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CARACAS, Sunday July 05, 2009 | Update

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1929	Wings US	-

1930	All quiet on the western Front US The Broadway Melody US	Lewis Milestone All quiet on the western Front

1931	Cimarron US	Norman Taurog Skippy

1932	Grand hotel US	Frank Borzage Bad Girl

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1934	Cavalcade US	Frank Lloyd Cavalcade

1935	It happened one night US	Frank Capra It happened one night

1936	Mutiny on the bounty US	John Ford The Informer

1937	The great Ziegfeld US	Frank Capra Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1938	The life of Emile Zola US	Leo McCarey The Awful Truth

1939	You can't take it with you US	Frank Capra You Can't Take It with You

1.- Broadcasting Caracas 1BC

2.- The Kingdom of radio

3.- Entertainment on the radio

4.- Streamlining

5.- Renewed status

6.- Radio Capital

7.- The new segmentation

8.- Participatory radio

9.- Cyber Radio

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1909 Global news in four pages

1910 Mexico in the hands of the revolution

1911 Race to conquer the South Pole

1912 Iceberg sinks the "unsinkable" ship

1913 New York inaugurates its great station

1914 The Panama Canal links two oceans

1915 Gómez customizes the Constitution

1916 The Prohibition is the seed of mafia

1917 Between capitalism and communism

1918 End of the Romanov dynasty

1919 Bidding double farewell to the servant of God

1920 The Chiquinquirá great temple

1921 Caruso was reluctant to leave the stage

1922 Between Cape La Vela and Castillete

1923 The Ku Klux Klan is back in fashion

1924 Russian leader Lenin is mummified

1925 The UCV wakes up in its bicentennial

1926 The architect of God quietly left

1927 Charles Lindbergh, the hero of the trans-ocean trip

1928 And the shout of "sacalapatalajá" was heard

1929 Cumaná quivers and arouses

1930 Mickey comes on stage... and the Nazis too

1931 A Colossus stretches out above Río de Janeiro

1932 Chaco unleashes South American evils

1933 Angel falls makes its debut in society

1934 Hitler, Germany's absolute master

1935 López Contreras becomes Venezuela's President

1936 First step towards democracy

1937 Guernica makes its debut in society

1938 Fine Arts Museum opens with 153 artworks

1939 El Patón handcuffs Yankees

1940 Streamlining economy with a bank

1941 Japan mercilessly sweeps Pearl Harbor

1942 MacArthur leads the defense of the Pacific

1943 Polish Jews stand up in Warsaw

1944 The day that set the course of the century

1945 The nuclear horror took shape in Hiroshima

1946 Perón enters both the Casa Rosada and history

1947 Few resources for enormous results

1948 Three shots set fire to a nation

1949 Caracas has a brand-new grand avenue

1950 Brazil is dealt an unforgettable defeat

1951 Sports under the shadow of repression

1952 Pérez Jiménez and fraud at the polls

1953 Imposing highway from Caracas to La Guaira

1954 Vietnam gains independence from France

1955 Susana Duijm, beauty queen of the world

1956 Luis Aparicio conquers the Major Leagues

1957 Man peeks at outer space

1958 The demise of Pérez Jiménez's dictatorship

1959 And Havana also celebrates

1960 Brazil builds its own Utopia

1961 Between Castro and Kennedy as the year comes to an end

1962 Rómulo Betancourt's iron fist

1963 Three gunshots, many legends

1964 Cassius Clay, the greatest heavyweight ever

1965 A virgin close to the sky

1966 Ugarte Pelayo dies from self-inflicted gunfire

1967 Caracas fell victim to the force of nature

1968 A narrow victory at the polls

1969 Man sets foot on the Moon

1970 In Mexico, only Brazilians celebrated

1971 Galloping to victory in Kentucky

1972 A giant centipede in the capital city

1973 Coup d’état, fall and death in Chile

1974 El Poliedro's first eve

1975 Maestro Abreu and his glorious music

1976 "Black gold" in search of copyright

1977 The King of Rock and Roll dies

1978 The diplomatic pope arrives in the Vatican

1979 Luis Herrera received a mortgaged country

1980 M-19 takes over Bogotá Embassy

1981 The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Di

1982 Tacoa burns for 24 hours

1983 The Caracas subway is inaugurated

1984 Rafael Vidal wins a bronze medal

1985 John Paul II visits Venezuela

1986 Halley's Comet stirs mankind's passion

1987 A river swept El Limón town

1988 Carlos Andrés Pérez sweeps election for a second time

1989 A social revolt against neo-liberal policies

1990 Gorbachev sets the beginning of the end of the Cold War

1991 War in the Gulf, the end of delusion

1992 Military uprisings in the midst of triumphs

1993 Historical breakup and a prize

1994 Banco Latino crumbled, unleashing the banking crisis

1995 María de San José is beatified in Rome

1996 Pdvsa starts oil opening

1997 Science takes a quantum leap with the cloning of Dolly

1998 Hugo Chávez wins election with 56.20 percent

1999 Death and destruction in Vargas state

2000 The Book of Life staggers science

2001 The world in mourning for the collapse of the Twin Towers

2002 April days shake Venezuela

2003 Invasion of Iraq kicks off an enduring war

2004 Attack fuels fears of violence

2005 Heartfelt farewell to the peace pilgrim

2006 Trusting in Chávez again

2007 The constitutional reform was not very convincing

2008 The end of six years in captivity

2009 No more time limits for reelection

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Alianzas

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1940	Gone with the wind US	Víctor Fleming Gone with the wind

1941	Rebecca US	John Ford The Grapes of Wrath

1942	How green was my valley US	John Ford How green was my valley

1943	Mrs. Miniver US	William Wyler Mrs. Miniver

1944	Casablanca US	Michael Curtiz

1945	Going my way US	Leo McCarey Going my way

1946	The lost weekend US	Billy Wilder The lost weekend

1947	The best years of our lives US	William Wyler The Best Years of Our Lives

1948	Gentleman's agreement US	Elía Kazan Gentleman's agreement

1949	Hamlet US	John Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1950	All the king's men US	Joseph Mankiewicz A Letter to Three Wives

1951	All about Eve US	Joseph Mankiewicz All about Eve

1952	An american in Paris US	George Stevens A Place in the Sun

1953	The greatest show on earth US	John Ford The quiet man

1954	From here to eternity US	Fred Zinnemann From here to eternity

1955	On the waterfront US	Elía Kazán On the waterfront

1956	Marty US	Delbert Mann Marty

1957	Around the world in 80 days US	George Stevens Giant

1958	The bridge on the river Kwai US	David Lean The bridge on the river Kwai

1959	Gigi US	Vincent Minnelli Gigi

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1960	Ben Hur US	William Wyler Ben Hur

1961	The apartment US	Billy Wilder The apartment

1962	West side story US	Jerome Robbins/Robert Wise West side story

1963	Lawrence of Arabia UK	David Lean Lawrence of Arabia

1964	Tom Jones UK	Tony Richardson Tom Jones

1965	My fair lady US	George Cukor My fair lady

1966	The sound of music US	Robert Wise The sound of music

1967	A man for all seasons US	Fred Zinnemann A man for all seasons

1968	In the heat of the night US	Mike Nichols The Graduate

1969	Oliver UK	Carol Reed Oliver

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1970	Midnight cowboy US	John Schlesinger Midnight cowboy

1971	Patton US	Franklin Schaffner Patton

1972	The French connection US	William Friedkin The French connection

1973	The Godfather US	Bob Fosse Cabaret

1974	The sting US	George Roy Hill The sting

1975	The Godfather Part II US	Francis Ford Cóppola The Godfather Part II

1976	One flew over the cuckoo's nest US	Milos Forman One flew over the cuckoo's nest

1977	Rocky US	John Avildsen Rocky

1978	Annie Hall US	Woody Allen Annie Hall

1979	The deer hunter US	Michael Cimino The deer hunter

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1980	Kramer vs. Kramer US	Robert Benton Kramer vs. Kramer

1981	Ordinary people US	Robert Redford Ordinary people

1982	Chariots of fire UK	Warren Beatty Reds

1983	Gandhi UK	Richard Attenborough Gandhi

1984	Terms of endearment US	James L. Brooks Terms of endearment

1985	Amadeus US	Milos Forman Amadeus

1986	Out of Africa US	Sydney Pollack

1987	Platoon US	Oliver Stone Platoon

1988	The last emperor UK	Bernardo Bertolucci The last emperor

1989	Rain Man US	Barry Levinson Rain man

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Year	Best Picture	Best Director
1990	Driving miss Daisy US	Oliver Stone Born on the fourth of July

1991	Dances with wolves US	Kevin Costner Dances with wolves

1992	The silence of the lambs US	Jonathan Demme The silence of the lambs

1993	Unforgiven US	Clint Eastwood Unforgiven

1994	Schindler's list US	Steven Spielberg Schindler's list

1995	Forrest Gump US	Robert Zemeckis Forrest Gump

1996	Braveheart US / IRELAND	Mel Gibson Braveheart

1997	The english patient US	Anthony Minghella The english patient

1998	Titanic US	James Cameron Titanic

1999	Shakespeare in love US	Steven Spielberg Saving private Ryan

Year	Best Picture	Best Director
2000	American beauty US	Sam Méndez American beauty

2001	Gladiator US	Steven Soderbergh Erin Brockovich

2002	A beautiful mind US	Ron Howard A beautiful mind

2003	Chicago US	Roman Polanski The Pianist

2004	The lord of the rings: The return of the king US	Peter Jackson The lord of the rings: The return of the king

2005	Million Dollar Baby US	Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby

2006	Crash US	Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain

2007	The departed US	Martin Scorsese The departed

2008	No country for old men US	Joel & Ethan Cohen No country for old men

2009	Slum dog millionaire UK	Danny Boyle Slum dog millionaire