61st Academy Awards
| 61st Academy Awards | |
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Official poster
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| Date | March 29, 1989 |
| Site |
Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | none |
| Produced by | Allan Carr |
| Directed by | Jeff Margolis |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Rain Man |
| Most awards | Rain Man (4) |
| Most nominations | Rain Man (8) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 19 minutes |
| Ratings | 42.68 million 29.81% (Nielsen ratings) |
The 61st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1988, and took place on Wednesday, March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST/ 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Allan Carr and directed by Jeff Margolis. Ten days earlier, in a ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Angie Dickinson.
Rain Man won four awards, including Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman, Best Director for Barry Levinson, and Best Picture. Other winners included Who Framed Roger Rabbit, with three competitive awards (and one Special Achievement Award); Dangerous Liaisons, with three awards; and The Accused, The Accidental Tourist, A Fish Called Wanda, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, Beetlejuice, Bird, Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie, The Milagro Beanfield War, Mississippi Burning, Pelle the Conqueror, Tin Toy, Working Girl, and You Don't Have to Die with one each. The telecast garnered almost 43 million viewers in the United States.
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