15th Academy 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 1942. Best Picture honors went to the film "Mrs. Miniver". The ceremony is most famous for the speech by the film’s Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson. Garson’s acceptance speech as Best Actress ran nearly 6 minutes and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony. "Mrs. Miniver" was the second film (after "My Man Godfrey" in 1936) to receive nominations in all four acting categories, as well as the first film
23rd Academy Awards 23rd Academy Awards The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1950. "All About Eve" received 14 Oscar nominations, beating the previous record of 13 set by "Gone with the Wind". "Sunset Boulevard" became the second film with nominations in every acting category not to win a single one (after "My Man Godfrey" in 1936). This would not happen again until "American Hustle" was shut out at the 86th Academy Awards. "All About Eve" was the second film, after "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), to receive five acting nominations. It also became the first to receive multiple