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Best Picture - Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, Producers Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
The 68th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1995 in the United States and took place on March 25, 1996, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST.
- March 25, 1996
- Braveheart (10)
- Braveheart (5)
- Whoopi Goldberg
The 68th Academy Awards Memorable Moments. Best Picture: Braveheart. Braveheart also won Academy Awards for Cinematography (John Toll), Directing (Mel Gibson), Makeup (Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, and Lois Burwell), and Sound Effects Editing (Lon Bender and Per Hallberg).
- Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein and one of Anne Frank's protectors, Miep Gies, provided perspective. When documentarian Kary Antholis accepted the award in the short-subject documentary category for "One Survivor Remembers," the pit orchestra played transitional music, but Weissmann Klein remained at the podium.
- Christopher Reeve's appearance was accompanied by an inspirational plea. Paralyzed in an equestrian accident just months earlier, the late "Superman" star received a 60-second standing ovation from the Oscar audience.
- The fifth time was the charm for Susan Sarandon. After scoring lead-actress nominations for her work in 1980's "Atlantic City," 1991's "Thelma and Louise," 1993's "Lorenzo's Oil" and 1994's "The Client," Sarandon finally took home Oscar gold for her performance in "Dead Man Walking."
- Goldberg addressed these protests, among other topics, in her monologue. Goldberg's five-minute monologue (starting at 7:05 of the video above) addressed the protests: "I had something I wanted to say to Jesse right here, but he's not watching, so, why bother?"
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and ...
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
- United States
Feb 7, 2022 · For more than 90 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been designating one film as the best motion picture of the year. Some of these winners have become classics....
