16th Academy Awards
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| 16th Academy Awards | |
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| Date | March 2, 1944 |
| Site | Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California, USA |
| Host | Jack Benny |
The 16th Academy Awards, in 1944, was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Free passes were given out to men and women in uniform. The more theatrical approach makes it a forerunner of the contemporary Oscar telecast.
For the first time, supporting actors and actresses took home full-size statuettes, instead of smaller-sized awards mounted on a plaque.
[edit] Awards
Best Picture : Casablanca
Best Director : Michael Curtiz, Casablanca
Best Actor : Paul Lukas, Watch on the Rhine
Best Supporting Actor : Charles Coburn, The More the Merrier
Best Actress : Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette
Best Supporting Actress : Katina Paxinou, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Best Original Screenplay : Norman Krasna, Princess O'Rourke
Best Original Story : William Saroyan, The Human Comedy
Best Screenplay : Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch, Casablanca
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