Academy Awards For 1947 AKA Academy Awards 1948

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Hollywood, California, United States of America / USA

M.S. the Oscar statuette.

M.S. and C.U. Shirley Temple handing an Oscar to Edward Selzer, producer of the winning Warners' cartoon "Tweetie Pie", who speaks into the microphone.

M.S. The rows of Oscars on pedestals at...

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Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
76665
Sort Number:
UN 1911 B
Time in/Out:
01:48:51:00 / 01:49:49:00
Canister:
UN 1911 B
Film ID:
2421.15
Issue Date:
1948

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  • This was the 20th Academy Awards, held on 20th March 1948.

    "Edmund Gwen" should read Edmund Gwenn.

    jamied 17th Feb 2012
  • Thanks jamied. We've made the correction.

    What do we think of that year's winners?

    British Pathé 2nd May 2012

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