In 1996, less than a year after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed, Christopher Reeve appeared at the Oscars to shed light on the power of movies that present social justice issues to the world. Revisit the heartwarming standing ovation he received. | The Academy

To ABC News reporter Will Reeve, Christopher Reeve wasn’t just “Superman,” he was simply Dad. Will was only two when his father was paralyzed in a horseback riding accident, and by the time he was 12, he had lost him. In the special Finding My Father, Will retraces his dad’s journey from Mexico to Alaska, the same adventure Christopher Reeve took 30 years ago, his last before the accident. | Inside Edition