
The 2nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. They took place on April 3, 1930, at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The 3rd Academy Awards was held November 1930, so as to bring the awards ceremony closer to the relevant time period. As a result, 1930 was the only year in which two awards ceremonies were held in the same calendar year.
Radio coverage began with this ceremony, with a local broadcast by KNX, Los Angeles and no television broadcast.
It was the first presentation for which the winners were not announced in advance and no official nominees – the research was completed by AMPAS and based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges.
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WINNER Best Actor
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WINNER Best Actress
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