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	History of the Academy Awards 1 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
		The 26th Annual Academy Awards, held on March 25, 1954 from the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
		For 15 years the Academy Awards Presentations were banquet affairs held, after the first in the Blossom Room, at the Ambassador and Biltmore hotels.
		The Awards remained at the Music Center until 1986, when the ceremonies returned to the Shrine Auditorium for the 60th and 61st Awards.
	www.oscars.org /aboutacademyawards/history01.html (616 words)

	Academy Awards Betting on Oscars at Hollywood Sportsbook
		The 16th Awards ceremony was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theater and was covered by network radio for the first time and broadcast overseas to American GIs.
		The 74th, 75th and 76th Awards were held at a new venue, the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland®, across the street from where the Oscars had first been handed out at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1929.
		A regular Award for Makeup and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for technological contributions were established in 1981.
	www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /academyawards/presentation.cfm (1246 words)

	OSCAR.com - 78th Annual Academy Awards - Ceremony History
		For the next 11 years the Awards were held at the RKO Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
		The Awards remained at the Music Center until 1987, when they returned to the Shrine Auditorium for the 60th and 61st Awards.
		ACADEMY AWARD(S)®, OSCAR(S)®, OSCAR NIGHT® and OSCAR® statuette design mark are the registered trademarks and service marks, and the OSCAR® statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
	www.oscar.com /legacy/ceremony1.html (582 words)

	Welcome to my page! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Academy Awards, now also known as Oscars¬, are given out annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences».
		The first Academy Awards ceremony was attended by 250 people and was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
		The 16th Academy Awards ceremony, in 1943, was held in Grauman's Chinese Theater, and was broadcast by network radio, and sent overseas for the first time.
	www.bu.edu /celop/mll/ctg/res2/samples/bad_page.html (395 words)

	Behind the Big Screen
		The reason why the Academy Award of Merit was called Oscar was still unclear, many people believed that Margaret Herrick, passing executive director of the Academy, once said that the award statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar, therefore, Academy staffs started using this nickname.
		The world’s first Academy Awards ceremony took place on the 16th of May 1929, in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, it was held in the form of a private banquet, opened only to Academy members and award winners.
		The results of this year’s Academy Awards were not given in advance, they were given to newspapers only, on the day of the ceremony before the banquet for publication in the 11 p.m.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0122862/BehindTheBigScreen/Oscars.html (2024 words)

	The Academy Awards - Winners and prizes
		The Academy Award for Special Effects was added in 1939 and was first won by 20th Century-Fox for T HE In 1941, the documentary film category appeared on the ballot for the first time.
		In 1963, the special effects award was split into two: Sound Effects and Special Visual Effects, in recognition of the fact that the best sound effects and best visual effects did not necessarily come from the same film.
		The Awards ceremony was postponed from April 8 to April 10 in 1968 out of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King, who had been assassinated a few days earlier, and whose funeral was held on April 8, the day set for the Awards.
	www.e-scoala.ro /referate/engleza_awoscar.html (1174 words)

	Friday
		Yet the very fact that the Academy Awards air on TV is a fluke of history.
		But the awards had never been televised, and if Hollywood's studio chiefs had their way, they never would be.
		Once the major awards were distributed, the honorary Oscars were presented, including a special Oscar for Hope and the Irving G. Thalberg Award for DeMille, followed by the Scientific and Technical Awards.
	www.medialifemagazine.com /News2005/feb05/feb21/5_fri/news4friday.html (901 words)

	Bookreporter.com - Book Awards
		The Award honors excellence in the Private Eye genre, which is defined by the PWA as a work featuring a protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent.
		The Rea Award for the Short Story was founded in 1986 by Michael Rea, the award recognizes authors whose work has made a "significant contribution to the discipline of the short story as an art form," and is the only accolade presented in the United States exclusively for short fiction.
		The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. The winners of the 2003 Nebula Awards were announced during a ceremony at The Westin Seattle in Seattle, Washington, on April 17, 2004.
	www.bookreporter.com /features/awards.asp (3457 words)

	Kodak Theatre
		The first 15 Award presentations were banquet affairs held first in the Blossom Room, then at the Ambassador and Biltmore hotels.
		The Awards returned to Hollywood for the 2001 (74th) Awards Presentation at the state-of-the-art 3,300-seat Kodak Theatre.
		"Academy Awards," "Oscar," and the Oscar statuette design are the registered trademarks, and the Oscar statuette the copyrighted property of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and are used under permission.
	www.kodaktheatre.com /academy_awards.htm (585 words)

	Sony Radio Academy Awards \| Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		2007 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sony Radio Academy Awards and 25 years of Sony’s support for an event that is widely regarded as the premier celebration of all that is excellent in contemporary British radio.
		To kick-start celebrations, the Sony Radio Academy Awards Secretariat have created a special Podcast of some of the industry’s finest moments to entertain and inspire.
		For 25 years, these awards have celebrated excellence in the creative use of sound, and irrespective of the platform used, this will continue to be our objective.
	www.radioawards.org /news/news.htm (338 words)

	Filmtracks Soundtrack Award Picks
		Every year, fans of film music sit glued to the TV watching the Academy Awards, awaiting the opening of the envelope for the "Best Original Score" categories.
		Sometimes, the Academy votes without any knowledge of this genre, while other times, they allow themselves to be swayed to one score over another for reasons of money, influence, or a bit of both.
		"Academy Awards" and the Oscar statue are ® Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2006.
	www.filmtracks.com /awards (303 words)

	CSD Awards
		This was awarded in recognition of his work as the “father of the personal computer.” He is the first computationalist to be awarded an honorary degree from Georgia Tech.
		This award is a highly competitive and recognizes the quality and the importance of the recipient's research to the general technology industry.
		This award is presented to individuals whose professional work has been outstanding and innovative in the fields of computer and information science and engineering within the past fifteen years.
	www.cs.ucla.edu /csd/awards.html (2469 words)

	OSCAR.com - 78th Annual Academy Awards - Sweepstakes
		Juliette Binoche won the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996).
		Grace Kelly holds the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role that she won for her performance in THE COUNTRY GIRL (1954).
		For her performance in BUTTERFIELD 8 (1960), Elizabeth Taylor was awarded the Best Actress Oscar at the 33rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony.
	www.oscar.com /sweepstakes/holdontoyourdreams/archive.html (835 words)

	Kerrang! Awards 2006 Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Best International Newcomer Award was given to the band Aiden, who have emerged onto the hard rock scene with their album Nightmare Anatomy, delivering a high voltage blend of theatrics, metal and earnest lyrics.
		Awards kicks off this evening at 7.30, so stay tuned from 5 onwards as we'll be sending you all the latest updates on the winners, the red carpet and the gossip from the most debauched party of the year.
		Awards are to be held on Thursday 24 August at The Brewery in London's East End, and being Kerrang!'s 25th Anniversary, the Awards will be set to live up to its reputation of being THE party of the year - and one renowned for its bad behaviour and rock star antics.
	kerrang.typepad.com /kerrang_awards_2006_blog (3155 words)

	Alex Fung's Page > Film Awards > 73rd Annual Academy Awards
		The 73rd annual Academy Awards were presented on Sunday, March 25th, 2001 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium (seating: approximately 5000), and broadcast live on the ABC television network at 5:00 p.m.
		It was announced on January 25th, 2001 that screenwriter and producer Ernest Lehman would be presented with an honourary Academy Award "in appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work".
		The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is given to up to four individuals (as selected by the film's producer[s]) responsible for supervising the effects work on the designated film.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Theater/6696/Awards/01oscar.htm (1490 words)

	Student Academy Awards \| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
		The Student Academy Awards is a national competition conducted by the Academy and the Academy Foundation.
		The presentation ceremony is a popular event that is annually attended by a capacity audience in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
		To extend the impact and honor beyond the competition, a compilation presentation of the gold medal award-winning films is circulated each year free of charge to educational and non-profit organizations nationwide, utilizing a grant from Eastman Kodak.
	www.oscars.org /saa/index.html (217 words)

	News Emmy Awards - New Media Nominations
		The new Emmy Award was proposed by the Academy’s National Awards Committee at its October meeting, and was approved by its Board of Trustees, in response to the burgeoning number of individuals and companies announcing plans to produce original programming for these media.
		The National Television Academy is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.
		Beyond awards, the National Television Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award for Excellence for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public.
	www.emmyonline.org /emmy/docu_new_media_awards.html (1487 words)

	70th Academy Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 70th Academy Awards were noted for their high ratings and the 11 wins racked up by the Best Picture, Titanic.
		Other pictures picked up the acting awards; Good Will Hunting, which was nominated for 9 awards and won 2; L.A. Confidential, which was nominated for 9 awards and won 2; and As Good as It Gets, which was nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
		The Academy also invited 70 Oscar winning actors and the camera went face to face announcing the actor or actress and the film they won the Oscar for and the year as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/70th_Academy_Awards (644 words)

	Film Awards: 2000 Releases
		The 2001 Academy Awards were presented on March 25th.
		The nominees of the 26th annual Cesar Awards for the year 2000 were selected by the Academie des Arts et Techniques and announced January 28th, 2001; winners were announced on February 24th.
		Oscar.com, the official AMPAS web site, has details on the Academy Awards, including a section on "Oscar Style" that showcases the highs and lows of fashion at the awards ceremonies over the years.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/heat/218/awards01.html (350 words)

	1952 Academy Awards — Infoplease.com
		Few directors are as admired.(items include Elia Kazan receiving an honorary Academy Award, at the age of 89, despite his controversial......
		Obituaries of the members of the Ohio Academy of Science report of the Necrology Committee, 2003.
		Obituaries of the members of the Ohio Academy of Science report of the Necrology Committee, 2001.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0148551.html (513 words)

	magazineUSA.com - INSIDE: The Oscar® History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 74th Awards, in 2002, were held at a new venue, the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland®, across the street from where the first Oscars were handed out at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1929.
		Two were awarded for the 1927/28 year: one went to Warner Bros. for producing the pioneer talking picture, "The Jazz Singer," and the other went to Charlie Chaplin for producing, directing, writing and starring in "The Circus." In 1934, three new categories were added: Film Editing, Music Scoring and Best Song.
		Makeup and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for technological contributions were established in 1981.
	www.magazineusa.com /lv2/inside_theoscar/i_oscar_history.asp (1176 words)

	Access Hollywood
		Awards Season in the entertainment industry is generally considered the time period from early December until late February, always culminating in the weekend of the Academy Awards.
		The big Kahuna of Awards Season, the 79th Annual Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), will announce nominations on January 23rd.
		The ceremony will be held at the Kodak Theater on February 25th and hosted by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres.
	accesshollywood.com /awardsseason (194 words)

	IGN: The 25th Annual Razzie Awards
		The awards were celebrating their 25th year of mocking Tinseltown's most inept and embarrassing.
		In interviews given over the past week, Halle Berry had stated that she just might attend the Razzies ceremony, although little thought was given to the reality of such an occurrence.
		Lo and behold, however, midway through the ceremony, the award for worst actress was announced.
	movies.ign.com /articles/591/591984p1.html (462 words)

	PrimetimeTV.net - 25th Annual Academy Awards Edition of The Barbara Walters Special 3/1/06
		Barbara Walters' 25th annual Academy Awards special will air on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 from 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET on the last night of sweeps.
		The highly-rated special will air five days prior to the Awards presentation, as the Academy Awards are scheduled to begin 30 minutes earlier than in years past.
		Walters' special aired prior to the Awards on the East Coast and following the Awards on the West Coast.
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	Joan Crawford 1950s TV Appearances
		1953 was the first year this awards show was televised.
		At the end of the program, in celebration of Oscar's 25th anniversary, a line-up of past winners (including Joan) appears onstage, each cradling their statuette.
		Haigh mentions Joan receiving an award from Film Section of the London Critic's Circle and that she is receiving a citation this week from the BFI.
	www.joancrawfordbest.com /tv50s.htm (317 words)

	IMDb user comments for The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The latter was given in the first (and one of a very few) TV appearance of Academy founder Mary Pickford.
		This paved the way for the award to be given out in the future by the biggest star in Hollywood (Steve McQueen, Eddie Murphy) or a film icon (Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson).
		But of all my favorite moments, none was better on this 25th anniversary than the film of former winners posing with their Oscars.
	imdb.com /title/tt0337799/usercomments (421 words)

	Nominations for 77th Annual Academy Awards
		Oscar-winner Adrian Brody (The Pianist, and upcoming pictures The Village and The Jacket) will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson on January 25th to announce the 77th Annual Academy Award nominees.
		Dennis Doty will be back to produce the pre-show for the 77th Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.
		He produced the first Oscar pre-show, which aired prior to the 71st Academy Awards in 1999, as well as the shows preceding the 73rd Awards in 2001 and the 75 th Anniversary Awards in 2003.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/academy_awards/113428 (429 words)

	PodcastGeneration.com Announced as Provider of Podcasting Services to Sony Radio Academy Awards
		2007 sees the 25th anniversary of the Awards where the UK Radio industry's creative and technical leading lights are honoured.
		To be associated with the Sony Radio Awards is extremely important for us, particularly as so many of my favourite broadcasters are past winners.
		Riza Turner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards Secretariat added "From our initial discussions, Andrew was very enthusiastic about our plans and helped us fill in the gaps in terms of what we needed to do to get the podcast available.
	emediawire.com /releases/2006/12/emw488228.htm (343 words)

	The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Trivia: The first Academy Awards ceremony to be broadcast on television.
		Cecil B. DeMille's award for Best Picture (The Greatest Show on Earth) demonstrates that he was a better producer than he was a director.
		He could bring together the creative talents of James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde, Gloria Grahame, Dorothy Lamour, Betty Hutton and Henry Wilcoxon in a beautifully photographer film, even though it was a bit thin in pace and story.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0337799 (279 words)

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