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The Academy Awards Season 60 Episode 1

The 60th Annual Academy Awards

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AIRED: 4/11/88

The 60th Annual Academy Awards were held on April 11, 1988 from the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles. The event was hosted by actor/comedian Chevy Chase. Performers included Willie Deville, Gloria Estefan, Bill Medley, George Fenton, and Little Richard. Among the presenters were Patrick Swayze, Audrey Hepburn, Daryl Hannah, James Garner, Tom Selleck, Paul Newman, and Rob Lowe. (Click here to see List of Nominees and Winners.)moreless

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Chevy Chase

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Ferdinando Scarfiotti	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction	Guest Star
Bruno Cesari	Himself - Co-Winner: Best Art Direction	Guest Star
Osvaldo Desideri	Co-Winner: Best Art Direction	Guest Star

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- The Last Emperor became only the second Best Picture awardee to win in all the categories it was nominated in. The first one was Gigi in 1959.
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- The program won an Emmy Award forOutstanding Variety-Music Events Programming.
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- Both Cher and Olympia Dukakis won Oscars for Moonstruck and both had relatives who had success in politics. Cher's ex-husband Sonny Bono was just elected Mayor of Palm Springs and Michael Dukakis had just secured the New York Primary and would go on to be the Democratic candidate for President.
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- When he was honored with the Irving G. Thalberg award, Billy Wilder dedicated it to this good friend and longtime collaborator I.A.L. Diamond who was in the hospital and would die a week later.
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