Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a centennial tribute to three-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer Otto Preminger on November 2, 2006, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Pictured here, at the pre-event reception, are five guests who were involved in five separate films directed by Preminger (left to right): Bill Hayes, who appeared in "The Cardinal" (1963); George Maharis, who appeared in "Exodus" (1960); Kathleen Hughes, who appeared in "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950); Stanley Rubin, producer of "River of No Return" (1954); and 2006 Bonner Medal of Commendation-winner Don Hall, who worked in the sound department on "In Harm's Way" (1965).

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a centennial tribute to three-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer Otto Preminger on November 2, 2006, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Pictured here, at the pre-event reception, are (left to right): Preminger's widow, Hope Bryce Preminger; daughter Victoria Preminger; and Academy Award-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who appeared in Preminger's film "Exodus" (1960). All three participated in the tribute by discussing Preminger's life and work with host director, author and Preminger friend Peter Bogdanovich

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a centennial tribute to three-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer Otto Preminger on November 2, 2006, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Pictured here, at the pre-event reception: Academy Award-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who appeared in Preminger's film "Exodus," and Preminger's widow, Hope Bryce Preminger, greet actress Carol Lynley, who appeared in Preminger's film "The Cardinal" (1963).

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a centennial tribute to three-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer Otto Preminger on November 2, 2006, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Academy Past President Richard Kahn, pictured here, introduced the evening. Kahn was a marketing executive at Columbia Pictures and was directly involved with five of Preminger's films: "Bonjour Tristesse" (1958), "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959), "Advise and Consent" (1962), "The Cardinal" (1963) and "Bunny Lake is Missing" (1965).

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a centennial tribute to three-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer Otto Preminger on November 2, 2006, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Pictured here are program host Peter Bogdanovich (left), director, author and Preminger friend, and actress Carol Lynley, who appeared in Preminger's film "The Cardinal" (1963).