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Feb 5, 2014 · SPECIAL AWARD. To Douglas Fairbanks (Commemorative Award) – recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first President of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.
Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Bob Hope, in his first of nineteen turns as host.
The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but from 1939 through 1956 and again from 1959-1966, it was divided into two categories Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) and Best Art Direction...
Feb 24, 2015 · Yearwise list of Academy Awards Winners. Check winners and nominations of 1939 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 12th Academy Awards.
THE OFFICIAL ACADEMY AWARDS® DATABASE. The Academy Awards Database contains the official record of past Academy Award winners and nominees. The data is complete through the 2023 (96th) Academy Awards, presented on March 10, 2024.
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The film had thirteen nominations and won eight competitive awards (and two special citations) - both records for the time. [It would hold this record until Gigi (1958) won a record 9 Oscars.] The blockbuster film was the number one box-office champion for many years.
