50th Academy Awards order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. Sammy Davis Jr. and Marvin Hamlisch performed "Come Light the Candles" in tribute to: 50th Academy Awards The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. The ceremonies were presided over by Bob Hope, who hosted the awards for the nineteenth and last time. Two of the year's biggest winners were "Star Wars", which swept the technical categories by winning 6 out of its 10 nominations and a Special Achievement
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