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February 26, 1942: Site: Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA: Hosted by: Bob Hope: Highlights; Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley: Most awards: How Green Was My Valley (5) Most nominations: Sergeant York (11)
The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on March 4, 1943, honoring the films of 1942. [1] The ceremony is most famous for the speech by Greer Garson; accepting the award for Best Actress, Garson spoke for nearly six minutes, considered to be the longest Oscars acceptance speech.
Academy Award for Best Picture; Awarded for: Best Motion Picture of the Year: Country: United States: Presented by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) First award: May 16, 1929; 95 years ago () (for films released during the 1927/1928 film season) Most recent winner: Oppenheimer : Website: oscar.go.com /nominees /best-picture
The best picture Oscar has marked the epitome of the award-show season for 95 years — where only one film comes out on top. ... 1942 - "How Green Was My Valley" 1941 - "Rebecca" Clark Gable ...
The first World War II film to win Best Picture was "Mrs. Miniver" (1941), an American production set in England during the Battle of Britain. ... 1942: 'Mrs. Miniver' 15th Academy Awards ...
Casablanca (1942) Producer Hal Wallis at Warner Bros had a knack for overseeing films that were both mainstream and had a social conscience. ... The rival Best Picture nominees in 1974 included ...
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-competitive award will be shown in brackets next to the ...
The year of 1942 in film involved some significant events, ... At the 15th Academy Awards, Mrs. Miniver wins six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director ...