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THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE RARE AND WORTH THE WAIT
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CHUCK WON HIS FIRST 'OSCAR' FOR BEST ACTOR PLAYING THE ROLE OF JUDAH BEN-HUR IN 1959 IN THE FILM TITLED BEN-HUR. THE FILM WON A TOTAL OF 11 ACADEMY AWARDS. IT HAS NOT BEEN SURPASSED BY ANY OTHER MOVIE---EQUALED ONLY WITH 'TITANTIC'(1998).
THE OTHER ACTORS WHICH WERE NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR IN 1959 WITH CHUCK WERE: LAURENCE HARVEY (ROOM AT THE TOP), JACK LEMMON (SOME LIKE IT HOT), PAUL MUNI (THE LAST ANGRY MAN), AND JAMES STEWART (ANATOMY OF A MURDER).
ON THE WAY INTO THE AWARDS BANQUET, JIMMY STEWART STOPPED TO WISH CHUCK 'GOOD LUCK' AND HE ALSO TOLD CHUCK, "I HOPE YOU WIN, CHUCK---I REALLY MEAN THAT!" THIS WAS VERY SPECIAL TO CHUCK TO HAVE RECEIVED SUCH GOOD WISHES FROM AN ACTOR WHICH HE ADMIRED GREATLY. THE AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR WAS ANNOUNCED BY SUSAN HAYWARD, WHICH CO-STARRED WITH CHUCK IN HIS MOVIE: THE PRESIDENT'S LADY (1953). CHUCK WALKED UP TO THE STAGE TO ACCEPT HIS AWARD. HE KISSED SUSAN ON THE LEFT CHEEK AND WAS PRESENTED THE OSCAR. CHUCK'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH IS BELOW:
"I WOULD LIKE ESPECIALLY TO THANK WILLY, CHRISTOPHER FRYE & SAM ZIMBALIST--WHO GAVE MORE THAN ANY OF US. THANK YOU."
PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL AWARD WINNERS WERE TAKEN AFTERWARDS. CHUCK WAS VERY HONORD AND PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE ACADEMY AWARDS.
BELOW ARE PICTURES OF CHUCK RECEIVING THE 'OSCAR' IN 1959 FOR BEST ACTOR
PLACE YOUR CURSOR OVER THE PICTURE FOR INFO ON THEM
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COLOR PICTURE ABOVE OF CHUCK'S OSCAR DONATED BY
JEFF ROVIN-AUTHOR OF 'THE FILMS OF CHARLTON HESTON'
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CHUCK WON HIS SECOND 'OSCAR' FOR THE JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD IN 1977. HE RECEIVED THE AWARD AT THE 50TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS. BETTE DAVIS PRESENTED THIS AWARD TO CHUCK. A MONTAGE OF HIS WORKS WAS DISPLAYED-REVIEWING HIS FILM, STAGE AND HUMANITARIAN WORKS. THIS NIGHT WAS A MOMENT TO LOOK BACK ON A RICH AND REWARDING CAREER AS ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S MOST ENDURING STARS. CHUCK MADE A BRIEF ACCEPTANCE SPEECH ENDING WITH THIS: "THIS AWARD IS A GREAT HONOR FOR WHICH I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE. "
BELOW ARE PICTURES OF CHUCK RECEIVING THE 'OSCAR' IN 1977 FOR THE JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD PLACE YOUR CURSOR OVER THE PICTURE FOR INFO ON THEM
BELOW ARE OTHER HONORS/AWARDS WHICH CHUCK HAS RECEIVED
PLACE YOUR CURSOR OVER THE PICTURES FOR INO ON THEM
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CHUCK RECEIVED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 1997 AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
SOME OTHER AWARD AND NOMINATIONS CHUCK HAS RECEIVED ARE LISTED BELOW:
AWARDS WON: 1950: Theatre World Award
1956: Golden Apple Award-Most Cooperative Actor
1962: Golden Globe: World Film Favorite--Male
1967: Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award
1969: Western Heritage Award: For WILL PENNY
1972: Screen Actors Guild: Life Achievement Award
1984: Lifetime Achievement Awards ShoWest Convention, USA
1997: Dubbed Commander in the Order of the Arts and Letter:
(the French Ministry of Culture's highest civilian decoration)
1997: Kennedy Center Honors: Lifetime Achievement Award
1998: Ashbrook Award
2001:The Harvey Award:Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, PN.
2001:Martin Luther King, Jr. Award:Congress of Racial Equality
2002: NRA Presented Statue of 'Will Penny' in Chuck's Honor
2003: Presidential Medal of Freedom-Presented by Pres. Bush
(This medal is the highest civilian award given by the U.S.government)
2003: The American Film Institute(AFI): The Charlton Heston Award
EMMY NOMINATIONS: 1952: Best Actor
1953: Best Actor
1966: Best Actor-Andersonville Diaries (TV)
CHUCK IS HONORED WITH AN AWARD FROM AFI NAMED AFTER HIM:
'THE CHARLTON HESTON AWARD'
HE IS THE FIRST RECIPIENT TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD
IN 2003
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CHUCK RECIEVES FROM PRESIDENT BUSH
'THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM '
THIS IS THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD GIVEN BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
IN 2003
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President Bush congratulates actor Charlton Heston after presenting him with The Presidential Medal of Freedom
in the East Room of the White House Wednesday, July 23, 2003 in Washington. The medal is the highest civilian award given by the U.S. government.
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