68th Academy Awards
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| 68th Academy Awards | |
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| Date | Monday, March 25, 1996 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Host | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Producer | Quincy Jones |
| Director | Jeff Margolis |
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| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 41 minutes |
| Ratings | 44.48 million 30.5 (Nielsen rating) |
The 68th Academy Awards was held on March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. The ceremony was watched 44.48 million viewers, with 30.5% households watching. Despite controversy from the NAACP concerning what was deemed as a lack of attention to African-American actors by the Academy, this show was the one and only time an African-American was hired to produce the show to date.
Key moments in this presentation included Christopher Reeve making his first public appearance onstage after becoming paralyzed, the performance of the troupe Stomp, the sextet Take 6, and a lifetime achievement award to Kirk Douglas recovering from a stroke. A special tribute to Gene Kelly was also produced.
Braveheart won five Oscars including Best Picture.
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[edit] The Awards
[edit] Feature Films
[edit] Acting
[edit] Directing
| Award | Winner | Film |
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| Academy Award for Directing | Mel Gibson | Braveheart |
[edit] Writing
| Award | Winner | Film |
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| Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay | Emma Thompson | Sense and Sensibility |
| Best Writing - Original screenplay | Christopher McQuarrie | The Usual Suspects |
[edit] In Memoriam
Presented by Sharon Stone, a tribute honoring those members in the motion picture industry that died in the previous year: Ginger Rogers, composer Miklós Rózsa, Maxine Andrews, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Martin, Viveca Lindfors, Martin Balsam, animator Friz Freleng, Burl Ives, Butterfly McQueen, costume designer Dorothy Jenkins, Nancy Kelly, Lana Turner, Elisha Cook Jr., Ida Lupino, art director Harry Horner, writer Terry Southern, Haing S. Ngor, Michael Hordern, producer Don Simpson, producer Ross Hunter, director Frank Perry, Alexander Godunov, director Louis Malle, director/writer Howard Koch, and George Burns.
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