The 33rd Academy Awards

Elizabeth won her first Oscar for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 at The 33rd Annual Academy Awards. Elizabeth would later recall the evening as follows: “I remember at the Oscars in 1961 for Butterfield 8, I was so scared. I never thought I’d win. I thought the script was bad. When they called my name, I got up and could hardly walk. I’d just come back from London, where I had nearly died of pneumonia. I got to the stage, and I hadn’t prepared a thing.” Accepting her award, Elizabeth said: “I don’t really know how to express my gratitude for this and for everything. All I can say is thank you, thank you with all my heart.”

The 33rd Annual Academy Awards aired live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.