The 41st Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1969 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. It was the first Academy Awards ceremony broadcast worldwide. There was no host. The ceremony is remembered by many critics and fans alike as the year 2001: A Space Odyssey was not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and that Once Upon a Time in the West did not receive any nominations. Oliver! became the first - and so far onl...