19/03/1953 Academy Awards are televised for the first time

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The First Televised Oscars Opening in 1953

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1953 Oscar Winners

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Joan Crawford At The 25th Annual Academy Awards (March 19th, 1953)

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Ginger Rogers, Edmund Gwenn and others arriving at the 1953 Academy Awards

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Music Winners: 1953 Oscars

The 25th annual ceremony, also known as Oscars took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood and the NBC International Theatre in NYC. It was the first to be televised and held simultaneously at Hollywood and NYC. It was hosted by Conrad Nagel, Bob Hope in Hollywood and Fredric March in NYC.