The history of the Academy Awards (Oscars) 9 Articles

by Nora Nick Katsourakis

The 80th Annual Academy Awards will be aired on ABC on February 24 at 8 Eastern Time or 5 Pacific Time. I am voting for DanielDay-Lewis as best actor in There Will Be Blood. The first academy awards were hand...read more

by Just Denise

The first Academy Awards or Oscars presentation took place in 1929. The awards were presented at a private dinner held in the Blossom Room of Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There were only 250 attendants at the first event. ...read more

by Tim Mackay

The Academy Awards are one of the few awards in the entertainment industry that still have some worth. The Grammies have become a sham based on sales, not quality; and don't get me started on the Emmys. However, sometimes ...read more

by Peggy Molloy

The Hollywood "greats" were too imperfect to get cast in this hyper-critical film industry. What seems to be misunderstood, is that it is the physical and mental flaws that make us great. Friends of William Blake were co...read more

by Randal Purdy

The Academy Awards better known as the Oscars are the oldest,best known,influential,and prestigious of all the film Awards.The Awards Gold Plated Statuette have been presented annually since the first ceremony held in 1929...read more

by Beth Oliver

The golden statue, the lush red carpet, the celebrities and that envelope. The Oscars are truly a cut above the rest when it comes to the award season. The first Academy Award to be handed out was in May of 1929. The acade...read more

by Firdous

The Academy Awards, or better known as the Oscars, are the most prestigious of all film awards. The awards, and the gold-plated statuettes, are presented every year by a non-profit organisation; the Academy of Motion Pictu...read more