Best Picture Going My Way Date 15 March 1945 Site Grauman's Chinese Theatre | Most awards Going My Way (7) Other ceremonies 1944, 1946 Hosts John Cromwell, Bob Hope | |
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Hosted by John Cromwell and Bob Hope Most nominations Going My Way and Wilson (10) Location Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
The 17th Academy Awards marked the first time the complete awards ceremony was broadcast nationally, on the Blue Network (ABC Radio). Bob Hope hosted the 70-minute broadcast, which included film clips that required explanation for the radio audience. This tradition ended abruptly after the 1948 ceremony as a result of the Paramount antitrust decrees, only to return gradually since the late 1960s.
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- Awards
- Academy Honorary Award
- Academy Juvenile Award
- Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award
- Presenters
- References
This is the first year that the Best Picture category was limited to five pictures. This was also the first and last time an individual was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for playing the same role in the same film: Barry Fitzgerald for the character of Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way. He won for Best Supporting Actor.
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.