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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