Goldfinger, golden statuette...

Goldfinger, golden statuette...

 

                                           Shirley Eaton, the Golden Girl 

 

It's April 5, 1965, the location is the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, the host of the ceremony is the amazing Bob Hope and James Bond is going to receive his first Nomination and Oscar. Introduced by the astonishing beauty of Angie Dickinson (Rio Bravo, Ocean's 11, Dressed to Kill) Goldfinger is taking back his gold stuff... 

  Norman Wanstall with his wife Jan receiving his Award for Sound Effects for Goldfinger 1964
  

Enjoy the video of Norman Wanstall acceptance speech

click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R67Tqvk0KI

Mr.Wanstall remembers that night, From Double-O-Seven Magazine Interview:

"When my wife and I arrived in LA we never thought for a moment that I’d return with an award, but when we discovered there were only two nominees in my category we realised that I might indeed have to mount the stage! [The other nominee was Robert Bratton for The Lively Set]. From the very start we were treated with tremendous respect and on the evening of the event we were seated in a prime position as all nominees are placed near the front. To be seated in an auditorium on such a night was an unforgettable experience with every famous Hollywood face visible wherever one looked. Bob Hope was the master of ceremonies and got the proceedings off to a humorous start and it wasn’t long before the gorgeous Angie Dickinson appeared on stage to announce the Sound Effects nominees. When my name was called out the orchestra immediately opened up with the Goldfinger theme and I felt dizzy with pride as I mounted the stage and received the statuette from Angie. ('Could this really be happening?' I thought to myself?) When I looked out at the audience I found the glare of the lighting was so bright that one couldn’t easily make out individual faces, so any feeling of nerves remarkably receded. My short speech was received with rapturous applause and I walked off arm-in-arm with Angie to meet the press. When I finally returned to my seat my wife was dreamy-eyed as, apart from the fact that her husband had just won an Oscar, she had just seen the one-and-only Judy Garland singing live! The whole event was totally surreal but obviously an event that will stay in my memory forever. The ceremony was followed immediately afterwards by a lavish ball where one could eat, drink and dance with the stars. Charlton Heston came across for a chat and kindly signed my programme. My wife and I had to smile at the fact that if one nudged someone on the dance floor the chances were it would at least turn out to be Gregory Peck!" 
"...Without doubt, From Russia with Love is my favourite Bond movie but I cannot deny that Casino Royale has taken the series into a new era. Daniel Craig will never replace Sean but, with the films taking on a new image, I believe he was perfect casting. I thought the film was masterfully directed by Martin Campbell and no other Bond film can match its production values. If I were to see Russia and Casino tomorrow back to back for the first time it’s difficult to predict which I would prefer, but my instinct tells me it would be Casino Royale."

Stay tuned 007...