Academy Award
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| Academy Award | |
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 An Academy Award statue |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in movies |
| Presented by | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | May 16, 1929 |
| Official website | www.oscars.org |
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are the best-known movie awards in the United States, given annually. The awards have been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929. The awards ceremony usually takes place in late February or early March in Hollywood, California.
[change] Categories
- Best Picture – 1928 to present
- Best Actor – 1928 to present
- Best Actress – 1928 to present
- Best Supporting Actor – 1936 to present
- Best Supporting Actress – 1936 to present
- Best Animated Feature – 2001 to present
- Best Art Direction – 1928 to present (also called Interior or Set Decoration)
- Best Assistant Director – 1933 to 1937
- Best Cinematography – 1928 to present
- Comedy Direction – 1928 only
- Costume Design – 1948 to present
- Best Dance Direction – 1935 to 1937
- Directing – 1928 to present
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short Subject
- Engineering Effects – 1928 only
- Film Editing – 1935 to present
- Best Foreign Language Film – 1947 to present
- Makeup – 1981 to present
- Original Music Score
- Best Song
- Animated Short Film – 1931 to present
- Live Action Short Film
- Best Short Film - Color – 1936 and 1937
- Best Short Film - Live Action - 2 Reels – 1936 to 1956
- Short Film - Novelty – 1932 to 1935
- Sound
- Sound Effects Editing – 1963 to present
- Best Story – 1928 to 1956
- Best Title Writing – 1928 only
- Unique and Artistic Production – 1928 only
- Visual Effects – 1939 to present
- Writing Adapted Screenplay – 1928 to present
- Writing Original Screenplay – 1940 to present
- Academy Award, Scientific or Technical – 1931 to present at three levels
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