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70th Academy Awards. The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the show, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring ...
In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas. Director: John Wayne | Stars: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon. Votes: 17,681 | Gross: $17.26M.
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The 71st annual Academy Awards show was held on March 21, 1999 and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg to honor 1998's films. It marked the first time the ceremony was held on a Sunday, and it was the longest ceremony ever held up to this point, clocking in at 4 hours and 2 minutes.
The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States, in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.
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Best Sound. Jaws. Robert Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery and John Carter. Bite the Bullet. Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr. Funny Lady. Richard Portman, Don MacDougall, Curly Thirlwell and Jack Solomon. The Hindenburg. Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger Jr., John L. Mack and Don Sharpless.
The 70th Academy Awards | 1998. Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center. Monday, March 23, 1998. Honoring movies released in 1997. Share Facebook Twitter. Highlights.
Oliver! was the last G-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was the last movie musical to win the award, until Chicago in 2002 (there have been other musicals nominated such as Hello, Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, All That Jazz, Beauty and the Beast and Moulin Rouge!).
