List of Academy Awards ceremonies
This is a list of Academy Awards ceremonies.
This list is current as of the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony held on February 9, 2020.
Venues
- 1929: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
- 1930–1943: Alternated between the Ambassador Hotel and the Biltmore Hotel
- 1944–1946: Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- 1947–1948: Shrine Auditorium
- 1949: Academy Award Theater
- 1950–1960: Pantages Theatre
- 1961–1968: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
- 1969–1987: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- 1988–2001: Alternated between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Shrine Auditorium
- 2002–present: Dolby Theatre
Networks
| U.S. network | Years | # of years |
| NBC | 1953–1960 | 8 |
| ABC | 1961–1970 | 10 |
| NBC | 1971–1975 | 5 |
| ABC | 1976–present | 45 |
Ceremonies
Beginning with the 7th Academy Awards, held in February 1935, each year's awards are presented for films that were first shown during the full preceding calendar year from January 1 to December 31 in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months from August 1 to July 31. For the 6th ceremony, held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933.When citing each ceremony, Academy conventions may either list the year of its eligibility period, or the year in which the ceremony was actually held.
| # | Date | Best Picture | Number of viewers | Rating | Host | Producer | Venue | Broadcast partner |
| 1st | May 16, 1929 | Wings | — | — | Douglas Fairbanks William C. deMille | — | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel | |
| 2nd | April 3, 1930 | — | — | William C. deMille | — | Ambassador Hotel | KNX-AM | |
| 3rd | November 5, 1930 | All Quiet on the | — | — | Conrad Nagel | — | Ambassador Hotel | KNX-AM |
| 4th | November 10, 1931 | Cimarron | — | — | Lawrence Grant | — | Biltmore Hotel | KHJ-AM |
| 5th | November 18, 1932 | Grand Hotel | — | — | Lionel Barrymore Conrad Nagel | — | Ambassador Hotel | KECA-AM |
| 6th | March 16, 1934 | Cavalcade | — | — | Will Rogers | — | Ambassador Hotel | rowspan="5" |
| 7th | February 27, 1935 | It Happened One Night | — | — | Irvin S. Cobb | — | Biltmore Hotel | - |
| 8th | March 5, 1936 | Mutiny on the Bounty | — | — | Frank Capra | — | Biltmore Hotel | - |
| 9th | March 4, 1937 | The Great Ziegfeld | — | — | George Jessel | — | Biltmore Hotel | - |
| 10th | March 10, 1938 | The Life of Emile Zola | — | — | Bob Burns | — | Biltmore Hotel | - |
| 11th | February 23, 1939 | — | — | — | Biltmore Hotel | KHJ-AM | ||
| 12th | February 29, 1940 | Gone with the Wind | — | — | Bob Hope | — | Ambassador Hotel | KNX-AM |
| 13th | February 27, 1941 | Rebecca | — | — | Bob Hope | — | Biltmore Hotel | KECA-AM |
| 14th | February 26, 1942 | How Green Was My Valley | — | — | Bob Hope | — | Biltmore Hotel | KNX-AM |
| 15th | March 4, 1943 | Mrs. Miniver | — | — | Bob Hope | — | Ambassador Hotel | KNX-AM |
| 16th | March 2, 1944 | Casablanca | — | — | Jack Benny | — | Grauman's Chinese Theater | KNX-AM |
| 17th | March 15, 1945 | Going My Way | — | — | Bob Hope John Cromwell | — | Grauman's Chinese Theater | ABC Radio |
| 18th | March 7, 1946 | The Lost Weekend | — | — | Bob Hope James Stewart | — | Grauman's Chinese Theater | ABC Radio |
| 19th | March 13, 1947 | The Best Years of Our Lives | — | — | Jack Benny | — | Shrine Auditorium | ABC Radio |
| 20th | March 20, 1948 | Gentleman's Agreement | — | — | Agnes Moorehead Dick Powell | — | Shrine Auditorium | ABC Radio |
| 21st | March 24, 1949 | Hamlet | — | — | Robert Montgomery | — | ABC Radio | |
| March 23, 1950 | All the King's Men | — | — | Paul Douglas | — | Pantages Theatre | ABC Radio | |
| 23rd | March 29, 1951 | All About Eve | — | — | Fred Astaire | — | Pantages Theatre | ABC Radio |
| 24th | March 20, 1952 | An American in Paris | — | — | Danny Kaye | — | Pantages Theatre | ABC Radio |
| 25th | March 19, 1953 | The Greatest Show on Earth | 40 million | — | Bob Hope Conrad Nagel | — | Pantages Theatre/ NBC International Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 26th | March 25, 1954 | From Here to Eternity | 43 million | — | Donald O'Connor Fredric March | — | Pantages Theatre/ NBC Century Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 27th | March 30, 1955 | On the Waterfront | — | — | Bob Hope Thelma Ritter | — | Pantages Theatre/ NBC Century Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 28th | March 21, 1956 | Marty | — | — | Jerry Lewis Claudette Colbert Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Robert Emmett Dolan | Pantages Theatre/ NBC Century Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 29th | March 27, 1957 | Around the World in | — | — | Jerry Lewis Celeste Holm | Valentine Davies | Pantages Theatre/ NBC Century Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 30th | March 26, 1958 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | — | — | Bob Hope David Niven James Stewart Jack Lemmon Rosalind Russell Donald Duck | Jerry Wald | Pantages Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 31st | April 6, 1959 | Gigi | — | — | Bob Hope David Niven Tony Randall Mort Sahl Laurence Olivier Jerry Lewis | Jerry Wald | Pantages Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 32nd | April 4, 1960 | Ben-Hur | — | — | Bob Hope | Arthur Freed | Pantages Theatre | NBC Radio NBC |
| 33rd | April 17, 1961 | The Apartment | — | — | Bob Hope | Arthur Freed | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 34th | April 9, 1962 | West Side Story | — | — | Bob Hope | Arthur Freed | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 35th | April 8, 1963 | Lawrence of Arabia | — | — | Frank Sinatra | Arthur Freed | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 36th | April 13, 1964 | Tom Jones | — | — | Jack Lemmon | Richard Dunlap George Sidney | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 37th | April 5, 1965 | My Fair Lady | — | — | Bob Hope | Joe Pasternak | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 38th | April 18, 1966 | The Sound of Music | — | — | Bob Hope | Joe Pasternak | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 39th | April 10, 1967 | A Man for All Seasons | — | — | Bob Hope | Joe Pasternak | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 40th | April 10, 1968 | In the Heat of the Night | — | — | Bob Hope | Arthur Freed | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | ABC Radio ABC |
| 41st | April 14, 1969 | Oliver! | — | — | rowspan=3 | Gower Champion | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | ABC |
| 42nd | April 7, 1970 | Midnight Cowboy | — | 43.40 | M. J. Frankovich | - | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | ABC |
| 43rd | April 15, 1971 | Patton | — | — | Robert Wise | NBC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | - |
| 44th | April 10, 1972 | The French Connection | — | — | Helen Hayes Alan King Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Lemmon | NBC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch |
| 45th | March 27, 1973 | The Godfather | — | — | Carol Burnett Michael Caine Charlton Heston Rock Hudson | NBC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch |
| 46th | April 2, 1974 | The Sting | — | — | John Huston Burt Reynolds David Niven Diana Ross | NBC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Jack Haley Jr. |
| 47th | April 8, 1975 | The Godfather Part II | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. Bob Hope Shirley MacLaine Frank Sinatra | NBC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch |
| 48th | March 29, 1976 | One Flew Over the | — | — | Goldie Hawn Gene Kelly Walter Matthau George Segal Robert Shaw | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch |
| 49th | March 28, 1977 | Rocky | — | — | Warren Beatty Ellen Burstyn Jane Fonda Richard Pryor | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | William Friedkin |
| 50th | April 3, 1978 | Annie Hall | 31.10 | Bob Hope | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch | |
| 51st | April 9, 1979 | The Deer Hunter | — | — | Johnny Carson | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Jack Haley Jr. |
| 52nd | April 14, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | — | — | Johnny Carson | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch |
| 53rd | March 31, 1981 | Ordinary People | — | — | Johnny Carson | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Norman Jewison |
| 54th | March 29, 1982 | Chariots of Fire | — | — | Johnny Carson | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch Melvin Frank |
| 55th | April 11, 1983 | Gandhi | — | — | Liza Minnelli Dudley Moore Richard Pryor Walter Matthau | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Howard W. Koch |
| 56th | April 9, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | — | 38.00 | Johnny Carson | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Jack Haley Jr. |
| 57th | March 25, 1985 | Amadeus | — | — | Jack Lemmon | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Gregory Peck Robert Wise Larry Gelbart Gene Allen |
| 58th | March 24, 1986 | Out of Africa | 38.65 million | 25.71 | Alan Alda Jane Fonda Robin Williams | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Stanley Donen |
| 59th | March 30, 1987 | Platoon | 39.72 million | 25.94 | Chevy Chase Goldie Hawn Paul Hogan | ABC | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
| 60th | April 11, 1988 | The Last Emperor | 42.04 million | 27.80 | Chevy Chase | ABC | Shrine Auditorium | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
| 61st | March 29, 1989 | Rain Man | 42.77 million | 28.41 | ABC | Shrine Auditorium | Allan Carr | |
| 62nd | March 26, 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy | 40.22 million | 26.42 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Gil Cates | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 63rd | March 25, 1991 | Dances with Wolves | 42.79 million | 28.06 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Gil Cates | Shrine Auditorium |
| 64th | March 30, 1992 | The Silence of the Lambs | 44.44 million | 29.84 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Gil Cates | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 65th | March 29, 1993 | Unforgiven | 45.84 million | 32.85 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Gil Cates | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 66th | March 21, 1994 | Schindler's List | 46.26 million | 31.86 | Whoopi Goldberg | ABC | Gil Cates | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 67th | March 27, 1995 | Forrest Gump | 48.87 million | 33.47 | David Letterman | ABC | Gil Cates | Shrine Auditorium |
| 68th | March 25, 1996 | Braveheart | 44.81 million | 30.48 | Whoopi Goldberg | ABC | Quincy Jones | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 69th | March 24, 1997 | The English Patient | 40.83 million | 25.83 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Gil Cates | Shrine Auditorium |
| 70th | March 23, 1998 | Titanic | 57.25 million | 35.32 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Gil Cates | Shrine Auditorium |
| 71st | March 21, 1999 | Shakespeare in Love | 45.63 million | 28.51 | Whoopi Goldberg | ABC | Gil Cates | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 72nd | March 26, 2000 | American Beauty | 46.53 million | 29.64 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck | Shrine Auditorium |
| 73rd | March 25, 2001 | Gladiator | 42.93 million | 25.86 | Steve Martin | ABC | Gil Cates | Shrine Auditorium |
| 74th | March 24, 2002 | A Beautiful Mind | 40.54 million | 25.13 | Whoopi Goldberg | ABC | Laura Ziskin | Kodak Theatre |
| 75th | March 23, 2003 | Chicago | 33.04 million | 20.58 | Steve Martin | ABC | Gil Cates | Kodak Theatre |
| 76th | February 29, 2004 | 43.56 million | 26.68 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Joe Roth | Kodak Theatre | |
| 77th | February 27, 2005 | Million Dollar Baby | 42.16 million | 25.29 | Chris Rock | ABC | Gil Cates | Kodak Theatre |
| 78th | March 5, 2006 | Crash | 38.64 million | 22.91 | Jon Stewart | ABC | Gil Cates | Kodak Theatre |
| 79th | February 25, 2007 | The Departed | 39.92 million | 23.65 | Ellen DeGeneres | ABC | Laura Ziskin | Kodak Theatre |
| 80th | February 24, 2008 | No Country for Old Men | 31.76 million | 18.66 | Jon Stewart | ABC | Gil Cates | Kodak Theatre |
| 81st | February 22, 2009 | Slumdog Millionaire | 36.94 million | 20.88 | Hugh Jackman | ABC | Bill Condon Laurence Mark | Kodak Theatre |
| 82nd | March 7, 2010 | The Hurt Locker | 41.62 million | 24.89 | Steve Martin Alec Baldwin | ABC | Bill Mechanic Adam Shankman | Kodak Theatre |
| 83rd | February 27, 2011 | The King's Speech | 37.9 million | 21.2 | James Franco Anne Hathaway | ABC | Bruce Cohen Don Mischer | Kodak Theatre |
| 84th | February 26, 2012 | The Artist | 39.46 million | 23.91 | Billy Crystal | ABC | Brian Grazer Don Mischer | Hollywood and Highland Center |
| 85th | February 24, 2013 | Argo | 40.38 million | 24.47 | Seth MacFarlane | ABC | Craig Zadan Neil Meron | Dolby Theatre |
| 86th | March 2, 2014 | 12 Years a Slave | 43.74 million | 24.7 | Ellen DeGeneres | ABC | Craig Zadan Neil Meron | Dolby Theatre |
| 87th | February 22, 2015 | Birdman | 37.26 million | 20.6 | Neil Patrick Harris | ABC | Craig Zadan Neil Meron | Dolby Theatre |
| 88th | February 28, 2016 | Spotlight | 34.43 million | 23.4 | Chris Rock | ABC | David Hill Reginald Hudlin | Dolby Theatre |
| 89th | February 26, 2017 | Moonlight | 33.0 million | 22.4 | Jimmy Kimmel | ABC | Michael De Luca Jennifer Todd | Dolby Theatre |
| 90th | March 4, 2018 | The Shape of Water | 26.5 million | 18.9 | Jimmy Kimmel | ABC | Michael De Luca Jennifer Todd | Dolby Theatre |
| 91st | February 24, 2019 | Green Book | 29.6 million | 20.6 | rowspan="2" | ABC | Donna Gigliotti Glenn Weiss | Dolby Theatre |
| 92nd | February 9, 2020 | Parasite | 23.6 million | 13.6 | Lynette Howell Taylor Stephanie Allain | ABC | - | Dolby Theatre |
| 93rd | April 25, 2021 | ABC | Dolby Theatre | |||||
| 94th | February 27, 2022 | ABC | Dolby Theatre |
Multiple ceremonies hosted
The following individuals have hosted the Academy Awards ceremony on two or more occasions.| Host | Number of ceremonies |
| Bob Hope | 19 |
| Billy Crystal | 9 |
| Johnny Carson | 5 |
| Whoopi Goldberg | 4 |
| Jack Lemmon | 4 |
| Jerry Lewis | 3 |
| Steve Martin | 3 |
| Conrad Nagel | 3 |
| David Niven | 3 |
| Jack Benny | 2 |
| Chevy Chase | 2 |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | 2 |
| Ellen DeGeneres | 2 |
| Jane Fonda | 2 |
| Goldie Hawn | 2 |
| Jimmy Kimmel | 2 |
| Walter Matthau | 2 |
| Richard Pryor | 2 |
| Chris Rock | 2 |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 |
| James Stewart | 2 |
| Jon Stewart | 2 |
Nominated hosts
The following individuals have hosted the Academy Awards ceremony on the same year in which the individual was also a nominee.| Host | Ceremony | Date | Category | Film | Result |
| David Niven | 31st Academy Awards | April 6, 1959 | Best Actor | Separate Tables | |
| Michael Caine | 45th Academy Awards | March 27, 1973 | Best Actor | Sleuth | |
| Walter Matthau | 48th Academy Awards | March 29, 1976 | Best Actor | The Sunshine Boys | |
| Paul Hogan | 59th Academy Awards | March 30, 1987 | Best Original Screenplay | "Crocodile" Dundee | |
| James Franco | 83rd Academy Awards | February 27, 2011 | Best Actor | 127 Hours | |
| Seth MacFarlane | 85th Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Original Song | Ted |