2016 (89th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 2016 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 2016 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 2016 Ceremony
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Sunday, February 26, 2017 5:30 PM Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 2016 Winners
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Best Picture: Moonlight An A24/Plan B Entertainment/ Pastel Productions production; A24. Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers. Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler in the film Manchester by the Sea |
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Best Actress: Emma Stone as Mia in the film La La Land |
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Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali as Juan in the film Moonlight |
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Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis as Rose Maxson in the film Fences |
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Best Song: City of Stars from the film La La Land Music by Justin Hurwitz; lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Best Song Lyrics |
The 2016 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Ray Dolby Ballroom, Hollywood & Highland Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |