The 17th Annual Academy Awards (1945)
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The 17th Annual Academy Awards marked the first time this awards ceremony was broadcast nationally on the ABC Radio network and was hosted by Bob Hope and John Cromwell. Through the 1940s, the ceremony and academy rules continued to evolve into the form by which we know them today. This is the first year that the Best Picture category was limited to 5 pictures. This was also the first and last time an individual was nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for playing the same role in the same film. Barry Fitzgerald was nominated in both categories for the character of Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way. He won for Best Supporting Actor.
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A = “Kismet” was nominated for (A) Academy Awards.
B = The 17th Annual Academy Awards was held on March (B)5, 1945 at Grauman’s Chinese Theater.
C = “Gaslight” was nominated for 7 Awards and won a total of (C) Awards.
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D = “None But the Lonely Heart” was nominated for (D) Academy Awards.
E = “Wilson” was nominated for 1(E) Academy Awards (and won 5 of them).
F = Bob (F) was the presenter for both the Best Cinematography and Best Original Song awards (Convert the first letter of the last name to a number).
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