The 88th Annual Academy Awards

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The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed by Glenn Weiss. Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the 77th ceremony held in 2005.

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Site	Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Hosted by	Chris Rock +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Preshow hosts	Jess Cagle Amy Robach Robin Roberts Lara Spencer Michael Strahan Joe Zee +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Produced by	David Hill Reginald Hudlin +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Directed by	Glenn Weiss +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Best Film	best film +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Best Comedy Series	best comedy series +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Best Drama Serial	best drama serial +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Best Book	best book +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Best Critic	best critic +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Most awards	Mad Max: Fury Road (6) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Most nominations	The Revenant (12) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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Duration	3 hours, 37 minutes +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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