Oscar Awards!! Academy Awards!! Sounds familiar? Yeah, it is the very first award ceremony in the media. The Academy awards are known as Oscar awards as well brought to us by American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. It is one of the most famous and the oldest award to reward people associated with film industry for their excellent work. The Oscar history states that the vision behind Oscar awards was to create a better image of film industry and remove the disputes caused due to middle men.
| 84th Oscar Awards Time Table - Feb,26,2012 |
| Date And Timing |
Programs |
| Thu, 01-December - 2011 |
Official Screen Credits forms due |
| Tue, 27-December- 2011 |
Nominations ballots mailed |
| Fri, 13-January -2012 |
Nominations polls close - 5:00 p.m. PT |
| Tue, 24-January -2012 |
Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT at Samuel Goldwyn Theater |
| Wed, 1- February -2012 |
Final ballots mailed |
| Mon, 6-February- 2012 | Nominees Luncheon |
| Sat, 11-February-2012 |
Presentation of Scientific and Technical Awards |
| Tue, 21-February-2012 |
Final polls close - 5:00 p.m. PT |
| Sun,26-February- 2012 |
Presentation of 84th Academy Awards |
The Oscar history also states that it was formalized by the academy as an award “of merit for distinctive achievement” in the industry. The Oscar history goes back to the way back to May 16, 1929 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. The first Oscar awards in Hollywood was to recognize the best achievements of the 1927/28 films. The first Oscar awards in Hollywood had an audience of around 270 people. The Oscar History mentioned that post award party was organized at the Mayfair Hotel.
The guest ticket costed $5 and around 15 different people from different categories received Oscar Statuette. The Oscar History was started with the very first Oscar awards in Hollywood for Emil Jannings for his performances in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. The professionals from the film industry were awarded for their work done in a specific category for the specific period. The systems for the Oscar awards in Hollywood has evolved and well established in all the years. The Oscar awards in Hollywood are also identified with unique Oscar Statuette.
There are various Oscar Awards in Hollywood which academy presents but one of the best known is “Academy award of Merit” known as Oscar Statuette. The Oscar Statuette is gold plated britannium on a base of black metal. The size of Oscar Statuette is 34 cm tall and weighs 3.85 kgs. The Oscar Statuette depicts a Art Deco style knight render holding a crusader's sword standing on a film reel with five spokes. The each spoke represents the five main categories of Oscar Awards Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers and Technicians. The Oscar Award is a dream for anyone from the film industry. India has its own share in Oscar Awards. Recent one is A.R.Rehman who has brought this prestigious award home.
This is a brief about the Oscar Awards and Oscar History. Keep reading to know more about Oscar Awards in Hollywood. |
