Oscars 2018: 16 WTF Moments

14. Eva Marie Saint Returns To The Oscar Stage (And Was In Amazing Form)

Oscars 2018 Eva Marie Saint
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One of the most pleasantly surprising moments of the night was an appearance by Hollywood legend and Oscar-winning On the Waterfront star Eva Marie Saint, who showed up to present the Best Costume Design award.

Despite being literally older than the Academy Awards themselves at 93 years of age, Saint was still spry, witty and charming as she got an extended moment back in the Oscar spotlight, reflecting on the recent death of her husband of 65 years, director and producer Jeffrey Hayden, and the wide breadth of her own career.

Considering how awards ceremonies have a heartbreaking habit of wheeling infirm actors on-stage well past the point they should really be doing so - Kirk Douglas at the Golden Globes, anyone? - it was a wonderful surprise to see Saint doing so well at such an advanced age.

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