What is 68th Academy Awards?
{{cleanup|reason=simplify|date=February 2024}} The '''68th Academy Awards''' ceremony, organized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), honored the best [[1995 in film|films of 1995]] in the United States and took place on March 25, 1996, at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] / 9:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented [[Academy Awards]] (commonly referred to as ''Oscars'') in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], was produced by [[David Salzman]] and [[Quincy Jones]] and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actress [[Whoopi Goldberg]] hosted the show for the second time, having previously presided over the [[66th Academy Awards|66th ceremony]] in 1994. Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]], on March 2, the [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement|Academy Awards for Technical Achievement]] were presented by host [[Richard Dreyfuss]]. ''[[Braveheart]]'' won five awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. Other winners included ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', ''[[Restoration (1995 film)|Restoration]]'', and ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' with two awards and ''[[Anne Frank Remembered]]'', ''[[Antonia's Line]]'', ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'', ''[[A Close Shave]]'', ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'', ''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]'', ''[[Lieberman in Love]]'', ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'', ''[[One Survivor Remembers]]'', ''[[Il Postino: The Postman]]'', and ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'' with one. The telecast garnered almost 45 million viewers in the United States. {{DEFAULTSORT:Academy Awards, 68}} [[Category:Academy Awards]] [[Category:1996 in California]] [[Category:March 1996 events]]