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20th Academy Awards

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Also known as The 20th Academy Awards

award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1947

Key facts

Date
March 20, 1948
Site
Shrine Auditorium , Los Angeles , United States
Hosted by
No host
Best picture
Gentleman's Agreement
Most awards
Gentleman's Agreement and Miracle on 34th Street (3)
Most nominations
Gentleman's Agreement (8)

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Wikidata facts

Image
Celeste Holm and Oscar from Gentleman's Agreement trailer.jpg
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Commons category
1948 Academy Awards
point in time
1948-03-20
edition number
20
awarded for period
1947-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

The 20th Academy Awards were held on March 20, 1948, to honor the films released in 1947. There was no host for this ceremony.

Rosalind Russell was highly favored—particularly in a poll from the Daily Variety—to win Best Actress for her performance in Mourning Becomes Electra, but Loretta Young won instead for The Farmer's Daughter.

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