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
1942 in film 1942 in film The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, "Casablanca". Box office numbers were reported at the time as a percentage compared to 'normal' business at each theater. For example, Mrs. Miniver performed at 244% while Billy Wilder's directorial debut The Major and the Minor did a solid 155%. This is why exact dollar grosses for the period are unreliable at best. U.S.A unless stated U.S.A unless stated A B C-D E-F G-H I J-K L-M N-O P Q-R S