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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 Sciences, a professional honorary organization which as of 2003 had a voting membership of 5816. Actors (with a membership of 1311) make up the largest voting bloc. The most recent awards were the 76th Academy Awards.
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 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. To qualify, a film had to open in Los Angeles during the twelve months ending on July 31 of the preceding year. The 1934 and later awards have all been based on openings in the previous calendar year. The 1932- 33 awards were based on a 17-month qualifying period. The "opened in Los Angeles" clause allowed Charlie ChaplinFor the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer). Sir Charles "Charlie" Spencer Chaplin ( April 16, 1889 December 25, 1977) was the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema, and later also a notable director. His pri to win his only voted Oscar for LimelightLimelight is a 1952 movie written, directed by and starring Charles Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom, with a guest appearance by Buster Keaton. In dance scenes Bloom is doubled by Melissa Hayden. The film score is composed by Chaplin and arranged by Ray which was made in 1952Summary of notable events in 1952 . Events January events January 8 West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada., but did not open until 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un (rules have subsequently changed to disallow awards for films more than two years old).
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). The awards ceremony is televised around the world.
The members of each branch determine the nominees in their respective catagory, but then the entire membership votes for the winner in all the catagories. The ballot itself contains just the title of a work, and not the artist associated with said work (which may explain why Eminem won Best Song in 2003 over more seemingly Academy-friendly nominees).
Less subjectively, it is clear that movie studios spend large amounts of money on campaigns, Miramax being the most widely-discussed (and arguably successful) studio at this at present. The Academy has made much of cracking down on these campaigns, but the results have been mixed. Fact is, an award can give a film a huge boost at the box office, and make an artist an industry "power player" overnight. Such influence is nothing new -- it is widely believed William Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst ( April 29, 1863 August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate, born in San Francisco, California. Hearst's father was a multi-millionaire miner and U. Senator from California named George Hearst. His mother was Phoebe Hearst, ran a campaign to ensure that Citizen KaneOrson Welles, is here commemorated on a postage stamp. In this famous scene Kane gives a political speech with a giant portrait of himself in the background. Citizen Kane is the first film directed by Orson Welles, and is loosely based on the life of the, a film regarded by many as the greatest of all timeThis is a partial list of films that have been regarded as the greatest ever . The objective is not to resolve the question of the greatest-ever movie — the one thing that film commentators do agree on is that it is impossible to have a single answer to t -- did not receive Oscars (it received only one, despite nominations in nine categories).
Academy Award rules are reviewed annually. Recent rule changes include the following:
The greatest number of Academy Awards won by a film is 11, this distinction is shared by 3 films: Ben-Hur, Titanic, and The Return of the King. Many observers felt that The Return of the King stood in for the entire The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
The "Academy Award of Merit" is given in many categories, including the following:
Special Awards, which are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole, include:
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