"Beauty And The Beast" Wins Original Song: 1992 Oscars
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- Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (accepted by Bill Lauch) win the Oscar for Music (Original Song) for "Beauty And The Beast" from Beauty and the Beast at the 64th Academy Awards. Liza Minnelli and Shirley MacLaine present the award; hosted by Billy Crystal. Watch more of the 1992 Oscars: • 1992 Oscars
It's really sobering seeing Alan walk up on stage alone, especially given that just 2 years earlier he and Howard were accepting an academy award together for "Under the Sea".
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No Howard Ashman = no Disney renaissance. It’s as simple as that. I feel that not enough people give this legend enough credit for what he’s given the world. Disney as we know it may never have been if it weren’t for him.
Yes well no meeting of Ashman and Menken.
It took both of them to create the magic that they did. But yes Ashman was a great lyricist.
So true
I wouldn’t want to live without his songs for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast and Aladdin.
Emperor Reign All of the soundtracks are amazing, keep in mind Howard was the lyricist no only for the theme and also for part of your world. This music will be in are international fabric for several generations.
Peter Evans Back when mary Poppins was in broadway theater kids had to be 5 or older, when this show 1st opened to general public. Now the Disney team changed it to being a family show, no age restriction.
it was amazing to have Howard's partner accept on his behalf and his speech was very moving
+Scottwilkie18 yep
It was very moving & very dignified.
Partner? His butt buddy 😅😅😅
Howard Ashman knew he was dying from AIDS but he did not abandon his work. He stayed dedicated and committed to it. Making "Beauty and the Beast" was difficult for everyone because of Howard's illness. Howard was too sick to travel so the whole cast & crew along with the storyboards and scripts had to keep coming from L.A. to NYC to see Howard when they needed him to work with them. When they weren't able to go to NYC, they would perform and have Howard listen over the phone and then listen for his feedback. It was difficult but it was well worth it.
He is truly a loss. I really wish he could have lived.
Howard Ashman, and many other heroes like him, paved the way for the LGBT community we know today. We stand on their shoulders, humbled in gratitude for their fights and their sacrifices. This was the first time a gay partner accepted such an award, and it was the first time AIDS was mentioned so openly. It will stand tall, as a proud moment in our community's history.
He started work on the songs for Aladdin too. He finished about half the lyrics before his death and Tim Rice was brought in to finish the other half-and while he did a fine job, Alan Menken has never had a better creative partner than Howard Ashman.
@Alexander Edward Pytko Words well written and so true. A true definition of an unknown hero who was able to achieve so much and impact so many people's lives with his beautiful musical talent. A truly remarkable person and sad that he had to leave us so soon. But his legacy will live on forever.
LIZA IS SO BEAUTIFUL . HER MOTHER SHOULDN WON OSCAR .
Beautiful. He truly gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul. I would also add that he gave a plant life and a genie his humor.
Thank you, Howard.😢❤️
And a genie his freedom.
@@philippeflores6672 yes
pretty sure robin williams gave the genie his humor.
Howard Ashman can now rest in peace alongside Angela Lansbury. They're both great legends we'll always love
I'm here after seeing Liza in a wheelchair at the 2022 Oscar ceremony. This is 30 years before (1992) and it is wonderful to see Liza so alive and full of energy. She's had a tough road of late and it is only proper that she be afforded all the respect and love that she deserves. She's outlived her mother by almost 30 years (Judy died at 47) and I hope she enjoys a good many years in the best health possible. We're all rooting for you, baby.
So happy she showed up this year! What an icon
Beautiful post and I agree with you 100%! She looks so beautiful here too. Such an icon and a class act. ❤️
Who is Liza and Judy?
@@wafdaaghnia2555 Liza and Judy are two cute sock puppets who escaped from the torture chamber of their horrible owner. They decided to go to Hollywood and make it in show biz. Which they did. After that they went to the malt shop and had a treat (on the house).
YASSSSSSS love that you said this!!! And so would she 💞
Today that speech would have gotten a standing ovation.
Rachel Dalton would've
MrGabeanator Why did you correct her?
@@MrGabeanator you're comment is literally useless
HAL 9000 sorry
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Major props to Bill Lauch for accepting this award with courageous honesty and class.
Ugh. This really got me. RIP Howard Ashman.
4:39 Howard and I shared a home and a life together, and I’m very happy and very proud to accept this for him. But it is bittersweet. This is the first Academy Award given to someone we’ve lost to AIDS.
They even used that clip in Don Hahn’s documentary Howard near the end.
RIP Howard Ashman! You were what made the 90's disney the greatest! We miss you! ;(
I was a baby during this speech and here I am 30 years later, crying my eyes out bc a man of our colorful community, poured his heart out even though he was dying. I am both proud that he wrote some of the most beautiful songs that still hold a special place in my heart, and heart broken that he passed away the way he did. 😭😭😭😭😭
I was only born just 8 days before this ceremony aired.
Poor Bill...that could not have been easy for him...but I'm glad he was able to accept the award
Howard Ashman is an icon. His lyrics will live on for generations.
RIP Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991), aged 40
You will be remembered as a legend.
1) Howard Ashman was a genius and no Disney lyricist since then has been able to match him
2) His husband was CUTE.
3) You can see Demi Moore mouthing, "I'm gonna cry" in the audience after that speech. Good catch by the Oscars director!
Well technically he's not his husband as, obviously gay marriages weren't a thing in the U.S. in 1991.
Howard Ashman had a way with words, and he wrote some of the most beautiful lyrics you will ever hear in your life. He will never be forgotten.
Liza looks incredible, here. This is the best she's ever looked, between 1988 to 1991 with that fierce Haircut. She almost reminds me of Halle Berry, Wow.
I agree. Liza was a hot little number in her heyday.
I remember watching this as a young teen. It was the first time I saw a gay partnership depicted on TV in a positive way. The gay community had been depicted as "other" or deviant. It's tragic that it took Ashman dying for it to happen though. But it made a huge impact in me and surely a whole generation.
By contrast, Ashman's previous win 2 years prior had him thanking Bill, but without a romantic context. I watched the clip just before this one and he looks a bit disappointed to not be able to say "my love" or "my partner".
I have a gay brother who would used to watch Disney movies all the time. I’m sure he would have liked to see this if we were born before the 90’s
I think, without a doubt, Beauty and the Beast was Howard Ashman's masterpiece.
Liza looks SO GOOD though.
Doesn't she? That Haircut is everything...
She looked gorgeous in the early 90’s. Always beautiful but just stunning in the 90’s. ❤️
Love all the red ribbons everyone is wearing to honour Howard. ❤ He wrote the songs of my childhood and in my opinion kick started the Disney renaissance.
Back then when Disney Animation Movies wins every Oscars nominations for "Best Original Song"
They still do. Except this year.
Anna Fowdy I bet they win this year for "Evermore" From BatB but he was saying back then Disney won almost every year with The Little Mermaid Lion King and BatB recently the only time they won this award was for that overrated song Let it Go
I thoroughly enjoyed "Evermore," but I think "How Does A Moment Last Forever" would be my choice for Best Original Song. It's so touching, and you can't go wrong with Alan Menken either way...
I have to disagree with not going wrong with Alan Menken. If you've seen the movie Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg, you'll be disappointed with the stage musical he wrote lyrics for and composed. In my opinion, most of his non-Disney work sucks.
Huy Lê coco is from Pixar....and Pixar is considered disney so Disney won
Howard Ashman was a musical genius who displayed incredible bravery while battling for his life to bring us some of the most memorable songs ever written.
Rest in Peace, Howard Ashman.
“Certain as the sun, rising in the east. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, beauty and the beast...”
Those are some of the most beautiful lyrics that I have ever heard 😂😭😍🤩
Howard was truly a poet. May he Rest In Peace 😍💖❤️💗
I wonder if writing about the eternal and cyclical nature of love was comforting to a dying man.
@@Sentientmatter8 Perhaps.
@@Sentientmatter8 He knew how to love, and that's what matters.
This got me so deeply. You were so special, so talented, so brilliant. RIP, Howard Ashman. 😢
I am in tears right now
RIP Howard Ashman
I watched the making of BATB on the blu-ray version and it reveals a lot. I was too young but up until then I never knew the guy that made this amazing music was dying of AIDs. It was a sad he didn't survive to see the success of this movie. But I think he knew from the early screening that had people standing up and cheering in the theater.
Crying right now on Howard’s birthday. He is missed.
This song is and will always be the best Disney song ever written, it represent what true love is through its magistral poetic lyrics with a touching music. Thank you Mr. Ashman and Mr. Menken, together you created tunes that will live forever.
I've been studying the lyrics this year, and can't agree more. It is a flawless piece of work, surely stands the test of time.
What a powerful speech.
I have tears.
R.I.P Howard Ashman.
Spontaneous, original , endearing. You have love or at least admire Liza Minnelli and Shirley MacLaine and..... Billy Crystal.... well by far the best MC of the Oscars.
Why didn't they bring out Howard Ashman's Oscar, too? It would've been nice to have seen his partner holding the statuette when he accepted for Ashman.
Corey Pack they weren't. The 1991 nominees were "Beauty and the Beast," "Belle," "Be Our Guest" all from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; "(Everything I do) I Do It for You" from ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES; "When You're Alone" from HOOK.
musicaltheatergeek79 good question
They were certain rules from the Academy regarding Posthumous winner.
Because they were certain rules from the AMPAS regarding Posthumous winner.
In Columbia/Halcyon/William Street's co-production of "The Competition,"
writer/director Joel Oliansky's 1980 big budget romantic comedy/musical drama
saga with Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving and Lee Remick was a runaway hit.
The film's trailer was "If you're really in love, nothing's gonna stand in your way."
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards, including one for the film's original song-
"People Alone" (Lalo Schifrin, Will Jennings) in 1981.
This is a 25th anniversary that Beauty and the Beast wins 2 Oscars for Best Music and Song and 2 best Original Songs nominee and Best Sound mixing and first Disney's animated classic to nominated Best Picture. Howard Ashman 1950-1991
"Beauty and the Beast" wasn't just the first Disney animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture it was the first animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture before it happened only live action movies were nominated for Best Picture.
Oh the feels. anyone else a tear or 1000 watching this?
"Beauty and the Beast" was a wonderful musical. Howard's music lives on.
I cant believe 30 years have already past. I remember this ceremony as if it was yesterday. I was a devoted Academy Awards fan and I watched it live from Spain. It was funny, entertaining and exciting, full of great Hollywood stars as Liza Minelli, Shirley Mclaine, Barbra Streissand, Liz Taylor, Paul Newman, Warren Beauty, Audrie Hepburn, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, Carl Malden, just to name a few ¡GOD! Tell me this is not AMAZING. You still could feel the Hollywood golden era. I am getting older now and that may be the reason why it seems to me that a Hollywood like that will never be back. Oscars were truly entertainning those days. It was really a very special experience to me when years later I visited LA and went into a tour inside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It was like visiting the sunk Titanic and suddenly feeling everything coming to life again, like visiting an old palace that was classy, luxurious and bright in past times but bright was no more. I wish Hollywood would be that great again.
Oh my god Liza and Shirley shouting out Barbra in the audience. I hope Howard was watching this from heaven lmao
Howard is my inspiration, although he was completely aware that he was suffering AIDS. He was very positive and continue working on both Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin prior to Tim Rice succeeding him as the lyricist for the latter.
Alan was crying because Howard wasn't there to accept the award with him, but, Howard's partner Bill was there on his behalf
Howard ashman and Allen menken was finishing up Beauty and the beast and started working on Aladdin when he died
On the behalf of Howard Ashman who wasn't there at the 1992 Oscars
he will be forever missed
I'm very sure that he is smiling down from heaven knowing that he would loved and being proud that he won the Oscar along with his partner Alan Menken
Alan Menkel, Angela Lansbury, Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson, just legends making part of this song, I loved the fact that they all performed together!❤ Shakira and Barbra Streisand
@AmorSinfinal-by8yy she lipped some parts of her show the rest was all live, she had a LOT of shows much more than Peabo, she has to preserve her voice.
Nice to see Barbra... gosh what a change in Liza... in a relatively short time... she looks terrific...
Howard Ashman was something special. This kind of person you only have a few off per generation. The man knew he would be dying, his body decayed around him and still.he went on, and on and on. He wanted to make his last big opus to be the best damn thing he ever did. And imo he did. Beauty and the Beast is not just my favourite Disney Movie but one of my favourite movies in general. The characters, the villain, the songs, everything ,absolutely everything checks and works out Perfectly. Not to forget the stunning and beautiful animation. Howard saved Disney Animation there is no doubt about it and no one is more deservant of this big legacy then Mr. Ashman. Howard, wherever you are, your songs changed my life and I will be forever grateful.
bless you Howard for this wonderful song
Howard Ashman was the Boomer Oscar Hammerstein. A genius. Bless his memory
I did not know Howard Ashman died from AIDS. RIP. Thank you for inspiring so many of us!
Beauty And The Beast song was better than other songs.
Corey Pack Disney is already developing a live action remake
Honestly, the Academy could've also nominated "Gaston" and "Something There" for Best Original Song as well and I wouldn't have batted an eye.
I think there's a rule against how many times a movie can be nominated in that category.
***** It was only in June 2008 that the Academy officially ruled that the limit is up to two songs from a single film, so for Beauty & The Beast back in 1991, getting all five spots for Best Song would've totally been fair game.
Why did they do that though?
reptongeek To keep competition fair? Honestly, I haven't cared about this category anymore since the '90s. Even then, when all the Disney songs were dominating the category, it's not like the non-Disney competition were always that great.
I love the idea behind this category, but I lump it with Costume Design and Makeup as one of the categories that aren't that necessary to cinema (at least on a standout level, like period dramas with Costume Design. But all movies can't exist without Production Design, Editing, Cinematography, and some sort of Soundtrack if you're not a silent film) but whose nominees don't always stand the test of time, except the winner and perhaps the winner's biggest competition (or, in the case of upsets and injustices, what should've won. "Rainbow Connection" vs. "It Goes Like It Goes" anyone?).
A true Oscar category should have, besides its winners, great films made with great craft filling in the rest of the category; that, or at least interesting nominees.
I don't mind having the Best Original Song category, but the nomination process needs a bit of work. For instance second songs on the end credits aren't elligible for instance. Secondly all songs have to be entered to be elligible which results in things like Let It Go being the only elligible entry from Frozen because Disney didn't enter any of the other songs like my personal favourite For The First Time In Forever
You know, Silence of the Lambs is a wonderful, terrifying film....but the Oscar for Best Picture really should have gone to Beauty and the Beast.
TWO MAGNIFICENT WOMEN FROM THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES !!!
AND IN THE MIDDLE LIKE A GIFT THE THIRD MAGNIFICENT WOMAN!!!
THIS VIDEO IS A MEETING OF THE LEGENDS !!!
that guy is a freaking skyscraper
Those Two are awesome with the most musical talents and dancing. The 90’s. Were memorable into shining the talented women.
the way liza says be our guest love it
That sounds very nice n sweet
yep
My god does Liza look gorgeous.
It's no coincidence Howard Ashman's parter looks exactly like Prince Adam. Makes it more symbolic
exactly what i was thinking
All the nominated songs from that year were such a big part of my childhood...
3:43 The Oscar goes to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast.
Still waiting for that Shirley/Liza/Barbra collab in 2019.
Then again, it won't.
I love the Barbra call out. I also love how happy Barbra looks like!
so sad Howard died before this
He will be so proud . TT
He is smiling down from heaven. He knows.
it's 1 AM and i'm crying due to an acceptance speech that happened 29 years ago. oh boy
Two of my favourite Great Ladies of the Theatre presenting an Award to a truly Worthy recipient. Barbra too - Wouldn't it be fabulous if they collaborated. Why hasn't it happened ?
Because it won't last.
Take that, "Let It Go" !! ^^
"Beauty and the Beast" fan forever !
AngeFemininMasculin2 I'm a fan of both.. you don't have to bash one thing to like another. Please understand that. They're both beautiful songs with beautiful meanings.
Eren the Gay meh Let it Go is overrated
I prefer Frozen even though I was born in the 90's. I'm just a tough critic
L Ll it's overplayed...not Overrated at all....
You can tell Howard had a great impact on the lady in black her voice strated cracking whenever she would mention Howard's name. He really was a special person that impacted many people in positive ways.
I'm not crying...fuck that was a beautiful speech and timeless song
Kudos to Alan for giving thanks along with Howard for the vocalists who helped make the song iconic
REST IN PEACE HOWARD ASHMAN!
Two Amazing Talents!!!
3:50 I cry every time Alan gets up, and ever so briefly, still looks for Howard.
Even Disney legends George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid) and Janis Paige (TV's
Trapper John MD - The Seventh and Final Season) were also felt the same thing too.
In Loving Memory of:
Howard Ashman
1950-1991 ❤️😢🪦
Thank you for all your music work.
He gave a mermaid her voice, and a beast his soul. ❤
You're Welcome!
1:36 start of the video and btw RIP HOWARD ASHMAN
Shirley Maclaine should be considered to host the Oscars
Demi Moore saying “I’m gonna cry” is a mood
@@sladeevans1242 nah I've rewatched it a dozen times, she's says "I'm gonna cry"
One of the great inspirational albums was "How Great Thou Art" (9/12/1977,
RCA Records) which was Kate Smith's wonderful achievement of songs including
"I May Never Pass This Way Again" that would fit everybody's moods for this
Grammy Award winning theme song - arranged & conducted by Glenn Osser.
See for yourself. (c) 1977 RCA Records, New York, New York, U.S.A.
*I love how Liza shake hands to Mr. Ashman’s partner and thinking how stigmatized AIDS during that time*
Imagine if Howard Ashman avoided AIDS and walked down to the stage to accept alongside Alan Menken, that would've been sweet.
We miss you, Howard
Oh my, it's so cute how Alan hold his wife's hand Janis at 3:50
Liza is beautiful. She has a face like no other. She would be a model nowadays if she were tall.
Imagine writing beauty and the beast and having Liza give you the award
And to think her mom as Dorothy was inspirational for Belles blue dress
@@manuelorozco7760 "It's Impossible" - Perry Como (1971/1988) - Grammy Nominee -
Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito for RCA Records. (C)1972, 1989 RCA Records,
New York, New York U.S.A.
RIP Howard ❤️❤️🎶🎶
Thanks for showing us Douglas at the end.
RIP the brilliant Mr. Ashman
3 Beauty and the Beast songs. Wow.
the movie was very iconic
No wonder it got best picture nomination
Love LIZA !!!!
Definitely a deserved win for Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. But it was mostly for Howard. R.I.P. Howard Ashman 😭
During this oscar i was only 2 months old now iam 32 and iam taking animation classes now and going to California when iam done with College and iam gonna be at an oscar iam gonna be nominated for an animation short film
Best of luck!!!
@@johndalton3180 thank u
This was revolutionary - it's hard to believe in this day & age when gay people are all over TV, but back in '92 very few, if any, people were out on TV, and an entertainer who came out risked career ruin. Thank God times have changed.
RIP Howard Ashman
And now they want to CUT Original Score from the live nominations presented during the ceremony. They want to cut everything except actors and directors, but you can’t make a movie with just actors and directors. The Academy shows that to them, all that matters are the celebrities and the PR.
Two ladies I love!♥️
Oh, wouldn't that have been wonderful if Barbra, Liza and Shirley worked together? I'd love it!
"Nice Try" - Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.
The irony of people against story time with drag queens is that queer people have been the most profound source of how we entertain our children for centuries. The writer Hans Christian Andersen who wrote the little mermaid was also a gay man. I believe we are doing the queer community and ourselves a disservice by alienating, especially while cherishing the beautiful memories they gave us during childhood.
In Britain there is the annual christmas tradition of the British Pantomime which was theatrical performances with often a pantomime dame (man dressed as a woman) and adults would bring children to these shows and thought nothing of it. It's just now became trendy to bash and hate on queer people and calling everything woke, when there was plenty of queer artists in all media for decades leading up to now. We have legends like Elton John, Freddy Mercury of Queen, some gorgeous leading men of hollywood from the 50's and 60's like Rock Hudson and Marlon Brando. The haters just don't get it and should learn to respect the artists who graced their dull lives with true art and expression over the last century and beyond.
Liza looking good here!
Barbra in Fortuny, looking gorgeous ❤
Out of Mr. Menken's work at Disney, I prefer Aladdin, Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled and the Broadway version of Newsies. He and Howard Ashman were like the Mouse House's Rogers and Hammerstein and redefining the standards of musical storytelling from the people who gave us Mickey Mouse and his gang.
The acceptances were short but full of dignity & delivered with the utmost of poise. This Era of AIDS is now largely forgotten. When we speak of this time & place to those not born who are now adults, you will learn that cross-generational communications comes with this sort of challenge. Be patient, if you are the older party. The younger people need to hear what we have to say, but please be kind, please be patient. They will face other challenges. This is part of how life works & the human condition (as my English Literature Professors from Butler University used to tell us) is something that always seems to have times that have passed & challenges that have yet to be understood. We must keep the channels of communication open to keep memories "alive" & to better share our experiences on all sides of generational & Era divides. Build bridges, not walls.