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The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, are an annual awards ceremony. Awards are given out for cinematic excellence. The awards ceremony is held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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How does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine the recipients of an Oscar at the Annual Academy Awards?
Annual Academy Awards http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/index.html The Oscars! Every January, when the calendar...
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How did the film statuette Oscar get its name?
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) created the awards program in order to recognize outstanding achievement...
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Who was the first black actor to win an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American nominated person. She won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in...
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What movie won the most Academy Awards?
Three movies share that title: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Each of...
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What song won the Oscar in 1937?
Sweet Leilani Sweet Leilani won the 1937 Oscar for Best Original Song. It was written by Harry Owens in 1934 (the day after his...
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What year was the first Academy Awards presented?
The first Academy Awards of Merit were presented on May 16, 1929, at a banquet held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood...
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Who was the first African-American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). Butterfly Mcqueen was the first...
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What year were the Academy Awards held twice?
Oscars Held Twice In 1930, the Academy Awards were held twice on April 3rd (2nd Academy Awards) and on November 5th (3rd...
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Where can you find a list of black oscar winners?
Here is a list of all African American Oscar winners as of 2009 (acting awards are bold): Hattie McDaniel, Best Actress in a...
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Do the Oscars award money to the winners?
No, no money is awarded. Only fame, prestige and honor.
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Who climbed on chair to present Academy Award in Feb 1939 to give special award?
Direct From the Good Ship Lollypop Shirley Temple
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Who has won an Oscar and a Tony for the same role?
Jose Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac), Yul Brynner (The King and I (1956)), Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady (1964)), Anne Bancroft (The...
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Who was the first latino to win an Oscar?
Anthony Quinn Viva Zapata 1956
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Was award-winning actor Mickey Rooney buried with his Lifetime Achievement Academy Award?
Born in 1920, Mickey Rooney, the star of such movies as "Boys Town" and "National Velvet" is still alive and continues to work in...
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Who has won the Best Director Oscar twice?
Two-time winners for directing: Frank Borzage for Seventh Heaven (1927) and Bad Girl (1931). Lewis Milestone for Two...
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Who won the first Academy Award for Best Actress?
In the first Oscar ceremony, held in 1929 the Best Actress award was handed to Janet Gaynor for her role as a poor prostitute in...
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For which film did Nicolas Cage win an academy award?
"Leaving Las Vegas"
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Where can you get a list of all the Oscar winning movies?
IMDB.com (Internet Movie Data Base) My Video Store.com
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Which actress was the favorite to win the Oscar the year Jodie Foster won Best Actress?
In 1988, when Jodie Foster won for The Accused, the other nominees were: Meryl Streep for A Cry in the Dark, Melanie Griffith...
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What is the average age of the Academy Awards' voters?
Hellmans book of film (1969) alluded to the average age of academy members being 57 years in 1968.I would not think that has...
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What movie won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for 2007?
Winner: "Peter & the Wolf" (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh...
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What actors have won two or more Academy Awards?
As of 2009, 34 Actors have won 2 Academy Awards. Three actors have won 3, and one actress has won 4. They are: 4...
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Which actor has won the most Oscars?
Female: Katharine Hepburn, 4 Oscars for Best Actress. Male: Jack Nicholson- 3 Oscars, 2 for Best Actor and 1 for Best Actor in a...
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Who won the first academy award for best actor?
The first Best Actor Oscar went to Emil Jannings in 1928 for Last Command. Emil Jannings, Best Actor 1928, for The Way of All...
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When were the 2009 Oscars?
The 81st Academy Awards, or the Oscars, took place on February 22nd, 2009 at 5 pm Pacific Time and 8 pm Eastern Time. They were...
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Who were the Oscar nominees for best actress in the year 1993?
Holly Hunter won the Oscar for best actress in 1993 for her part in "The Piano". The other nominees were Angela Bassett for...
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What was the first Indian film to gain an Oscar entry?
Mother India (1957)
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When are the 2007 Oscar Awards?
its going to be February /24/2008
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Which Arnold Schwarzeneggar film received four Academy Award Oscars?
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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How many Academy Awards did Katharine Hepburn win?
She has won four (4) Best Actress awards, for Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), A Lion in Winter (1968)...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1997?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture of 1997 went to Titanic.
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How many academy awards does Dustin Hoffman have?
Dustin Hoffman has two Academy Awards, both for Best Actor. The first in 1979 for Kramer vs Kramer. The second in 1988 for...
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What actor has been nominated for 8 Oscars and only won once in 1993?
Al Pacino has received eight Academy Award nominations and has won once for Scent of a Woman in 1992.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1959?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1959 went to Ben-Hur.
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Who hosted the first Academy Awards?
Douglas Fairbanks, actor, one of the 36 founders of the Academy; and writer-director William C. de Mille, the first president of...
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What movie won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
Wings is considered the first Best Picture winner. However, in the first Oscars in 1928 there were two separate awards, "Most...
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Who was the woman that never won an academy award but was nominated in 1958 and 1992?
For those two years, the answer is none.Here, from Infoplease.com, are the lists of Oscar winners and nominees for 1958 and 1992....
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How many Oscars did Gone with the Wind win?
Eight: Best Actress (Vivian Leigh); Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel); Best Director (Victor Fleming); Best Picture;...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1968?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1968 went to "Oliver!".
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What individual has won the most Oscars?
Walt Disney was nominated 59 times and won 22 awards, more than any individual in Oscars history, 3 additional special awards and...
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Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1947?
Ronald Coleman for A Double Life.
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Who has won the most Oscars for Best Director?
John Ford holds the record for most Academy Awards given to a director, with four for The Informer, The Grapes Of Wrath, How...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1992?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1992 went to Unforgiven.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1979?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1979 went to Kramer vs Kramer. It's about a family who had gone through divorce and...
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How many Oscars did The Color Purple win?
The Color Purple (1985) did not receive any Oscars. The film currently holds the record along with The Turning Point (1977) with...
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Who is the youngest actor to ever win more than one Oscar for best actor?
Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks.
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How many Academy Awards did The Green Mile win?
In the 2000 Academy Awards the movie was nominated for four awards (Best Picture, Best Actor In A Supporting Role, Best Writing-...
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Who was the first canadian to win an Oscar?
In 1929 Mary Pickford won Best Actress for Coquette.
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What movies won the Academy Awards in 1957?
The Bridge on the River Kwai was the big winner in 1957, receiving Best Picture, Best Director for David Lean and Best Actor for...
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How many people have turned down Oscars?
George C. Scott refused in 1970, saying he was not in competition with the other nominees. Marlon Brando refused an Oscar, making...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2002?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 2002 went to Chicago.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1989?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1989 went to Driving Miss Daisy. The other nominees were Field of Dreams, My Left...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1970?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1970 went to Patton.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1972?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1972 went to Paramount's The Godfather (producer: Albert S. Ruddy). It also won...
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Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1982?
Ben Kingsley for Gandhi.
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Which Indian movies have been nominated for an Oscar?
The three Indian movies nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category were: Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988)...
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Where are the Oscar awards held now?
Since 2002 they have been held at the Kodak Theater at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1957?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1957 went to The Bridge on the River Kwai.
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Which 1999 Oscar winning film has a title which refers to a breed of rose?
American Beauty
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1994?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1994 went to Forrest Gump.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1955?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1955 went to Marty.
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Who won an Oscar the only time he was nominated?
Limiting only to actors, it's a very long list: Emil Jannings, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore, Joseph Schildkraut, Donald...
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What movies won 4 Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Leading Role?
The winners were: High Noon (1952), Marty (1955), Network (1976) and Rain Man (1988). The Departed that someone else put in as...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1962?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1962 went to Lawrence of Arabia.
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Who is the most nominated best actor never to win an oscar?
Peter O'Toole has been nominated 8 times as Best Actor, and he has yet to win. (He received an Honorary Award in 2002.)
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2004?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 2004 went to Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood.
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Who were all the potential candidates offered to host the 80th annual Academy Awards?
Ellen Degenerus Robin Williams Woopie Goldberg Billie Crystal Bob Saggett
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1985?
The Academt Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1985 went to Out of Africa.
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Did Steve Martin ever win an academy award?
No, and never nominated either.
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Who won an Oscar for Best Actor three times?
No one! Most ever won were two! The only male actors to win three Oscars are Walter Brennan (with three Best Supporting Actor...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2008?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 2008 went to Slumdog Millionaire.
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What station airs the Academy Awards?
ABC airs the show in the US, and will continue to do so through 2014. "By the end of this new extension ABC will have carried 38...
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In 1995 which animated short film won an Oscar?
"Bob's Birthday".
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How many times has Steven Spielberg won an Academy Award?
Spielberg won three Oscars for two movies: Schindler's List (1993): Best Picture and Best Director Saving Private Ryan (1998):...
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What is the timeframe in which movies that come out can be nominated for the Oscar Awards?
Movies must be shown for a week in at least one commercial theater in the US, between January 1-December 31 of every year.
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Why haven't Indian films won Academy Awards?
must be because indian directors don't make good movies with good concepts
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What is a Costa-Gavras award-winning movie starring Jack lemmon and Sissy Spacek?
The film is "Missing".
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How is membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determined?
All members must be invited to join. Invitation comes from the Board of Governors. Membership eligibility may be achieved by a...
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Which 2 movies of Jacques Cousteau's won Academy Awards?
Actually, 3 of Jacques Cousteau's movies won an Oscar: 1.1965 Won Oscar Best Documentary, Features for: Monde sans soleil, Le...
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Who was nominated for the Academy Award for best supporting actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train?
Eric Roberts
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What winners of the Oscar Awards have not been there to recieve the Oscar?
Many winners have not collected their awards, for various reasons, including protest and the simple inability to make it to the...
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How has the Oscar Awards statuette changed its look over time?
it was made out of something different during WW II. but other than that it hasn't changed.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1971?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1971 went to The French Connection.
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What year did Alex North win an Academy Award?
Alex North never won an Academy Award, though he received fourteen nominations for Best Score and one nomination for Best...
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A movie Jamie Foxx plays an actor who receives a best supporting actor oscar?
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How many years have the Academy Awards been on TV?
The first televised Academy Awards were held in March 19, 1953. So that would be 55 years.
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How many Oscars did the Lord of the Rings trilogy win?
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Best Cinematography Best Effects, Visual Effects Best Makeup Best...
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How do the planners of the Oscars determine seating arrangements of the actors?
the seating arrangements of the actors is determined based on their skill , working for society , good character.
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1999?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1999 went to American Beauty.
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Who have won best actor academy awards?
1975 Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976 Peter Finch, Network 1977 Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl 1978...
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How many Oscars did West Side Story win?
West Side Story (1961) won 10 Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Editing, Cinematography, Art...
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What Oscars have James Bonds movies won?
Statistics Total Oscar Nominations: 7 Total Oscar Wins: 2 Goldfinger (1964) in 1965 Winner Best Effects, Sound Effects...
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Who was the first English actor to win an Oscar?
The first English actor to win a Best Actor Oscar was Charles Laughton for 'The Private Life of HenryVIII'.
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Is Satyajit Ray the First indian to win an oscar?
No. Bhanu Athaiya was the first. She won an Oscar (with John Mollo) for the movie Gandhi (1982) in the Costume Design category.
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What Academy Award-winning songs were sung by Bob Hope?
Well definitely is his signature song, " Thanks For The Memories ". I believe it won in 1938. Thanks for the Memory in 1938 from...
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What film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1954?
The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1954 went to On the Waterfront.
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Who was the first solo female host of the academy awards ceremony?
Whoopi Goldberg.
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How many Academy awards did high noon win?
Nominated for 8 and won 4. The movie won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Film Editing, Best Music Scoring...
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Where can you watch the 80th Academy Awards online?
http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-abc.html
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Who is the first saturday night live cast member to be nominated for an academy award?
Dan Ackroyd for his supporting role in "Driving Miss Daisy" Correction: Who was the first Saturday Night Live player to be...
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