The 69th Annual Academy Awards

TV Special
1997

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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematograph... Read allAward of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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The 70th Annual Academy Awards

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Trivia
Jon Pertwee, who died the previous year, was not included in the "In Memoriam" video montage. Steve Martin was so outraged that the Academy excluded his friend from the segment that he stormed out and didn't return.

Quotes
Frances McDormand: What am I doing here? Especially considering the extraordinary group of women with whom I was nominated.

Connections
Featured in In & Out (1997)

Soundtracks
You Must Love Me
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Performed by Madonna

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7/10

How could they snub "Shine"?

OK, so Billy Crystal is little more than a joke machine when hosting the Oscars, but he does tell some good ones. But I can't understand why the Oscars gave Best Picture to "The English Patient" (which I found uninspired when I saw it) when there were "Shine" and "Secrets and Lies".

But otherwise, I enjoyed "The 69th Annual Academy Awards", especially when David Helfgott played the piano, and when Muhammad Ali came up on the stage (it would have been neat to have Larry Flynt on the stage).

So, it was an OK ceremony. But it seems like this one paved the way for them to over-award "Titanic".