15th Academy Awards to garner five acting nominations. Also notable at the ceremony, Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song, which he ended up winning for "White Christmas". Voting for the Best Documentary category resulted in a four-way tie, an outcome that has not happened before or since. A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles honoring the films of
20th Academy Awards oldest was Charles Coburn, who was 66 at the time of his win. In 1976, George Burns would become the oldest Oscar-winner, at age 80. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 20th Academy Awards No film received more than three awards at the 20th Academy Awards. This would not recur until the 78th Academy Awards. Rosalind Russell was highly favored to win Best Actress her performance in "Mourning Becomes Electra", but Loretta Young won instead for "The Farmer's Daughter". James Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for