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- Only five films would be nominated for the Best Picture Award rather than the customary ten or twelve films in the past.
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The 16th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 1944, to honor the films of 1943. This was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and the first ceremony without a banquet as part of the festivities. [1] [2] The ceremony was broadcast locally on KFWB, and internationally by CBS Radio via shortwave.
Honoring movies released in 1943, Grauman's Chinese Theatre ... Best Picture. Image. Casablanca. Jack Warner. ... United States Office of War Information Overseas ...
From 1944 on, the Academy standardized the number of Best Picture nominees. Only five films would be nominated for the Best Picture Award rather than the customary ten or twelve films in the past.
The 17th Academy Awards were held on March 15, 1945 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, honoring the films of 1944. This was the first time the complete awards ceremony was broadcast nationally, on the Blue Network (later ABC Radio ). Bob Hope hosted the 70-minute broadcast, which included film clips that required explanation for the radio audience. [1]
Feb 5, 2014 · Lady in the Dark – Robert Emmett Dolan. Lady, Let’s Dance – Edward Kay. Meet Me in St. Louis – Georgie Stoll. The Merry Monahans – H. J. Salter. Minstrel Man – Ferde Grofe, Leo Erdody. Sensations of 1945 – Mahlon Merrick. Song of the Open Road – Charles Previn.
Below is a list of American films released in 1944. Going My Way won Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards. The remaining four nominees were Double Indemnity, Gaslight, Since You Went Away and Wilson.
The 17th Academy Awards | 1945. Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Thursday, March 15, 1945. Honoring movies released in 1944.
