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The 61st Academy Awards were presented April 29, 1989 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.

Films

Best Picture:Rain Man

Direction

Best Director:Barry Levinson for Rain Man

Acting

Best Actor:Dustin Hoffman
in Rain Man
Best Actress:Jodie Foster
in The Accused
Best Supporting Actor:Kevin Kline
in A Fish Called Wanda
Best Supporting Actress:Geena Davis
in The Accidental Tourist

Writing

Best Original Screenplay:Rain Man
written by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Best Adapted Screenplay:Dangerous Liaisons
screenplay by Christopher Hampton

Music

Original Score:The Milagro Beanfield War by Dave Grusin
Original Song:"Let The River Run" from The Working Girl by Carly Simon

The producers of the ceremony attempted to change established Oscar traditions for this year's show. One noticeable difference was that instead of an award presenter saying, "and the winner is.." they'd say, "and the Oscar goes to...". Many however, continued announcing winners with the traditional line. In addition, there was no official host for the ceremony this year. The changes made by the producers however, led to the television broadcast receiving a disastrous reception. Consequently, producer Alan Carr would not return to produce the ceremony again.

In the United States, the ceremony was televised nationally by ABC.

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