The late star won best actress for her role as Princess Ann in the 1953 film Roman Holiday. Hepburn overcame her fellow nominees in the category—Leslie Caron for Lili, Ava Gardner for Mogambo, Deborah Kerr for From Here to Eternity and Maggie McNamara for The Moon Is Blue—at the 26th Academy Awards.
“It’s too much,” she told the audience. “I want to say thank you to everybody who in these past months and years have helped, guided and given me so much. I’m truly, truly grateful and terribly happy.”
Hepburn achieved her Hollywood breakthrough with Roman Holiday, starring as a princess sightseeing in Rome alongside a reporter played by Gregory Peck. She ultimately became the first actress to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for the same performance.
Looking back, Hepburn seemed like a sure bet in 1962 when she earned a nomination for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which is arguably her most iconic and enduring film role. However, Sophia Loren defeated her in the category, taking home the prize for Two Women.
Though Audrey never won another competitive Academy Award after her initial accolade in 1954, she was posthumously honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993.
“The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award honors individuals in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to us all,” he said at the time. “If ever someone lived up to the ideals of this award with dedication and conviction, it was Audrey Hepburn.”
The honor came two months after Audrey died in January 1993 at age 63 following a battle with cancer. She was survived by sons Sean and Luca—whom she shared with ex-husbands Mel Ferrer and Andrea Dotti, respectively—and her partner, Robert Wolders.
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