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2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
3 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story.
Jul 3, 2024 · His work for West Side Story (1961), which won him the Academy Award for Best Color Art Direction, included actual New York City locations combined with a tenement rooftop and fire escape, inspired by the more abstract stage production, that were built on a soundstage.
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2 days ago · Most nominations received by a country for Best International Feature Film without an award: 10 Israel Most awards won by a non-English language film: 4 Four non English-language films have won four Academy Awards: Fanny and Alexander (1982) won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design
Jul 7, 2024 · Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.
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- When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded in 1927, the awards committee was only one of several that had been formed by the...
- Since 2002, the Academy Awards have been held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood (called the Kodak Theatre prior to Kodak’s filing for bankruptcy in...
- The Academy Award statuette’s nickname, “Oscar,” has three possible sources. Actress Bette Davis claimed that the name derived from her observation...
- Only members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may nominate and vote for candidates for the Oscars. The academy is divided into va...
- The hashtag was first tweeted in 2015 by activist April Reign in response to the 20 acting nominations for the Academy Awards all being granted to...
Jun 18, 2024 · At the Mainichi Film Concours Awards, Kill! won Best Art Direction. Iwao Akune, the recipient of the award, won for his work on three films in 1968, Kill!, The Human Bullet, and Judge and Jeopardy.
Jun 28, 2024 · The movie earned three Academy Award nominations: art and set decoration, costume design and score of a musical picture. Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock. \ Tour our photo gallery including...
