List of Academy Awards ceremonies

This is a list of Academy Awards ceremonies.[1][2][3]

This list is current as of the 90th Academy Awards ceremony held on March 4, 2018.

Venues

Networks

U.S. network Years # of years
NBC 1953–1960 8
ABC 1961–1970 10
NBC 1971–1975 5
ABC 1976–2028 53 (43 years to date)

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 Time
Local Time (PST/UTC-8)		 Year(s)
Honored		 Best Picture Winner Length of Ceremony Number of Viewers Rating Host(s) Venue Broadcast Partner(s)
1stMay 16, 19298:00 p.m.1927/28Wings0 hours, 15 minutes270—Douglas Fairbanks, William C. deMilleHollywood Roosevelt HotelNone
2ndApril 3, 19301928/29The Broadway Melody1 hour, 50 minutes——William C. deMilleAmbassador HotelKNX-AM.
One hour of the ceremony was broadcast live.[7]
3rdNovember 5, 19301929/30All Quiet on the Western Front2 hours, 13 minutes——Conrad NagelKNX-AM.
One hour of the ceremony was broadcast live.
4thNovember 10, 19311930/31Cimarron2 hours, 3 minutes——Lawrence GrantBiltmore HotelKHJ-AM.
45 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live. Simulcast live on CBS network affiliates on the West Coast.
5thNovember 18, 19321931/32Grand Hotel1 hour, 52 minutes——Lionel Barrymore, Conrad NagelAmbassador HotelKECA-AM.
30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live. Simulcast live on NBC Blue Network affiliates on the West Coast.
6thMarch 16, 19341932/33Cavalcade1 hour, 50 minutes——Will RogersNone
7thFebruary 27, 19351934It Happened One Night1 hour, 45 minutes——Irvin S. CobbBiltmore HotelNone
8thMarch 5, 19361935Mutiny on the Bounty2 hours, 12 minutes——Frank CapraNone
9thMarch 4, 19371936The Great Ziegfeld2 hours, 56 minutes——George JesselNone
10thMarch 10, 19388:15 p.m.1937The Life of Emile Zola1 hour, 56 minutes——Bob BurnsNone
11thFebruary 23, 19398:30 p.m.1938You Can't Take It With You2 hours, 6 minutes——NoneKHJ-AM.
About 12 minutes of the ceremony broadcast live.

Partial broadcast of the 11th Academy Awards ceremony was shut down after about ten 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.

12thFebruary 29, 19408:30 p.m.1939Gone with the Wind3 hours, 52 minutes——Bob HopeAmbassador Hotel
(Cocoanut Grove)		KNX-AM.
Announcement of winners only at the conclusion of the ceremony, live from the ceremony venue.
13thFebruary 27, 19418:45 p.m.1940Rebecca2 hours, 10 minutes——Biltmore Hotel
(Biltmore Bowl)		KECA-AM.
30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live.
Simulcast live on NBC Blue Network affiliates on the West Coast.
14thFebruary 26, 19427:45 p.m.1941How Green Was My Valley1 hour, 48 minutes——KNX-AM.
30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live.
Simulcast live on CBS network affiliates on the West Coast.
15thMarch 4, 19438:30 p.m.1942Mrs. Miniver2 hours, 14 minutes——Ambassador Hotel
(Cocoanut Grove)		KNX-AM.
Partial broadcast.
16thMarch 2, 19448:00 p.m.1943Casablanca1 hour, 42 minutes——Jack BennyGrauman's Chinese TheaterKNX-AM.
30 minutes of the ceremony was broadcast live.
Ceremony simulcast live on CBS network affiliates on the West Coast.
17thMarch 15, 19451944Going My Way2 hours, 9 minutes——Bob Hope, John CromwellABC Radio.
First coast-to-coast broadcast.

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.

18thMarch 7, 19468:00 p.m.1945The Lost Weekend1 hour, 41 minutes——Bob Hope, James StewartGrauman's Chinese TheaterRadio: ABC Radio
Television: None
19thMarch 13, 19478:45 p.m.1946The Best Years of Our Lives2 hours, 52 minutes——Jack BennyShrine Auditorium
20thMarch 20, 19488:15 p.m.1947Gentleman's Agreement1 hour, 58 minutes——Agnes Moorehead, Dick Powell
21stMarch 24, 19498:00 p.m.1948Hamlet1 hour, 35 minutes——Robert MontgomeryThe Academy Theater
22ndMarch 23, 19501949All the King's Men1 hour, 50 minutes——Paul DouglasPantages Theatre
23rdMarch 29, 19511950All About Eve2 hours, 18 minutes——Fred Astaire
24thMarch 20, 19521951An American in Paris 1 hour, 53 minutes——Danny Kaye
25thMarch 19, 19537:30 p.m.1952The Greatest Show on Earth1 hour, 32 minutes40 million—Bob Hope, Conrad NagelPantages Theatre /
NBC International Theatre		Radio: NBC Radio
Television: NBC-TV
26thMarch 25, 19548:00 p.m.1953From Here to Eternity1 hour, 58 minutes43 million—Donald O'Connor, Fredric MarchPantages Theatre /
NBC Century Theatre
27thMarch 30, 19557:30 p.m.1954On the Waterfront1 hour, 48 minutes——Bob Hope, Thelma Ritter
28thMarch 21, 19561955Marty1 hour, 30 minutes——Jerry Lewis, Claudette Colbert, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
29thMarch 27, 19571956Around the World in 80 Days3 hours, 8 minutes——Jerry Lewis, Celeste Holm
30thMarch 26, 19581957The Bridge on the River Kwai2 hours, 41 minutes——Bob Hope, David Niven, James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell, Donald Duck[8]Pantages Theatre
31stApril 6, 19591958Gigi1 hour, 55 minutes——Bob Hope, David Niven, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl, Laurence Olivier, Jerry Lewis
32ndApril 4, 19601959Ben-Hur1 hour, 40 minutes——Bob Hope
33rdApril 17, 19611960The Apartment 2 hours, 5 minutes——Santa Monica Civic AuditoriumRadio: ABC Radio
Television: ABC-TV
34thApril 9, 19621961West Side Story2 hours, 10 minutes——
35thApril 8, 19637:00 p.m.1962Lawrence of Arabia2 hours, 30 minutes——Frank Sinatra
36thApril 13, 19641963Tom Jones2 hours, 8 minutes——Jack Lemmon
37thApril 5, 19651964My Fair Lady2 hours, 50 minutes——Bob Hope
38thApril 18, 19661965The Sound of Music2 hours, 54 minutes——
39thApril 10, 19671966A Man for All Seasons2 hours, 31 minutes——
40thApril 10, 19681967In the Heat of the Night1 hour, 50 minutes——

The 40th Academy Awards ceremony marked the final year that the ceremony was simulcast live on the radio.

41stApril 14, 19697:00 p.m.1968Oliver!2 hours, 33 minutes——NoneDorothy Chandler PavilionABC-TV
42ndApril 7, 19701969Midnight Cowboy2 hours, 25 minutes—43.40
43rdApril 15, 19711970Patton2 hours, 52 minutes——NBC-TV
44thApril 10, 19721971The French Connection1 hour, 44 minutes——Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Lemmon
45thMarch 27, 19731972The Godfather2 hours, 38 minutes——Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson
46thApril 2, 19741973The Sting3 hours, 23 minutes——John Huston, Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Diana Ross
47thApril 8, 19751974The Godfather Part II3 hours, 20 minutes——Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra
48thMarch 29, 19761975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest3 hours, 12 minutes——Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal, Robert ShawABC-TV
49thMarch 28, 19771976Rocky3 hours, 38 minutes——Warren Beatty, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Richard Pryor
50thApril 3, 19781977Annie Hall3 hours, 30 minutes39.73 million31.10Bob Hope
51stApril 9, 19791978The Deer Hunter3 hours, 25 minutes——Johnny Carson
52ndApril 14, 19806:00 p.m.1979Kramer vs. Kramer3 hours, 12 minutes——
53rdMarch 31, 19817:00 p.m.1980Ordinary People3 hours, 13 minutes——
54thMarch 29, 19826:00 p.m.1981Chariots of Fire3 hours, 24 minutes——
55thApril 11, 19831982Gandhi3 hours, 15 minutes——Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau
56thApril 9, 19841983Terms of Endearment3 hours, 42 minutes—38.00Johnny Carson
57thMarch 25, 19851984Amadeus3 hours, 10 minutes——Jack Lemmon
58thMarch 24, 19861985Out of Africa3 hours, 2 minutes38.65 million25.71Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams
59thMarch 30, 19871986Platoon3 hours, 19 minutes39.72 million25.94Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan
60thApril 11, 19881987The Last Emperor3 hours, 33 minutes42.04 million27.80Chevy ChaseShrine Auditorium
61stMarch 29, 19891988Rain Man3 hours, 19 minutes42.77 million28.41None
62ndMarch 26, 19901989Driving Miss Daisy3 hours, 37 minutes40.22 million26.42Billy CrystalDorothy Chandler Pavilion
63rdMarch 25, 19911990Dances with Wolves3 hours, 35 minutes42.79 million28.06Shrine Auditorium
64thMarch 30, 19921991The Silence of the Lambs3 hours, 33 minutes44.44 million29.84Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
65thMarch 29, 19931992Unforgiven3 hours, 30 minutes45.84 million32.85
66thMarch 21, 19941993Schindler's List3 hours, 18 minutes46.26 million31.86Whoopi Goldberg
67thMarch 27, 19951994Forrest Gump3 hours, 35 minutes48.87 million33.47David LettermanShrine Auditorium
68thMarch 25, 19961995Braveheart3 hours, 38 minutes44.81 million30.48Whoopi GoldbergDorothy Chandler Pavilion
69thMarch 24, 19971996The English Patient3 hours, 34 minutes40.83 million25.83Billy CrystalShrine Auditorium
70thMarch 23, 19981997Titanic3 hours, 47 minutes57.25 million35.32
71stMarch 21, 19995:30 p.m.1998Shakespeare in Love4 hours, 2 minutes45.63 million28.51Whoopi GoldbergDorothy Chandler Pavilion
72ndMarch 26, 20001999American Beauty4 hours, 9 minutes46.53 million29.64Billy CrystalShrine Auditorium
73rdMarch 25, 20012000Gladiator3 hours, 23 minutes42.93 million25.86Steve Martin
74thMarch 24, 20022001A Beautiful Mind4 hours, 23 minutes40.54 million25.13Whoopi GoldbergKodak Theatre
(then name of the Dolby Theatre)
75thMarch 23, 20032002Chicago3 hours, 30 minutes33.04 million20.58Steve Martin
76thFebruary 29, 20042003The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King		3 hours, 44 minutes43.56 million26.68Billy Crystal
77thFebruary 27, 20052004Million Dollar Baby3 hours, 14 minutes42.16 million25.29Chris Rock
78thMarch 5, 20065:00 p.m.2005Crash3 hours, 33 minutes38.64 million22.91Jon Stewart
79thFebruary 25, 20072006The Departed3 hours, 51 minutes39.92 million23.65Ellen DeGeneres
80thFebruary 24, 20082007No Country for Old Men3 hours, 21 minutes31.76 million18.66Jon Stewart
81stFebruary 22, 20092008Slumdog Millionaire3 hours, 30 minutes36.94 million20.88Hugh Jackman
82ndMarch 7, 20102009The Hurt Locker3 hours, 37 minutes41.62 million24.89Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin
83rdFebruary 27, 20112010The King's Speech3 hours, 15 minutes37.9 million21.2James Franco, Anne Hathaway
84thFebruary 26, 20125:30 p.m.2011The Artist3 hours, 14 minutes39.46 million23.91Billy CrystalHollywood and Highland Center
(intermediate name of the Dolby Theatre)
85thFebruary 24, 20132012Argo3 hours, 35 minutes40.38 million24.47Seth MacFarlaneDolby Theatre
86thMarch 2, 2014201312 Years a Slave3 hours, 34 minutes43.74 million24.7Ellen DeGeneres
87thFebruary 22, 20152014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)3 hours, 43 minutes37.26 million20.6Neil Patrick Harris
88thFebruary 28, 20162015Spotlight3 hours, 37 minutes34.43 million23.4Chris Rock
89thFebruary 26, 20172016Moonlight3 hours, 49 minutes33.0 million22.4Jimmy Kimmel
90thMarch 4, 20185:00 p.m.2017The Shape of Water3 hours, 53 minutes26.5 million18.9

Multiple ceremonies hosted

The following individuals have hosted (or co-hosted) the Academy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.

Host Number of Ceremonies
Bob Hope19
Billy Crystal9
Johnny Carson5
Whoopi Goldberg4
Jack Lemmon
Jerry Lewis3
Steve Martin
Conrad Nagel
David Niven
Jack Benny2
Chevy Chase
Sammy Davis Jr.
Ellen DeGeneres
Jane Fonda
Goldie Hawn
Jimmy Kimmel
Walter Matthau
Richard Pryor
Chris Rock
Frank Sinatra
James Stewart
Jon Stewart

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.

Host Ceremony Date Category Film Result
David Niven 31st Academy Awards April 6, 1959 Academy Award for Best Actor Separate Tables Won
Michael Caine 45th Academy Awards March 27, 1973 Academy Award for Best Actor Sleuth Nominated
Walter Matthau 48th Academy Awards March 29, 1976 Academy Award for Best Actor The Sunshine Boys Nominated
Paul Hogan 59th Academy Awards March 30, 1987 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay "Crocodile" Dundee Nominated
James Franco 83rd Academy Awards February 27, 2011 Academy Award for Best Actor 127 Hours Nominated
Seth MacFarlane 85th Academy Awards February 24, 2013 Academy Award for Best Original Song Ted Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ Scott Bowles (26 February 2008). "Low Oscar Ratings Cue Soul-Searching". USA Today. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  2. ↑ Nikki Finke (26 February 2007). "UPDATE: 39.9 Million Watch 79th Oscars". Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily. LA Weekly. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Crouse, Richard (2005). Reel Winners: Movie Award Trivia. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-55002-574-3.
  6. ↑ "Oscars Ceremonies". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "An Unofficial History of the Academy Awards on Radio". tripod.com.
  8. ↑ "Best, worst and weirdest Oscar hosts of all time". CNN. 22 February 2013.
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