89th Academy Awards

Also known as 2017 Academy Awards, 2017 Oscars, The 89th Academy Awards

2017 ceremony awarding film works of 2016

Key facts

Date: February 26, 2017
Site: Dolby Theatre , Hollywood , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Hosted by: Jimmy Kimmel
Preshow hosts: Jess Cagle Robin Roberts Lara Spencer Michael Strahan Nina García Krista Smith
Produced by: Michael De Luca Jennifer Todd
Directed by: Glenn Weiss
Best picture: Moonlight
Most awards: La La Land (6)
Most nominations: La La Land (14)
Network: ABC
Duration: 3 hours, 49 minutes
Ratings: 33.0 million , 22.4% ( Nielsen ratings )

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Wikidata facts

Country: United States
Series: Academy Awards
Followed by: 90th Academy Awards
Follows: 88th Academy Awards
Location: California
Producer: Jennifer Todd
Duration: 209
Official website: www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017

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point in time: 2017-02-26
presenter: Jimmy Kimmel
edition number: 89
Commons category: 2017 Academy Awards
awarded for period: 2016-00-00
broadcast by: American Broadcasting Company

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Encyclopedic overview

The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time.

In related events, the academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12, 2016. On November 25, 2016, the AMPAS announced that no anime shorts would be considered for this year's ceremony. On February 11, 2017, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts John Cho and Leslie Mann.

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