The 61st Academy Awards ceremony
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The 61st Academy Awards ceremony was the 1989 Oscars telecast, widely remembered for its controversial, producer Allan Carr–helmed production that included the infamous Rob Lowe–Snow White musical number.
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| 61st Academy Awards | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
Academy Awards ceremony
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television special ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1989 Oscars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardSeason | 1988–1989 film awards season ⓘ |
| awardsPresented | Academy Awards of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActorWinner | Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressWinner | Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestAdaptedScreenplayWinner | Dangerous Liaisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestAnimatedShortWinner | Tin Toy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorWinner | Barry Levinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestForeignLanguageFilmWinner | Pelle the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScoreWinner | The Milagro Beanfield War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScreenplayWinner | Rain Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalSongWinner | Let the River Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPictureWinner | Rain Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorWinner | Kevin Kline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressWinner | Geena Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastLanguage | English ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticism of Allan Carr’s production style
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infamous Rob Lowe–Snow White musical number ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1989-03-29 ⓘ |
| director | Jeff Margolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 61 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 62nd Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 60th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | award show ⓘ |
| honoredFilmYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| location | Shrine Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVenueType | indoor theater ⓘ |
| mostNominationsCount | 8 ⓘ |
| mostNominationsFilm | Rain Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostWinsCount | 4 ⓘ |
| mostWinsFilm | Rain Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
elaborate Broadway-style production numbers
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negative critical reception of telecast ⓘ no traditional host ⓘ |
| officialName | 61st Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNumberCharacter | Snow White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNumberDescription | musical duet between Rob Lowe and Snow White ⓘ |
| openingNumberPerformer | Rob Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNumberReception | widely panned ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| producer | Allan Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| telecastYear | 1989 ⓘ |
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