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The 69th Annual Academy Awards

  • TV Special
  • 19971997
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6.5/10
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The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
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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 cinematograph... Read allAward 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.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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539
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    • Louis J. Horvitz
    • Shanda Sawyer(Michael Kidd tribute)
  • Writers
    • Joe Bolster(special material)
    • Billy Crystal(special material)
    • Ed Driscoll(special material)
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal
    • Muhammad Ali
    • Joan Allen
    • Louis J. Horvitz
    • Shanda Sawyer(Michael Kidd tribute)
  • Writers
    • Joe Bolster(special material)
    • Billy Crystal(special material)
    • Ed Driscoll(special material)
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal
    • Muhammad Ali
    • Joan Allen
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    • 2User reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Mira Sorvino and Cuba Gooding Jr. at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
    Billy Bob Thornton at an event for Sling Blade (1996)
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    Ethan Coen and Joel Coen at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
    Julie Andrews at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
    Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
    Juliette Binoche at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
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    Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly at an event for The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997)
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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Self - Host
    Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali
    • Self
    Joan Allen
    Joan Allen
    • Self - Nominee
    John Alton
    John Alton
    • Self - Memorial Tribute
    David LeRoy Anderson
    David LeRoy Anderson
    • Self - Winner
    Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews
    • Self - Presenter
    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Self - Audience Member
    Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    • Self - Nominee
    Rick Baker
    Rick Baker
    • Self - Winner
    Saul Bass
    Saul Bass
    • Self - Memorial Tribute
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Self - Presenter
    Mark Berger
    Mark Berger
    • Self - Winner
    Pandro S. Berman
    Pandro S. Berman
    • Self - Memorial Tribute
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Self - Presenter & Winner
    Joseph F. Biroc
    Joseph F. Biroc
    • Self - Memorial Tribute
    Brenda Blethyn
    Brenda Blethyn
    • Self - Nominee
    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Self - Nominee & Presenter
      • Louis J. Horvitz
      • Shanda Sawyer(Michael Kidd tribute)
    • Writers
      • Joe Bolster(special material)
      • Billy Crystal(special material)
      • Ed Driscoll(special material)
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    • Trivia
      Jon Pertwee, who died the previous year, was not included in the "In Memoriam" video montage. Steve Martin was so outraged that the Academy excluded his friend from the segment that he stormed out and didn't return.
    • Quotes

      Frances McDormand: What am I doing here? Especially considering the extraordinary group of women with whom I was nominated.

    • Connections
      Featured in In & Out (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      You Must Love Me
      Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
      Performed by Madonna

    User reviews2

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    7/10
    How could they snub "Shine"?
    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".
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    • Jan 7, 2007

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      • March 24, 1997 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
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