Scorsese's face.
King Vidor was just as good.
Ordinary People is one of my all time favorites, but Raging Bull was really, really good, too.
He's amazing and such a handsome guy
I wasn't aware that Robert Redford had won an Oscar for directing a Hollywood Film... He truly was a person of many talents .....
*is
@@iminco9844 - is ? maybe in your opinion..
@@christinamiller1323The fact he's still alive is not an opinion.
Love Robert Redford!
A very nice man. Very modest.
i just saw Ordinary People for the first time and it was great very moving
What a career Redford has had. So many wonderful performances as an actor and a director. He nabs an oscar first time out. Ordinary People is an incredible film, as fresh and relevant today as when it first played 41 years ago.
I love Robert Redford. For all the people saying Scorsese should have won, he was fairly new to the Academy game while Redford had been considered snubbed by the Oscars for years. Redford wasn't nominated for several movies he should have been nominated for (The Candidate, Butch and Sundance, Downhill Racer, etc.) so it was about time the Academy gave him recognition. Scorsese's win came late, but so did Redford's. I'm glad he won.
That just isn't true!!!
An absolute newcomer like John G. Avildsen (now remembered - if remembered at all - for "The Karate Kid") won the Best Director Oscar for "Rocky" - his first nomination for his first real mainstream film!!!
He somehow defeated Sidney Lumet, Alan J. Pakula, Lina Wertmuller, and INGMAR BERGMAN!!!
Another proof of the misguided, absurd Academy choices!!!
Just because the Academy has made some stupid choices doesn't mean they always pick the wrong man. I'm not saying Redford's direction in Ordinary People surpasses Scorsese's in Raging Bull, but that does NOT mean Ordinary People is a undeserved and mediocre film. Redford should have won an Oscar before the year 1980 and the Academy knew that.
koln1996 Yes I have to AGREE TOTALLY with this! Well said!!
I think he should have been nominated for Barefoot in the Park as well.....a very underappreciated play and movie these days
MovieBuffGinna Either he deserved the award for this picture or he didn’t. Period. All contenders were all terribly good, including Roman Polanski.
No standing ovation for those two giants? Unbelievable.
Yeah, no kidding! Two of the greatest directors from Hollywood's Golden Age (especially Cukor)...
I know! Looked like only 2 people stood. Shame!
And its SO fucking sad because..we will NEVER pass this way again...we will NEVER see the likes of them again
And some people weren't even clapping. Just rude.
This guy, I think, is the pure definition of cool.....
Best Director. Best Smile. Best Profile. Must you have everything?!
Redfords the most decent man. Was awesome in SpyGame
Couldn't agree more. Spygame is a great film.
Omg , this man was in his forties and so godam HANDSOME.
👀👀😳😳Damn! He was fine asf! He would definitely give Brad Pitt a run for money.
Super handsome, not like the stars today
Redford - one of my favorite people!
Robert Redford is my all time favourite superstar. Amazingly talented, wonderfully dignified and incredibly handsome. ❤
So charming!
He was so handsome!😍
I wish I could be that relaxed, mellow and zen.
Class act, Robert Redford. Just watched 'Three days of the condor' recently. I had forgotten what a great actor he was, as was Faye Dunaway.
she was a beauty...
great hair day for Redford
I love Robert Redford.
Good actor, director, handsome, classy and down to earth.
Just watching that smile. What a thing of beauty.
Classy. Eloquent. Talented
What an amazing man. Robert Redford is my all time favourite actor. Best looking director EVER!❤
I think he could also win the best looking best director
I love u, Robert Redford, very much beautiful. Great actor and director
I just watched ordinary people again at the age of 34, after seeing it first when I was 20 years old. after being profoundly moved by this film at an emotional age of 20, I was surprised that I was even more moved by seeing this film recently a second time, after being emotionally numb to a majority of the films of the recent years (last film that had a deep impact on me was the social network). after all these years I have realized that who the director was, what actor deserved to win the Oscar, what other film was more deserving to be the best picture, etc. is all secondary to sitting down, planting your eyes on the screen, and being deeply emotionally moved by a film. this film has moved me more than any other film I have ever seen in my life, and I am truly grateful for that. in a close second is a film called whale rider. in third I have rocky 1. obviously different people are going to have different films that move them for different reasons, as no two people are the same. but ordinary people, whale rider and rocky 1 are my top 3.
James Bonogofski, I was 19 the first time I saw "Ordinary People" and it blew me away just as you describe in your experience. Now, at 36 and having just watched it again tonight, it still resonates profoundly and deeply. It deserved every award it received in 1981. It's a phenomenal film, and still one of the best and most emotionally impactful for me personally as well.
James Bonogofski This movie was an unlikely hit when it was first released, and for a good reason. It is sensitively directed and has some great performances (Donald, Mary, Timothy, Judd). One of those films you can watch repeatedly and always find something new and revealing.
Shann Maddox definitely... thx for sharing that!
Dave Glo yes for sure... definitely agree with you. would have liked to see timothy hutton in more movies throughout the 90s and 00s!
He was also good in beautiful girls 1996
Handsome and talent Man 😍
That smile, oh! !
He is the best looking actor ever! Plus I loved that movie.
If he was a superhero, his superpower would be super handsome...
@@DesignerQoo That would be one of them. He also seems like such a kind and thoughtful guy.
So talented and gorgeous. Really good movie. Really a work of art.
Robert Redford is so unique. He has accomplished so much. Looks but also great intelligence. He knows who he is and is secure without a hint of conceit. A true legend.
Thanks for keeping it short and about the movie. One of my favorites, BTW.
Robert Redford is THE most superbly gorgeous man on the planet, humble and beyond gifted as a director, actor and human being!!!
Redford ❤ handsome
OP deserved this Oscar!. Just watched it again tonight on DVD. Got it after the passing of MTM 6 days ago. First saw it as a 13 year old. Couldn't really appreciate it back then. Now in late 40's... wow. One of my favorite films of all time. And it's the kind of movie I can watch over and over. Seen it probably 50 times? Love the chemistry between Hutton and hirsh.... they both were amazing in this film.
It was no surprise Redford would direct an "ordinary" masterpiece From the very first I felt he was a very easy going deep human being beyond the celluloid image. Someone I would enjoy speaking with over a well crafted cold one.
What a beautiful man!
Two giants of film direction presenting the Oscar to a future giant of film direction.
Redford really deserved this Oscar. Amazing movie. This was tough competition too. all five movies and directors were exceptional.
Such a Gorgeous man and a great actor/ director
How did Robert Redford beat David Lynch and Martin Scorsese? Raging Bull and the Elephant Man are two of the finest films ever made.
Yes, true; but Ordinary People is also an excellent movie.
3 great films in 3 very different genres, where only one can win, makes the Oscar a bit of a lottery, really.
I think they all know that, in Hollywood.
Es lo mismo que pensé. Robert Redford tiene mérito, pero podría solamente equipararse con el talento de Lynch y Scorsese. No creo que su talento sea superior.
Have you seen the film? It is magnificent.
Not only Lynch and Scorsese, but Polanski too. And in three of their best films.
Now that is one handsome white boy
You got that right 🥰
@Rishi Eastwood Brad Pitt Wishes!!!
Ns Squared Even if you despise Brad Pitt or compare acting and talent, you have to admit they did somewhat resemble each other when Redford was this age
@@CJLOVE23 I've never despised Brad Pitt. I just don't think he was as handsome as Redford once was. I always thought of him as "extremely cute". As a matter-of-fact, I was always amused by whatever reviewer it was who referred to Pitt in A River Runs Through It as "portrait of an actor as a young Bob."!
@@nssquared9174
Agreed, Redford was gorgeous man..
i liked 'Ordinary people' very much and still like it after all these years
Can we just talk about what a class act Redford is?
That all American smile!
i love his voice
I didn’t get to watch the Academy Awards that year and just saw this. So happy for Redford.
God should make a Robert Redford for every girl. 😌
🤣🤣
Still a favorite of mine.
Very nice. One of my favorite movies.
Finally!!!! You guys post this!!!!! I've waiting for a long time of seeing this!!! Now could you guys post Miles Forman second Oscar win for directing as well as Barry Levinson for Rain Man!!!
Outstanding Entertainer and Director, this was when the Academy Awards had Class and 1981 was a wonderful year in the world! You'll Never Ever See Anything like This Ever Again PERIOD!!!!!
Robert Redford, una de las maravillas que creó la naturaleza!!!
Hermoso, inteligente, simpático,... Excelente y talentoso actor y director.
Perfecto! Adorable!
Toda mi admiración para este hombre!!
The acting was stellar and the film an education for me. Redford very deserving.
One of my favorite guys and favorite films.
he's always so good looking
mary tyler moore best work ..... so glad robert redford cast her in this classic ..... will never forget the powerful ending of sutherland and timothy hutton sitting in the backyard and just embrace .... so subtle, so tender, so beautiful ..... mary, thank you for taking on this role. thank you for not allowing hollywood to cast you in limiting roles, instead, we saw the range of your acting abilities on full display for all to be moved by .....RIP
She was utterly AMAZING in that role!
I was just a kid when i saw this movie...Im old now....it has stayed in my mind...very intense...re-release now would be relevant with all the troubled youth in the world, shootings, bullying...
Six Weeks with Dudley Moore, was one of her best.
Robert Redford at 44.
Johnny really did such a wonderful job hosting the Oscars
I miss him!
Very fine man. Growing up in the 90's ,I loved his up close and personal movie,
I truly feel for Scorcese. Must suck to make such a great film and not get awarded but the truth is is that Ordinary People was a one of a kind film. There will never be another like it, while there will be so many films like a Raging Bull. Redford did a masterful job like no other and it is a gem of a story. I am so glad that the academy didn't just go with the popular and typical and gave the award to the man who most deserves it. One of my favorite films of all time. #masterpiece
Raging Bull is not a film that comes out once in a while. In fact, it should be the other way around with Ordinary People...
It's been 37 years ... Where are the other movies you said would be like Raging Bull? Another 37 years will pass, and it will remain the same.
happened again with Goodfellas
True.It was a masterpiece!
Apples and oranges. Two totally different types of films, both excellent and both deserving.
Mr. Redford deserved this Oscar and the Academy voted wisely.
Against the director of the greatest film of the 80s
Tough year. Tess, Raging Bull, and The Elephant Man are great films, but I'm glad Robert Redford and Ordinary People won big that year. Redford's contribution to independent film through the Sundance Institute is immeasurable and that might not have been possible without his success as a filmmaker