2nd Academy Awards 2nd Academy Awards The 2nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. They took place on April 3, 1930, at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Radio coverage began with this ceremony, with a local broadcast by KNX, Los Angeles. As the ceremony was being held more than eight months after the end of the eligibility period, it was decided that the 3rd Academy Awards would be held in November 1930, so
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