62nd Academy Awards
62nd Academy Awards | |
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Date | March 26, 1990 |
Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, USA |
Hosted by | Billy Crystal[1] |
Produced by | Gil Cates[2] |
Directed by | Jeff Margolis[3] |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Driving Miss Daisy |
Most awards | Driving Miss Daisy (4) |
Most nominations | Driving Miss Daisy (9) |
TV in the United States | |
Network | ABC |
Duration | 3 hours, 37 minutes[4] |
Ratings | 40.24 million 27.82% (Nielsen ratings)[5] |
The 62nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1989 and took place on March 26, 1990, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was hosted by actor Billy Crystal for the first time.[1] Three weeks earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Richard Dysart and Diane Ladd.[6]
Driving Miss Daisy won four awards including Best Picture and Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, the oldest person at the time to win a competitive acting Oscar.[7] Other winners included Glory with three awards, Born on the Fourth of July, The Little Mermaid, and My Left Foot with two, and The Abyss, Balance, Batman, Cinema Paradiso, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, Dead Poets Society, Henry V, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Johnstown Flood, and Work Experience with one. Moreover, Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa received an Honorary Academy Award; film and television producer Howard W. Koch was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Background
After the negative reception received from the preceding year's ceremony, AMPAS created an Awards Presentation Review Committee to evaluate and determine why the telecast earned such a negative reaction from the media and the entertainment industry.[8] Newly elected AMPAS president Karl Malden commented on the last year's telecast, "Some of the people in the Academy felt the show got a little out of control."[2] Directors Guild of America president Gil Cates, who headed the committee, was subsequently hired by the Academy to produce the 1990 telecast.[9] Malden explained the decision to hire Cates saying, "Cates, a veteran film and TV director known for his tasteful work in both media will attempt to rectify the damage the last Oscar show did to the Academy's reputation."[2]
Ceremony
The ceremony was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, located in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Hosted for the first time by actor and comedian Billy Crystal, the ceremony was billed by Cates with the theme "Around the World in 3 1/2 Hours".[10][11] In tandem with the program's theme, several presenters announced the winners from various international locales such as Buenos Aires, London, Moscow, and Sydney, Australia.[12] Dancer and singer Paula Abdul supervised the Best Song nominee performances and a dance number featuring the Best Costume Design nominees.[13]
Winners and nominees
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The nominees for the 62nd Academy Awards were announced on February 14, 1990, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Karl Malden, president of the Academy, and the actress Geena Davis.[14] Driving Miss Daisy received the most nominations with nine total; Born on the Fourth of July came in second with eight.[15] Winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 26.[16] Driving Miss Daisy became the third film to win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination.[17] At age 80, Jessica Tandy became the oldest winner of competitive acting Oscar at the time.[18] Kenneth Branagh was the fifth person nominated for Best Actor and Best Director for the same film.[19]
Awards
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Winners are listed first and indicated with a double-dagger (‡).[20]
Academy Honorary Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Multiple nominations and multiple awards
The following 19 films received multiple nominations:
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The following five films received multiple awards:
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Presenters and performers
The following individuals (listed in order of appearance) presented awards or performed musical numbers.[23][24]
Presenters
Name(s) | Role |
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Charlie O'Donnell | Announcer for the 62nd Annual Academy Awards |
Karl Malden (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
Geena Davis | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
Glenn Close Mel Gibson |
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Introducer of presenter Kim Basinger |
Kim Basinger | Presenter of the film Dead Poets Society on the Best Picture segment |
Julia Roberts | Introducer of the performance of "I Love to See You Smile" |
Steve Martin | Presenter of the award for Best Original Score |
Kenneth Branagh Elizabeth McGovern |
Presenters of award for Best Makeup |
Jack Lemmon Natalya Negoda |
Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film |
Kevin Kline | Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
Beau Bridges Jeff Bridges |
Presenters of the film Field of Dreams on the Best Picture segment |
John Candy Rick Moranis |
Presenters of the award for Best Live Action Short Film |
Darryl Hannah | Introducer of the performances of Best Song nominees "Kiss the Girl" and "Under the Sea" |
Bugs Bunny | Presenter of the awards for Best Animated Short Film |
Walter Matthau | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
Jessica Lange | Presenter of the film Driving Miss Daisy on the Best Picture segment |
Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy |
Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing |
John Goodman | Introducer of the performance of Best Song nominee "The Girl Who Used to Be Me" |
Tom Selleck | Introducer of Isabelle Huppert |
Isabelle Huppert | Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and Gordon E. Sawyer Award |
Bryan Brown Rachel Ward |
Presenters of the awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing |
Melanie Griffith Tom Hanks |
Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography |
Gregory Peck | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
Candace Bergen | Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design |
Dan Aykroyd Chevy Chase |
Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects |
Jack Valenti | Introducer of presenters George Lucas and Steven Speilberg |
George Lucas Steven Speilberg |
Presenters of the Honorary Academy Award |
Denzel Washington | Introducer of the performance of Best Song nominee "After All" |
Paula Abdul Dudley Moore |
Presenters of the award for Best Original Song |
Danny Glover | Presenter of the film Born on the Fourth of July Best Picture segment |
Norma Aleandro Charlton Heston |
Presenters of the awards for Best Documentary Short Subject and Best Documentary Feature |
Jane Fonda | Presenter of the awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay |
Anjelica Huston | Presenter of the film My Left Foot on the Best Picture segment |
Robert DeNiro Martin Scorsese |
Presenters of the award for Best Director |
Jodie Foster | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
Michelle Pfeiffer | Introducer of the performance of "Over the Rainbow" |
Warren Beatty Jack Nicholson |
Presenters of the award for Best Picture |
Performers
Name(s) | Role | Performed |
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Bill Conti | Musical Arranger | Orchestral |
Billy Crystal | Host | Opening number |
Randy Newman | Performers | "I Love to See You Smile" from Parenthood |
Geoffrey Holder | Performer | "Kiss the Girl" and "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid |
Patti Austin | Performer | "The Girl Who Used to Be Me" from Shirley Valentine |
James Ingram Melissa Manchester |
Performers | "After All" from Chances Are |
Diana Ross | Performer | "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz |
See also
- 10th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 32nd Grammy Awards
- 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards
- 43rd British Academy Film Awards
- 44th Tony Awards
- List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b "Billy Crystal to Host '90 Oscar Telecast". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. December 30, 1989. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ a b c Wiley & Bona 1996, p. 768
- ^ "62nd Annual Academy Awards". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 20. 2013.
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- ^ Hughes, Mark (February 23, 2013). "Ten Facts You Should Know About The Oscars". Forbes. Forbes, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (March 27, 1990). "`Miss Daisy,` Jessica Tandy Win Top Oscars". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
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- ^ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (March 26, 1990). "Akira Kurosawa Earns Oscar for Life's Work : Film: The legendary director of 'Ran' and 'Rashomon' will receive an honorary Oscar tonight for lifetime achievement". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
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- ^ "Calendar Goes To the OSCARS : If You Watch, They Will Appear". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. March 25, 1990. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
Bibliography
- Wiley, Mason; Bona, Damien (1996), Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards (5 ed.), New York, United States: Ballantine Books, ISBN 0-345-40053-4, OCLC 779680732
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