11th Academy Awards
Appearance
11th | |
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Date | February 23, 1939 |
Site | Biltmore Hotel |
Hosted by | No official host |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | You Can't Take It with You |
The 11th Academy Awards were held on February 23, 1939 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. It was the first Academy Awards show without any official host, as well as the first to have a foreign language film (Jean Renoir's The Grand Illusion) nominated for Best Picture.
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Academy Honorary Award
- Harry M. Warner
- Walt Disney
- Oliver Marsh and Allen Davey
- Gordon Jenning, Jan Domela, Dev Jennings, Irmin Roberts, Art Smith, Farciot Edouart, Loyal Griggs, Loren Ryder, Harry Mills, Louis H. Mesenkop and Walter Oberst
- J. Arthur Ball