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.^ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, maintains a voting membership of 5,835 as of 2007.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Academy to Launch Annual Documentary Film Program The documentary film will be the subject of an annual event presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences beginning next month.- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ Every year only one film is deemed Best Picture of the Year by ; the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
.^ The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world.- Academy Awards� | DVD | Movie | Film Festival Winner | Foreign Films | Independent Films | Reviews | Awards | Indie Films 19 January 2010 9:51 UTC www.filmmovement.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I thought from last year's ceremony Amanda ("Mamma Mia") had been one of the Youth Presenters?- Oscars 2010: Online Academy Award Party - washingtonpost.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ List of Golden Globe Award winners .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ He won many other such polls.
^ All in all, a very impressive awards ceremony.- The Oscars are outsourced - Roger Ebert's Journal 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" English▼ English▼ Deutsch Español Français Italiano Tagalog Search unanswered questions...- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that 300 bleacher seats will be up for grabs in an online lottery.
^ Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
.^ Bill Maher hosts the Academy Awards .- onegoodmove: Academy Awards Preview 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC onegoodmove.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1929, the 1st Academy Awards were presented at a banquet dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The first awards were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private brunch in Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ What was the last comedy film to win the Academy Award as best film?- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Did Steve Martin ever win an academy award?- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[2]
History
.^ The first Academy Awards of Merit were presented on May 16, 1929, at a banquet held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood...- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1929, the 1st Academy Awards were presented at a banquet dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The first awards were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private brunch in Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
[3]
.^ Other regional industries also had their 'Golden Age' during this period.- Cinema of India @ The Zen Wiki, a free Zen encyclopedia 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC zen.dvdesign.com [Source type: General]
^ The 17th Annual USC Scripter Award Ceremony "Million Dollar Baby" author F.X. Toole and screenwriter Paul Haggis were honored at the 17th annual USC Scripter Award ceremony on Sunday, February 20.- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ Minutes before, Gandolfini took the first trophy of the night in a star-studded ceremony something of an anomaly in this strike-hobbled awards season.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
.^ Academy Award winners previously announced this year: .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ The l998 Academy Awards will be given out later this month.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Academy Awards: Backstage moments with the winners...- Out in Hollywood: Oscars (2008) Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: General]
[3] .^ Academy Award winners previously announced this year: .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Since 2004, Academy Award nomination results have been announced to the public in late January.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2002, Hollywood's Kodak Theatre became the permanent home of the awards.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ What was the last comedy film to win the Academy Award as best film?- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ While the plot lacked and the acting was fairly par for the course, the visuals and the shooting were amazing, and for that Avatar deserves not only all the technical awards, but also Best Director.- The 2010 Academy Award Nominations | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Although the Academy often appears to award actors for their careers, it appears there is no stopping Christoph Waltz for his breakout performance in Inglourious Basterds .- Analyzing Star Trek’s Chances At Academy Awards – Time For Trek’s First Oscar? | TrekMovie.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC trekmovie.com [Source type: General]
.^ Academy Awards: Backstage moments with the winners...- Out in Hollywood: Oscars (2008) Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: General]
^ Who hosted the first Academy Awards?- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The latter won him an Academy Award.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
.^ Advertising is somewhat restricted, however, as traditionally no movie studios or competitors of official Academy Award sponsors may advertise during the telecast.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Born in 1920, Mickey Rooney, the star of such movies as "Boys Town" and "National Velvet" is still alive and continues to work in...- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I do agree that it was a good movie all around but I highly doubt it took half the time and preparation to create the sound that Trans.2 and Star Trek took.- 2010 Academy Awards Winners - The Hurt Locker Wins Six « FirstShowing.net 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ But in the mid-1940s, the system changed to its present five films, and five films it's been ever since.- Oscars expanding to 10 best pic nominees – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Madonna tried to tone down this provocative image by releasing the single "I'll Remember", which she recorded for Alek Keshishian's film With Honors .
^ The ceremony was packed with ; musical performances to honor the three inductees.
.^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 9:54 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 8:50 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards 81st Oscars 10:13 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[4] .^ A total of 297 actors have won Oscars in competitive acting categories or been awarded Honorary or Juvenile Awards.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The film was nominated for 7 total Oscars, and won 2.- Oscar Winners - Best Picture 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.annebeths.com [Source type: General]
^ And she has also won the most acting Oscars of any other actor, 4 of them.
.^ Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 1994, this ; feature is a .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Antonia won for Best Foreign Language Film.- 55 Academy Award Achievements - Listverse 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC listverse.com [Source type: General]
^ Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Actress, ; this film combines .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Oscar statuette
Design
.^ Academy Honorary Award : 1929 to present Academy Scientific and Technical Award : 1931 to present Gordon E. Sawyer Award : 1981 to present Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award : 1956 to present Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award : 1938 to present Retired special awards .- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ "OSCAR.com - 80th Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Statuette" .- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical achievements for 2006 are: .- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
.^ Mass : 13 kg (28 lb).
^ Made of gold -plated britannium on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The ; statuette has a green-black patina finish and stands on a base of polished black ; granite.
.^ The five spokes each represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Don't forget, Academy was originally formed as a union busting enterprise, with the awards being created as a kind of sop to the artists (seriously--the producers thought they could win over the guild-forming writers and directors by handing out pretty statues and holding a party).- 2008 Academy Awards Winners | /Film 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.slashfilm.com [Source type: General]
^ Did you see the caliber of actors, directors, writers and producers that were in attendance?- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ MGM 's art director Cedric Gibbons , one of the original Academy members, supervised the design of the award trophy by printing the design on a scroll.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Sadly, this great movie was the last one Leone directed before dying in 1989 at age 60 from a heart attack (and without a single Academy Award).- 10 Most Egregious Academy Awards Decisions - Jinni Blog 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC blog.jinni.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Memoirs of a Geisha is sweeping everyone else, winning three technical trophies, for art direction, costume design and cinematography.- On the Red Carpet 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[6] .^ The film was nominated for 9 total Oscars, and won 5, the "Big Five", a rare feat, winning Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay.- Oscar Winners - Best Picture 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.annebeths.com [Source type: General]
^ Screen Actors Guild will not know how many of The Actor statuettes it will need ; until the awards presenters open the envelopes on Jan.
^ So tell us: Which actor, actress, director or film did the Academy overlook?
.^ Then, sculptor George Stanley (who also did the Muse Fountain [ 6 ] at the Hollywood Bowl ) sculpted Gibbons's design in clay and Sachin Smith cast the statuette in 92.5 percent tin and 7.5 percent copper and then gold-plated it.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Reluctant at first, Fernández was finally convinced to pose nude to create what today is known as the "Oscar".- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ E-mail entry The entry "If the Oscars were held today, Week 14 (The Final Week)" has no entry tags.
.^ The only addition to the Oscar since it was created is a minor streamlining of the base.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ And since Howard the Duck is the only one with a winning record, it ; stands to reason that they will win the Oscar as well.- Battlefield Earth, Highlander 2, Howard the Duck, Jaws 4: The Revenge, Plan 9 From Outer Space @ WWWF Grudge Match 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.grudge-match.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Oscars are scarred that since books can be more powerful then movies from scratch or based off actual events.- 2009 Academy Awards Winners - Slumdog Millionaire Wins! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The original Oscar mold was cast in 1928 at the C.W. Shumway & Sons Foundry in Batavia, Illinois , which also contributed to casting the molds for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Emmy Awards statuettes for Golnaz Rahimi.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Another claimed origin is that of the Academy's Executive Secretary, Margaret Herrick , who first saw the award in 1931 and made reference to the statuette reminding her of her "Uncle Oscar" (a nickname for her cousin Oscar Pierce).- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ "OSCAR.com - 80th Annual Academy Awards - Oscar Statuette" .- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ Since 1983, [ 7 ] approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago, Illinois by manufacturer R.S. Owens & Company.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ After all, the year of Titanic the Oscars got more than 17 million more viewers than it did the year before and more than 10 million more than it has any year since.- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Katherine Hepburn won four best actress Oscars over a span of more than 50 years and never showed up to accept a single one of them.- Out in Hollywood: Oscars (2008) Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: General]
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.^ World War II veteran.- Patriots Question 9/11 - Responsible Criticism of the 9/11 Commission Report 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.patriotsquestion911.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ World War II, and their grandchildren.- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ World War II, improved ; methods of mass production, prosperity of national economies, etc.- Many Great Plays have been adapted for the silver screen 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.jpas.org [Source type: General]
[10]
Naming
.^ The root of the name Oscar is contested.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ Latest Academy News: Producer Named, and More Ok, time to get back to news about the next Academy Awards!- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 11:02 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards Oscar nominations!- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[14] .^ The Academy began officially calling the award Oscar in 1939.- 55 Academy Award Achievements - Listverse 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC listverse.com [Source type: General]
^ The trophy was officially dubbed the "Oscar" in 1939 by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards?- WikiAnswers - Oscars Questions including "How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards" 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC wiki.answers.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[16] Another legend reports that the Norwegian-American Eleanor Lilleberg, executive secretary to Louis B. Mayer, saw the first statuette and exclaimed, "It looks like
King Oscar II!".
[17] At the end of the day she asked, "What should we do with Oscar, put him in the vault?" and the name stuck. A more recent theory comes from a Peruvian-born Californian residing in Hollywood whose birth name is actually "Oscar". He claims to be the original Oscar after whom the award was named.
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Ownership of Oscar statuettes
.^ Judge for yourself which film should have won the coveted statuette or simply sit back and enjoy the best films Hollywood has to offer.- Kaleidescape - DVD Collection: Academy Award Nominees - Best Picture 10 February 2010 10:46 UTC www.kaleidescape.com [Source type: General]
^ Meanwhile, viewers thirsting for laughs welcomed their favorites back in their first shows since the strike took them off the air Nov.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1983, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as a selective list of the 1,000 Best Movies.
.^ Academy Awards not protected by this agreement have been sold in public auctions and private deals for six-figure sums (Levy 2003, pg 28).- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ Since 2004, Academy Award nomination results have been announced to the public in late January.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
[19]
.^ This rule is highly controversial, since while the Oscar is under the ownership of the recipient, it is essentially not on the open market.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
[20] .^ The case of Michael Todd 's grandson trying to sell Todd's Oscar statuette illustrates that there are many who do not agree with this idea.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ When Todd's grandson attempted to sell Todd's Oscar statuette to a movie prop collector, the Academy won the legal battle by getting a permanent injunction.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Rodat, who earned ; an Oscar® nomination for his screenplay for Saving Private Ryan, wrote the pilot ; from an idea he co-conceived with Spielberg.
.^ When Todd's grandson attempted to sell Todd's Oscar statuette to a movie prop collector, the Academy won the legal battle by getting a permanent injunction.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Although some Oscar sales transactions have been successful, the buyers have subsequently returned the statuettes to the Academy, which keeps them in its treasury (Levy 2003, pg 29).- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Since 1950, the statuettes have been legally encumbered by the requirement that neither winners nor their heirs may sell the statuettes without first offering to sell them back to the Academy for US$1.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ Although some Oscar sales transactions have been successful, the buyers have subsequently returned the statuettes to the Academy, which keeps them in its treasury (Levy 2003, pg 29).- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ When Todd's grandson attempted to sell Todd's Oscar statuette to a movie prop collector, the Academy won the legal battle by getting a permanent injunction.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ If a winner refuses to agree to this stipulation, then the Academy keeps the statuette.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
[21]
Nomination
.^ Prior to 2004, nomination results were announced publicly in early February.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Since 2004, Academy Award nomination results have been announced to the public in late January.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Annual Academy Award nominations will be announced this upcoming Tuesday!- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
.^ Prior to 2004, nomination results were announced publicly in early February.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The results were announced at the 37th Annie Awards Ceremony on February 6, 2010 and the film won three of them.- The Princess and the Frog - The DisneyWiki 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC disney.wikia.com [Source type: General]
^ Real nominations will be announced Tuesday, February 2, 2010 (according to the official Oscar website).- The 2010 Academy Award Nominations | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Voters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, maintains a voting membership of 5,835 as of 2007.
[22].^ Actors constitute the largest voting bloc, numbering 1,311 members (22 percent) of the Academy's composition.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Thu 12/31/09 12:22 PM the academy loves when actors play “real” folks.- Oscars: Dave Karger predicts the nominees | EW.com 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC oscar-watch.ew.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As I remember at the time Academy members were saying they were shocked and amazed at the public reaction to Titanic and just wanted to be a part of the nostalgia and thus why they voted for it.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The 17th Annual USC Scripter Award Ceremony "Million Dollar Baby" author F.X. Toole and screenwriter Paul Haggis were honored at the 17th annual USC Scripter Award ceremony on Sunday, February 20.- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ The Best Oscar Acceptance Speech of all Time So many acceptance speeches for Academy Awards over the past 73 years ...- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ Official Announcements for the Next Academy Awards This past week, the Academy made the official announcement of the date for the next Academy Awards, as well as confirmation of the location for the 74th Annual Oscars.- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
[23]
.^ All AMPAS members must be invited to join by the Board of Governors, on behalf of Academy Branch Executive Committees.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Says: February 26th, 2009 at 7:01 am The Academy is made up of over 6000 members all who work in the Hollywood film industry.- 10 Most Egregious Academy Awards Decisions - Jinni Blog 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC blog.jinni.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kanin Re-Elected President of Academy Foundation Fay Kanin, a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the writers branch, has been re-elected president of the Academy Foundation, the educational and cultural arm of the Academy.- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
.^ Membership eligibility may be achieved by a competitive nomination or a member may submit a name based on other significant contribution to the field of motion pictures.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, maintains a voting membership of 5,835 as of 2007.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ New membership proposals are considered annually.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ See Press Release , May 9, 2007.
^ The Academy does not publicly disclose its membership, although as recently as 2007 press releases have announced the names of those who have been invited to join.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Strawberry Field (the name used in the song "Strawberry Fields forever") is a home for ; children in care (those who have been taken away from their parents for some reason).- Many Great Plays have been adapted for the silver screen 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.jpas.org [Source type: General]
.^ The 2007 release also stated that it has just under 6,000 voting members.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ As I remember at the time Academy members were saying they were shocked and amazed at the public reaction to Titanic and just wanted to be a part of the nostalgia and thus why they voted for it.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In November of that year, he defeated Kansas City State Senator Manvel H. Davis by over 40,000 votes and retained his Senate seat.- Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)/biography - Familypedia 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC familypedia.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ While the membership had been growing, stricter policies have kept its size steady since then.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
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Rules
.^ Pictures qualify for the Awards by playing a regular engagement in a theater in Los Angeles County.
^ "Departures" wins best foreign-language film over "Waltz with Bashir."- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Award winners previously announced this year: .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
[25] .^ Best Picture winners that did not win a screenplay award or Best Director ...
^ A Hurt Locker is a fine film by all accounts but best picture?- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Hurt Locker is perfection and would make a great Best Picture.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world.- Academy Awards� | DVD | Movie | Film Festival Winner | Foreign Films | Independent Films | Reviews | Awards | Indie Films 19 January 2010 9:51 UTC www.filmmovement.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ What wasn't compelling, by the way, is that the short was played as though it was the feature and we were "treated" to a 10 minute break afterwards before the main film began.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Movies and Films and Academy Awards pages.
^ He is also producing this year's Academy Awards program, which is imperiled by the writers standoff.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ The Festival has an attractive film sales and distribution record and is seen by American distributors as one of the best Academy Award campaign marketing tools.- Academy Award® Winner Halle Berry To Receive Desert Palm Achievement Award At 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala | News for 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival 19 January 2010 9:51 UTC www.psfilmfest.org [Source type: Academic]
.^ Operations of the fashion retail industry include activities related to the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.- Economic Analyisis of Fashion Retail - Wiki.nus 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC wiki.nus.edu.sg [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Even The Secret of Kells could be put on their "to do" list, as BVI has theatrical rights in Ireland and may well have had something to do with a tiny release of the film here.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ [Wednesday, December 26, 2007] Nominations ballots mailed.- InContention.com: No one needs film awards coverage this deep.: August 2006 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.incontention.com [Source type: General]
^ Ballots to choose the recipients were sent to ; the nearly 100,000 active members of Screen Actors Guild on Dec.
^ MT. ; ; Ballots to choose the recipients were sent to the nearly 100,000 active ; members of Screen Actors Guild nationwide.
For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees only in their respective categories (i.e. only directors vote for directors, writers for writers, actors for actors, etc.); there are some exceptions though in the case of certain categories, like Foreign Film, Documentary and Animated Feature Film in which movies are selected by special screening committees made up of member from all branches.
.^ But it's not just the contenders in the best picture category that are drawing specialized crowds.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ I can not believe that the best-picture nominees are!- The 2010 Academy Award Nominations | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
.^ English subtitles.,102,FOREIGN LANGUAGE .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It is one of my favorite films of the year.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ English subtitles.,106,FOREIGN LANGUAGE .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[26]
.^ It wasn't nominated for best picture.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Twilight should have been nominated for best picture.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I can not believe that the best-picture nominees are!- The 2010 Academy Award Nominations | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The winners are then determined by a second round of voting in which all members are then allowed to vote in most categories, including Best Picture.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ What happened in the Best Picture category by Puddleglum .- 2009 Academy Award Nominations Are In!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Is Rocky the Best Picture winner with the most sequels?- 2009 Academy Award Nominations Are In!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[27]
Ceremony
Telecast
.^ Academy Awards Presentations, Pantages Theater , Hollywood, 1959 81st Academy Awards Presentations, Hollywood and Highland , Hollywood, 2009 The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, most commonly in February or March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Here are the nominees for the top six awards: .
.^ December has arrived, and with it, the beginning of the 2002 Film Awards Season!- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ It is the culmination of the film awards season, which usually begins during November or December of the previous year.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The 2001 Film Awards Season is about to begin.- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oscars: Walk the (red carpet) line .- On the Red Carpet 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This 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.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ And all you HATERS until you win about some academy awards or matter fact walk on a red carpet with ither celebs be QUIET!!!!!!!!- Gabourey Sidibe to host 'SNL' – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Although may be she has always been the brains in the outfit.
^ Black tie dress is the most common outfit for men, although fashion may dictate not wearing a bow-tie , and musical performers sometimes do not adhere to this.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ He composes music for some of Hollywood's most creative directors, and performs in a Los Angeles club every Friday night in front a sellout crowd.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
.^ (The artists who recorded the nominees for Best Original Song quite often perform those songs live at the awards ceremony, and the fact that they are performing is often used to promote the television broadcast.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ Best new conservation song in a ; live performance in a pickup truck.- 2001 Conservation Academy Award Winners | Illinois NRCS 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.il.nrcs.usda.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The original songs were filmed as live performances.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
)
.^ Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States.- Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.top40-charts.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It was then released in the United States in 2009 and will be eligible for the upcoming Academy Awards.- 55 Academy Award Achievements - Listverse 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC listverse.com [Source type: General]
^ It was chosen as Canada's entry to the Academy Awards.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
[28] .^ The 2007 ceremony was watched by more than 40 million Americans.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ More than 57.25 million viewers tuned to the telecast in 1998 , the year of Titanic , which generated close to US$600 million at the North American box office pre-Oscars.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ More recently, the 80th Academy Awards telecast was watched by 31.76 million viewers on average with an 18.66% household rating, the lowest rated and least watched ceremony to date, in spite of celebrating 80 years of the Academy Awards.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
[29] .^ Central; and will be tape delayed to air at 8 p.m.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ Other awards ceremonies (such as the Emmys, Golden Globes, and Grammys ) are broadcast live in the East Coast but are on tape delay in the West Coast and might not air on the same day outside North America (if the awards are even televised).- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media, and many other award ceremonies such as the Grammy Awards (for music), Golden Globe Awards (all forms of visual media), and Emmy Awards (for television) are often modeled from the Academy.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ Academy Award winners previously announced this year: .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Tuesday: “I am very pleased that ‘The Departed’ has been honored with five nominations for this year’s Academy Awards.- On the Red Carpet 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Anthony Minghella is the Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter for several films, including The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley .- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
.^ The usual extension of this claim is that only the Super Bowl , Olympics Opening Ceremonies, and FIFA World Cup Final draw higher viewership.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ But only the largest of television's "events" such as the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the Oscars and the Grammys have the muscle to pull in tens of millions of people in real time.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ The ceremony was scheduled well after its usual late-February date to avoid coinciding with the 2010 Winter Olympics .
.^ NBC continued to broadcast the event until 1960 when the ABC Network took over, televising the festivities through 1970, after which NBC resumed the broadcasts.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The Awards show was first televised on NBC in 1953.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ With the advent of television, the 1953-1957 awards took place simultaneously in Hollywood and New York first at the NBC International Theatre (1953) and then at the NBC Century Theatre (1954–1957), after which the ceremony took place solely in Los Angeles.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
ABC once again took over broadcast duties in 1976; it is under contract to do so through the year 2014.
[30]
.^ (Some years, the ceremony is moved into early March in deference to the Winter Olympics .- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ I deserve the Oscar much more than her!- Worst Actress Academy Award @ WWWF Ground Zero 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.grudge-match.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After more than sixty years of being held in late March or early April, the ceremonies were moved up to late February or early March starting in 2004 to help disrupt and shorten the intense lobbying and ad campaigns associated with Oscar season in the film industry.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ Okay this is just a prediction list because the Academy Awards would not overpass two masterpieces.- The 2010 Academy Award Nominations | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ One option is moving the fish into another tank, but he may also grow and stay peaceful.
^ The difference being that Idol was until recently growing in the ratings and has a recent history of selling CDs, whereas the Academy Awards...- The 81st Annual Academy Awards - Live Blog - TIME.com 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC live.blogs.time.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The earlier date is also to the advantage of ABC, as it now usually occurs during the highly profitable and important February sweeps period.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ The release dates of February 2010, [14] April 21, 2010, and April 23, 2010, had been earlier reported.- The Richest Kid on Campus | Invest, Hoard, Save, Hustle, Borrow, Reap, & Grow - Exponentially. | Get Out of Debt, Earn Your Financial Independence, Become Financially Free, Debt Consolidation, Debt Settlement Advice. 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC richestkidoncampus.com [Source type: News]
.^ (Some years, the ceremony is moved into early March in deference to the Winter Olympics .- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ "Oscars ceremony moved to prevent clash with Winter Olympics" .
^ After more than sixty years of being held in late March or early April, the ceremonies were moved up to late February or early March starting in 2004 to help disrupt and shorten the intense lobbying and ad campaigns associated with Oscar season in the film industry.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
)
.^ (Hubley Studio) wins the Academy Award.
^ Advertising is somewhat restricted, however, as traditionally no movie studios or competitors of official Academy Award sponsors may advertise during the telecast.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
^ These awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole, but the individual selected to receive the special award may decline the offer.- Academy Award 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC nichecreator.com [Source type: General]
.^ TDK didn't win the awards where it was nominated for.- 2009 Academy Awards Winners - Slumdog Millionaire Wins! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Containing numerous examples of cinematic excellence, here ; is a comprehensive collection of the Academy Award winning ; and nominated titles that are currently available on DVD, ; spanning seven decades of Oscar™ history.
^ James Whitmore was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Truman in the one-man show Give 'em Hell , Ed Flanders won an Emmy Award for playing Truman in Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking, and the pop band Chicago recorded a nostalgic song, " Harry Truman " (1975).- Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)/biography - Familypedia 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC familypedia.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[31]
.^ Handicapping this year's Best Motion Picture Of the Year or many other categories is about as tough as picking the Superbowl winner after the big game is already held.- LIVE-BLOGGING THE 80TH OSCARS… – Deadline.com 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.deadline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Baikal many years after his being jailed for his beliefs.- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ If HBO wanted Polanski to be a true theatrical release, it should have held the TV release until next year… just as it has with so many of its eventual Oscar nominees.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ The first swath was begun as the orbiter crossed over southern Asia and continued until Endeavour flew over the continent's eastern coast and moved over the northern Pacific Ocean.
Eastern/5:30 p.m. Pacific.
[32] .^ "We started moving the planes as quickly as we could.- Patriots Question 9/11 - Responsible Criticism of the 9/11 Commission Report 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.patriotsquestion911.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A jam session between John Lennon and Paul McCartney was recorded on ; March 31 , 1974 , when McCartney visited Lennon in Los Angeles, ; California .- Many Great Plays have been adapted for the silver screen 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.jpas.org [Source type: General]
^ A record-breaking seventy-three million viewers — approximately ; 40% of the U. S. population at the time — tuned in to the first Sullivan ; appearance on February 9.- Many Great Plays have been adapted for the silver screen 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.jpas.org [Source type: General]
[33] .^ It might help the box office for those films at the end of the year.- Oscars expanding to 10 best pic nominees – The Marquee Blog - CNN.com Blogs 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC marquee.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The King & The Clown received much hype last year not only because of its high box office but because its gay theme is something of an anomaly in Asian cinema.- Oscars Hub | Oscars Gay Blog Report | Towleroad, News Daily for Gay Guys. 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.towleroad.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1932, the name " Tollywood " was coined for the Bengali film industry due to Tollygunge rhyming with " Hollywood " and because it was the center of the Indian film industry at the time.- Cinema of India @ The Zen Wiki, a free Zen encyclopedia 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC zen.dvdesign.com [Source type: General]
[34]
.^ The Golden Globe Awards will be seen in more than 150 countries worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies that span both television and motion picture achievements.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ Only four days until the 75th Annual Academy Award nominations are finally revealed, and there's some final bits of business with some other precursor awards, plus we discuss the possibility of war postponing the awards, and finally ...- Academy Awards Articles 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: General]
^ We’ll see how the awards derby unfolds for “Dreamgirls,” but the studio has been on the ball from day one on this one, ever since that set visit back in February.- InContention.com: No one needs film awards coverage this deep.: August 2006 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.incontention.com [Source type: General]
.^ Golden Globe winner and Oscar-nominee Jan Sterling , who has died in 2004, was not shown during the "In Memoriam" segment.- The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) 10 February 2010 10:46 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2009, in honor of Linda Ronstadt, the Martin Guitar Company has made a 12-fret, 00-42 model "Linda Ronstadt Limited Edition" acoustic guitar.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Linda Ronstadt - Biography 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Obviously, ROBOTS' stellar, award-winning cast made significant contributions ; to breathing life into the characters.- Special "cameo" voices include Jay Leno, Dan Hedaya, James Earl Jones, 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.hollywoodjesus.com [Source type: General]
.^ Oscar® Pre-show Producer Named .- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ By SANDY COHEN, Associated Press The executive director of the film academy says Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.- Oscars: Hollywood's war against itself (continued) - Oscar Nominations, Academy Awards 2010 - Salon.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.salon.com [Source type: General]
^ Fawcett and actor Gene Barry were both omitted from the necrology sequence.- Oscars: Hollywood's war against itself (continued) - Oscar Nominations, Academy Awards 2010 - Salon.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.salon.com [Source type: General]
[37]
.^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 9:54 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Now for the 2002 ACADEMY AWARDS .- AICN - OSCAR-WATCH! Live Through The Broadcast Updates From Harry's Teeny Tiny Brain!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 8:50 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[38][39]
.^ Academy Award winners previously announced this year: .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Academy Awards 81st Oscars 6:45 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards: Backstage moments with the winners...- Out in Hollywood: Oscars (2008) Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.insidesocal.com [Source type: General]
.^ Though the glitzy gala of its most prominent precursor the Golden Globes was scuttled this week, the Academy Awards show will go on, organizers insisted on Tuesday.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ As fashion is driven by trends and fashion blogs provide new ways to follow these trends, it is most certainly they will have a considerable long-term influence on the fashion retail industry.- Economic Analyisis of Fashion Retail - Wiki.nus 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC wiki.nus.edu.sg [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "Looking into the future, this is really the right thing to do for the long-term health of the character."- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
[40]
Ratings
.^ Avatar wins best picture for sure!- The 2010 Academy Award Nominations | Pajiba - Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.pajiba.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I was rooting for Avatar to win Best Picture.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ For me, the integrity of a Best Picture win is that it is their passions.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ Titanic” had more than just money to it.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I deserve the Oscar much more than her!- Worst Actress Academy Award @ WWWF Ground Zero 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.grudge-match.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After all, the year of Titanic the Oscars got more than 17 million more viewers than it did the year before and more than 10 million more than it has any year since.- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[41] .^ The Academy lets the producer nominate the best picture award, the directors nominate the best director award and so on.- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1962.,217,DRAMA .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "Box-office numbers for Oscar best-picture nominees" .
[42] The most watched ceremony based on
Nielsen ratings to date, however, was the
42nd Academy Awards (Best Picture
Midnight Cowboy) which drew a 43.4% household rating on April 7, 1970.
[43]
.^ But the ratings are not about quality anymore than movie box office is.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Her hair is messy and unkempt, in contrast with the beautiful braids she wears earlier in the film when she is boxing.- Intr | Editors | Disability Studies Quarterly 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.dsq-sds.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ At the time of the announcement on February 2, Avatar was the highest-grossing film among the Best Picture nominees with $596 million in domestic box office receipts.
.^ Academy Awards , Academy Awards , nominations , Oscars .
^ The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world.- Academy Awards� | DVD | Movie | Film Festival Winner | Foreign Films | Independent Films | Reviews | Awards | Indie Films 19 January 2010 9:51 UTC www.filmmovement.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Categories: Awards , Critic's Corner , Local film festivals , Oscars .
[44] .^ Ledger was mentioned at the 80th Academy Awards (not last year @ 38).- 2010 Academy Awards Winners - The Hurt Locker Wins Six « FirstShowing.net 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 8:31 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Among total viewers, the telecast averaged .- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
[45] .^ No Country For Old Men (2007) ; ; 339.
^ The criteria was Oscar winners just a appearing in 3 best picture films.- 55 Academy Award Achievements - Listverse 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC listverse.com [Source type: General]
^ Coens win for 'No Country for Old Men' .- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
| Ceremony |
Date |
Best Picture Winner |
Length of Broadcast |
Number of Viewers |
Rating |
Host |
| 1st Academy Awards |
May 16, 1929 |
Wings |
No Broadcast 15 min |
-- |
-- |
Douglas Fairbanks, William C. deMille |
| 2nd Academy Awards |
April 3, 1930 |
The Broadway Melody |
Radio |
-- |
-- |
William C. deMille |
| 3rd Academy Awards |
November 5, 1930 |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Conrad Nagel |
| 4th Academy Awards |
November 10, 1931 |
Cimarron |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Lawrence Grant |
| 5th Academy Awards |
November 18, 1932 |
Grand Hotel |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Lionel Barrymore,Conrad Nagel |
| 6th Academy Awards |
March 16, 1934 |
Cavalcade |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Will Rogers |
| 7th Academy Awards |
February 27, 1935 |
It Happened One Night |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Irvin S. Cobb |
| 8th Academy Awards |
March 5, 1936 |
Mutiny on the Bounty |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Frank Capra |
| 9th Academy Awards |
March 4, 1937 |
The Great Ziegfeld |
-- |
-- |
-- |
George Jessel |
| 10th Academy Awards |
March 10, 1938 |
The Life of Emile Zola |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Burns |
| 11th Academy Awards |
February 23, 1939 |
You Can't Take It With You |
-- |
-- |
-- |
No Host |
| 12th Academy Awards |
February 29, 1940 |
Gone with the Wind |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 13th Academy Awards |
February 27, 1941 |
Rebecca |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 14th Academy Awards |
February 26, 1942 |
How Green Was My Valley |
-- |
-- |
-- |
No Host |
| 15th Academy Awards |
March 4, 1943 |
Mrs. Miniver |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 16th Academy Awards |
March 2, 1944 |
Casablanca |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Jack Benny |
| 17th Academy Awards |
March 15, 1945 |
Going My Way |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope,John Cromwell |
| 18th Academy Awards |
March 7, 1946 |
The Lost Weekend |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope,James Stewart |
| 19th Academy Awards |
March 13, 1947 |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Jack Benny |
| 20th Academy Awards |
March 20, 1948 |
Gentleman's Agreement |
-- |
-- |
-- |
No Host |
| 21st Academy Awards |
March 24, 1949 |
Hamlet |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Robert Montgomery |
| 22nd Academy Awards |
March 23, 1950 |
All the King's Men |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Paul Douglas |
| 23rd Academy Awards |
March 29, 1951 |
All about Eve |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Fred Astaire |
| 24th Academy Awards |
March 20, 1952 |
An American in Paris |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Danny Kaye |
| 25th Academy Awards |
March 19, 1953 |
The Greatest Show on Earth |
-- |
40million |
-- |
Bob Hope,Conrad Nagel |
| 26th Academy Awards |
March 25, 1954 |
From Here to Eternity |
-- |
43million |
-- |
Donald O'Connor,Fredric March |
| 27th Academy Awards |
March 30, 1955 |
On the Waterfront |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope,Thelma Ritter |
| 28th Academy Awards |
March 21, 1956 |
Marty |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Jerry Lewis,Claudette Colbert,Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| 29th Academy Awards |
March 27, 1957 |
Around the World in 80 Days |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Jerry Lewis,Celeste Holm |
| 30th Academy Awards |
March 26, 1958 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope,David Niven,James Stewart,Jack Lemmon,Rosalind Russell |
| 31st Academy Awards |
April 6, 1959 |
Gigi |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope,David Niven,Tony Randall,Mort Sahl,Laurence Olivier,Jerry Lewis |
| 32nd Academy Awards |
April 4, 1960 |
Ben-Hur |
1 hour, 40 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 33rd Academy Awards |
April 17, 1961 |
The Apartment |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 34th Academy Awards |
April 9, 1962 |
West Side Story |
2 hours, 10 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 35th Academy Awards |
April 8, 1963 |
Lawrence of Arabia |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Frank Sinatra |
| 36th Academy Awards |
April 13, 1964 |
Tom Jones |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Jack Lemmon |
| 37th Academy Awards |
April 5, 1965 |
My Fair Lady |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 38th Academy Awards |
April 18, 1966 |
The Sound of Music |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 39th Academy Awards |
April 10, 1967 |
A Man for All Seasons |
2 hours, 31 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 40th Academy Awards |
April 10, 1968 |
In the Heat of the Night |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Bob Hope |
| 41st Academy Awards |
April 14, 1969 |
Oliver! |
-- |
-- |
-- |
No Host |
| 42nd Academy Awards |
April 7, 1970 |
Midnight Cowboy |
2 hours, 25 minutes |
-- |
43.4% |
No Host |
| 43rd Academy Awards |
April 15, 1971 |
Patton |
-- |
-- |
-- |
No Host |
| 44th Academy Awards |
April 10, 1972 |
The French Connection |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Helen Hayes,Alan King,Sammy Davis, Jr.,Jack Lemmon |
| 45th Academy Awards |
March 27, 1973 |
The Godfather |
2 hours, 38 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Carol Burnett, Michael Caine,Charlton Heston,Rock Hudson |
| 46th Academy Awards |
April 2, 1974 |
The Sting |
3 hours, 23 minutes |
-- |
-- |
John Huston,Burt Reynolds,David Niven,Diana Ross |
| 47th Academy Awards |
April 8, 1975 |
The Godfather Part II |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Sammy Davis, Jr.,Bob Hope,Shirley MacLaine,Frank Sinatra |
| 48th Academy Awards |
March 29, 1976 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
3 hours, 12 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Goldie Hawn,Gene Kelly,Walter Matthau,George Segal, Robert Shaw |
| 49th Academy Awards |
March 28, 1977 |
Rocky |
3 hours, 38 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Warren Beatty,Ellen Burstyn,Jane Fonda,Richard Pryor |
| 50th Academy Awards |
April 3, 1978 |
Annie Hall |
3 hours, 30 minutes |
39.73 million |
31.1% |
Bob Hope |
| 51st Academy Awards |
April 9, 1979 |
The Deer Hunter |
3 hours, 25 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Johnny Carson |
| 52nd Academy Awards |
April 14, 1980 |
Kramer vs. Kramer |
3 hours, 12 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Johnny Carson |
| 53rd Academy Awards |
March 31, 1981 |
Ordinary People |
3 hours, 13 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Johnny Carson |
| 54th Academy Awards |
March 29, 1982 |
Chariots of Fire |
3 hours, 24 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Johnny Carson |
| 55th Academy Awards |
April 11, 1983 |
Gandhi |
3 hours, 15 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Liza Minnelli,Dudley Moore,Richard Pryor,Walter Matthau |
| 56th Academy Awards |
April 9, 1984 |
Terms of Endearment |
3 hours, 42 minutes |
-- |
38.0 |
Johnny Carson |
| 57th Academy Awards |
March 25, 1985 |
Amadeus |
3 hours, 10 minutes |
-- |
-- |
Jack Lemmon |
| 58th Academy Awards |
March 24, 1986 |
Out of Africa |
3 hours, 2 minutes |
38.65 million |
25.71 |
Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams |
| 59th Academy Awards |
March 30, 1987 |
Platoon |
3 hours, 19 minutes |
39.72 million |
25.94 |
Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan |
| 60th Academy Awards |
April 11, 1988 |
The Last Emperor |
3 hours, 33 minutes |
42.04 million |
27.80 |
Chevy Chase |
| 61st Academy Awards |
March 29, 1989 |
Rain Man |
3 hours, 19 minutes |
42.77 million |
28.41 |
N/A |
| 62nd Academy Awards |
March 26, 1990 |
Driving Miss Daisy |
3 hours, 37 minutes |
40.22 million |
26.42 |
Billy Crystal |
| 63rd Academy Awards |
March 25, 1991 |
Dances with Wolves |
3 hours, 35 minutes |
42.79 million |
28.06 |
Billy Crystal |
| 64th Academy Awards |
March 30, 1992 |
The Silence of the Lambs |
3 hours, 33 minutes |
44.44 million |
29.84 |
Billy Crystal |
| 65th Academy Awards |
March 29, 1993 |
Unforgiven |
3 hours, 30 minutes |
45.84 million |
32.85 |
Billy Crystal |
| 66th Academy Awards |
March 21, 1994 |
Schindler's List |
3 hours, 18 minutes |
46.26 million |
31.86 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
| 67th Academy Awards |
March 27, 1995 |
Forrest Gump |
3 hours, 35 minutes |
48.87 million |
33.47 |
David Letterman |
| 68th Academy Awards |
March 25, 1996 |
Braveheart |
3 hours, 38 minutes |
44.81 million |
30.48 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
| 69th Academy Awards |
March 24, 1997 |
The English Patient |
3 hours, 34 minutes |
40.83 million |
25.83 |
Billy Crystal |
| 70th Academy Awards |
March 23, 1998 |
Titanic |
3 hours, 47 minutes |
57.25 million |
35.32 |
Billy Crystal |
| 71st Academy Awards |
March 21, 1999 |
Shakespeare in Love |
4 hours, 2 minutes |
45.63 million |
28.51 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
| 72nd Academy Awards |
March 26, 2000 |
American Beauty |
4 hours, 4 minutes |
46.53 million |
29.64 |
Billy Crystal |
| 73rd Academy Awards |
March 25, 2001 |
Gladiator |
3 hours, 23 minutes |
42.93 million |
25.86 |
Steve Martin |
| 74th Academy Awards |
March 24, 2002 |
A Beautiful Mind |
4 hours, 23 minutes |
40.54 million |
25.13 |
Whoopi Goldberg |
| 75th Academy Awards |
March 23, 2003 |
Chicago |
3 hours, 30 minutes |
33.04 million |
20.58 |
Steve Martin |
| 76th Academy Awards |
February 29, 2004 |
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King |
3 hours, 44 minutes |
43.56 million |
26.68 |
Billy Crystal |
| 77th Academy Awards |
February 27, 2005 |
Million Dollar Baby |
3 hours, 14 minutes |
42.16 million |
25.29 |
Chris Rock |
| 78th Academy Awards |
March 5, 2006 |
Crash |
3 hours, 33 minutes |
38.64 million |
22.91 |
Jon Stewart |
| 79th Academy Awards |
February 25, 2007 |
The Departed |
3 hours, 51 minutes |
39.92 million |
23.65 |
Ellen DeGeneres |
| 80th Academy Awards |
February 24, 2008 |
No Country for Old Men |
3 hours, 21 minutes |
31.76 million |
18.66 |
Jon Stewart |
| 81st Academy Awards |
February 22, 2009 |
Slumdog Millionaire |
3 hours, 30 minutes |
36.94 million |
21.68 |
Hugh Jackman |
| 82nd Academy Awards |
March 7, 2010 |
The Hurt Locker |
3 hours, 37 minutes |
41.62 million |
24.75 |
Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin |
Venues
.^ The first awards ceremony was held in 1929 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
^ The 81st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 8 PM (EST).- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Among the Hollywood bold-face names of this year's Academy Award nominations is one that deserves special mention: Megan Mylan .
.^ The first awards ceremony was held in 1929 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
^ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's striking writers said on Monday they will grant an "interim agreement" to organizers of the Grammy awards allowing the ceremony honoring musicians to be written by union members.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ He composes music for some of Hollywood's most creative directors, and performs in a Los Angeles club every Friday night in front a sellout crowd.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
.^ The 81st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 8 PM (EST).- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Movie Music 2008: Oscar-Nominated Scores 80th Annual Academy Awards, held in 2008: Oscar-Nominated Film Scores NPR Weekend Edition Sunday .- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
^ SCARED STRAIGHT,01073,Peter Falk hosts this Academy Award and ; Emmy Award winning .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ The 81st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 8 PM (EST).- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ The first awards ceremony was held in 1929 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
^ The 81st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 8 PM (EST).- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Minutes before, Gandolfini took the first trophy of the night in a star-studded ceremony something of an anomaly in this strike-hobbled awards season.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
.^ He composes music for some of Hollywood's most creative directors, and performs in a Los Angeles club every Friday night in front a sellout crowd.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
^ The Peacock confirmed Monday it will proceed with airing the 65th annual installment of the pre-Oscar kudofest live from Los Angeles as planned on Jan.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Keep in mind the Oscar on Rachel Weisz’s mantle, which she won exclusively by being in person for a month in Los Angeles and charming the hell out of everyone she met.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ The 81st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22nd at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood with a live telecast airing on ABC starting at 8 PM (EST).- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sunday night is the night when the 81st Academy Awards will be announced at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
Academy Awards of Merit
Current awards
.^ BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director) .- One Step Closer To The Academy Award | PerezHilton.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC perezhilton.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ First was the limitation on the Best Song award.- The Oscars are outsourced - Roger Ebert's Journal 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Each show was split into two parts.
.^ Paramount's "The Great McGinty" was written for radio by Frank Wilson, with an original musical score composed and conducted by Leith Stevens.- GENERIC RADIO WORKSHOP OTR SCRIPT: Academy Award Theater 19 January 2010 9:51 UTC www.genericradio.com [Source type: General]
^ Oscar Music Part II 71st Annual Academy Awards, held in 1999: Oscar-Nominated Film Scores NPR Weekend Edition .- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1962.,217,DRAMA .- New Page 1 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.uca.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Each show was split into two parts.
^ Any knowledge on when/where costume design awards will be/were presented?- Oscars 2010: Online Academy Award Party - washingtonpost.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Categories: Awards , Critic's Corner , Local film festivals , Oscars .
Retired awards
Proposed awards
.^ Academy President Sid Ganis said at a news conference that the academy's board of governors made the decision to expand the slate.
^ He is elected ; governor of New Jersey, then narrowly wins the Presidency, accomplishing a ; remarkable agenda of reform in his first two years.- Media Log--U.S. History and American Studies 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.neh.gov [Source type: General]
^ Quietly creeping up on us is the Governor's Awards , this year's spin-off of the honorary awards traditionally featured during the Oscar telecast.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
To date, the following proposed awards have not been approved:
- Best Casting: rejected in 1999
- Best Stunt Coordination: rejected in 1999; rejected in 2005[50]
- Best Title Design: rejected in 1999
Special Academy Awards
.^ Films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category.- MBN: THE MONTE BUBBLES NETWORK: Entertainment,Arts,Fashion & Technology 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC montebubbles.net [Source type: General]
^ Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.- The Hot Blog: Oscar Archives 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.mcnblogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Among the Hollywood bold-face names of this year's Academy Award nominations is one that deserves special mention: Megan Mylan .
They are not always presented on a consistent annual basis.
Current special awards
Retired special awards
Criticism
.^ As with the Golden Globes, the Writers Guild has made it clear that its members would not be allowed to work on the Oscars.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Ledger most recently appeared in "I'm Not There," in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned an Oscar nomination Tuesday for best supporting actress.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ When did the Academy lose the gall to nominate films that actually deserved it and chose to start nominating movies that are "important art-pieces"?- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Director
William Friedkin, an Oscar winner and producer of the Academy Awards, spoke critically of the awards at a conference in New York in 2009. He characterized the Academy Awards as "the greatest promotion scheme that any industry ever devised for itself".
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.^ Oscars Academy Awards 82d Oscars 9:28p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards 81st Oscars 6:45 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards 81st Oscars 7:04 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The first to do so was
Dudley Nichols (Best Writing in
1935 for
The Informer).
.^ Yet the Academy Awards are a big step above the Golden Globes and other honors jeopardized by the writers strike, so some in Hollywood think the guild might relent and let the Oscars go on as planned if the strike lingers until then.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ Verrone, the writers guild president, has lauded the move by actors to boycott the Globes and said the awards show season is being jeopardized by the "intransigence" of media corporations.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
^ While the nominations from the guild aren't exact precursors for the Academy Awards, a majority of guild members are also Academy voters.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
[52] .^ And the award for best actor goes to...- 2009 Academy Award Nominations Are In!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards' best supporting actress and best supporting actor categories.
^ South Korea has chosen the gay-themed The King & The Clown as its official submission for Best foreign Language Film at this year's Academy Awards: .- Oscars Hub | Oscars Gay Blog Report | Towleroad, News Daily for Gay Guys. 6 February 2010 12:59 UTC www.towleroad.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Scott explained, "The whole thing is a goddamn meat parade.
.^ Gushy: I don't want to hear actors gush about other actors as part of the best actor awards.- Oscars 2010: Online Academy Award Party - washingtonpost.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[53][54][55] .^ And the award for best actor goes to...- 2009 Academy Award Nominations Are In!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oscar Best Score: Part 3 73rd Annual Academy Awards, held in 2001: Oscar-Nominated Film Scores NPR Weekend Edition .- Film Music 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.esu.edu [Source type: General]
^ The only place that the Academy Award the wrestler hasn't exactly so best supporting actor and the nominations are -- who -- did the same time.- Jilted - Taken, Coraline, King's Bounty, Academy Award picks - The Totally Rad Show 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC revision3.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Academy Awards 81st Oscars 8:15 p.m.- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Academy Awards , Chats Post-Oscars chat with critic Ty Burr (March 8 at noon) .- Movie Nation - Wesley Morris and Ty Burr - Boston Globe Movie Critics - Boston.com 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.boston.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Officially, the academy says it is moving ahead with the red carpet and awards ceremony as usual.- anythingbut.com: January 2008 Archives 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC anythingbut.com [Source type: General]
[52]
.^ The Academy lets the producer nominate the best picture award, the directors nominate the best director award and so on.- 81st Academy Awards Nominees Announced! « FirstShowing.net 10 February 2010 10:11 UTC www.firstshowing.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Winner: This award goes with Best picture usually.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ But is that worthy of a best cinematography award?- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ But they don't have an Academy Award.
^ A Hurt Locker is a fine film by all accounts but best picture?- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Avatar Wins Big – The Good, The Bad and the Money 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ First was the limitation on the Best Song award.- The Oscars are outsourced - Roger Ebert's Journal 14 May 2010 5:24 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[56] Tim Dirks, editor of
AMC's filmsite.org, has written of the Academy Awards,
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