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The 71st Academy Awards ceremony took place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards. It was the first time the ceremony took place on a Sunday.

The Academy Award ceremony ran extremely long, due largely to extended acceptance speeches. Notable films included Shakespeare in Love
, which received 13 nominations and won 7 awards, Saving Private Ryan
, which received 11 nominations and won 5 awards, and Life Is Beautiful
, which received 7 nominations and won 3 (including Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film).

News and recap

The 71st Academy Awards saw the show's first "official" pre-show, as the Academy attempted to compete with the likes of E!'s Joan Rivers and other red carpet denizens.

Notable Quotes

"Good evening loyal subjects, I am the African Queen. Some of you may know me as the Virgin Queen, but I can't imagine who." - host Whoopi Goldberg
, dressed as Queen Elizabeth I

"This must be a terrible mistake! I used up all my English!" - Roberto Benigni
upon going up to collect the Academy Award for Best Actor
, his second Academy Award of the evening.

The Awards

Feature Films

Best motion picture of the year: Shakespeare in Love

Acting

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Roberto Benigni
in Life Is Beautiful
Performance by an actress in a leading role: Gwyneth Paltrow
in Shakespeare in Love
Performance by an actor in a supporting role: James Coburn
in Affliction
Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Judi Dench
in Shakespeare in Love

Direction

Best Director: Steven Spielberg
for ''Saving Private Ryan

Writing

Best Screenplay-Original:

Shakespeare in Love by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard

Best Screenplay-Adapted:

Gods and Monsters by Bill Condon

Honorary Oscars

Elia Kazan was awarded an Honorary Oscar for his work as a prolific director in the motion picture industry. His honor became controversial because during the 1940's, Kazan let out the names of others involved in motion pictures during the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee hearings. When Kazan was awarded the Honorary Oscar from actor Robert De Niro, many in the audience refused to clap and also sparked protests outside the auditorium.

Special Events

A special tribute was given to Oscar winner and legendary singer Frank Sinatra, who passed away in the previous year.

A special tribute was given to the western genre, in also to pay tribute to singing cowboys Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, whom both passed away in the previous year.

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