Back 62ste Oscar-toekenningsaand Afrikaans حفل توزيع جوائز الأوسكار الثاني والستون Arabic Premios Óscar de 1990 AST Награди „Оскар“ (62-ра церемония) Bulgarian Premis Oscar de 1989 Catalan 62. ročník udílení Oscarů Czech Oscaruddelingen 1990 Danish Oscarverleihung 1990 German Βραβεία Αμερικανικής Ακαδημίας Κινηματογράφου 1989 Greek 62.ª edición de los Premios Óscar Spanish
| 62nd Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | March 26, 1990 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Billy Crystal[1] |
| Produced by | Gil Cates[2] |
| Directed by | Jeff Margolis[3] |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Driving Miss Daisy |
| Most awards | Driving Miss Daisy (4) |
| Most nominations | Driving Miss Daisy (9) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 37 minutes[4] |
| Ratings | 40.24 million 27.82% (Nielsen ratings)[5] |
The 62nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1989 and took place on March 26, 1990, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the first time.[1] Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 3, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Richard Dysart and Diane Ladd.[6]
Driving Miss Daisy won four awards, including Best Picture.[7] Other winners included Glory with three awards, Born on the Fourth of July, The Little Mermaid, and My Left Foot with two, and The Abyss, Balance, Batman, Cinema Paradiso, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, Dead Poets Society, Henry V, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Johnstown Flood, and Work Experience with one. The telecast garnered more than 40 million viewers in the United States.
- ^ a b "Billy Crystal to Host '90 Oscar Telecast". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1989. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Wiley & Bona 1996, p. 768
- ^ "62nd Annual Academy Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ Wiley & Bona 1996, p. 780
- ^ Gorman, Bill (March 8, 2010). "Academy Awards Averages 41.3 Million Viewers; Most Since 2005". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Past Scientific & Technical Awards Ceremonies". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (March 27, 1990). "'Driving Miss Daisy,' Tandy Win Top Oscars : Academy Awards: Day-Lewis is named best actor. Stone is best director for 'Fourth of July.'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2013.