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4 days ago · Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.
- Best Cinematography
In the 9th through 11th ceremonies (1936–38), a special...
- Best Screenplay – Adaptation
From the 4th (1930–31) to the 7th (1934) ceremonies, an...
- Best Screenplay – Original
This award has had a complicated history. In the first...
- Reel
Reel, genre of social folk dance, Celtic in origin. It is a...
- Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for best actor, award presented annually by...
- Los Angeles Times
In 2017 the Times entered a particularly turbulent period,...
- Best Cinematography
5 days ago · Capra’s “golden period” began with It Happened One Night (1934), the first motion picture to win an Academy Award in five major categories: best picture, best actor, best actress, best director, and best adapted screenplay.
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2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929.
5 days ago · Frank Capra (born May 18, 1897, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy—died September 3, 1991, La Quinta, California, U.S.) was an American motion-picture director who was the most prominent filmmaker of the 1930s, during which he won three Academy Awards as best director.
3 days ago · This award was first given for films released in 1934. The name of this award is occasionally changed; in 2008, it was listed as the Academy Award for Achievement in Film Editing. Four film editors have won this award three times in their career:
3 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, TV series, and other films and film characters.
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