Originally scheduled for April 8, 1968, the 40th Academy Awards ceremony was postponed for two days, because of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On March 30, 1981, the 53rd Academy Awards was postponed for one day, after the shooting of President Ronald Reagan and others in Washington, D.C.
ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli skˈɛdʒuːld fɔːɹ ˈeɪpɹəl ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðə fˈoːɹɾiəθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz sˈɛɹᵻməni wʌz poʊstpˈoʊnd fɔːɹ tˈuː dˈeɪz, bɪkˈʌz ʌvðɪ ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈɑːktɚ. mˈɑːɹtɪn lˈuːðɚ kˈɪŋ, dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ. ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːɾi, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ðə fˈɪfti θˈɜːd ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz wʌz poʊstpˈoʊnd fɔːɹ wˈʌn dˈeɪ, ˈæftɚ ðə ʃˈuːɾɪŋ ʌv pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɹˈɑːnəld ɹˈeɪɡən ænd ˈʌðɚz ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː.