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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 were first given at a banquet in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929 but there was little suspense since the winners of the awards had already been announced three months earlier on February 18.
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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 2003 had a voting membership of 5816, with actors, with a membership of 1311, making up the largest voting block.
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!").
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 (who usually loan them to the stars to gain publicity).
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 Academy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 History of the Academy Awards Ceremony
The first Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The Awards ceremonies were held in the Ambassador and Biltmore hotels until 1942, after which the accompanying banquet was discontinued.
The 1968 ceremonies were postponed for two days out of respect for the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King that was to be held on the same day.
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 Academy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Academy Awards are nicknamed "Oscars", after the nickname of the statuette (the name alledgedly came about when Academy librarian Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: "It looks just like my uncle Oscar!").
In the past few decades, the advent of VHS tape and DVDs have given Academy Awards a new level of importance, as the attachment of a win (or even nomination) in a prominent category can dramatically increase sales and rentals.
The Academy has made much of cracking down on these campaigns, but the results have been mixed.
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 OSCAR.com - 77th Annual Academy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The first 15 Award presentations were banquet affairs held first in the Blossom Room, then at the Ambassador and Biltmore hotels.
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 GI's.
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.
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 Academy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema.]] The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States.
The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Such influence is nothing new; for example, it is widely believed William Randolph Hearst ran a campaign to ensure that Citizen Kane -- a film regarded by many as the greatest of all time -- did not receive Oscars, and in the event it received only one, despite nominations in nine categories.
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 Academy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Academy Awards''' (also known as '''The Oscars) are the most prominent film awards in the United States.
The greatest number of Academy Awards won by a film is 11, this distinction is shared by 3 films: ''Ben-Hur (1959 film)Ben-Hur'', ''Titanic (1997 movie)Titanic'', and ''The Return of the King (movie)The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King/''.
Academy Award winner JENNIFER CONNELLY is fighting to keep the children of the world out of armies before they turn 18, after signing up as the spokesperson for Amnesty International's human rights education programme.
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 Awards Team | 77th Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Fresh off receiving his fourth Emmy Award, three of which have come for his Oscar telecast work, this will be Horvitz's ninth time overall directing the Academy Awards show.
Academy governor and first vice president Sid Ganis and governor Cheryl Boone Isaacs, both of whom represent the public relations branch on the Academy Board of Governors, are co-chairs of the Governors Ball for the 77th Academy Awards.
Brett Davidson, who has been on staff at the Academy for 10 years and currently serves as the organization's information systems support specialist, was competing against dozens of established artists who submitted designs for the 77th Oscar poster.
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 IMDb: Academy Awards, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Academy Award (Oscar) is the main national film award in the USA.
The most popular story is that Margaret Herrick, an Academy employee and eventual executive director, remarked that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar, and the Academy staff began to refer to it by that name.
The Academy Awards ceremonies are commonly named after their according year of eligibility of films.
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 Oscar Night: the Academy Awards Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It's Oscar Night, that dazzling evening when the prestigious Academy Awards are presented for the year's best achievements in motion pictures.
But if you're willing to wait long enough, you can be among those lucky few in the bleachers outside the Shrine who get to watch the celebrities as they arrive in their limousines and walk up the red carpet into the auditorium.
Custom designed to meet the Academy's needs, with camera positions built-in, the new venue was built to be the perfect location for the annual awards show.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
\n\nThe \'\'\'Academy Awards\'\'\', commonly known as \'\'\'The Oscars\'\'\', are the most prominent film awards in the world.
The rules have changed since then so films more than two years old are not eligible.\n\nThe 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.
The ceremony and extravagant afterparties, including the Academy\'s Governors Ball, are televised around the world.\n\nThe members of each branch determine the nominees in their respective category, after which the entire membership votes for the winner in all categories.
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 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.
The Scientific and Technical Academy Awards were presented on Saturday, March 3rd, 2001 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
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.
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 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations Press Release - PART A
A complete list of nominees in all categories, a network-by-network tally and a list of programs with multiple nominations, compiled by the independent accounting firm Deloitte and Touche LLP, are attached.  This information is also available on the National Television Academy web site at http://www.emmyonline.org beginning at 10:00 AM (ET) today.
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 Academy has extensive educational programs including National Student Television and its Student Award of 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.  For more information, please visit the website at www.emmyonline.org.
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 1932–1933 Academy Awards
The 1932–1933 Academy Awards were presented March 16, 1934 at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.
Obituaries of the members of the Ohio Academy of Science report of the Necrology Committee, 2001.
Obituaries of the members of the Ohio Academy of Science report of the Necrology Committee, 2003.
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 Movie-List Forums - Academy is scurrred
So the Academy Awards are using a tape delay so they can censor any outbursts.
Instead of an award being the REWARD for work well done, the award becomes a MEANSto voice your opinion to a large audience.
ABC said it will air this year's Academy Awards on a five-second delay -- a first for the Oscars -- to allow network censors to edit out any spontaneous outbursts of profanity or nudity that might occur during the live event.
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 The 77th Academy Awards - February 27, 2005
The 2005 Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 27th.
The gala will be held at the Kodak Theater on Hollywood and Highland, the official site of the Academy Awards.
Learn all about the Academy, its history, why they hold awards ceremonies, and view the latest press releases.
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 Winners of the Ig® Nobel Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the conclusion of the 2005 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, many of the winners gathered at center stage for a pointless photo opportunity.They were joined by the Nobel Laureates who had handed them the Ig Nobel.
Ramesh Balasubramaniam of the University of Ottawa, and Michael Turvey of the University of Connecticut and Haskins Laboratory, for exploring and explaining the dynamics of hula-hooping.
Awarded jointly to John Keogh of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, for patenting the wheel in the year 2001, and to the Australian Patent Office for granting him Innovation Patent #2001100012.
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 FilmFestivals . com - ACADEMY AWARDS (LOS ANGELES)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This weekend at the 74th Academy Awards(R), the Kodak Theatre will be bursting with star power, those seated as well as those presenting or performing.
To finish up the list of presenters and performers, here are the last stars added to the agenda: Paul McCartney, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen, John Travolta, Nathan Lane, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Helen Hunt...
His dream cast has already been garlanded at sundry awards ceremonies around the globe although this British production was only released on home ground shortly before its selection in competition in Berlin.
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 72nd Annual Academy Awards
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards were presented on Sunday, March 26th, 2000 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium (seating: approximately 5000), and broadcast live on the ABC television network at 5:00 p.m.
The print submitted for award consideration must be identical in form with the final version in general release in the country of origin.
The Academy's visual effects branch was scheduled to screen 15-minute excerpt reels from each of these films on February 9, 2000 before casting their nomination ballots.
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 And the nominees are... - Academy Awards® - MSNBC.com
Sigourney Weaver and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson announce the nominations for the 76th Academy Awards.
All academy members are allowed to vote for best-picture nominees.
The full academy also is eligible to vote in all categories for the awards themselves.
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 1962 Academy Awards
The 1962 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
Alec Guinness starred in the 1962 Academy Award-winning film "Lawrence of Arabia." The film was nominated for ten Oscars and won seven, including Best Picture.
Peter O'Toole starred in the 1962 Academy Award-winning film "Lawrence of Arabia." O'Toole was nominated in the Best Actor category for his role of T.E. Lawrence.
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 Rock bringing it as host of Academy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chris Rock is set to host the 77th Annual Academy Awards, which will take place Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland.
Cates added that Rock is "full of energy and enthusiasm for his craft" and expects that additional viewers and fans of Rock will tune in to the telecast simply because he's hosting the show, which will be broadcast on ABC.
Although this is Rock's first outing as host of the Oscars, the actor-comedian is no stranger to awards shows.
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 1943 Academy Awards
The 1944 Academy Awards were presented March 15, 1944 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.
Countdown to the 75th Annual Academy Awards: Two weeks away.
List of previous Academy Award venues (AP Worldstream)
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 washingtonpost.com - 77th Annual Academy Awards
Tom Shales says this year's Academy Awards will likely be the first, and last, to be hosted by Chris Rock.
As history has shown, one inarticulate moment in the Academy Awards spotlight can translate into decades as the butt of bad jokes.
The role of the producer has always been a bit of a head-scratcher, and it's become even more so as the lists of producers in movie credits get longer.
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 List of movie-related topics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
List of actors who have played lesbians, bisexuals and gay men
List of movies that have been considered the worst ever
List of films preserved in the United States National Film Registry
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 Amazon.com: Books: 70 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Each year of the Oscars is covered in detail, with an introduction that summarizes the year's movie highlights, nominees, and winners, followed by a complete listing of nominees and winners in all categories.
Former award winners were asked to write about their favorite Oscar memories, and included is a rich and varied selection from the more than 120 personal responses submitted.
The author has exhaustively researched the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from its origin in the 1920s and includes a detailed chronology of the popular Academy Awards.
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