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87th Academy Awards
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award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2014
The 87th Academy Awards was a ceremony where the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave out awards to recognize the best achievements in filmmaking from 2014. It's an important event in the entertainment industry that honors outstanding work in movies and helps determine which films and filmmakers are considered the most accomplished of the year.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Series
- Academy Awards
- Followed by
- 88th Academy Awards
- Follows
- 86th Academy Awards
- Location
- California
- Director
- Hamish Hamilton
- Producer
- Craig Zadan
- Official website
- www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015
- Image
- Chris Pine, actor, and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs at the 87th Oscars Nominations Announcement.jpg
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- edition number
- 87
- Commons category
- 2015 Academy Awards
- point in time
- 2015-02-22
- presenter
- Neil Patrick Harris
- awarded for period
- 2014-00-00
- broadcast by
- American Broadcasting Company
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Encyclopedic overview
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton. Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the ceremony for the first time.
In related events, the Academy held its 6th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 8, 2014. On February 7, 2015, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Margot Robbie and Miles Teller.
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