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Attendees at the 15th Academy Awards. Greer Garson and James Cagney. Best Actress winner for Mrs. Miniver and Best Actor winner for Yankee Doodle Dandy. Teresa Wright. Supporting Actress winner for Mrs. Minver. View More Memorable Moments.
The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on March 4, 1943, honoring the films of 1942. [1] The ceremony is most famous for the speech by Greer Garson; accepting the award for Best Actress, Garson spoke for nearly six minutes, considered to be the longest Oscars acceptance speech.
1943 Oscars 15th Academy AwardsOn March 4, 1943, the spotlight shone on Cocoanut Grove in The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, for the 15th Academy Awards.Bob Hope, the perennial Oscars host, returned to keep the audience entertained.The ceremony celebrated films released during the eligibility year of 1942.Major Highlights:Mrs. Miniver dominated the night, taking home the… Read More
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The Ambassador Hotel was host to the 15th Academy Awards, which were in turn hosted by Bob Hope on Thursday, March 4, 1943. Due to wartime shortages, the gold-plated statuettes were replaced with plaster Oscars and the evening included guests from all branches of the U.S. military.
17th →. The 16th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 1944, to honor the films of 1943. This was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and the first ceremony without a banquet as part of the festivities. [1] [2] The ceremony was broadcast locally on KFWB, and internationally by CBS Radio via shortwave.
