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Best Episodes Of The Oscars

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An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

73 Seasons
73 Episodes
Returning Series
Best Episodes
S26E1 - The 50th Annual Academy Awards ★ 7.2
S6E1 - The 30th Annual Academy Awards ★ 6.8
S54E1 - 78th Academy Awards ★ 6.8
Worst Episodes
S69E1 - 93rd Academy Awards ★ 3.7
S11E1 - The 35th Annual Academy Awards ★ 4.8
S44E1 - The 68th Annual Academy Awards ★ 5.9
★ 7.2/10
#1

The 50th Annual Academy Awards

S26:E1
Apr 3, 1978

★ 6.8/10
#2

The 30th Annual Academy Awards

S6:E1
Mar 26, 1958

★ 6.8/10
#3

78th Academy Awards

S54:E1
Mar 5, 2006

★ 6.7/10
#4

82nd Academy Awards

S58:E1
Mar 7, 2010

★ 6.7/10
#5

96th Academy Awards

S72:E1
Mar 10, 2024

ArielRodriguez Mar 11, 2024

With the glamour I like watching. I think everything went OK, but Al Pacino announcing Best Picture ...

★ 6.6/10
#6

72nd Academy Awards

S48:E1
Mar 26, 2000

★ 6.5/10
#7

73rd Academy Awards

S49:E1
Mar 25, 2001

★ 6.5/10
#8

75th Academy Awards

S51:E1
Mar 23, 2003

★ 6.4/10
#9

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards

S38:E1
Mar 26, 1990

★ 6.1/10
#10

71st Academy Awards

S47:E1
Mar 21, 1999

★ 6.0/10
#11

The 56th Annual Academy Awards

S32:E1
Apr 9, 1984

The 56th Annual Academy Awards is a 1984 documentary TV special.

★ 5.9/10
#12

The 68th Annual Academy Awards

S44:E1
Mar 25, 1996

★ 5.9/10
#13

74th Academy Awards

S50:E1
Mar 24, 2002

74th annual Oscar winning Academy Awards.

★ 4.8/10
#14

The 35th Annual Academy Awards

S11:E1
Apr 8, 1963

★ 3.7/10
#15

93rd Academy Awards

S69:E1
Apr 25, 2021

ArielRodriguez Apr 26, 2021

What a horrible ending. The decision of finishing with Best Leading Actor instead of Best Picture wa...

★ 0.0/10
#16

The 25th Annual Academy Awards

S1:E1
Mar 19, 1953

★ 0.0/10
#17

The 26th Annual Academy Awards

S2:E1
Mar 25, 1954

★ 0.0/10
#18

The 27th Annual Academy Awards

S3:E1
Mar 30, 1955

★ 0.0/10
#19

The 28th Annual Academy Awards

S4:E1
Mar 21, 1956

★ 0.0/10
#20

The 29th Annual Academy Awards

S5:E1
Mar 27, 1957

★ 0.0/10
#21

The 31st Annual Academy Awards

S7:E1
Apr 6, 1959

★ 0.0/10
#22

The 32nd Annual Academy Awards

S8:E1
Apr 4, 1960

★ 0.0/10
#23

The 33rd Annual Academy Awards

S9:E1
Apr 17, 1961

★ 0.0/10
#24

The 34th Annual Academy Awards

S10:E1
Apr 9, 1962

★ 0.0/10
#25

The 36th Annual Academy Awards

S12:E1
Apr 13, 1964

★ 0.0/10
#26

The 37th Annual Academy Awards

S13:E1
Apr 5, 1965

★ 0.0/10
#27

The 38th Annual Academy Awards

S14:E1
Apr 18, 1966

★ 0.0/10
#28

The 39th Annual Academy Awards

S15:E1
Apr 10, 1967

★ 0.0/10
#29

The 40th Annual Academy Awards

S16:E1
Apr 10, 1968

★ 0.0/10
#30

The 41st Annual Academy Awards

S17:E1
Apr 14, 1969

★ 0.0/10
#31

The 42nd Annual Academy Awards

S18:E1
Apr 7, 1970

★ 0.0/10
#32

The 43rd Annual Academy Awards

S19:E1
Apr 15, 1971

★ 0.0/10
#33

The 44th Annual Academy Awards

S20:E1
Apr 10, 1972

★ 0.0/10
#34

The 45th Annual Academy Awards

S21:E1
Mar 27, 1973

★ 0.0/10
#35

The 46th Annual Academy Awards

S22:E1
Apr 2, 1974

★ 0.0/10
#36

The 47th Annual Academy Awards

S23:E1
Apr 8, 1975

★ 0.0/10
#37

The 48th Annual Academy Awards

S24:E1
Mar 29, 1976

★ 0.0/10
#38

The 49th Annual Academy Awards

S25:E1
Mar 28, 1977

★ 0.0/10
#39

The 51st Annual Academy Awards

S27:E1
Apr 9, 1979

The 51st Annual Academy Awards is a documentary directed by Marty Pasetta and written by Michael Barrie, Buz Kohan, Jim Mulholland, Tony Thomas and Rod Warren.

xxxGONZOxxx Mar 3, 2025

Great award show… Do yourself a favor and watch this show.

★ 0.0/10
#40

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards

S28:E1
Apr 14, 1980

★ 3.7/10
#1

93rd Academy Awards

S69:E1
Apr 25, 2021

ArielRodriguez Apr 26, 2021

What a horrible ending. The decision of finishing with Best Leading Actor instead of Best Picture wa...

★ 4.8/10
#2

The 35th Annual Academy Awards

S11:E1
Apr 8, 1963

★ 5.9/10
#3

The 68th Annual Academy Awards

S44:E1
Mar 25, 1996

★ 5.9/10
#4

74th Academy Awards

S50:E1
Mar 24, 2002

74th annual Oscar winning Academy Awards.

★ 6.0/10
#5

The 56th Annual Academy Awards

S32:E1
Apr 9, 1984

The 56th Annual Academy Awards is a 1984 documentary TV special.

★ 6.1/10
#6

71st Academy Awards

S47:E1
Mar 21, 1999

★ 6.4/10
#7

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards

S38:E1
Mar 26, 1990

★ 6.5/10
#8

73rd Academy Awards

S49:E1
Mar 25, 2001

★ 6.5/10
#9

75th Academy Awards

S51:E1
Mar 23, 2003

★ 6.6/10
#10

72nd Academy Awards

S48:E1
Mar 26, 2000

★ 6.7/10
#11

82nd Academy Awards

S58:E1
Mar 7, 2010

★ 6.7/10
#12

96th Academy Awards

S72:E1
Mar 10, 2024

ArielRodriguez Mar 11, 2024

With the glamour I like watching. I think everything went OK, but Al Pacino announcing Best Picture ...

★ 6.8/10
#13

The 30th Annual Academy Awards

S6:E1
Mar 26, 1958

★ 6.8/10
#14

78th Academy Awards

S54:E1
Mar 5, 2006

★ 7.2/10
#15

The 50th Annual Academy Awards

S26:E1
Apr 3, 1978

★ 0.0/10

The 25th Annual Academy Awards

S1:E1
Mar 19, 1953

★ 0.0/10

The 26th Annual Academy Awards

S2:E1
Mar 25, 1954

★ 0.0/10

The 27th Annual Academy Awards

S3:E1
Mar 30, 1955

★ 0.0/10

The 28th Annual Academy Awards

S4:E1
Mar 21, 1956

★ 0.0/10

The 29th Annual Academy Awards

S5:E1
Mar 27, 1957

★ 6.8/10

The 30th Annual Academy Awards

S6:E1
Mar 26, 1958

★ 0.0/10

The 31st Annual Academy Awards

S7:E1
Apr 6, 1959

★ 0.0/10

The 32nd Annual Academy Awards

S8:E1
Apr 4, 1960

★ 0.0/10

The 33rd Annual Academy Awards

S9:E1
Apr 17, 1961

★ 0.0/10

The 34th Annual Academy Awards

S10:E1
Apr 9, 1962

★ 4.8/10

The 35th Annual Academy Awards

S11:E1
Apr 8, 1963

★ 0.0/10

The 36th Annual Academy Awards

S12:E1
Apr 13, 1964

★ 0.0/10

The 37th Annual Academy Awards

S13:E1
Apr 5, 1965

★ 0.0/10

The 38th Annual Academy Awards

S14:E1
Apr 18, 1966

★ 0.0/10

The 39th Annual Academy Awards

S15:E1
Apr 10, 1967

★ 0.0/10

The 40th Annual Academy Awards

S16:E1
Apr 10, 1968

★ 0.0/10

The 41st Annual Academy Awards

S17:E1
Apr 14, 1969

★ 0.0/10

The 42nd Annual Academy Awards

S18:E1
Apr 7, 1970

★ 0.0/10

The 43rd Annual Academy Awards

S19:E1
Apr 15, 1971

★ 0.0/10

The 44th Annual Academy Awards

S20:E1
Apr 10, 1972

★ 0.0/10

The 45th Annual Academy Awards

S21:E1
Mar 27, 1973

★ 0.0/10

The 46th Annual Academy Awards

S22:E1
Apr 2, 1974

★ 0.0/10

The 47th Annual Academy Awards

S23:E1
Apr 8, 1975

★ 0.0/10

The 48th Annual Academy Awards

S24:E1
Mar 29, 1976

★ 0.0/10

The 49th Annual Academy Awards

S25:E1
Mar 28, 1977

★ 7.2/10

The 50th Annual Academy Awards

S26:E1
Apr 3, 1978

★ 0.0/10

The 51st Annual Academy Awards

S27:E1
Apr 9, 1979

The 51st Annual Academy Awards is a documentary directed by Marty Pasetta and written by Michael Barrie, Buz Kohan, Jim Mulholland, Tony Thomas and Rod Warren.

xxxGONZOxxx Mar 3, 2025

Great award show… Do yourself a favor and watch this show.

★ 0.0/10

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards

S28:E1
Apr 14, 1980

★ 0.0/10

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards

S29:E1
Mar 31, 1981

★ 0.0/10

The 54th Annual Academy Awards

S30:E1
Mar 29, 1982

★ 0.0/10

The 55th Annual Academy Awards

S31:E1
Apr 11, 1983

★ 6.0/10

The 56th Annual Academy Awards

S32:E1
Apr 9, 1984

The 56th Annual Academy Awards is a 1984 documentary TV special.

★ 0.0/10

The 57th Annual Academy Awards

S33:E1
Mar 25, 1985

★ 0.0/10

The 58th Annual Academy Awards

S34:E1
Mar 24, 1986

★ 0.0/10

The 59th Annual Academy Awards

S35:E1
Mar 30, 1987

★ 0.0/10

The 60th Annual Academy Awards

S36:E1
Apr 11, 1988

★ 0.0/10

The 61st Annual Academy Awards

S37:E1
Mar 29, 1989

★ 6.4/10

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards

S38:E1
Mar 26, 1990

★ 0.0/10

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards

S39:E1
Mar 25, 1991

★ 0.0/10

The 64th Annual Academy Awards

S40:E1
Mar 30, 1992

The 64th Annual Academy Awards is a 1992 television special.

★ 0.0/10

The 65th Annual Academy Awards

S41:E1
Mar 29, 1993

★ 0.0/10

The 66th Annual Academy Awards

S42:E1
Mar 21, 1994

★ 0.0/10

The 67th Annual Academy Awards

S43:E1
Mar 27, 1995

★ 5.9/10

The 68th Annual Academy Awards

S44:E1
Mar 25, 1996

★ 0.0/10

The 69th Annual Academy Awards

S45:E1
Mar 24, 1997

★ 0.0/10

Academy Awards

S46:E1
Mar 23, 1998

★ 6.1/10

71st Academy Awards

S47:E1
Mar 21, 1999

★ 6.6/10

72nd Academy Awards

S48:E1
Mar 26, 2000

★ 6.5/10

73rd Academy Awards

S49:E1
Mar 25, 2001

★ 5.9/10

74th Academy Awards

S50:E1
Mar 24, 2002

74th annual Oscar winning Academy Awards.

★ 6.5/10

75th Academy Awards

S51:E1
Mar 23, 2003

★ 0.0/10

76th Academy Awards

S52:E1
Feb 29, 2004

★ 0.0/10

77th Academy Awards

S53:E1
Feb 27, 2005

★ 6.8/10

78th Academy Awards

S54:E1
Mar 5, 2006

★ 0.0/10

79th Academy Awards

S55:E1
Feb 25, 2007

The 79th Academy Awards were held on February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

★ 0.0/10

80th Academy Awards

S56:E1
Feb 24, 2008

★ 0.0/10

81st Academy Awards

S57:E1
Feb 22, 2009

★ 6.7/10

82nd Academy Awards

S58:E1
Mar 7, 2010

★ 0.0/10

83rd Academy Awards

S59:E1
Feb 27, 2011

Anne Hathaway & James Franco .... hosts

★ 0.0/10

84th Academy Awards

S60:E1
Feb 25, 2012

★ 0.0/10

85th Academy Awards

S61:E1
Feb 24, 2013

★ 0.0/10

86th Academy Awards

S62:E1
Feb 22, 2014

★ 0.0/10

87th Academy Awards

S63:E1
Feb 22, 2015

The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will honor the best films of 2014 and will take place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST.

itsM7KE Feb 24, 2015

Really enjoyed it. NPH was a great host and very funny too.

★ 0.0/10

88th Academy Awards

S64:E1
Feb 28, 2016

Chris Rock hosts the 88th annual ceremony from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. "The Revenant" leads all movies with 12 nominations, followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with 10. Scheduled to perform: Lady Gaga; Dave Grohl; Sam Smith; and The Weeknd.

Jim222001 Mar 13, 2023

The 4 hour whine fest. That was disrespectful to the people who were nominated, like they didn’t des...

★ 0.0/10

89th Academy Awards

S65:E1
Feb 26, 2017

The 89th Annual Academy Awards ceremony celebrates the film industry's best and biggest in cinema for the year 2016 with host Jimmy Kimmel, including awards for best actors, directors, songs, original screenplays and motion picture.

messtix Feb 27, 2017

BEST ENDING! I will never forget this ceremony. LOL

★ 0.0/10

90th Academy Awards

S66:E1
Mar 4, 2018

The 90th Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 24 categories. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted for a second consecutive year.

★ 0.0/10

91st Academy Awards

S67:E1
Feb 24, 2019

FatalMuzza Feb 27, 2019

Absolutely worst Academy Awards ever, I’m quite certain. No host, no jokes, no edge. What a ridi...

★ 0.0/10

92nd Academy Awards

S68:E1
Feb 9, 2020

phv482000 Jul 14, 2021

at least Parasite wins before everything in our lives went to shit

★ 3.7/10

93rd Academy Awards

S69:E1
Apr 25, 2021

ArielRodriguez Apr 26, 2021

What a horrible ending. The decision of finishing with Best Leading Actor instead of Best Picture wa...

★ 0.0/10

94th Academy Awards

S70:E1
Mar 27, 2022

ashleyhobley Mar 28, 2022

Bad show but I'm sure we can all agree that we are fortunate nothing controversial happened...

★ 0.0/10

95th Academy Awards

S71:E1
Mar 12, 2023

Atlantis14 Mar 15, 2023

The jokes were good and especially the last once. Number of incidents...

★ 6.7/10

96th Academy Awards

S72:E1
Mar 10, 2024

ArielRodriguez Mar 11, 2024

With the glamour I like watching. I think everything went OK, but Al Pacino announcing Best Picture ...

★ 0.0/10

97th Academy Awards

S73:E1
Mar 2, 2025

The Emmy® Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Oscars®. It will be O’Brien’s first time hosting the broadcast. The Oscars will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

azlisa Mar 3, 2025

Conan was the best part honestly.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
26 ★ 7.2 1
★ 7.2 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
★ 7.2 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
6 ★ 6.8 1
★ 6.8 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
★ 6.8 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
54 ★ 6.8 1
★ 6.8 78th Academy Awards
★ 6.8 78th Academy Awards
58 ★ 6.7 1
★ 6.7 82nd Academy Awards
★ 6.7 82nd Academy Awards
72 ★ 6.7 1
★ 6.7 96th Academy Awards
★ 6.7 96th Academy Awards
48 ★ 6.6 1
★ 6.6 72nd Academy Awards
★ 6.6 72nd Academy Awards
49 ★ 6.5 1
★ 6.5 73rd Academy Awards
★ 6.5 73rd Academy Awards
51 ★ 6.5 1
★ 6.5 75th Academy Awards
★ 6.5 75th Academy Awards
38 ★ 6.4 1
★ 6.4 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
★ 6.4 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
47 ★ 6.1 1
★ 6.1 71st Academy Awards
★ 6.1 71st Academy Awards
32 ★ 6.0 1
★ 6.0 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
★ 6.0 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
44 ★ 5.9 1
★ 5.9 The 68th Annual Academy Awards
★ 5.9 The 68th Annual Academy Awards
50 ★ 5.9 1
★ 5.9 74th Academy Awards
★ 5.9 74th Academy Awards
11 ★ 4.8 1
★ 4.8 The 35th Annual Academy Awards
★ 4.8 The 35th Annual Academy Awards
69 ★ 3.7 1
★ 3.7 93rd Academy Awards
★ 3.7 93rd Academy Awards