11th Academy Awards Awards since 1930, locked himself into a booth and was able to broadcast for a few minutes before security guards broke down the door. Partial radio coverage was permitted again at the 1942 ceremony. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The following twenty-six films received multiple nominations: The following four films received multiple awards: 11th Academy Awards The 11th Academy Awards were held on February 23, 1939, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. It was the first Academy Awards show without any official host. This was also the first ceremony in which a foreign language film
24th Academy Awards a leading role Oscar. "An American in Paris" became the second color film to win Best Picture, after 1939's "Gone with the Wind". Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 24th Academy Awards The 24th Academy Awards honored the best in film in 1951, as recognized by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best Picture was awarded to "An American in Paris", which, like "A Place in the Sun", received six Academy Awards. "A Streetcar Named Desire" won four Oscars, including three of the acting