Key facts
- Date
- March 25, 1954
- Site
- RKO Pantages Theatre , Hollywood, California , NBC Center Theatre , New York City , New York
- Hosted by
- Donald O'Connor (Hollywood), Fredric March (New York City)
- Best picture
- From Here to Eternity
- Most awards
- From Here to Eternity (8)
- Most nominations
- From Here to Eternity (13)
- Network
- NBC
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Series
- Academy Awards
- Followed by
- 27th Academy Awards
- Follows
- 25th Academy Awards
- Location
- New Century Theatre
- Official website
- www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954
- Image
- 26th Annual Academy Awards at RKO Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, 1954.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- awarded for period
- 1953-00-00
- presenter
- Donald O'Connor
- Commons category
- 1954 Academy Awards
- point in time
- 1954-03-25
- edition number
- 26
- broadcast by
- NBC
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The 26th Academy Awards were held on March 25, 1954, simultaneously at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood (hosted by Donald O'Connor), and the NBC Center Theatre in New York City (hosted by Fredric March).
The second national telecast of the Awards show drew an estimated 43 million viewers. Shirley Booth, appearing in a play in Philadelphia, presented the Academy Award for Best Actor through a live broadcast cut-in, having privately received the winner's name over the telephone from O'Connor. Gary Cooper pre-recorded his presentation of the Academy Award for Best Actress while on location in Mexico shooting Garden of Evil, with O'Connor then announcing the winner's name live.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “26th Academy Awards” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.