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Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards given to achievements in film; the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was given the first time for the 2001 film year. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... Charles Rosher the first recipient in 1928 The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is one of the most prestigious awards for documentary films. ... This is a list of films that have received an Oscar and nomination for best documentary short subject. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ... These are the Academy Award for Makeup winners and nominees: 1980s 1982 Quest for Fire Gandhi 1983 none given 1984 Amadeus 2010: The Year We Make Contact Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 1985 Mask The Color Purple 1986 The Fly The Clan of the Cave Bear... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... // The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... // The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present. ... // This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. ... The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... The Academy Award of Merit for Best Sound Editing is an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound editing or sound design. ... The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in visual effects. ... In the first year only of this award it was not made in respect of any specific movie. ... The Academy Awards for Best Dance Direction (1935-1937 only) 1935 Dave Gould - Broadway Melody of 1936 (Ive Got a Feeling Youre Fooling) and Folies Bergere (Straw Hat) Busby Berkeley - Gold Diggers of 1935 (Lullaby of Broadway) and (Words Are in My Heart) Bobby Connolly - Broadway Hostess (Playboy... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... This is a list of short films that have received an Oscar or a nomination for best live action. ... The Academy Award for Short Film _ Novelty was awarded from 1932 to 1935. ... The Academy Award for Best Story was the Academy Award that was the predecessor to the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay which was introduced in 1940. ... Best Title Writing: The Academy Awards were established at the tail end of the Silent Era of Motion Pictures. ... The Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production has also been known as Best Artistic Quality of Production. It was only awarded during the first year of the Oscars, and may be considered as a redundant variation of Best Picture. ... The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards. ... The Special Achievement Award is an Academy Award given for an achievement which makes an exceptional contribution to the motion picture for which it was created, but for which there is no annual award category. ... Since 1931, an Academy Award for Scientific or Technical work in motion pictures has been given in three categories: Scientific or Technical Merit - a statuette Scientific and Engineering Achievement - a plaque Technical Achievement - a citation Categories: Academy Awards ... The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically (although not every year) at the Academy Awards ceremonies to Creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production. ... The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Award ceremonies for outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes. ... The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is an accolade given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry. ... This award is officially called the Honorary Juvenile Award. ... This is a list of Academy Awards ceremonies, the date of the ceremony, the year in film they were honoring, their hosts, and the Best Picture. ... 1st Academy Awards Thursday, May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California Host Show: Douglas Fairbanks, William C. DeMille The 1st Academy Awards presented on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. ... Best Picture: Broadway Melody Nominees: Alibi Hollywood Revue of 1929 In Old Arizona The Patriot Best Actor in a leading role:Warren Baxter - In Old Arizona Nominees: Chester Morris Alibi Lewis Stone The Patriot George Bancroft Thunderbolt Paul Muni The Valiant ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... 1931/32 (5th)Italic text ACTOR Wallace Beery -- The Champ {Champ} [NOTE: A tie. ... The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. ... The 7th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1934, were held on February 27, 1935 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. ... The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. ... | The 9th Academy Awards were held on March 4, 1937 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. ... The 10th Academy Awards were held on March 10, 1938 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. ... The 10th Academy Awards were held on February 23, 1939 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. ... The 12th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1939, were held on February 29, 1940 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. ... The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse was hired to count the ballots, after the fiasco of leaked voting results in 1939 by the Los Angeles Times. ... The 14th Academy Awards may be most famous as the year Citizen Kane did not win Best Picture. ... The film Mrs. ... This was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman’s Chinese Theater. ... This is the first Academy Awards ceremony broadcast nationally, on the ABC network. ... This is the first Academy Awards ceremony after World War II. As a result, the ceremony featured more glamour than had been present during the war. ... The 19th Academy Awards continues a trend through the late-1940s of the Oscar voters honoring films about contemporary social issues. ... The 20th Academy Awards spread awards around, with no film receiving more than 3 awards, the last time this would happen until the 78th Academy Awards. ... The 21st Academy Awards features numerous firsts. ... The 22nd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1949. ... The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded oscars for the best in films in 1950. ... The Oscars, awarding Academy Awards for the best films of 1951. ... The 25th Academy Awards, the first televised one, honoring the best movies of 1952, was held on March 19, 1953, from the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC International Theatre, New York, N.Y. Best Motion Picture The Greatest Show on Earth Best Actor Gary Cooper, High Noon... Date: 25 March Host: Donald OConnor; Fredric March (New York City) Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA NBC Century Theatre, New York, USA Notes: The second national telecast draws an estimated 43,000,000 viewers. ... Date: 30 March Host: Bob Hope; Thelma Ritter (New York City) Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA NBC Century Theatre, New York, USA The Best Picture winner (of producer Sam Spiegel), director Elia Kazans semi-documentary, expose, and thriller, On The Waterfront (with twelve nominations and eight... The 28th Academy Awards were presented at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angelos, California. ... Date: 21 March Host: Jerry Lewis (I); Claudette Colbert (New York City); Joseph L. Mankiewicz (New York City) Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA NBC Century Theatre, New York, USA 1955 was a major turning point and milestone in Oscar history, since United Artists came up with... The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live. ... The telecast of the 31st Academy Awards is among the most infamous. ... Date: 4 April Host: Bob Hope Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA MGMs (producer Sam Zimbalist) and director William Wylers three and a half-hour long epic drama Ben-Hur (with a spectacular sea battle and eleven minute chariot race choreographed by Yakima Canutt) broke the... The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. ... The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. ... The 35th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1962, were held on April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. ... The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. ... Date: 5 April Host: Bob Hope Location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA Notes: For the first time, the Academy presents an award in the field of makeup. ... The Sound of Music (DVD cover) Date: 18 April Host: Bob Hope Location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA Notes: The ceremony is telecasted in color for the first time. ... The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. ... Date: 10 April Host: Bob Hope Location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA Notes: The ceremony is postponed from Monday, 8th, because of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. ... The 41st Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1969 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 43rd Academy Awards were presented April 15, 1971 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 45th Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1973 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 46th Academy Awards were presented April 2, 1974 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 47th Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 48th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1976 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. ... The 51st Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1979 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1980 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 52nd Academy Awards were presented March 31, 1980 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 54th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1982 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 55th Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 56th Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1984 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 57th Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... 76th Academy Awards Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California Hosts Preshow: Show: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams Crew Producer: Stanley Donen Supervising Producer: Director: Marty Pasetta Duration Network // Winners See also 58th Academy Awards nominees Feature Films Directing Acting Writing Music Technical... The 59th Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... 60th Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 60th Academy Awards were presented April 29, 1989 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles. ... The 61st Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1989 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. ... 62nd Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 62nd Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... 63rd Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 63rd Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1991 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles. ... 64th Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 64th Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1992 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... 65th Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 65th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1993 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... 66th Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 66th Academy Awards were presented March 21, 1994 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 67th Academy Awards, honoring the best movies of 1994, were held on March 27, 1995 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. ... 68th Academy Awards Monday, March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California Host Whoopi Goldberg Crew Producer: Gil Cates Director: Louis J. Horvitz Duration X hours, XX minutes The 68th Academy Awards was held on March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles... The 69th Academy Awards were dominated by movies produced by independent studios, financed outside of mainstream Hollywood, leading to 1996 being dubbed The Year of the Independents. All but one of the nominees for Best Picture were low-budget independent movies. ... The 70th Academy Awards were noted for their high ratings and the 11 wins racked up by the Best Picture, Titanic. ... The 71st Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldbergs third time hosting the Awards. ... The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony (also known as Oscars 2000) took place at Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, and was Billy Crystals seventh time hosting the Awards. ... The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. ... The 74th Academy Awards ceremony was significant for a number of reasons. ... 75th Academy Awards Sunday, March 23, 2003 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Host Show: Steve Martin Crew Producer: Gil Cates Duration 3 hours, 30 minutes The 75th Academy Awards ceremony was originally intended to be an especially festive celebration of the ceremonys 75th anniversary. ... 76th Academy Awards Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Hosts Preshow: Billy Bush, Chris Connelly & Maria Menounos Show: Billy Crystal Crew Producer: Joe Roth Supervising Producer: Michael Seligman Director: Lou Horvitz Duration 3 hours, 40 minutes Network ABC The big contenders for the 76th Academy... The 77th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were held on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... The 78th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were held on March 5, 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film for 2006, took place on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...