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Title: The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981– )
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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
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31 March 1981 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Special Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Vocal arrangement by Buster Davis
Performed by Lucie Arnaz
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Robert De Niro started with the "awards show ribbon" trend by wearing a green ribbon on his lapel during this ceremony. The ribbon was in rememberance of several African-American children who were victims of a serial killer in Atlanta, Georgia in 1980-1981. A fan gave him the ribbon when he arrived; the victims' families had been wearing them for months. See more »Quotes
Johnny Carson - Host: [Johnny Carson introducing accounting firm of Price-Waterhouse] Price-Waterhouse also guards the secret of what Jack Valenti does for a living.See more »
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Hooray for HollywoodMusic by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Special Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Vocal arrangement by Buster Davis
Performed by Lucie Arnaz
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