Even now, Goldie Hawn laments wasting her Oscar moment. The aspiring 25-year-old actress was halfway across the globe from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in LA. on the night of April 7, 1970. That night Fred Astaire actually called her name as the outstanding supporting actress winner of “Cactus Flower.” The “Laugh-In” heroine was sound asleep in London when an early call came for her upcoming movie, “There is a Girl in My Soup,” starring Peter Sellers.
Goldie Hawn Regrets It To This Day
Rather than wallowing in the glory of television history, Goldie Hawn, 77, is recalling those brief moments that altered the course of her life. Hawn has developed an abundance of unforgettable characters over her groundbreaking career, which features masterpieces such as “Foul Play,” “Private Benjamin,” “Overboard,” and “The First Wives Club.” She has also achieved many artistic achievements. But if she had a second chance, she would drag her ass to the event. Hawn acknowledges that she was not expecting to win, which contributed to the issue.
This actually occurred before Oscar predictions, betting, and lobbying became commonplace. Goldie Hawn was honored with established actors like Sylvia Miles for “Midnight Cowboy” and Susannah York for “They Shoot Horses, Do not They?” while having only a small role in the Disney musical “The One and Only, Authentic, Original Family Band.” Hawn did not watch the show, in contrast to the 63.1 million Americans who did. Although Hawn was represented by Raquel Welch when the prized statuette was collected that evening, Hawn never saw the tape until a couple of weeks ago, when she was traveling with this year’s Oscar host, Jimmy Kimmel, to a friend’s party.
