62nd Academy Awards
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| 62nd Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | Monday, March 26, 1990 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Host | Billy Crystal |
| Producer | Gil Cates |
| Director | Jeff Margolis |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 37 minutes |
| Ratings | 40.49 million |
The 62nd Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The show was not only hosted in Hollywood, California; it was also co-hosted in five cities around the globe:
-Buenos Aires, Argentina
-London, United Kingdom
-Moscow, Soviet Union
-Sydney, Australia
-Tokyo, Japan
This was the first telecast hosted by Billy Crystal and debuted his famous nominee songs. He would go on to host the show seven more times over the next fifteen years. Since then, Crystal has opened every ceremony he has hosted with a song about the nominees for best picture concluding with the age of the Oscar (the 62nd ceremony means that the Oscar is 62 years old). Driving Miss Daisy won four awards including Best Picture.
Contents |
[edit] Winners
[edit] Feature Films
| Category | Film | Producers/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Best motion picture | Driving Miss Daisy | Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck |
| Best foreign language film | Cinema Paradiso | Italy |
| Best documentary feature | Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Rob Epsiten |
[edit] Acting
| Category | Winner | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Best actor in a leading role | Daniel Day-Lewis | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown |
| Best actress in a leading role | Jessica Tandy | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Best actor in a supporting role | Denzel Washington | Glory |
| Best actress in a supporting role | Brenda Fricker | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown |
[edit] Screenplay & Direction
| Category | Winner | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Tom Schulman | Dead Poets Society |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Alfred Uhry | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Best Director | Oliver Stone | Born on the Fourth of July |
[edit] Other facts
- Jessica Tandy became the oldest Best Actress winner at 80 years old.
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