
Hosts Donald O’Connor and Fredric March open the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, with an introduction by Academy President Charles Brackett. Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding present Oscars® to Walt Disney for Documentary (Short Subject) for “The Alaskan Eskimo” and Documentary (Feature Film) for “The Living Desert.” Jack Webb presents the Oscar® for Sound Recording to the Columbia Studio Sound Department (John P. Livadary, Sound Director) for “From Here to Eternity.” Also, watch for a young Betty White singing for Oldsmobile.