The
63rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 25, 1991, at the
Shrine Auditorium in
Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m.
PST / 9:00 p.m.
EST. During the ceremony,
Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars), were presented in 23 categories. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States on
ABC, was produced by
Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actor
Billy Crystal hosted for the second consecutive year. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony held at
The Beverly Hilton in
Beverly Hills, California on March 2, the
Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host
Geena Davis.