Facts & Origin of the Academy Awards

Academy Award or Oscar Award is presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts & Science in California, U.S. This prestigious award is given to deserving films. The presentation of Oscar awards was first presented in 1927 with a gold-plated statuette.



History of Academy Awards

In 1927 the academy was founded and the award committee formed a well-known jury team and representatives who take decision to nominate the categories. At May 1938, the academy approved the suggestions of the committee and made 12 categories for Academy Awards of Merit such as:

1. Most artistic or unique production

2. Most outstanding production

3. Best Actor & actress

4. Best dramatic direction

5. Best cinematography

6. Best title

7. Best adaptation writing

8. Outstanding art directing

9. Unique screenplay effects

10. Best story writing

11. Best motion picture

12. Best soundtrack

The second annual award ceremony was launched at April 3, 1930, to honor the best movies and other categories. The Academy Awards were first aired in 1953 at U.S television and it was broadcasted internationally in 1969. The honorable personalities like Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, and Billy Crystal were the hosts and guests of the first award ceremony.

Rules of Academy Awards

At the beginning of 20th century, other categories were added for Oscar Awards such as supporting actor/actress, production design, original score, editing, sound mixing, visual effects, makeup & hairstyling, costume design and documentary feature. The categories fall under some divisions such as technical, scientific, honorary and special achievement award.
According to the jury rules, the Academy Awards can be nominated and voted by the members of Film Academy. Many Oscar-nominated legends like Robert Loggia, James Caan, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Hardy and many other renowned actors and actresses received Academy Awards for their brilliant performance. They have received appraisals from the audience and film production team.
Many haters and critics have snubbed with grey & sarcastic comments on different movies. In September 2015, a critic said, “How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End up in This Painfully Amateurish Horror Film?” This criticism was made for James Caan against ‘Sicilian Vampire’ directed by Frank D’Angelo. However, the film received success and A.O.F Awards in 2015 and gave a counter-back answer to the critics. After such sarcastic criticism, James Caan acted on another movie of D’Angelo, ‘The Red Maple’ and received ‘Action on Film Award’ for Best Supporting Actor.

Final Note
Aside from bestowing international recognition to the film industry, the Academy Awards play a crucial role in the success of the winners and encourage the movies to earn reputation in the box office.

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