She accepted her award at the Academy Awards ceremony at the Coconut Grove, a nightclub in Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel, where she was seated in the segregated section at the rear of the room.

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Mr. JON STEWART (Host): Two weeks ago, the Academy's scientific and technical award ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

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Nicholas has also been the BBC radio commentator at national or state occasions such as the Ceremony of Remembrance at the Cenotaph and was awarded a Radio Academy award in 2001 for his coverage of the event.

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