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March 2, 1970: Cleave Sharry of Dodge Trophies Inc. of Los Angeles dips Oscar statuettes in layers of copper, nickel and gold. The company in 1970 was marking its 35th year of providing the trophies for the Academy Awards presentation.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times

April 19, 1966: Actress Julie Christie meets a throng of photographers and reporters at the Beverly Hills Hotel the morning after winning her Oscar for "Darling," in which she portrayed a model in London's swinging '60s.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Steve Fontanini / Los Angeles Times

March 29, 1982: An ailing Henry Fonda gets a good look at his Oscar at his home in Bel-Air with wife Shirlee and daughter Jane. Fonda was unable to attend the ceremony the night before, when he was won his first Academy Award, as best actor for "On Golden Pond," which costarred Jane Fonda and Katherine Hepburn. He died just a few months later of heart disease at age 77.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: George Rose / Los Angeles Times

April 19, 1966: Lee Marvin, left, displays his Oscar at Los Angeles International Airport before catching a flight for London while Smokey the horse, right, goes into his cross-legged antics with the help of Ky Wilhoit at a Glendale stable. When Marvin accepted the best actor Academy Award the night before for his dual roles in "Cat Ballou," he said Smokey deserved half the Oscar.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bruce Cox / Los Angeles Times

April 6, 1960: French actress Simone Signoret plants a kiss on her lead actress Oscar a day after her win for "Room at the Top."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Don Cormier / Los Angeles Times

March 30, 1992: Jack Palance memorably celebrates his best supporting actor Oscar with several one-arm push-ups. Palance won for his role as the tough cowboy Curley Washborn in "City Slickers."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Marsha T. Gorman / Los Angeles Times

April 18, 1961: Celebrated writer, director and producer Billy Wilder sits with his collection of six Oscars after picking up three more -- best screenplay, best director and best picture -- the previous evening for "The Apartment."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

March 24, 1950: Olivia de Havilland stares in disbelief at her two Oscars while her husband, novelist Marcus Goodrich, serves her some juice. The night before, she had won the best actress Oscar for "The Heiress." She previously won the award for the 1946 movie "To Each His Own."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Paul Calvert / Los Angeles Times

March 20, 1948: Actress Celeste Holm relaxes at the Mocambo nightclub with director John Stahl after her win as best supporting actress for "Gentleman's Agreement."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

March 8, 1946. Oscar temporarily tossed aside, Joan Crawford accepts a kiss from Michael Curtiz, who directed her in her best actress Academy Award-winning performance in "Mildred Pierce." Although she was the first star to hire a press agent to mount a campaign for an Oscar, the actress claimed illness and did not attend the ceremony that year.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

April 6, 1959: Best actress winner Susan Hayward wipes the brow of best actor winner David Niven as they hold their statues. Haywood won for "I Want to Live" and Niven for "Separate Tables."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: John Malmin / Los Angeles Times

March 27, 1957: Elizabeth Taylor gets a kiss from her third husband, producer Michael Todd, after he won the best picture Oscar for "Around the World in 80 Days."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

Feb. 29, 1940: Vivien Leigh with her best actress Oscar for "Gone With the Wind."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

March 19, 1953: John Wayne accepted Oscars held by Olivia de Havilland, left, and Janet Gaynor for Gary Cooper and John Ford, who were unable to attend the Academy Awards ceremonies. Cooper won best actor for his role in "High Noon." Ford won best director for "The Quiet Man," starring Wayne.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

April 6, 1959: Crowds gather outside of the Pantages Theater in anticipation of the 31st annual Academy Awards show.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

April 18, 1966: Warren Beatty embraces his sister, Shirley MacLaine, as they face the media and fans outside the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium before the Academy Awards ceremony, where they were presenters.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

March 20, 1952: Humphrey Bogart accepts a congratulatory hug from actress Claire Trevor after receiving the best actor Oscar for "African Queen."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times

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The 84th Academy Awards show is Sunday. It’s time for a From the Archive look at previous Oscar ceremonies and winners.

This gallery is just the beginning. For more historical images check out these Academy Award archive galleries at The Envelope.

Both The Envelope and latimes.com will add many more new galleries before, during and after Sunday’s show. The Envelope already has these 2012 Academy Awards galleries online.

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