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  Academy Award
Academy Awards are nicknamed "Oscars", which is also the nickname of the statuette (the name is said to have been born when Academy librarian Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: "It looks just like my uncle Oscar!").
Academy Award for Best Assistant Director - 1933 to 1937
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - 1928 to present
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 Academy Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a professional honorary organization which as of 2003 had a voting membership of 5,816.
The official name of the Oscar statuette is the "Academy Award of Merit." Made of gold-plated britannium, it is 13.5 inches (34 cm) tall and depicts a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film.
The awards night itself is an elaborate extravaganza, with the invited guests walking up the red carpet in the creations of the most prominent fashion designers of the day.
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 Academy Award for Best Title Writing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Their importance was recognized at the first Academy Awards, which included a separate category for Best Title Writing.
The award was given only once, in 1928, the same year that a special award was given to Warner Brothers for producing the first sound film, The Jazz Singer.
By the next award ceremonies, sound had already dominated the industry and the award for Best Title Writing was discontinued.
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 Academy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States.
The most recent awards were the 76th Academy Awards.
The greatest number of Academy Awards won by a film is 11, this distinction is shared by 3 films: Ben-Hur, Titanic, and.
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 Academy Award - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Academy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Annual honour awarded since 1927 by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a number of categories that reflect the diversity and collaborative nature of film-making.
The Academy Award is one of the highest accolades in the film industry, and a virtual guarantor of increased financial returns.
There are also awards for original screenplay, adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing, supporting actor, and supporting actress, in addition to a series of honours for documentaries, shorts, animated films, foreign-language films, special effects, make-up, art direction, and musical scores.
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 Academy Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the world.
The awards night itself is an elaborate extravaganza, with the invited guests walking up the red carpet in the creations of the most prominent fashion designers.
Academy Award, Scientific or Technical – 1931 to present at three levels
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 The Champ - Wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Champ is a 1931 movie that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Beery won the Oscar for Best Actor, and Marion for Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay.
The movie was remade in 1952 as The Clown, and in 1979 with its original title.
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 Battleground (1949 movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
It was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Whitmore), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.
This film was notable for being the first post-World War II film to portray American soldiers as vulnerable and human, as opposed to inspirational and gung-ho.
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 Academy Awards Best Pictures
Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® and Oscar® design mark are the trademarks and service marks and the Oscar© statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Academy Awards®, affectionately known as the Oscars®, have been presented annually since 1927 (the first awards ceremony was held in May 1929) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Clean Sweeps: Only four Best Picture winners have won every award for which they were nominated (the first was five for five, the next two were nine for nine, and LOTR was 11 for 11; except for the 1934 film, none of the films were nominated for acting awards):
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 Encyclopedia: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses.
Following the Academy's practice, the films below are listed by release year: for example, the Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor in 1999" was announced during the award ceremony held in 2000.
(the title is Latin, meaning Where are you going?), is a 1951 Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman soldier, returning from the wars, who falls in love with a Christian and becomes intrigued by her religion.
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 Academy Award
The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a professional honorary organization which as of 2002 had over 6000 members.
Academy Awards are nicknamed "Oscars", which is also the nickname of the statuette (the name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: "It looks just like my uncle Oscar!").
Academy Award for Best Short Film - Live Action - 2 Reels (1936-1956)
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 Rain Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
It was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Music, Original Score.
His best friend is Vern, an aide employed at the residential facility.
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Less than three months later, Best's name was known throughout the medical world, and he had not even begun his medical studies.
Best became Dr. Best, which he was not until 1925.
  Charles Best was awarded the CBE in 1944.
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 Darling (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The movie was written by and directed by John Schlesinger.
It won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Julie Christie), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.
It was also nominated for Best Director and Best Picture.
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 Boys Town (1938 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The film was written by Dore Schary, and, and was directed by Norman Taurog.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tracy, and the Best Writing, Original Story for Eleanore Griffin and Dore Schary.
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 Untitled Document
Even before it was published, Crowe was tapped to write the screenplay adaptation, marking his screenwriting debut.
Crowe earned Academy Award19 nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, as well as his second nomination from the Writers Guild, for his work on the film.
After "Jerry Maguire," Crowe spent a year and a half researching and writing the book Conversations With Wilder, a series of interviews conducted with the legendary filmmaker Billy Wilder, which was published by Knopf.
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 Religion of Best Screenplay Academy Award Winners
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has annually awarded an Academy Awards for achievement in writing since 1928.
The names and precise categories for the writing awards varied widely during the first 30 years that Academy Awards were given.
There were often three categories, including an award given to the writers of the story or play which was adapted to film.
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 FilmProject/Paper
You have been invited to write an essay for a prestigious college film journal in Los Angeles that publishes articles about Academy Award nominees and winners each year.
The journal is read by members of the Academy, professionals in the industry, college film students, and professors who are interested in what students in introductory college film courses think.
Above the sketch, give the title of your essay (which should include the title of the film, underlined or in italics) and your name—both centered and, of course, typed.
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Senate Panel Requests Records From AU on Ladner and Board : The Senate Finance Committee has asked for every document related to ousted American University president Benjamin Ladner's severance package and compensation and for the board's plans for an audit of all 11 years of his tenure.
Evolution Debate in Kansas Spurs Battle Over School Materials : In an escalation of the nation's culture war over the teaching of evolution, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Teachers Association announced yesterday that they will not allow Kansas to use key science education materials developed by the two organizations.
A Disconnect on School Internet Funds : A federal program that has doled out more than $10 billion to help schools and libraries link to the Internet has wasted millions of dollars over its nine-year history, according to a congressional report.
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Best Title Writing: The Academy Awards were established at the tail end of the Silent Era of Motion Pictures.
Later Farnham also became the first Oscar recipient to die.
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 Your Site of Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Academy Awards are considered the main award for the US.
The winners and nominees are voted by the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The award is in the form of a gold statuette we all loving call the Oscar.
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 Rita, not Barbra won all four awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
She was presented with a special Tony award as "Star of the Decade" in 1970.
She received an Academy Award as best supporting actress for "West Side Story," a Tony award for "The Ritz," Emmy awards for guest appearances on "The Rockford Files" and "The Muppet Show" and a Grammy for "The Electric Company" album.
Streisand won Emmy awards for her 1965 television special "My Name is Barbra" and for "Barbra: The Concert" in 1995.
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 74th Oscar Countdown: Part 6
This year's Academy Awards stands to be one of the most interesting around, especially because we have very few sure things in any category, and even the big one, Best Picture, is in doubt for so many reasons.
In The Bedroom, my choice as the year’s best film, would be a very worthy choice, but given the power of the other three nominees in the category, they have all the momentum.
For a while, it looked like the first Lord of the Rings installment might actually be the frontrunner to win the Academy’s top prize, especially after winning the inaugural AFI Award for Best Movie of the Year.
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 1991 Chronicle
Jeremy Irons was best actor for his portrayal of Claus von Bülow in Warner Bros. Reversal of Fortune, while the award for best actress went to Anjelica Huston for her performances in The Witches and The Grifters, which also won best supporting actress for Annette Bening.
The best scenes are the confontations between the caged Hopkins and Foster, she regarding him with morbid fascination and he unblinkingly playing an intricate game of cat and mouse with her.
The movie, best described as heartwarming, is a testament to the indominitability of womenfolk, played out in a rich period atmosphere, with terrific landscape, photography and performances by Tandy, Bates, Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson.
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 Oscar watch: All hail Julia
Though the 73rd annual Academy Awards are but one short week away, this movie lover has had difficulty working up the requisite enthusiasm.
The Academy Awards, a friend says, is just the Super Bowl with worse commercials, better-dressed audiences (nobody paints their faces, unless you count Cher), and at-home TV parties with wine instead of beer.
She should have been in for the upcoming "The Widow of St. Pierre," which by Oscar's odd rules was eligible for this year's balloting.
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 The Best Academy Award Acceptance Speeches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Many of the previous winners of this award actually taught me. You know Sam Goldwyn was in his 80's, God bless him, and he treated me like a grown-up.
This is the best drink of water after the longest drought of my life.
The producer, star, featured player, cinematographer -in fact, every individual can come into the Academy with any problem or proposal and feel that all barriers are leveled, that in this open court his voice carries the same weight as that of any other person, regardless of position and standing.
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 Philadelphia (movie) - Biocrawler definition:Philadelphia (movie) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The movie won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks) and Best Music, Song (Bruce Springsteen for Streets of Philadelphia).
It was also nominated for Best Makeup (Carl Fullerton and Alan D'Angerio), Best Music, Song (Neil Young for Philadelphia) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Ron Nyswaner).
In an interview for the 1996 documentary titled The Celluiod Closet Hanks remarked that some scenes that would have showed more affection between the him and Antonio were cut, including their was a scene between him and Antonio in bed together.
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 Academy Award Winners and Categories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Academy awards, best picture, movie reviews, film, movies, best actor, movie theaters, people search, awards, festivals, celebrities, games online
Academy Award of Scientific or Technical Merit - - a statuette
Academy Award for Scientific and Engineering Achievement - - a plaque
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 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Best Years of Our Lives perfectly captures the era of my youth, and the feelings of that time.
This was possibly Dana Andrews best role of his career and he should also have been nominated for an Academy Award.
The cinematography is among the best of any film.
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 Turner Classic Movies This Month Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As he did in the beginning of his life, Chaney in his final days was forced to return to sign language and pantomime to communicate.
As for Laugh, Clown, Laugh, the film was popular with audiences and even received an Academy Award nomination for Best Title Writing, the first and last year for that category.
Portions of the film were shot on location in Elysian Park, a suburb of Los Angeles, and it was said that MGM shot an alternative, happy ending to Laugh, Clown, Laugh but it has yet to turn up in any surviving prints.
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