What 1972 AT Francis Ford Coppola moved to the big screen “Godfather”, his romance Nino Puzo about a family of Sicilian mafiosi – the first part of a film trilogy completed in 1990.

The result of this first “Godfather” was not only the high point of the American director’s career, but also one of the most iconic moments of American cinema to this day. Among the many things that stand out from the film is, of course, his acting. Marlon Brando as the head of the family Vito Corleone.

It was clear that such a film would make itself felt at the Oscars, effectively distracting 3 golden figurines at his ceremony 1973. Among them was Oscar for Best Actor who went to Marlon Brando.

But the American actor, instead of attending the ceremony and presenting his award with a typical acceptance speech from those we are used to, decided to make a louder move: he sent the Oscar in his own name. Sachin Littlefeather, or otherwise, Maria Krut, indiana actress, who appeared at the ceremony in Apache attire.

So when Roger Moore and Liv Ullman announced the victory of Marlon Brando, Littlefeather took the stage with 15 page letter an actor who, due to lack of time, was unable to read at the ceremony. However, he said that the actor refuses this particular award in protest of the American film industry’s treatment of Indigenous peoples. At the same time, she was the first Indian woman to take the stage at the Academy Awards.

Political and social statements may now be one of the main items on the Oscars agenda, but this was not the case in 1973. In fact, while Sachin Littlefeather was on stage, some viewers cheered for her, while saying that John Wayne who was backstage at the time, became so angry that it took six bodyguards to bring him to his senses.

The native woman herself revealed again in a 2020 BBC interview that she left the Oscars stage. accompanied by two bodyguards. As for the paraphilology that followed in the media, some of them claimed that Sachin Littlefeather was not really Indian and all this was just a way to score points for her career and that she was Marlon Brando’s mistress.

However, the backlash didn’t stop there, as Littleper discovered in later years that an object of ridicule, ridicule, he was even attacked for this brief Oscar appearance.

Nearly half a century later, now the Academy decides to apologize to Sachin Littlefeather, for one of the most talked about moments in Oscar history. In particular, the Academy Museum prepares conversation with Littlefeather herself which will take place on September, on the occasion of a particular incident, healing from trauma, but also acceptance.

In fact, the President of the Academy, David Rubin, back in June sent a 75-year-old woman a letter of apology, which was made public on Monday, August 15.

In it we read, among other things: “The ill-treatment you received for this statement was unjustified and unfair. The emotional loss you have suffered and the cost of your career in our industry is irreparable. For too long, no one knew about your courage. For this, we apologize and express our sincere admiration.”

Sachin Littlefeather, in turn, called it “deeply encouraging to see how much has changed since I didn’t win an Academy Award 50 years ago.”

According to the BBC and Guardian.