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Title: The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997– )
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Billy Crystal | ... | Self - Host | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Self | |
| Joan Allen | ... | Self - Nominee | |
| John Alton | ... | Self - Memorial Tribute | |
| David LeRoy Anderson | ... | Self - Winner | |
| Julie Andrews | ... | Self - Presenter | |
| Lew Ayres | ... | Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
| Hank Azaria | ... | Self - Audience Member | |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Self - Nominee | |
| Rick Baker | ... | Self - Winner | |
| Saul Bass | ... | Self - Memorial Tribute | |
| Angela Bassett | ... | Self - Presenter | |
| Mark Berger | ... | Self - Winner | |
| Pandro S. Berman | ... | Self - Memorial Tribute | |
| Juliette Binoche | ... | Self - Presenter & Winner | |
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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
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to the tune of "Theme from The Brady Bunch"
Music by Frank De Vol & Sherwood Schwartz
Performed by Billy Crystal
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Host Billy Crystal asked Kevin Spacey to present the Best Supporting Actress Award using the voice of Christopher Walken; Spacey proceeded to speak for a minute or two in his well-noted perfect imitation of Walken before giving the award (in his own voice). See more »Quotes
Jessica Yu: You know you've entered new territory when your outfit cost more than your film.See more »
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Secrets & Liesto the tune of "Theme from The Brady Bunch"
Music by Frank De Vol & Sherwood Schwartz
Performed by Billy Crystal
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24 March 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The 69th Annual Academy Awards See more »Filming Locations:
Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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OK, so Billy Crystal is little more than a joke machine when hosting the Oscars, but he does tell some good ones. But I can't understand why the Oscars gave Best Picture to "The English Patient" (which I found uninspired when I saw it) when there were "Shine" and "Secrets and Lies".
But otherwise, I enjoyed "The 69th Annual Academy Awards", especially when David Helfgott played the piano, and when Muhammad Ali came up on the stage (it would have been neat to have Larry Flynt on the stage).
So, it was an OK ceremony. But it seems like this one paved the way for them to over-award "Titanic".