18th Academy Awards
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The 18th Academy Awards was the 1946 ceremony honoring the best films of 1945, notable for recognizing works such as "The Lost Weekend" and "Mildred Pierce."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 18th Academy Awards canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 18th Academy Awards Context triple: [On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, academyAwardCeremony, 18th Academy Awards]
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A.
28th Academy Awards
The 28th Academy Awards was the 1956 ceremony honoring the best films of 1955, notable for recognizing Marty as Best Picture.
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B.
8th Academy Awards
The 8th Academy Awards was the 1936 ceremony honoring the best films of 1935, notable for recognizing works such as "Mutiny on the Bounty."
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C.
15th Academy Awards
The 15th Academy Awards was the 1943 ceremony of the Oscars, honoring the best films of 1942 and marking the debut of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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D.
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards was the 1948 ceremony honoring the best films of 1947, notable for milestones such as the introduction of the Honorary Academy Award.
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E.
17th Academy Awards
The 17th Academy Awards was the 1945 ceremony honoring the best films of 1944, notable for recognizing classics produced during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 18th Academy Awards Target entity description: The 18th Academy Awards was the 1946 ceremony honoring the best films of 1945, notable for recognizing works such as "The Lost Weekend" and "Mildred Pierce."
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A.
28th Academy Awards
The 28th Academy Awards was the 1956 ceremony honoring the best films of 1955, notable for recognizing Marty as Best Picture.
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B.
8th Academy Awards
The 8th Academy Awards was the 1936 ceremony honoring the best films of 1935, notable for recognizing works such as "Mutiny on the Bounty."
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C.
15th Academy Awards
The 15th Academy Awards was the 1943 ceremony of the Oscars, honoring the best films of 1942 and marking the debut of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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D.
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards was the 1948 ceremony honoring the best films of 1947, notable for milestones such as the introduction of the Honorary Academy Award.
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E.
17th Academy Awards
The 17th Academy Awards was the 1945 ceremony honoring the best films of 1944, notable for recognizing classics produced during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| awardFor | Excellence in cinematic achievements ⓘ |
| bestActorFilm | The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActorWinner | Ray Milland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressFilm | Mildred Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressWinner | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestAdaptedScreenplayWinner | The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestAnimatedShortFilmWinner | Quiet Please! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestArtDirectionBlackAndWhiteWinner | Blood on the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestArtDirectionColorWinner | Frenchman's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestCinematographyBlackAndWhiteWinner | The Picture of Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestCinematographyColorWinner | Leave Her to Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorFilm | The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorWinner | Billy Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDocumentaryFeatureWinner | The True Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDocumentaryShortSubjectWinner | Hitler Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestFilmEditingWinner | National Velvet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestLiveActionShortSubjectOneReelWinner | Star in the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestLiveActionShortSubjectTwoReelWinner | Stairway to Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScreenplayWinner | The Seventh Veil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalStoryWinner | The House on 92nd Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPictureWinner | The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestScoringOfADramaticOrComedyPictureWinner | Spellbound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestScoringOfAMusicalPictureWinner | Anchors Aweigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSongFilm | State Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSongWinner | It Might as Well Be Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSoundRecordingWinner | The Bells of St. Mary's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSpecialEffectsWinner | Wonder Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorFilm | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorWinner | James Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressFilm | National Velvet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressWinner | Anne Revere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ABC Radio Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | March 7, 1946 ⓘ |
| honoredFilmYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| host | Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| nextEvent | 19th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFilmRecognized |
Mildred Pierce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| previousEvent | 17th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 18th Academy Awards Description of subject: The 18th Academy Awards was the 1946 ceremony honoring the best films of 1945, notable for recognizing works such as "The Lost Weekend" and "Mildred Pierce."
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