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Walt Disney won four awards, which remains the record for the most Oscars won by an individual in the same year.

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Simulcast of the 26th annual Academy Awards, with presentations to winners at RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, and NBC's Center Théâtre, New York. A special cut-in will be made from WPTZ(Phila) for the presentation of an award by Shirley Booth, last year's winner of the award for best performance by an actress. Gary Cooper, last year's best actor, will make a presentation via a film made at Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he is on location. Donald O'Connor is master of ceremony of the awards in Hollywood, with Fredric March acting as master of ceremony in New York. The New York portion of the program will be brought to the West Coast with a line from New York direct to TV and radio. Commercials for the sponsor will originate in NBC's Burbank Studio for TV and in NBC Hollywood for radio. Raymond Burr will handle the TV commentary for the ceremonies and Richard Carlson will be radio commentator.