Academy Awards
Introduction
Commonly known as Oscars, it is a prestigious award that recognises personalities with artistic and technical merit in the movie industry. It is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It was founded in 1927, but the presentation was first started in 1929, and winners since then receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.
The award plays an important role in the rise of the winner significantly as he or she gets better work offers, pay hike, and media recognition.
The event takes place in Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Academy awards categories
The winners are chosen from 24 categories:
Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Editing
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
In order to be eligible, a film has to be exhibited in a theatre for at least a week in Los Angeles. The exceptions to this are foreign-language movies, which are submitted by their country of origin and need not be featured in the US. The documentaries and short films are officially submitted by their producers, whereas the music category needs the artiste to submit a form to participate.
SELECTION
The members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can only nominate and vote for the winners. As a film production is divided into various branches for its making, the nominees are chosen by the members of the branch. To determine the best picture, the entire academy panel nominates and votes.
VIEWERSHIP
The Academy Award presentation was first broadcast in the US in 1953 and internationally in 1969. It is considered a major happening in the film fraternity across the globe and is watched by millions.
As it kept gaining popularity, the red carpet interviews and presentations became an integral part of the event.
GOLD STATUETTE
The credit for the design of the award statue goes to Cedric Gibbons, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer art director. Earlier, it was cast in bronze with gold plating and later, was made of plastic because of the shortage of metal during World War II. Currently, the statues are made of gold-plated britannium, which stands 13.5 inches and weighs 3.8 kg.
The true origin of the nickname "Oscar" has never been determined as there have been many stories attached to various sources.
● Awarded for
Excellence in the American and International film industry, USA
● Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
History
The first Academy Awards presentation was held on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.
The post-awards party was held at the Mayfair Hotel.[13][9] The cost of guest tickets for that night's ceremony was $5 ($79 at 2020 prices). Fifteen statuettes were awarded, honoring artists, directors and other participants in the film-making industry of the time, for their works during the 1927–28 period. The ceremony ran for 15 minutes.
For this first ceremony, winners were announced to the media three months earlier. For the second ceremony in 1930, and the rest of the first decade, the results were given to newspapers for publication at 11:00 pm on the night of the awards. In 1940, the Los Angeles Times announced the winners before the ceremony began; as a result, the following year the Academy started using a sealed envelope to reveal the names of the winners.
The term "Oscar" is a registered trademark of the AMPAS; however, in the Italian language, it is used generically to refer to any award or award ceremony, regardless of which field.
Interesting facts about the Academy awards
The first Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929, in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The Best Actress award went to Janet Gaynor, and the Best Actor award went to Emil Jannings. These were the first honorees of the awards.
The Oscar trophy is a substantial eight and a half pounds.
The statuette cannot be sold by winners or their successors "without first offering to sell it to the Academy for the sum of $1.00," under the rules of the Academy.
The golden statue's initial name was not what it is known now. The "Academy Award of Merit" was the first name of the honor.
The Oscar statues were taken from their transport truck in 2000. A rubbish trader later discovered the statues in the trash.
The first color film to win the Best Picture gong was 'Gone With The Wind' in 1940.
✅95th OSCAR AWARDS 2023
🏆 BEST FILM
🔷 Everything Everywhere All at Once (winner)
🏆 BEST ACTOR
🔷 Brendan Fraser for 'The Whale'
🏆 BEST ACTRESS
🔷 Michelle Yeoh for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
🏆 BEST DIRECTOR
🔷 Daniel Kwan with Daniel Scheinert for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
🏆 BEST ORIGINAL SONG
🔷 Naatu Naatu by M. M. Keeravani, Chandrabose
"Naatu Naatu" (RRR)🇮🇳
🏆 BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
🔷 The Elephant Whisperers 🇮🇳
🏆 BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
🔷 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
🏆 BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
🔷 All Quiet on the Western Front
🏆BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FILM
🔷 Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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