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Best Motion Picture - J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild Writing (Screenplay) - David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
SPECIAL AWARD. To Ivan Jandl, for the outstanding juvenile performance of 1948, as “Karel Malik” in The Search. To Sid Grauman, master showman, who raised the standard of exhibition of motion pictures. To Adolph Zukor, a man who has been called the father of the feature film in America, for his services to the industry over a period of ...
The 20th Academy Awards | 1948. Shrine Civic Auditorium. Saturday, March 20, 1948. Honoring movies released in 1947.
The two British films earned six Oscar awards between them (Hamlet - (4) for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best B/W Art/Set Decoration, and Best B/W Costume Design, and The Red Shoes - (2) for Best Color Art/Set Decoration and Best Score).
The 20th Academy Awards were held on March 20, 1948, to honor the films of 1947. It is notable for being the last Oscars until 2005 in which no film won more than three awards.
Agnes Moorehead and Dick Powell hosted the 20th Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday, March 20, 1948. The awards were evenly spread out, with none of the big films taking more than three awards.
Starting with the 13th ceremony (1940), original writing received two awards, one for best original story and one for best original screenplay, with the exception of the 21st ceremony (1948), wherein only one award was given, for best screenplay.
