Awards Ceremonies
The following is a listing of all Academy Awards ceremonies.
| Ceremony | Date | Best Picture winner | Length of broadcast | Number of viewers | Rating | Host(s) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Academy Awards | May 16, 1929 | Wings | 2 hours, 19 minutes | - | — | Douglas Fairbanks, William C. deMille | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel |
| 2nd Academy Awards | April 3, 1930 | broadway !The Broadway Melody | 1-hour, 50 minutes | — | — | William C. deMille | Ambassador Hotel / Millennium Biltmore Hotel |
| 3rd Academy Awards | November 5, 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 2 hours, 13 minutes | — | — | Conrad Nagel | |
| 4th Academy Awards | November 10, 1931 | Cimarron | 2 hours, 3 minutes | — | — | Lawrence Grant | |
| 5th Academy Awards | November 18, 1932 | Grand Hotel | 1-hour, 52 minutes | — | — | Lionel Barrymore, Conrad Nagel | |
| 6th Academy Awards | March 16, 1934 | Cavalcade | 1-hour, 50 minutes | — | — | Will Rogers | |
| 7th Academy Awards | February 27, 1935 | It Happened One Night | 1-hour, 45 minutes | — | — | Irvin S. Cobb | |
| 8th Academy Awards | March 5, 1936 | Mutiny on the Bounty | 2 hours, 12 minutes | — | — | Frank Capra | |
| 9th Academy Awards | March 4, 1937 | great z !The Great Ziegfeld | 2 hours, 56 minutes | — | — | George Jessel | |
| 10th Academy Awards | March 10, 1938 | life of emile !The Life of Emile Zola | 1-hour, 56 minutes | — | — | Bob Burns | |
| 11th Academy Awards | February 23, 1939 | You Can't Take It With You | 2 hours, 6 minutes | — | — | None | |
| 12th Academy Awards | February 29, 1940 | Gone with the Wind | 3 hours, 52 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope | |
| 13th Academy Awards | February 27, 1941 | Rebecca | 2 hours, 10 minutes | — | — | ||
| 14th Academy Awards | February 26, 1942 | How Green Was My Valley | 1-hour, 48 minutes | — | — | None | |
| 15th Academy Awards | March 4, 1943 | Mrs. Miniver | 2 hours, 14 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope | |
| 16th Academy Awards | March 2, 1944 | Casablanca | 1-hour, 42 minutes | — | — | Jack Benny | Grauman's Chinese Theater |
| 17th Academy Awards | March 15, 1945 | Going My Way | 2 hours, 10 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope, John Cromwell | |
| 18th Academy Awards | March 7, 1946 | lost w !The Lost Weekend | 1-hour, 41 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope, James Stewart | |
| 19th Academy Awards | March 13, 1947 | best years !The Best Years of Our Lives | 2 hours, 52 minutes | — | — | Jack Benny | Shrine Auditorium |
| 20th Academy Awards | March 20, 1948 | Gentleman's Agreement | 1-hour, 58 minutes | — | — | Agnes Moorehead, Dick Powell | |
| 21st Academy Awards | March 24, 1949 | Hamlet | 1-hour, 35 minutes | — | — | Robert Montgomery | Pantages Theatre |
| 22nd Academy Awards | March 23, 1950 | All the King's Men | 1-hour, 50 minutes | — | — | Paul Douglas | |
| 23rd Academy Awards | March 29, 1951 | All About Eve | 2 hours, 18 minutes | — | — | Fred Astaire | |
| 24th Academy Awards | March 20, 1952 | american in p !An American in Paris | 1-hour, 53 minutes | — | — | Danny Kaye | |
| 25th Academy Awards | March 19, 1953 | greatest show !The Greatest Show on Earth | 1-hour, 32 minutes | 40 million | — | Bob Hope, Conrad Nagel | Pantages Theatre / NBC International Theatre |
| 26th Academy Awards | March 25, 1954 | From Here to Eternity | 1-hour, 58 minutes | 43 million | — | Donald O'Connor, Fredric March | Pantages Theatre / NBC Century Theatre |
| 27th Academy Awards | March 30, 1955 | On the Waterfront | 1-hour, 48 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope, Thelma Ritter | |
| 28th Academy Awards | March 21, 1956 | Marty | 1-hour, 30 minutes | — | — | Jerry Lewis, Claudette Colbert, Joseph L. Mankiewicz | |
| 29th Academy Awards | March 27, 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | 3 hours, 8 minutes | — | — | Jerry Lewis, Celeste Holm | |
| 30th Academy Awards | March 26, 1958 | bridge !The Bridge on the River Kwai | 2 hours, 41 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope, David Niven, James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell | Pantages Theatre |
| 31st Academy Awards | April 6, 1959 | Gigi | 1-hour, 55 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope, David Niven, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl, Laurence Olivier, Jerry Lewis | |
| 32nd Academy Awards | April 4, 1960 | Ben-Hur | 1-hour, 40 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope | |
| 33rd Academy Awards | April 17, 1961 | apartment !The Apartment | 2 hours, 5 minutes | — | — | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | |
| 34th Academy Awards | April 9, 1962 | West Side Story | 2 hours, 10 minutes | — | — | ||
| 35th Academy Awards | April 8, 1963 | Lawrence of Arabia | 2 hours, 30 minutes | — | — | Frank Sinatra | |
| 36th Academy Awards | April 13, 1964 | Tom Jones | 2 hours, 8 minutes | — | — | Jack Lemmon | |
| 37th Academy Awards | April 5, 1965 | My Fair Lady | 2 hours, 50 minutes | — | — | Bob Hope | |
| 38th Academy Awards | April 18, 1966 | sound of m !The Sound of Music | 2 hours, 54 minutes | — | — | ||
| 39th Academy Awards | April 10, 1967 | man for all !A Man for All Seasons | 2 hours, 31 minutes | — | — | ||
| 40th Academy Awards | April 10, 1968 | In the Heat of the Night | 1 hours, 50 minutes | — | — | ||
| 41st Academy Awards | April 14, 1969 | Oliver! | 2 hours, 33 minutes | — | — | None | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 42nd Academy Awards | April 7, 1970 | Midnight Cowboy | 2 hours, 25 minutes | — | 43.40 | ||
| 43rd Academy Awards | April 15, 1971 | Patton | 2 hours 52 minuts | — | — | ||
| 44th Academy Awards | April 10, 1972 | french !The French Connection | 1-hour, 44 minutes | — | — | Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon | |
| 45th Academy Awards | March 27, 1973 | godfather1 !The Godfather | 2 hours, 38 minutes | — | — | Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson | |
| 46th Academy Awards | April 2, 1974 | sting !The Sting | 3 hours, 23 minutes | — | — | John Huston, Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Diana Ross | |
| 47th Academy Awards | April 8, 1975 | godfather2 !The Godfather Part II | 3 hours, 20 minutes | — | — | Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra | |
| 48th Academy Awards | March 29, 1976 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 3 hours, 12 minutes | — | — | Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal, Robert Shaw | |
| 49th Academy Awards | March 28, 1977 | Rocky | 3 hours, 38 minutes | — | — | Warren Beatty, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Richard Pryor | |
| 50th Academy Awards | April 3, 1978 | Annie Hall | 3 hours, 30 minutes | 39.73 million | 31.10 | Bob Hope | |
| 51st Academy Awards | April 9, 1979 | deer hunter !The Deer Hunter | 3 hours, 25 minutes | — | — | Johnny Carson | |
| 52nd Academy Awards | April 14, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | 3 hours, 12 minutes | — | — | ||
| 53rd Academy Awards | March 31, 1981 | Ordinary People | 3 hours, 13 minutes | — | — | ||
| 54th Academy Awards | March 29, 1982 | Chariots of Fire | 3 hours, 24 minutes | — | — | ||
| 55th Academy Awards | April 11, 1983 | Gandhi | 3 hours, 15 minutes | — | — | Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau | |
| 56th Academy Awards | April 9, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | 3 hours, 42 minutes | — | 38.00 | Johnny Carson | |
| 57th Academy Awards | March 25, 1985 | Amadeus | 3 hours, 10 minutes | — | — | Jack Lemmon | |
| 58th Academy Awards | March 24, 1986 | Out of Africa | 3 hours, 02 minutes | 38.65 million | 25.71 | Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams | |
| 59th Academy Awards | March 30, 1987 | Platoon | 3 hours, 19 minutes | 39.72 million | 25.94 | Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan | |
| 60th Academy Awards | April 11, 1988 | last emperor !The Last Emperor | 3 hours, 33 minutes | 42.04 million | 27.80 | Chevy Chase | Shrine Auditorium |
| 61st Academy Awards | March 29, 1989 | Rain Man | 3 hours, 19 minutes | 42.77 million | 28.41 | None | |
| 62nd Academy Awards | March 26, 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy | 3 hours, 37 minutes | 40.22 million | 26.42 | Billy Crystal | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 63rd Academy Awards | March 25, 1991 | Dances with Wolves | 3 hours, 35 minutes | 42.79 million | 28.06 | Shrine Auditorium | |
| 64th Academy Awards | March 30, 1992 | silence of !The Silence of the Lambs | 3 hours, 33 minutes | 44.44 million | 29.84 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | |
| 65th Academy Awards | March 29, 1993 | Unforgiven | 3 hours, 30 minutes | 45.84 million | 32.85 | ||
| 66th Academy Awards | March 21, 1994 | Schindler's List | 3 hours, 18 minutes | 46.26 million | 31.86 | Whoopi Goldberg | |
| 67th Academy Awards | March 27, 1995 | Forrest Gump | 3 hours, 35 minutes | 48.87 million | 33.47 | David Letterman | Shrine Auditorium |
| 68th Academy Awards | March 25, 1996 | Braveheart | 3 hours, 38 minutes | 44.81 million | 30.48 | Whoopi Goldberg | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 69th Academy Awards | March 24, 1997 | english !The English Patient | 3 hours, 34 minutes | 40.83 million | 25.83 | Billy Crystal | Shrine Auditorium |
| 70th Academy Awards | March 23, 1998 | Titanic | 3 hours, 47 minutes | 57.25 million | 35.32 | ||
| 71st Academy Awards | March 21, 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | 4 hours, 02 minutes | 45.63 million | 28.51 | Whoopi Goldberg | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 72nd Academy Awards | March 26, 2000 | American Beauty | 4 hours, 04 minutes | 46.53 million | 29.64 | Billy Crystal | Shrine Auditorium |
| 73rd Academy Awards | March 25, 2001 | Gladiator | 3 hours, 23 minutes | 42.93 million | 25.86 | Steve Martin | |
| 74th Academy Awards | March 24, 2002 | beautiful mind !A Beautiful Mind | 4 hours, 23 minutes | 40.54 million | 25.13 | Whoopi Goldberg | Dolby Theatre |
| 75th Academy Awards | March 23, 2003 | Chicago | 3 hours, 30 minutes | 33.04 million | 20.58 | Steve Martin | |
| 76th Academy Awards | February 29, 2004 | lord of !The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
3 hours, 44 minutes | 43.56 million | 26.68 | Billy Crystal | |
| 77th Academy Awards | February 27, 2005 | Million Dollar Baby | 3 hours, 14 minutes | 42.16 million | 25.29 | Chris Rock | |
| 78th Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Crash | 3 hours, 33 minutes | 38.64 million | 22.91 | Jon Stewart | |
| 79th Academy Awards | February 25, 2007 | departed !The Departed | 3 hours, 51 minutes | 39.92 million | 23.65 | Ellen DeGeneres | |
| 80th Academy Awards | February 24, 2008 | No Country for Old Men | 3 hours, 21 minutes | 31.76 million | 18.66 | Jon Stewart | |
| 81st Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | 3 hours, 30 minutes | 36.94 million | 21.68 | Hugh Jackman | |
| 82nd Academy Awards | March 7, 2010 | hurt locker !The Hurt Locker | 3 hours, 37 minutes | 41.62 million | 24.75 | Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin | |
| 83rd Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | kings !The King's Speech | 3 hours, 15 minutes | 37.63 million | 21.97 | James Franco, Anne Hathaway | |
| 84th Academy Awards | February 26, 2012 | The Artist | 3 hours, 14 minutes | 39.30 million | 25.50 | Billy Crystal | |
| 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | — | — | — | — | Seth MacFarlane | |
| Ceremony | Date | Best Picture winner | Length of broadcast | Number of viewers | Rating | Host(s) | Venue |
Historically, the "Oscarcast" has pulled in a bigger haul when box-office hits are favored to win the Best Picture trophy. More than 57.25 million viewers tuned to the telecast for the 70th Academy Awards in 1998, the year of Titanic, which generated close to US$600 million at the North American box office pre-Oscars. The 76th Academy Awards ceremony in which The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (pre-telecast box office earnings of US$368 million) received 11 Awards including Best Picture drew 43.56 million viewers. The most watched ceremony based on Nielsen ratings to date, however, was the 42nd Academy Awards (Best Picture Midnight Cowboy) which drew a 43.4% household rating on April 7, 1970.
By contrast, ceremonies honoring films that have not performed well at the box office tend to show weaker ratings. The 78th Academy Awards which awarded low-budgeted, independent film Crash (with a pre-Oscar gross of US$53.4 million) generated an audience of 38.64 million with a household rating of 22.91%. In 2008, the 80th Academy Awards telecast was watched by 31.76 million viewers on average with an 18.66% household rating, the lowest rated and least watched ceremony to date, in spite of celebrating 80 years of the Academy Awards. The Best Picture winner of that particular ceremony was another low-budget, independently financed film (No Country for Old Men).
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