Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. [1] [2] They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. [3]
The Oscar statuette was fabricated based upon a sketch by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons in 1927. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was first awarded in 1929. Since then, more than 3000 statuettes have been presented to some of the world's best film and television actors, writers, directors, producers, and technicians.
The Indonesian submissions are selected by Persatuan Produser Film Indonesia (English: Indonesian Motion Picture Producers Association). [8] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Indonesia for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.
In December 2013, AMPAS unveiled a new brand identity for the organization and the Academy Awards by local firm 180LA; the Academy Awards' new logo formalizes the prior year's rebranding of the ceremony as The Oscars, using a wordmark with a stylized letter "A" resembling a spotlight shining on an Oscar statuette (a similar effect is used in ...
The company has manufactured the molds for the Oscar and Emmy Award trophies since 1982, after taking over from Dodge Trophy & Awards Co, which had been doing the casting since 1930. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The awards weigh 8.5 pounds (3.9 kg) each; it takes between three and four weeks to manufacture each statue [ 7 ]
Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 [1] – July 26, 1960) was an American art director for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist.
The film director is the official recipient, who has the name written on the statue plaque after the country name and movie title. For example, the Oscar statuette won by the Canadian film The Barbarian Invasions (2003) was until recently on display at the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City. [27] It is now on display at the TIFF Bell lightbox.
Pat Boonnitipat's film How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies made the first Thai film to be selected at the 15-film December shortlist. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. [4]