The
48th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1976 at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,
Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by
Walter Matthau,
Robert Shaw,
George Segal,
Goldie Hawn, and
Gene Kelly. This year,
ABC took over broadcast rights from
NBC, and continues to broadcast them today. (NBC's coverage of the 1976
NCAA Final Four aired opposite the ceremony; during the presentation of the Best Film Editing award, the winner was jokingly announced (by presenter
Elliott Gould) as "Indiana, 86-68"; the
Indiana Hoosiers had won the NCAA Final Four that night.)