If I'm not mistaken, this is her first public appearance after having fought against a cancer, had four strokes and a broken hip... Nothing could stop the unsinkable, invincibile Bette Davis! What a great woman and artist!

Bette never gave up. She fought back after multiple strokes and was always looking for the next part in a picture. She was indomitable!

That voice, that presence is undeniably Bette. She owns every stage, every camera, every audience she comes near.

No matter what you’ve done in life, you know you’ve truly won something if Bette Davis hands it to you.

towards the end bette was still sharp as a knife and didnt give a F not that she ever really did. This woman is still very much alive. I love her

Bette Davis, we love you!

Smart as a tack right up till the end,..no stroke or cancer stopped this woman.

Bette was the most incredible actress to ever grace the silver screen!

My god, a Hollywood classic. She was EVERYTHING!

*insert tears streaming down my face here* I may only be 22, but I'm such a fan of Bette. I really wish I had the honor to be alive during the same time as her...let alone meet her...even if it was only for one year of our lives that crossed paths. Thank God we still have her AMAZING work on film. (Side note, I would have LOVED to be in a room with her and just talk for hours! I honestly feel like I would be able to play off of what she says and just appreciate having someone else with the same sense of humor (or whatever you want to call it) to talk for hours with (assuming I would have had the chance) ♡ *wipes away tears*

Just so confident & like she never gave a fuck. Absolutely am so excited for FX's FUED

WHAT A TROOPER...AFTER ALMOST DYING FROM A STROKE, THIS LADY MADE A FANTASTIC APPEARANCE AT THE AWARDS...THE STROKE TOOK ITS TOLL...BUT SHE WAS STILL DEAD ON...MISS HER....

THE QUEEN herself. The greatest actress ever.

"...but then everyone knows I'm very mean anyway." HA!!

Bette was such a doll! I bet she was a handful back in the day....

HER MAJESTY QUEEN BETTE DAVIS 👑

I remember how as a little kid I used to spend time with my grandparents in the Caribbean. They had only one television station on the island, and they used to show one of the really old Hollywood movies every Sunday afternoon. They called it the Sunday Matinee. As a kid growing up in a culture that didn't focus much on these classic films, I was the odd one out in my family who took a liking to them, and Bette Davis was one of the first actresses I remember from those movies. She was one of a few from that time who are simply unforgettable. Some people are just bigger than life, and she certainly was.

Bette was always a wonder: a true embodiment of independent and witty woman. Not to mention her out-of-this-world eyes...

No matter who's on stage with her except for a few she is always the star!

she looks pretty good here! My favorite actor ALWAYS - The GREAT Bette Davis! The stroke and cancer didn't slow her magnificent mind one tiny bit. She is what a legend is all about. I miss her very much.

This is priceless... Love you, Bette!!! You are still The Queen, The Best, and will always be!!!

The woman was gifted with a unique God-given *genius: no question about it: she was fascinating*

The greatest actress ever! Pure talent...till the end!

Bette died three years after this appearance in France. Other celebrities that have also died in France are Jim Morrison, Anthony Bourdain, Olivia De Haviland, Oscar Wilde, Josephine Baker, Marlene Dietrich, and Princess Diana.

BETTE DAVIS IS LEGENDARY!!!!!....I WOULDN'T MISS ONE OF HER MOVIES FOR ANYTHING....THE GREATEST ACTRESS OF ALL-TIME!!!!!

I freaking loved how spontaneous & free spirited she was in that stage! Her admitting that she was mean some times,and the way she presented those awards! Even there she performed gloriously i believe!

LEGEND

All love and respect to this Woman !❤️

It's interesting that Bette's opening remark is about missing applause from an audience. In one of Bette's most famous films, Eve Harrington says applause is "like waves of love coming over the footlights and wrapping you up".

She was amazing, could watch her old films all day long, love her. R.I.P Bette

Yes, you should standup , applauding, and bowing in front of the queen!! This is someone who loved her craft, more than money, and fought for, her entire life!!

Her ironic look when she says, “But everyone knows how mean I am” was very touching to me. This was a few months after her daughter’s vile book was published. It makes me glad that book was never reprinted by the publishers and got consistently bad reviews. Bette’s own success and incredible reputation had the last word.

Bette Davis can do anything she wants.

Its a shame people got to get old, isn't it? What else sucks is the fact that people can get better by learning from what people did in the past, but I honestly do not see any actress today that can grab your attention or act with the intensity as Bette.

Bette ruled

Such a great honour to be announced by Mrs Bette Davis ♥️❤

I admire her so much! Much stronger person that I.

Bette was not about to give up center stage! lol

Hope they all realised just how lucky they all was to be in the presence of Hollywood royalty and a true star ⭐️ ❤🌟❤️⭐️❤️

Bette Davis the most and Best actress of the all time.

An absolute QUEEN if I ever see one.

The best of the best. Doesn’t get any better

I went to see an evening with Bette at the London paladium many years ago but although we had opportunities to speak to her via a roving Mike I sat with my mouth open staring in awe the entire time magnificent actress the best of her era xx

The epitome of Icon

Bette Davis gave us so much 😊, so talented, so strong, and so beautiful ❤️😊🙏

LOOK at Bette Davis just standing there with her hands on her hips 5:21! I love her. Wicked, Sharp, On Point. Pure Bette.

Simply The Greatest!

Nice to have seen the standing ovation and the very warm reception she totally, totally deserved. Bette Davis IS Hollywood royalty.

"There's no podium, you gotta get rid of these somehow!" Hahaha 👓

I love Bette Davis so much, ...no one can take an opportunity for her to talk away from her before she's good and ready,...Sidney Pollack was very gracious...lol

She set the bar - everyone else had to jump over it.

LOL I bloody love Bette Davis, what an amazing woman, what an amazing actress, what an amazing movie star. Called the Fourth Warner Brother

Bette will always be Bette one class act no matter what they say....she did it the hard way!!!

Lol I love the look she gives after saying "Kiss of the Spider Woman"

how much PERSONALITY she could have??!!!

The true Queen of Hollywood.

She made one more memorable film after this appearance, "The Whales of August" with Lillian Gish, Vincent Price and Ann Sothern. And she worked right up to the end, starring in the 1989 movie "Wicked Stepmother." She clashed with the film makers and left the project during filming.

Love me some Bette Davis

Love her!

Classic Bette! Where have all the greats gone?

Bette Davis....the greatest. Bar none. Rest in Peace and Rest In Power ❤❤❤❤ love you, Ms. Davis 🏆🔥👍💪

Davis is a icon , leaving a epic legacy of film acting that live with us forever .

and that dress is everything!

For me the best actress of all times.

She is bigger than life

Her walk on stage reminds me of Sunset Blvd. Iconic.

The stroke at least didn't rob her of her dignity.

The one and only fabulous, iconic, legendary and unforgettable Bette Davis!

That standing ovation! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

one of, if not the greatest actress that ever lived

A true personality and charismatic actress. Bette Davis ❤️❤️

Love Bette Davis......

And three yrs later she died - god bless you.ms Davis - we still miss u

so funny she was in her old age & i love how she cuts into his speech

I love the simplicity of Witness and the performance of Harrison Ford in the film.

Bette Davis with her art, has pulled more tears out of my eyes, more heart pounding thrill, more excitement, more pain, more empathy than all others actors combined. I fell in love with her abilities when I watched Now Voyager the 1st of many I have watched and now want more and more. She brought it. Love her.

Their is no one like Betty Davis these actors and actors can never be replaced today's are a lot to be desired 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

"it's going to be a bumpy ride..." - Bette Davis in All About Eve

Bette Davis we love you!! That 1 of a kind voice and that wonderful spunk. You are Hollywood royalty!!!

Bette Davis - just so totally mesmerizing !

What a treasure of a clip...and what a treasure dear Bette is! I will always LOVE Bette! :D

the queen of hollywood. there will never be another like her, ever.

...The ORIGINAL QUEEN OF SHADE, Miss Bette Davis.

Beautiful Ms Davis ❤️💖💕💐 rest in love Bette xxx

It's such a joy to go down memory lane and watch these Oscar clips of years ago. Sadly, today's awards' events are lacking the same elegance and prestige.

Everyone knows of the never ending feud between Bette and Joan Crawford,but there at the last she said the actor she hated working with the most was Faye Dunaway.I guess it was a well kept secret for years .

So much class in that gorgeous little woman

I love how she damn near made the exception speech for him! MARVELOUS DAHLING! 🚬

I can’t believe the press gave her flack for her presentation that night. She did perfectly!

What's admirable about Bette Davis she always loved the spotlight and only took formidable measures to be in it

Bette Davis, we love you ❤️

I just Love her. She was so real.

Bette Davis roubou a cena! Divina. Brasil 2022

Better davies,such a star ! My favourite actress of all time 😊

❤️Bette Davis

I wish THIS ✨🌠✨⭐✨.. was still Alive!! 💗

There's NO PUSHING The Queen of Screen aside!

She was an amazingly fearless women and her talent unmeasurable, and I can safely say…It sucks getting old.

SHE'S FRICKIN' ADORABLE.

God, I loved Donna Mills!!