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Academy's Diamond Anniversary Screening Series to Feature "Out of Africa" Footage from the 58th Academy Awards® telecast will precede the screening, as will the Oscar-winning Animated Short Film of 1985, "Anna and Bella." The original trailer for "Platoon," the next film in the screening series, also will be featured. Tickets may be purchased, pending availability, at a cost of $5 each for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid I.D. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Academy during regular business hours or by mail. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. www.oscars.org /press/pressreleases/2003/03.08.04.html   (236 words)

Variety.com - V Plus: AWARDS Award Central 2003 compiles all of the film award news and specials leading up to and including the Academy Awards. Despite the Academy Award's date change, the screener ban, and even a switch to online balloting, BAFTA has rode the bumpy road of this year's awards season remarkably well. Award season is a stressful time for filmmakers, actors and anyone else involved in the kudo campaign trail. www.variety.com /index.asp?layout=reports&type=AWARDS   (5308 words)

DGA As the Guild’s highest tribute, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Eastwood, one of the industry’s finest practitioners, at the 58th Annual DGA Awards on January 28, 2006. The DGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner is selected by the present and past presidents of the Guild. In 2004, Eastwood was nominated for both the DGA Award the Academy Award for his direction of Mystic River. www.dga.org /news/pr_expand.php3?436   (608 words)

Oscars 2003 - 75 Days of Oscar - 1986   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) And to celebrate, we're bringing you winners, scandals and highlights from a different year's Academy Awards each day, right up until our star-studded coverage of the 2003 show. The uproar over his lack of a nomination lasted for weeks, and the flames were fanned when Spielberg won the Best Director award from the Directors Guild, an honor that was almost invariably an accurate predictor of Oscar success. Academy Awards®, Oscar® and the Oscar® statuette design are trademarks, service marks and copyrighted property of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. www.eonline.com /Features/Awards/Oscars2003/75Days/1986.html   (231 words)

Emmy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) The Emmy Awards show is usually held on the second Sunday in September. Remember that bleacher space is limited, phone the Academy at (818) 754-2800 ahead of time to be sure of dates, times and location. The Academy is located at 5220 Lankershim Blvd., in North Hollywood. www.seeing-stars.com /Awards/EmmyAwards.shtml   (1119 words)

About awards shows, academy awards, emmy awards The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are the most well known, influential, and prestigious, of film awards. The gold-plated statues (and the award they represent) have been presented annually since May 1929 by a professional organization known as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), based in Beverly Hills, California, which was founded in 1927. The awards focus on both individual performances as well as on the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture. www.hollywoodauditions.com /news/awards.htm   (804 words)

AAN | About the Academy | Awards & Fellowships | Scholarships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) This award is designed to encourage basic research in neuroscience by physicians in clinical neurology training programs. Recipient is expected to give a 10-minute presentation based on the selected manuscript during a scientific session at the AAN 58th Annual Meeting. Manuscripts may be considered for the other award as the subcommittee deems appropriate. www.aan.com /professionals/awards/scientific/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.info&id=19   (301 words)

indieWIRE > Awards Watch The best picture Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards went to "Crash," which also won the award for best original screenplay and film editing, meanwhile Ang Lee won the prize for best director for "Brokeback Mountain", which also was honored for adapted screenplay and original score. To qualify for the 2006 awards year, a film must be released in the submitting country between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006 and be publicly screened in 35mm or 70mm film for at least seven consecutive days in a commercial motion picture theater. The prizes will be awarded this Saturday, the day before the annual Academy Awards, and will be broadcast live on IFC (with a re-broadcast on AMC). www.indiewire.com /awards   (3631 words)

Academy Awards For the 1927/28 through the 1950 Awards, the award went to the production company or studio that produced the winning film. For the 1951 Awards through the present the award goes to the producers credited on the film. Information on Academy Award winners as listed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. awards2001.belointeractive.com /history.html   (123 words)

NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EMMY AWARDS In addition, for the first time, Emmy Awards will be presented for Outstanding Innovation and Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Best Use of Personal Media Display and Presentation Technology and for Best Use by Commercials in Creation and Use in Non Traditional Platforms and Technologies. 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.tvworldwide.com /events/emmys/070108   (558 words)

DGA AWARDS | Update Page 2005-2006 The winner will be announced at the 58th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2005, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles. Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally been one of the industry’s most accurate barometers for who will win the Best Director Academy Award. www.dga.org /thedga/aw_announcements-06.php3?422   (943 words)

US Asians.Net - Award-Winning Members of our Communities The Academy states that this Oscar is presented to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry. In addition, An Na was a winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature for young adults. Soc.Am, William F.Meggers Award for Spectroscopy, 1994; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, 1992; Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1993; Member of the Academia Sinica, 1994; Science for art Prize and Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1995; Guggenhein fellow, 1996; Co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics, 1997. us_asians.tripod.com /oscars.html   (1994 words)

The Barbra Streisand FAQ She is the first female composer ever to win an Academy Award, this for her song, "Evergreen," the love theme from her 1976 hit film, A Star Is Born. She was honored with the 1968 Academy Award, as well as the Golden Globe and Star of the Year honor from the National Association of Theatre Owners. Her concern with social issues is reflected not only in the dedications of her personal life, but in the subject matter of the films she has initiated, each of which has addressed some social consideration. www.bjsmusic.com /bjsfaq   (9456 words)

2006 Emmy Awards, Nominees, Winners, Pictures, Video Clips The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to air Sunday, August 27, 2006 broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on NBC television at 8 PM / 7PM Central... The Emmys have been known as the Oscars of the television industry ever since the first awards were given out by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1949. Ellen DeGeneres, host of last year's Primetime Emmy Awards, as predicted brought a genuinely funny and unpredictable edge to the show. www.chiff.com /pop-culture/emmy-awards.htm   (524 words)

TV Week Primetime Emmy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres acknowledged the thousands of victims of the disaster surrounding Hurricane Katrina at the top of the telecast, but mentions of the disaster in the Gulf Coast appeared in just a handful of acceptance speeches at the "57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" Sunday night in Los Angeles. Eight Emmys for business and financial reporting were awarded Thursday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which also paid tribute to longtime economic commentator Louis Rukeyser with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The winners will be announced Sept. 19 during the Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be televised on the ABC Television Network and around the world. www.tvweek.com /page.cms?pageId=9   (952 words)

Reel.com: Awards Find out which theatrical releases and performances were the Golden Globe winners for 2006. The WGA has announced the winners of the 58th Annual Writer's Guild Awards. ACADEMY AWARDS and OSCAR(S) are registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. www.reel.com /reel.asp?node=features/awards   (159 words)

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The L.A. Area Emmy Awards, hosted by Keith Olbermann, were held Saturday, August 12. The Television Academy Foundation is accepting applications for its 2007 Faculty Seminar. Nominations for the 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards have been revealed and the race to the podium is underway. www.emmys.com   (532 words)

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Among the 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards in September, four Juried Areas honors may also be presented. Along with Television Academy chair Dick Askin, the Emmy® nominated stars revealed 11 of 90 total categories (complete list of nominations here), which included plenty newcomers like Ugly Betty and established favorites such as Boston Legal and the Sopranos. Television Academy chairman Dick Askin and Fox Entertainment president Peter Liguori announced the return of Ken Ehrlich as executive producer of this year's 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. www.emmys.org /awards/primetimeawards.php   (581 words)

gelbart to receive valentine davies A masterful writer adept in a wide range of genres, from comedy to drama and all in between, Gelbart has made an influential, enduring mark over the decades, contributing acclaimed work that spans the worlds of film, television, theater, and radio. The guild's Valentine Davies Award is given to writers who have contributed to the entertainment industry, as well as the community at large, and who have brought dignity and honor to the profession of writing everywhere. The 2007 Writers Guild Awards will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and simultaneously at the Hudson Theater at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. www.wga.org /subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2278   (681 words)

An Ang-Ridden DGA Awards - Jan 29, 2006 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) With the DGA Award to go with his Golden Globe, Lee has swept the year's biggest prizes to date, and set himself up nicely for the Oscar nominations, which are to be announced Tuesday. To date, a DGA winner has failed to repeat as the Oscar winner only six times since 1949, although according to IMDb.com, the first three DGA Awards were held after, not before, the Academy Awards. This means the first three DGA winners (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who won twice in three years, and Robert Rossen) repeated their Oscar successes at the DGAs, and not the other way around. www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,18247,00.html   (466 words)

Tan Dun In his first film score since winning an Academy Award and a Grammy for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2001, composer Tan Dun collaborates with classical violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman and the KODO Drummers of Japan in creating a stunning musical setting for Hero, director Zhang Yimou’s epic adventure tale set in ancient China. Tan Dun won the Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music for his Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in a spectacular awards ceremony on Feburary 25, 2001. Director Ang Lee won the David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction for the film, which was also named Best Film Not in the English Language. www.sonyclassical.com /artists/dun/adnews.html   (722 words)

FOXNews.com - List of Winners at 58th Annual Emmys Winners in the Creative Arts categories of the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented Aug. 20 by the Academy of Television Arts&Sciences: Children's Program (area award, possibility of more than one winner):"High School Musical,"Disney;"I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me,"HBO. Previously announced awards presented at the Creative Arts ceremony, including juried awards with more than one winner: www.foxnews.com /printer_friendly_wires/2006Aug27/0,4675,TVEmmysCombinedList,00.html   (890 words)

Those Were the Days, Today in History - March 24 1949 - The Academy Awards were passed out for the 21st time on this night in 1949. Walter Huston was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and his son, John, received honors for Best Director and for Best Screenplay (based on a B. Traven story). The movie, "Bolero", won the big award, for John and Bo (I’m a 10!) Derek; winning honors for worst director and worst actress, respectively. 440.com /twtd/archives/mar24.html   (1695 words)

AAN | About the Academy | Awards & Fellowships | Scholarships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Sponsored by the AAN and the Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc. This award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to basic and/or clinical research in sleep. The deadline to apply for AAN Awards is November 1, 2005. www.aan.com /professionals/awards/scientific/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.info&id=18   (116 words)

Golf's A Funny Game - Jim MacGeorge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) He was the voice of Beany and Captain Huffenpuff in the old "Beany and Cecil" cartoon series, as well as lending his vocal talents to other animated projects such as "The Flintstones", "The Jetsons", "Scooby Doo" and numerous Jay Ward ("Rocky and Bullwinkle") cartoons. For over three decades, Jim has appeared on stage, screen, and television as Stan Laurel, including as a presenter at the 58th Academy Awards. Also a talented nightclub and concert performer/comedian, Jim has appeared throughout the country and often makes appearances with Don Knotts, Peter Marshall, Tom Poston and Shelly Berman, among others, as part of the group "Yarmy's Army". www.golfsafunnygame.com /jim.htm   (140 words)

The 58th Golden Globe Awards of its kind, is considered a precursor to the Academy Awards®, with winners here often influencing the front-runners in the hotly-contested Oscar® race (the nominations will be announced next month). The award went to Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, a bit of a surprise since actor Russell Crowe (not to mention the director himself) had earlier failed to win an award. Al Pacino received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award (the clips from his films told a better story than did the 60-year-old star of The Godfather trilogy) and oh yes there were some television awards handed out too. members.dca.net /~dnb/58thgoldenglobes.htm   (691 words)

TVgasm: Your Source for Awards Shows Find out when Awards Shows is on in your area. This morning at some ungodly hour the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations were announced by past Emmy winners Brad Garrett and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (herself an Emmy contender for The New Adventures of Old Christine). I was going to have the article up the day after the TV season drew to a close (May 25th), but then one thing after another fell on my plate, and here we are now, a month later and three days after the nomination period has ended. www.tvgasm.com /archives/awards_shows   (890 words)

Angelina Jolie Growing up in Los Angeles, Jolie was no stranger to the film industry, being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight. She later trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions.She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as 'Meatloaf', Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) (uncredited).... www.wensoftware.com /MovieLibrary/sample2.htm   (1377 words)

OSCAR.com - 78th Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Posters OSCAR.com - 78th Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Posters 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. The Official Academy Awards web site is produced by ABC.com in partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. www.oscar.com /legacy/ceremonyposter/590.html   (109 words)

>> Barbra Streisand Archives | Grammy, BAFTA Awards, Yentl, Nuts, Prince of Tides Interviews Grammy, BAFTA Awards, Yentl, Nuts, Prince of Tides Interviews Barbra presented Trustees Award to Ira Gershwin's widow, Leonore May not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. barbra-archives.com /TV/streisand_tv_1980-92.html   (125 words)

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