63rd Academy Awards 63rd Academy Awards The 63rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 25, 1991, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) were presented in 23 categories. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States on ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the second consecutive year. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly
84th Academy Awards winner Christopher Plummer also made Oscar history by becoming the oldest ever performer to win a competitive acting Oscar. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The Academy held its 3rd Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, 2011, during which the following awards were presented. The following 18 films received multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards: The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Because of the declining viewership of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, the Academy sought ideas to revamp the show while