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The nominees for the 61st Academy Awards were announced on February 15, 1989, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Richard Kahn, president of the Academy, and actress Anne Archer. [5] Rain Man led all nominees, with eight; Dangerous Liaisons and Mississippi Burning tied for second with seven each. [6]
The nominees for the 62nd Academy Awards were announced on February 14, 1990, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Karl Malden, president of the academy, and actress Geena Davis. [8] Driving Miss Daisy received the most nominations with nine total; Born on the Fourth of July came in second with eight. [9]
The shortest Oscar speech was that given by Patty Duke at the 35th Academy Awards after she was named Best Supporting Actress for 1962 for The Miracle Worker. Duke, age 16, was the youngest person at that time to receive an Academy Award in a competitive category.
30 years ago: 61st Academy Awards, 1989 Big shots: This was a big year for the Best Actress pool: Jodie Foster ultimately beat out Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.
Now, with the Oscars just weeks away, the show is reportedly moving forward with no host (and no popular award) -- something that hasn’t happened since 1989, during the 61st Academy Awards. This ...
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor or actress to win an Academy Award in 1940 for "Gone with the Wind.". Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field ...
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 ...
OSCARS 2024: In dire need of a rebrand for their annual ceremony, the Academy Awards sought help from a lavish film producer famous for his caftans. The mortifying result, writes Clarisse Loughrey ...