79th Academy Awards
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The 79th Academy Awards was the 2007 ceremony honoring the best films of 2006, notable for recognizing "The Departed" as Best Picture.
All labels observed (1)
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| 79th Academy Awards canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9788365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 79th Academy Awards Context triple: [80th Academy Awards, previousEvent, 79th Academy Awards]
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A.
73rd Academy Awards
The 73rd Academy Awards was the 2001 ceremony honoring the best films of 2000, notable for "Gladiator" winning Best Picture and being hosted by Steve Martin.
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B.
75th Academy Awards
The 75th Academy Awards was the 2003 ceremony honoring the best films of 2002, notable for being held shortly after the start of the Iraq War and for "Chicago" winning Best Picture.
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C.
80th Academy Awards
The 80th Academy Awards was the 2008 ceremony honoring the best films of 2007, held in Hollywood and presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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D.
77th Academy Awards
The 77th Academy Awards was the 2005 ceremony honoring the best films of 2004, notable for its sharp, comedic tone under host Chris Rock.
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E.
74th Academy Awards
The 74th Academy Awards was the 2002 Oscars ceremony honoring the best films of 2001, notable for expanding the awards lineup with new categories and recognizing a diverse range of cinematic achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 79th Academy Awards Target entity description: The 79th Academy Awards was the 2007 ceremony honoring the best films of 2006, notable for recognizing "The Departed" as Best Picture.
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A.
73rd Academy Awards
The 73rd Academy Awards was the 2001 ceremony honoring the best films of 2000, notable for "Gladiator" winning Best Picture and being hosted by Steve Martin.
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B.
75th Academy Awards
The 75th Academy Awards was the 2003 ceremony honoring the best films of 2002, notable for being held shortly after the start of the Iraq War and for "Chicago" winning Best Picture.
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C.
80th Academy Awards
The 80th Academy Awards was the 2008 ceremony honoring the best films of 2007, held in Hollywood and presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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D.
77th Academy Awards
The 77th Academy Awards was the 2005 ceremony honoring the best films of 2004, notable for its sharp, comedic tone under host Chris Rock.
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E.
74th Academy Awards
The 74th Academy Awards was the 2002 Oscars ceremony honoring the best films of 2001, notable for expanding the awards lineup with new categories and recognizing a diverse range of cinematic achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oscars 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | Best films of 2006 ⓘ |
| bestActorFilm | The Last King of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActorWinner | Forest Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressFilm | The Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressWinner | Helen Mirren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestAdaptedScreenplayWinner | The Departed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestAnimatedFeatureWinner | Happy Feet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorFilm | The Departed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDirectorWinner | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestDocumentaryFeatureWinner | An Inconvenient Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestForeignLanguageFilmWinner | The Lives of Others NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScoreWinner | Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalScreenplayWinner | Little Miss Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalSongFilm | An Inconvenient Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOriginalSongWinner | I Need to Wake Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPictureWinner | The Departed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorFilm | Little Miss Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActorWinner | Alan Arkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressFilm | Dreamgirls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressWinner | Jennifer Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastLanguage | English ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 79 ⓘ |
| chronology |
78th Academy Awards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
80th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | 2007-02-25 ⓘ |
| director | Louis J. Horvitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| host | Ellen DeGeneres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Kodak Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| mainEvent | Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostNominationsCount | 8 ⓘ |
| mostNominationsFilm | Dreamgirls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostWinsCount | 4 ⓘ |
| mostWinsFilm | The Departed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Academy Award win for Martin Scorsese
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recognizing The Departed as Best Picture ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 79 ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| producer | Laura Ziskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| yearHonored | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: 79th Academy Awards Description of subject: The 79th Academy Awards was the 2007 ceremony honoring the best films of 2006, notable for recognizing "The Departed" as Best Picture.
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