Their relationship was strained further in 1946 when Fontaine made negative comments to an interviewer about deHavilland's new husband Marcus Goodrich. When she read her sister's remarks, deHavilland was deeply hurt and waited for an apology that never was offered. The following year after accepting her first Academy Award for "To Each His Own", deHavilland was approached backstage by Fontaine, who extended her hand to congratulate her; deHavilland turned away from her sister. The two did not speak for the next five years after the incident. This may have caused an estrangement between Fontaine and her own daughters, who maintained a covert relationship with their aunt.