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Academy Awards - aka Oscars!

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.

The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is among the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremonies in the world.

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 1927 and 1928. It was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. DeMille.

Most recently, the 79th Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 2006. It was hosted by day-time television talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

The 80th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 24, 2008, and will be hosted by Comedy Central's The Daily Show host, Jon Stewart.

AMPAS, a professional honorary organization, maintains a voting membership of 5,830 as of 2007. Actors constitute the largest voting bloc, numbering 1,311 members (22 percent) of the Academy's composition. Votes for Oscars have been tabulated and certified by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor Price Waterhouse) for the past 72 annual awards ceremonies.

Source: Wikipedia - Academy Award

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Academy Awards Videos 

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2007 Congrats Marty /Techincal Difficulties /Academy Awards 1 point

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Oscar (Academy Award): Best Actress in a Leading Role 1928- 1 point

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Cate Blanchett - Academy Awards 2005 1 point

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Julie Andrews receives an Academy Award 1 point

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Barbra Streisand - Academy Award Presentation 1985 1 point

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Student Academy Award Winner - That Special Monkey 0 points

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Itzhak Perlman Violin - 78th Academy Awards 0 points

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Charlie Rose - Academy Award Nominees 0 points

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The 47th Annual Academy Awards 0 points

Academy Awards on Flickr Photos 

Academy Awards 1941 by Ehlers Reynolds

Taken at the 1941 Academy Awards.

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At the Academy Awards earlier this year by Terry_Lea

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