'The Godfather: Part II' received an offer it couldn’t refuse when it became the first sequel to win Best Picture at the 47th Academy Awards. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the film was nominated for 11 Oscars and won 6: Actor In A Supporting Role (Robert De Niro), Art Direction, Directing (Francis Ford Coppola), Music (Original Dramatic Score), Best Picture and Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material). Check back everyday for a new moment and watch the #Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 1

Happy Birthday, Ellen Burstyn!!! #OnThisDay 1932 Ellen Burstyn, American actress (Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here), born in Detroit, Michigan Ellen Burstyn Wins Best Actress - Oscar, 1975 Jack Lemmon presenting Ellen Burstyn the Oscar® for Best Actress for her performance in " Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" at the 47th Academy Awards® in 1975 Award accepted by Martin Scorsese | History of Cinema

12 reactions | "Circa 1975, actress Gena Rowlands and her husband, filmmaker John Cassavetes, were photographed at the 47th Academy Awards in California, radiating sophistication and artistic brilliance." #fblifestyle | History Through Time | Facebook

56K views · 471 reactions | "If you've ever been on a film that didn't quite work out, you know how much you owe to the people on a film that did." Robert Towne accepting the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay (CHINATOWN) at the 47th Academy Awards. Towne also received Oscar nominations for his work on THE LAST DETAIL, SHAMPOO, and GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES. | The Academy | Facebook

286K views · 11K reactions | Colin Firth presenting Meryl Streep with the Oscar® for Best Actress for her performance in The Iron Lady at the 84th Academy Awards. | The Academy | Facebook