The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1984
Host Johnny Carson opens the 56th Academy Awards in 1984, featuring Academy President Gene Allen and an overture conducted by Quincy Jones. With red carpet appearances by Christie Brinkley, Hal Roach, Timothy Hutton, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Steven Spielberg, Amy Irving, Joanna Pacula, Jane Powell, Jennifer Beals, Jane Alexander, Matthew Broderick, Roger Moore, Charles Durning, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Tess Harper, Dyan Cannon, Sissy Spacek, Twiggy, Tommy Tune, Cher, Glenn Close, Gene Hackman and more.
