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
90th Academy Awards Hills, California, via global live stream, from the Academy and by actors Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis. "The Shape of Water" led all nominees with thirteen nominations; "Dunkirk" came in second with eight, and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" came in third with seven. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The Academy held its ninth annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 11, 2017, during which the following awards were presented: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. Despite the mixed reception received from the preceding year's ceremony, the Academy rehired