22nd Academy Awards
The 22nd Academy Awards were held on March 23, 1950, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, honoring the films in 1949. This was the final year in which all five Best Picture nominees were in Black & White, and the first year in which every film nominated for Best Picture won multiple Oscars.
| 22nd Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23, 1950 |
| Site | RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California |
| Hosted by | Paul Douglas |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | All the King's Men |
| Most awards | The Heiress (4) |
| Most nominations | The Heiress (8) |
Broderick Crawford was said to be genuinely surprised by his Best Actor win for his performance in All the King's Men. His mother responded by humbly saying that she "could find nothing wrong in [his] performance. The press believed it found something wrong with the acceptance speech of the other major winner, Olivia De Havilland, which was described as cold.
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