Academy Awards

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    • 2009 Academy Awards: February 22, 2009 at 5 p.m. PT
    • ABC holds the broadcast rights until 2014
    • 2009 host: Hugh Jackman
    • Venue: Kodak Theatre in downtown Hollywood
    • 2008 host: Jon Stewart
    • First held May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt HotelOfficial Site: History of Academy Awards
    • First host: Douglas FairbanksOfficial Site: History of Academy Awards
    • First Best Picture: Wings
    • Paper ballots are tabulated by PricewaterhouseCoopersUSA Today: Oscar Nominations Pushed Back (April 14, 2008)
    • First live telecast was in 1953 on NBC
    • Model for the Oscar statuette was Emilio "El Indio" Fernandez

  • The Academy Awards are presented each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy is comprised of entertainment industry professionals and filmmakers, who vote on the which of the previous year's films, filmmakers and actors should receive special recognition. Though the awards handed out are technically called the "Academy Award of Merit," they are better known by the nickname "Oscar."

    Hugh Jackman hosted the 81st Academy Awards ceremony which was held on February 22, 2009.People: Hugh Jackman to Host the Oscars (December 12, 2008)

  • "Big Five" Winners

    Only three films in history have won all five of the "major" awards on Oscar night: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenwriter or Best Screenplay awards. They are:

  • Recent Best Picture Winners

  • Snubs

    Many legendary, iconic actors, actresses and directors never won an Oscar during their lifetimes (though some would win "honorary" awards). The list includes:

    Orson Welles won only 1 Oscar, for co-writing Citizen Kane

  • History

    Before the advent of television, the Academy Awards ceremonies were banquets, frequently held in Los Angeles' Biltmore or Ambassador hotels. Other venues that have hosted the Oscars include the Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Pantages Theater, the Shrine Auditorium and the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion.

    At the first ceremony, most of the "technical" awards were compiled into a single category - the Academy Award for Engineering Effects, which went to the 1929 choice for "Best Picture," Wings. In subsequent years, particularly after the widespread use of sound recording, these awards were split into individual categories, including "scientific and technical awards" which are typically handed out at a smaller, more intimate ceremony before the main Academy Awards.

    Bob Hope hosted more Oscars than any other individual, appearing for 17 straight years. Though he was never nominated for an award for his performances, he received five honorary Oscars over the years.

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