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The official destination for the 82nd Academy Awards. [1]
Join us as we count down to the 83rd Academy Awards, where millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the year’s most glamorous ceremony and learn who will take home filmmaking’s highest honor. [2]
You are here: Home? OSCAR - Academy Awards? Oscar 2010 Winners! [...] Oscar winners 2010 list is here. [3]
“Oscars” and “The Oscar” redirect here. [...] The Academy Award (also known as the Oscar) is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. [...] Although there are seven other types of awards presented by the Academy (the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, the Scientific and Engineering Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, and the Student Academy Award), the best known one is the Academy Award of Merit more popularly known as the Oscar statuette. [4]
The Award Show Backstage Live stream will begin shortly, click here to go there. [2]
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of the 1927/1928 film season. [4]
The Hurt Locker won 6 Oscars, including honour for Best Movie and Best Director. [3]
The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world and is televised live in more than 200 countries annually. [...] This method was used until the Los Angeles Times announced the winners before the ceremony began; as a result, the Academy has used a sealed envelope to reveal the name of the winners since 1941. [4]
Especially since the 80s, moneymaking ‘formula-made’ blockbusters with glossy production values have often been crowd-pleasing titans (and Best Picture winners), but they haven’t necessarily been great films with depth or critical acclaim by any measure. [5]
… the movie that still sits on the top of box office, James Cameron’s Avatar definetely had a bad luck. [3]
Four extraordinary individuals were honored at the inaugural Governors Awards. [1]
Sources:
[1] Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards | Academy of …
[2] Oscar.com - 82nd Annual Academy Awards
[3] Oscar 2010 Winners! - FilmoFilia
[4] Academy Award - Wikipedia
[5] Academy Awards - The Oscars - Greatest Films