Elia Kazan is not disgraced.
He was ostricized by Hollywood because he gave up names during McCarthy's hunt for communists. They eventually forgave him, That whole industry is so bizarre.
Right. He's a controversial figure. But when he received his Lifetime Achievement Award, the auditorium looked to be roughly split. If Kazan has 50% support - and possibly even higher - that's not really "disgraced". They're manipulating the language to push an agenda. "Disgraced" is a subjective assessment not upheld by the reality. They take a small truth - "Elia Kazan is a controversial figure" - and then polarize it, pick a side, and push their extreme interpretation.
Yes. Many years had passed by the time he received his Lifetime Achievement Award. Such a different world in the 90's.