The History Of Oscars And The Rising Expectations For This Year’s Event

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What Nobel is to science and arts, Oscar is to the world of movies and entertainment. The award is bestowed by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts Science and is the most coveted award that any actor or actress can fondly hope to be bestowed upon. It not only covers awards to actors but to every stake holder like musicians, directors…cameraman etc. It is one of the most televised event and viewers in millions like not to miss them. It was originally conceived by Metro Goldwyn Meyer studio boss Louis B Meyer. The first award was made in the year 1929 on May 16.

The first thing that comes in mind when we hear the word “Oscars”, are the awards. And the next thing that comes in to our mind is the fashion. The gowns and tuxedos that the actors and actresses wear on the red carpet have been huge trend setters over the years. Just before they enter the auditorium, they pose for the camera and fans and show off what they have worn. They are then called aside by one of the hosts and are asked to describe their dress design to give the public an idea on their taste for fashion.

Buzz is on about the Annual Academy Awards ...
... ceremony. Lovingly dubbed as the Oscars it had no fixed categories till the 1920’s. Here are the categories in the 84th year of this glorious awards ceremony: Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Best Actress in a Leading Role; Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Animated Feature; Best Animated Short Film; Best Art Direction; Best Cinematography; Best Costume Design; Best Director; Best Documentary Feature; Best Documentary Short Subject; Best Film Editing; Best Foreign Language Film; Best Makeup; Best Original Score; Best Original Screenplay; Best Original Song; Best Original Story; Best Picture Best Sound Editing; Best Sound Mixing; Best Visual Effects; Live Action Short Film.

Some of the earlier Oscar award winners are Colin Firth, Tom Hanks, Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando. Colin Firth achieved international reorganization in the year 1995 with his definitive screen portrayal of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice”. Another winner, Thomas Jeffrey is a renowned actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks is known for his roles as Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia and as Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump. These roles helped him to won two consecutive Academy Awards for the Best Actor. Now the next Oscar ceremony is going to take place soon. At that time we can recollect our earlier Oscar award winners and their field of specialization.

Oscars involve all the big celebrities coming and receiving various awards. Oscars have been given importance all over the world. Most of us might wonder why Oscars are given much importance that any other award festivals. There could be many reasons in this regard. To list a few, we know Oscars makes various artistes visible and there the nominations are brought forward in advance. This involves a huge prestige and you will find all the famous celebrities during this extravagant event. Most Oscar awards are democratic and reach all the potential candidates as there are numerous categories involved for these awards.

If you are an ardent fan and want to see who wins what and in which category, you could check on Feb 26th and pump up your excitement. In case you don’t know which channels telecast it, try to go for the pay-per-view option provided by your service provider. The presentation by Billy Crystal is surely going to be much expected unlike last year and he has been hosted the show for a couple of times. Truly you are not going to regret subscribing the pay-per-view option as it is going to be one of the extravaganza nights. Beautiful stars, top class movies, and super fun and excitement; what more could you ask for.

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