The 61st Academy Awards ceremony

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The 61st Academy Awards ceremony was the 1989 Oscars telecast, widely remembered for its controversial, producer Allan Carr–helmed production that included the infamous Rob Lowe–Snow White musical number.

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instanceOf Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ
television special ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1989 Oscars ⓘ
awardSeason 1988–1989 film awards season ⓘ
awardsPresented Academy Awards of Merit ⓘ
linked to: Academy Award
bestActorWinner Dustin Hoffman ⓘ
bestActressWinner Jodie Foster ⓘ
bestAdaptedScreenplayWinner Dangerous Liaisons ⓘ
bestAnimatedShortWinner Tin Toy ⓘ
bestDirectorWinner Barry Levinson ⓘ
bestForeignLanguageFilmWinner Pelle the Conqueror ⓘ
bestOriginalScoreWinner The Milagro Beanfield War ⓘ
bestOriginalScreenplayWinner Rain Man ⓘ
bestOriginalSongWinner Let the River Run ⓘ
bestPictureWinner Rain Man ⓘ
bestSupportingActorWinner Kevin Kline ⓘ
bestSupportingActressWinner Geena Davis ⓘ
broadcastLanguage English ⓘ
city Los Angeles ⓘ
controversy criticism of Allan Carr’s production style ⓘ
infamous Rob Lowe–Snow White musical number ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1989-03-29 ⓘ
director Jeff Margolis ⓘ
editionNumber 61 ⓘ
followedBy 62nd Academy Awards ⓘ
follows 60th Academy Awards ⓘ
genre award show ⓘ
honoredFilmYear 1988 ⓘ
location Shrine Auditorium ⓘ
mainVenueType indoor theater ⓘ
mostNominationsCount 8 ⓘ
mostNominationsFilm Rain Man ⓘ
mostWinsCount 4 ⓘ
mostWinsFilm Rain Man ⓘ
network ABC ⓘ
notableAspect elaborate Broadway-style production numbers ⓘ
negative critical reception of telecast ⓘ
no traditional host ⓘ
officialName 61st Academy Awards ⓘ
openingNumberCharacter Snow White ⓘ
openingNumberDescription musical duet between Rob Lowe and Snow White ⓘ
openingNumberPerformer Rob Lowe ⓘ
openingNumberReception widely panned ⓘ
organizer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
producer Allan Carr ⓘ
state California ⓘ
telecastYear 1989 ⓘ

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