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This is a list of Academy Awards ceremonies .[1] [2] [3]
This list is current as of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 27, 2022.
Venues
Networks
U.S. network
Years
# of years
NBC
1953–1960
8
ABC
1961–1970
10
NBC
1971–1975
5
ABC
1976–present
47
Ceremonies
Beginning with the 7th Academy Awards , held in February 1935, each year's awards are presented for films that were first shown during the full preceding calendar year from January 1 to December 31 in Los Angeles County, California . For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31.[4] For the 6th ceremony , held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933.[4]
When citing each ceremony, Academy conventions may either list the year(s) of its eligibility period,[5] or the year in which the ceremony was actually held.[6]
#
Date
Best Picture
Number of viewers P2+
HH Rating
Host(s)
Producer(s)
Venue
Broadcast partner(s)
1st
May 16, 1929
Wings
—
—
Douglas Fairbanks
—
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
none
2nd
April 3, 1930
The Broadway Melody
—
—
William C. deMille
—
Ambassador Hotel
KNX-AM [a] [7]
3rd
November 5, 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
—
—
Conrad Nagel
—
KNX-AM[a]
4th
November 10, 1931
Cimarron
—
—
Lawrence Grant
—
Biltmore Hotel
KHJ-AM [b]
5th
November 18, 1932
Grand Hotel
—
—
Lionel Barrymore Conrad Nagel
—
Ambassador Hotel
KECA-AM [c]
6th
March 16, 1934
Cavalcade
—
—
Will Rogers
—
none
7th
February 27, 1935
It Happened One Night
—
—
Irvin S. Cobb
—
Biltmore Hotel
8th
March 5, 1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
—
—
Frank Capra
—
9th
March 4, 1937
The Great Ziegfeld
—
—
George Jessel
—
10th
March 10, 1938
The Life of Emile Zola
—
—
Bob Burns
—
11th
February 23, 1939
You Can't Take It With You
—
—
none
—
KHJ-AM[d]
12th
February 29, 1940
Gone with the Wind
—
—
Bob Hope
—
Ambassador Hotel (Cocoanut Grove)
KNX-AM [e]
13th
February 27, 1941
Rebecca
—
—
—
Biltmore Hotel (Biltmore Bowl)
KECA-AM[f]
14th
February 26, 1942
How Green Was My Valley
—
—
—
KNX-AM[f]
15th
March 4, 1943
Mrs. Miniver
—
—
—
Ambassador Hotel (Cocoanut Grove)
KNX-AM[g]
16th
March 2, 1944
Casablanca
—
—
Jack Benny
—
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
KNX-AM[h]
17th
March 15, 1945
Going My Way
—
—
Bob Hope John Cromwell
—
ABC Radio [i]
18th
March 7, 1946
The Lost Weekend
—
—
Bob Hope James Stewart
—
19th
March 13, 1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
—
—
Jack Benny
—
Shrine Auditorium
20th
March 20, 1948
Gentleman's Agreement
—
—
Agnes Moorehead Dick Powell
—
21st
March 24, 1949
Hamlet
—
—
Robert Montgomery
—
The Academy Theater
22nd
March 23, 1950
All the King's Men
—
—
Paul Douglas
—
Pantages Theatre
23rd
March 29, 1951
All About Eve
—
—
Fred Astaire
—
24th
March 20, 1952
An American in Paris
—
—
Danny Kaye
—
25th
March 19, 1953
The Greatest Show on Earth
40 million
—
Bob Hope Conrad Nagel
—
Pantages Theatre /NBC International Theatre
NBC Radio NBC
26th
March 25, 1954
From Here to Eternity
43 million
—
Donald O'Connor Fredric March
—
Pantages Theatre /NBC Century Theatre
27th
March 30, 1955
On the Waterfront
—
—
Bob Hope Thelma Ritter
—
28th
March 21, 1956
Marty
—
—
Jerry Lewis Claudette Colbert Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Robert Emmett Dolan
29th
March 27, 1957
Around the World in 80 Days
—
—
Jerry Lewis Celeste Holm
Valentine Davies
30th
March 26, 1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
—
—
Bob Hope David Niven James Stewart Jack Lemmon Rosalind Russell Donald Duck [8]
Jerry Wald
Pantages Theatre
31st
April 6, 1959
Gigi
—
—
Bob Hope David Niven Tony Randall Mort Sahl Laurence Olivier Jerry Lewis
32nd
April 4, 1960
Ben-Hur
—
—
Bob Hope
Arthur Freed
33rd
April 17, 1961
The Apartment
—
—
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
ABC Radio [j] ABC
34th
April 9, 1962
West Side Story
—
—
35th
April 8, 1963
Lawrence of Arabia
—
—
Frank Sinatra
36th
April 13, 1964
Tom Jones
—
—
Jack Lemmon
Richard DunlapGeorge Sidney
37th
April 5, 1965
My Fair Lady
—
—
Bob Hope
Joe Pasternak
38th
April 18, 1966
The Sound of Music
—
—
39th
April 10, 1967
A Man for All Seasons
—
—
40th
April 10, 1968
In the Heat of the Night
—
—
Arthur Freed
41st
April 14, 1969
Oliver!
—
—
none
Gower Champion
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
ABC
42nd
April 7, 1970
Midnight Cowboy
—
43.40
M. J. Frankovich
43rd
April 15, 1971
Patton
—
—
Robert Wise
NBC
44th
April 10, 1972
The French Connection
—
—
Helen Hayes Alan King Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Lemmon
Howard W. Koch
45th
March 27, 1973
The Godfather
—
—
Carol Burnett Michael Caine Charlton Heston Rock Hudson
46th
April 2, 1974
The Sting
—
—
John Huston Burt Reynolds David Niven Diana Ross
Jack Haley Jr.
47th
April 8, 1975
The Godfather Part II
—
—
Sammy Davis Jr. Bob Hope Shirley MacLaine Frank Sinatra
Howard W. Koch
48th
March 29, 1976
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
—
—
Goldie Hawn Gene Kelly Walter Matthau George Segal Robert Shaw
ABC
49th
March 28, 1977
Rocky
—
—
Warren Beatty Ellen Burstyn Jane Fonda Richard Pryor
William Friedkin
50th
April 3, 1978
Annie Hall
39.73 million
31.10
Bob Hope
Howard W. Koch
51st
April 9, 1979
The Deer Hunter
—
—
Johnny Carson
Jack Haley Jr.
52nd
April 14, 1980
Kramer vs. Kramer
—
—
Howard W. Koch
53rd
March 31, 1981
Ordinary People
—
—
Norman Jewison
54th
March 29, 1982
Chariots of Fire
—
—
Howard W. Koch Melvin Frank
55th
April 11, 1983
Gandhi
—
—
Liza Minnelli Dudley Moore Richard Pryor Walter Matthau
Howard W. Koch
56th
April 9, 1984
Terms of Endearment
—
38.00
Johnny Carson
Jack Haley Jr.
57th
March 25, 1985
Amadeus
—
—
Jack Lemmon
Gregory Peck Robert Wise Larry Gelbart Gene Allen
58th
March 24, 1986
Out of Africa
38.65 million
25.71
Alan Alda Jane FondaRobin Williams
Stanley Donen
59th
March 30, 1987
Platoon
39.72 million
25.94
Chevy Chase Goldie Hawn Paul Hogan
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
60th
April 11, 1988
The Last Emperor
42.04 million
27.80
Chevy Chase
Shrine Auditorium
61st
March 29, 1989
Rain Man
42.77 million
28.41
none
Allan Carr
62nd
March 26, 1990
Driving Miss Daisy
40.22 million
26.42
Billy Crystal
Gil Cates
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
63rd
March 25, 1991
Dances with Wolves
42.79 million
28.06
Shrine Auditorium
64th
March 30, 1992
The Silence of the Lambs
44.41 million
29.80
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
65th
March 29, 1993
Unforgiven
45.74 million
31.20
66th
March 21, 1994
Schindler's List
45.08 million
31.10
Whoopi Goldberg
67th
March 27, 1995
Forrest Gump
48.28 million
32.50
David Letterman
Shrine Auditorium
68th
March 25, 1996
Braveheart
44.87 million
30.26
Whoopi Goldberg
David Salzman Quincy Jones
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
69th
March 24, 1997
The English Patient
40.08 million
27.35
Billy Crystal
Gil Cates
Shrine Auditorium
70th
March 23, 1998
Titanic
55.25 million
34.86
71st
March 21, 1999
Shakespeare in Love
45.62 million
28.64
Whoopi Goldberg
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
72nd
March 26, 2000
American Beauty
46.33 million
29.20
Billy Crystal
Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck
Shrine Auditorium
73rd
March 25, 2001
Gladiator
42.94 million
26.22
Steve Martin
Gil Cates
74th
March 24, 2002
A Beautiful Mind
41.78 million
25.43
Whoopi Goldberg
Laura Ziskin
Kodak Theatre (then name of the Dolby Theatre )
75th
March 23, 2003
Chicago
33.05 million
20.40
Steve Martin
Gil Cates
76th
February 29, 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
43.53 million
26.03
Billy Crystal
Joe Roth
77th
February 27, 2005
Million Dollar Baby
42.14 million
25.43
Chris Rock
Gil Cates
78th
March 5, 2006
Crash
38.94 million
23.05
Jon Stewart
79th
February 25, 2007
The Departed
40.18 million
23.62
Ellen DeGeneres
Laura Ziskin
80th
February 24, 2008
No Country for Old Men
32.02 million
18.68
Jon Stewart
Gil Cates
81st
February 22, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire
36.32 million
20.59
Hugh Jackman
Bill Condon Laurence Mark
82nd
March 7, 2010
The Hurt Locker
41.71 million
23.33
Steve MartinAlec Baldwin
Bill Mechanic Adam Shankman
83rd
February 27, 2011
The King's Speech
37.92 million
21.25
James Franco Anne Hathaway
Bruce Cohen Don Mischer
84th
February 26, 2012
The Artist
39.34 million
22.58
Billy Crystal
Brian Grazer Don Mischer
Hollywood and Highland Center (intermediate name of the Dolby Theatre )
85th
February 24, 2013
Argo
40.38 million
23.08
Seth MacFarlane
Craig Zadan Neil Meron
Dolby Theatre
86th
March 2, 2014
12 Years a Slave
43.63 million
24.60
Ellen DeGeneres
87th
February 22, 2015
Birdman
37.30 million
20.65
Neil Patrick Harris
88th
February 28, 2016
Spotlight
34.43 million
19.37
Chris Rock
David Hill Reginald Hudlin
89th
February 26, 2017
Moonlight
33.00 million
18.39
Jimmy Kimmel
Michael De Luca Jennifer Todd
90th
March 4, 2018
The Shape of Water
26.62 million
14.87
91st
February 24, 2019
Green Book
29.56 million
16.4
none
Donna Gigliotti Glenn Weiss
92nd
February 9, 2020
Parasite
23.64 million
13.59[9]
Lynette Howell Taylor Stephanie Allain
93rd
April 25, 2021
Nomadland
10.40 million
5.9
Jesse CollinsStacey Sher Steven Soderbergh
Union Station
94th
March 27, 2022
CODA
16.62 million
9.0
Regina Hall Amy Schumer Wanda Sykes
Will Packer Shayla Cowan
Dolby Theatre
95th
March 12, 2023
TBA
TBA
TBA
Jimmy Kimmel[10]
Glenn WeissRicky Kirshner
Multiple ceremonies hosted
The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Academy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.
Nominated hosts
The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Academy Awards ceremony on the same year in which the individual was also a nominee.
See also
Notes
^ a b One hour of the ceremony was broadcast live.
^ 45 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live. Simulcast live on CBS network affiliates on the West Coast.
^ 30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live. Simulcast live on NBC Blue Network affiliates on the West Coast.
^ About 12 minutes of the ceremony broadcast live. Broadcast of the ceremony was shut down after 12 minutes because KHJ did not have permission to broadcast live. The radio host was whispering the names of the winners as they were announced, out of sight in the balcony. Later in the evening, at the conclusion of the ceremony, KHJ broadcast a full announcement of winners, live from the ceremony venue, as per its original agreement with the Academy.
^ Announcement of winners only at the conclusion of the ceremony, live from the ceremony venue.
^ a b 30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live. Simulcast live on NBC Blue Network affiliates on the West Coast.
^ Partial broadcast.
^ 30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live. Ceremony simulcast live on CBS network affiliates on the West Coast.
^ The 17th Academy Awards marked the first coast-to-coast broadcast of the ceremony, and first broadcast of the complete event. All subsequent ceremonies have been broadcast nationally in the USA. This was also the first ceremony in which film clips were used to introduce awards nominees.
^ The 40th Academy Awards ceremony marked the final year that the ceremony was simulcast live on the radio.
References
^ Scott Bowles (26 February 2008). "Low Oscar Ratings Cue Soul-Searching" . USA Today . Retrieved 19 March 2008 .
^ Nikki Finke (26 February 2007). "UPDATE: 39.9 Million Watch 79th Oscars" . Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily . LA Weekly. Retrieved 21 February 2011 .
^ Bill Gorman (8 March 2010). "Academy Awards Averages 41.3 Million Viewers; Most Since 2005" . TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010 .
^ a b Levy, Emanuel (2003). All About Oscar: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards . New York , United States : Continuum International Publishing Group . p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8264-1452-6 .
^ Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners: Movie Award Trivia . Toronto, Ontario , Canada : University of Toronto Press . p. 257 . ISBN 978-1-55002-574-3 .
^ "Oscars Ceremonies" . oscars.org . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .
^ "An Unofficial History of the Academy Awards on Radio" . tripod.com .
^ "Best, worst and weirdest Oscar hosts of all time" . CNN . 22 February 2013.
^ Ferguson, LaToya (February 10, 2020). "The 92nd Academy Awards Set a New All-Time Ratings Low" . IndieWire . Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
^ Pete Hammond (November 7, 2022). "Jimmy Kimmel Set For Third Oscar Hosting Stint" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 7, 2022 .
External links
Combined major Academy Awards Acting Directing Film Countries of the nominees Nominees demographics Other Combined major awards