On This Day March 29 1989 - Rain Man Won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards

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Pete

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On This Day: March 29 1989 Rain Man Won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards.

On this day March 29 1989 Rain Man took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California. The ceremony had no official host and was broadcast live on ABC.

Rain Man was the big winner of the night with 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director for Barry Levinson Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman and Best Original Screenplay. It also led the nominations with a total of 8 nods. The film’s emotional story about the bond...
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