20th Academy Awards
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award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1947
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Vinony files it under 1947 film awards, 1948 in American cinema and 1948 in Los Angeles.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Series
- Academy Awards
- Followed by
- 21st Academy Awards
- Follows
- 19th Academy Awards
- Location
- Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall
- Official website
- www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1948
- 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
- presenter
- Agnes Moorehead
- awarded for period
- 1947-00-00
Sources (3)
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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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