life: On her way inside before the 1953 Oscars, the divine Elizabeth Taylor takes a moment to sign an autograph for a young admirer. She was a new mom herself, just two months earlier welcoming her first son with British actor Michael Wilding (left). LIFE’s Best Oscar Photos

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On her way inside before the 1953 Oscars, the divine Elizabeth Taylor takes a moment to sign an autograph for a young admirer. She was a new mom herself, just two months earlier welcoming her first son with British actor Michael Wilding (left).

LIFE’s Best Oscar Photos