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The 16th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 1944, to honor the films of 1943. This was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and the first ceremony without a banquet as part of the festivities. [1] [2] The ceremony was broadcast locally on KFWB, and internationally by CBS Radio via shortwave.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes Abroad with Two Yanks: Allan Dwan: William Bendix, Helen Walker, Dennis O'Keefe: Comedy: United Artists: Accent on Crime: Albert Herman: June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring
The 17th Academy Awards were held on March 15, 1945, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, honoring the films of 1944. This was the first time the complete awards ceremony was broadcast nationally, on the Blue Network (later ABC Radio). Bob Hope hosted the 70-minute broadcast, which included film clips that required explanation for the radio audience. [1]
Going My Way was the highest-grossing picture of 1944, and was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning seven, including Best Picture. [3] Its success helped to make movie exhibitors choose Crosby as the biggest box-office draw of the year, [4] [5] a record he would hold for the remainder of the 1940s
17th Academy Awards, the 1945 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1944 Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
This is a list of Academy Award–winning films. If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture , its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non ...
The 88th annual Academy Awards are on Sunday, and here are all of the winners from movie's biggest night.
Oscar award silhouette. At the Academy Awards, the so-called "Big Five" awards are those for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay (either Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay). [1]