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
82nd Academy Awards announced during the awards ceremony on March 7, 2010. Kathryn Bigelow made history as the first female to win the Oscar for Best Director. "Up" became the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" was the first such film to achieve this feat. Best Adapted Screenplay winner Geoffrey Fletcher was the first African American winner of a screenwriting Oscar. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (). The Academy held its 1st Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 14, 2009, during which the following awards were presented.