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The 66th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1993 and took place on March 21, 1994, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actress Whoopi Goldberg (pictured) hosted the show for the first time. She was the first woman and first African American to host the telecast solo. Schindler's List won seven awards including Best Picture, the first black and white film since 1960's The Apartment to win that award, and Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Other winners were Jurassic Park and The Piano with three awards each, and Philadelphia with two awards. The telecast garnered more than 46 million viewers in the United States. (Full list...)