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The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on March 4, 1943, honoring the films of 1942. The ceremony is most famous for the speech by Greer Garson; accepting the award for Best Actress, Garson spoke for nearly six minutes, considered to be the longest Oscars acceptance speech.
Attendees at the 15th Academy Awards. Greer Garson and James Cagney. Best Actress winner for Mrs. Miniver and Best Actor winner for Yankee Doodle Dandy. Teresa Wright. Supporting Actress winner for Mrs. Minver. View More Memorable Moments.
It was a critical and a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1942 and winning six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Garson), and Best Supporting Actress (Teresa Wright).
99+ Photos. Comedy Drama Family. A widowed sportscaster raises his three daughters with assistance from his rock and roll brother-in-law and madcap best friend. Creator. Jeff Franklin. Stars. Bob Saget. John Stamos. Dave Coulier. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. S1-8. +4. Add to Watchlist. Added by 63.2K users. 351 User reviews.
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The Ambassador Hotel was host to the 15th Academy Awards, which were in turn hosted by Bob Hope on Thursday, March 4, 1943. Due to wartime shortages, the gold-plated statuettes were replaced with plaster Oscars and the evening included guests from all branches of the U.S. military.
On June 18, 1942, journalist-film critic Roger Ebert was born. In August 1942, Walt Disney's Bambi was released. It earned three Oscar nominations. Special Award. To Charles Boyer for his progressive cultural achievement in establishing the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles as a source of reference for the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry.
