A 97-year-old Mel Brooks accepted a lifetime achievement Oscar in Hollywood on Tuesday, more than half a century after he won his only Academy Award with "The Producers."
At a black-tie gala, Brooks -- who memorably sent up Adolf Hitler in seminal satire "The Producers," as well as exposing racial bigotry in films like "Blazing Saddles" -- joked that he felt bad about the fate of his previous Oscar for best original screenplay.
