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The Academy Awards®, popularly known as the Oscars®, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)[1] to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media, and many other award ceremonies such as the Grammy Awards (for music), Golden Globe Awards (all forms of media), and Emmy Awards (for television) are often modeled from the Academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself was conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer.
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held Thursday, May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 1927 and 1928. It was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. deMille. The 81st Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, was held on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with actor Hugh Jackman hosting the ceremony.[2]
The first awards were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner in Hollywood with an audience of fewer than 1,000 people.[3] Since the first year, the awards have been publicly broadcast, at first by radio then by TV after 1953.[3
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Ron Howard on the experience of winning the Academy Award (as Best Director) on the live Oscarcast (01m 19s)
Writer Hal Kanter on working on The Academy Awards shows and winning an Emmy Award for the show in 1991 (04m 29s)
Charles Lisanby on his design work on the 60th Annual Academy Awards and his idea to helicopter a giant Oscar statue over the "Hollywood sign"(02m 47s)
John Rich on working on the first Academy Awards in 1952; the 3-camera technique (02m 59s)
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