It's Oscars Day and what better way to commemorate such an event than with this iconic Elizabeth moment. Despite her big win for Best Actress in 1967, Elizabeth chose not to attend out of support for her husband, Richard Burton. They both knew it was unlikely that he’d take home Best Actor for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and opted to decline the invitation out of solidarity. Instead, she asked Anne Bancroft to accept the Oscar in her place. #WhosAfraidofVirginiaWoolf #ElizabethTaylor #Richar

Elizabeth Taylor with the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous socialite who enters a devastating relationship with a married man, in 1960’s ‘Butterfield 8.’ Elizabeth went on to earn another Best Actress Oscar at the 39th Academy Awards for her performance as Martha in ‘Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.’ Elizabeth also received nominations for ‘Raintree County’ (1957), ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ (1958) and ‘Suddenly, Last Summer’ (1959). In 1992, Elizabeth was aw