The Academy’s “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Tribute

The Academy’s “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Tribute, a set on Flickr.

Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Linda Antwi, were invited to cover The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Oscar-winning film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”. The evening included a screening of the newly digitally restored film and onstage discussion with members of the cast and crew.

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It’s 1947 Hollywood and Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger who begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer. Originally released in theaters in 1988, the film — a blend of live-action and classic animation — was honored with four Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement Award in Animation Direction. In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Academy Award® winning film, Touchstone Pictures has released a special 25th Anniversary Blu-ray™ Edition of “WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT” with new eye-popping digital restoration.

Video Interviews from Event

Watch our video interviews and find out how this animated feature was created from Rich Moore, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Joanna Cassidy, Peter S. Seaman, Jeffrey Price, Andreas Deja, Don Hahn, and Charles Fleischer. Click to view all the video interviews on our YouTube channel.

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2013 Oscars Red Carpet Plus Full Winners List

2013 Oscars Red Carpet Plus Full Winners List, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report hosts, Linda Antwi, Ashley Bornancin and Erin White were on the hottest red carpet out there, Oscars Red Carpet at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday after a busy time attending events, getting interviews and photos and bringing you the story from the events we covered. Be sure to watch out for our special magazine for Awards season 2013 coming next week.

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Here are the 2013 Oscar Winners by Studio:
•20th Century Fox – 4 Oscars
•Sony – 3 Oscars
•Universal – 3 Oscars
•Warner Bros – 3 Oscars
•Weinstein Co – 3 Oscars
•Disney – 2 Oscars
•DreamWorks – 2 Oscars
•MGM – 2 Oscars
•Sony Pictures Classics – 2 Oscars
•Focus Features – 1 Oscars
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ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards–in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners-the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.
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Ashley’s Look –
Ring by LuciousS – www.LuciousS.com

Erin’s Look –
Dress by Emil Couture www.emildesign.com/ courtesy of The Ross Group www.thereelrossgroup.com/
Hair by Maeven Marie Ramirez salon-eleven.com/
Make Up by Veronica Matiar salon-eleven.com/

Linda’s Look –
Dress by Shekhar Rahate – www.ShekharRahate.com
Necklace by Erin Fader Jewelry Design – www.ErinFader.com

BEST PICTURE

• "Amour" Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
• "Argo" Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers – WINNER
• "Beasts of the Southern Wild" Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
• "Django Unchained" Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
• "Les Misérables" Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
• "Life of Pi" Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
• "Lincoln" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
• "Silver Linings Playbook" Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
• "Zero Dark Thirty" Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Amour, Austria – WINNER
Kon-Tiki, Norway
No, Chile
A Royal Affair, Denmark
War Witch, Canada
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Brave – WINNER
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole, PES
Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, David Silverman
Paperman, John Kahrs – WINNER
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Asad, Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys, Sam French and Ariel Nasr
Curfew, Shawn Christensen – WINNER
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw), Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Henry, Yan England
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man – WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Inocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine – WINNER
Kings Point, Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine, Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
Open Heart, Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln – WINNER
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained – WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables – WINNER
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke, Amour
Ang Lee, Life of Pi – WINNER
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
John Gatins, Flight
Michael Haneke, Amour
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained – WINNER
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David Magee, Life of Pi
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Chris Terrio, Argo – WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anna Karenina, Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained, Robert Richardson
Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda – WINNER
Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall, Roger Deakins
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli
Argo, Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi, Mychael Danna – WINNER
Lincoln, John Williams
Skyfall, Thomas Newman
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Before My Time” from Chasing Ice, Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from Ted, Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi, Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Skyfall” from Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth – WINNER
“Suddenly” from Les Misérables, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran – WINNER
Les Misérables, Paco Delgado
Lincoln, Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror, Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman, Colleen Atwood
BEST FILM EDITING
Argo, William Goldenberg – WINNER
Life of Pi, Tim Squyres
Lincoln, Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty, Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Hitchcock, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
Les Misérables, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell – WINNER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Anna Karenina, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
Les Misérables, Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi, Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Lincoln, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson – WINNER
BEST SOUND EDITING – TIE
Argo, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained, Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi, Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers – WINNER
Zero Dark Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson – WINNER
BEST SOUND MIXING
Argo, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes – WINNER
Life of Pi, Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
Lincoln, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Skyfall, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott –WINNER
Marvel’s The Avengers, Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Prometheus, Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson.

2013 Oscar Celebrates: Animated Features with the 2013 Nominated Filmmakers

2013 Oscar Celebrates: Animated Features, a set on Flickr.

Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Linda Antwi, were invited to come out and cover Oscar Celebrates: Animated Features, featuring the 2013 Oscar-nominated Animated Feature Films category at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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This Year’s Animated Feature Film Nominees are:
"Brave" Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
"Frankenweenie" Tim Burton
"ParaNorman" Sam Fell and Chris Butler
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" Peter Lord
"Wreck-It Ralph" Rich Moore
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ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards–in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners-the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.

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Last Week for the Academy’s Screenings of Universal’s “Legacy of Horror” with Classics: The Birds, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Ghost & Mr. Chicken, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Tarantula, & The Phantom of the Opera

Academy Screenings Final Week

Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 PM  “The Birds “ (1963) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Tippi Hedren and Veronica Cartwright, who starred in the film, will be the special guests for the screening.  Get Tickets Online

Saturday, October 27, at 2:00 PM “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein “ (1948) and “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken “ (1966) at the Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood. Joan Staley who was in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” will be a special guest at the screening. Get Tickets Online

Saturday, October 27, at Sundown “The Incredible Shrinking Man “ (1957) and “Tarantula “ (1955) at Oscars Outdoors, 1341 Vine Street, Hollywood. Get Tickets Online

Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 PM “The Phantom of the Opera“ (1925) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Get Tickets Online

Get Tickets Online

Tickets can be purchased individually for each screening for $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with valid ID.

From Earlier this Month

Academy’s Screenings of Universal’s “Legacy of Horror”, a set on Flickr.

Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report hosts Gabe Lenners and Erin White were on hand for the Academy’s Universal’s “Legacy of Horror” film series since the first week of October and are excited to share with you the interviews we’ve had with some legends of film who were special guests at these screenings. There are still several screenings coming up with some classics like “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Birds,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” “Tarantula,” and “The Phantom of the Opera” you can still Get Tickets Online for these screenings.

The 1st Screening: “The Bride of Frankenstein ” (1935) and “Dracula ” (1931) Hosted by writer-director Guillermo del Toro and Randy Haberkamp and Jeff Pirtle.

The 2nd Screening: “The Man Who Laughs ” (1928) rarely screened “silent” horror film with special guests producer Chris Weitz, and the grandson of producer, Paul Kohner.

The 3rd Screening: “The Wolf Man ” (1941) and “An American Werewolf in London ” (1981) with special guests director John Landis, Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker, producer George Folsey, Jr. and actor David Naughton from “An American Werewolf in London. ”

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The Academy’s Screening of Universal’s “Legacy of Horror” Continues Through October

Reblogged from RedCarpetReportTV.com

The Red Carpet Report Team has been covering the Academy’s “Legacy of Horror” film series since the first week of October and are excited to share with you some of the upcoming screenings that you should get tickets to come out to. Don’t worry, we’ll be there to get the story from the special guests attending so

The Best is Yet To Come (not that we’re playing favorites…)

Coming up there are several events you might want to take your family and friends to as we near Halloween.

Tuesday, October 16, at 7:30 PM “Creature from the Black Lagoon ” (1954, in 3D) and “The Invisible Man ” (1933) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Julie Adams who was in “Creature from the Black Lagoon” will be a special guest that evening. Get Tickets Online

Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 PM  “The Birds ” (1963) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Tippi Hedren and Veronica Cartwright, who starred in the film, will be the special guests for the screening.  Get Tickets Online

Saturday, October 27, at 2:00 PM “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ” (1948) and “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken “ (1966) at the Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood. Joan Staley who was in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” will be a special guest at the screening. Get Tickets Online

Saturday, October 27, at Sundown “The Incredible Shrinking Man ” (1957) and “Tarantula “ (1955) at Oscars Outdoors, 1341 Vine Street, Hollywood. Get Tickets Online

Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 PM “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Get Tickets Online

Get Tickets Online

Tickets can be purchased individually for each screening for $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with valid ID.

Oscar Nominations – Who Do You Think Will Receive One?

We were there last year – and excited to be there (albeit very early) this year to get the scoop for you. Last year we were on the Red Carpet and captured over 600 photographs including the one below of Academy member and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence who will be co-presenting with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak.

Save the Date

The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Love the Official Promo for this Year’s Event

Here’s our coverage from last year

Oscar Coverage: 83rd Academy Awards Red Carpet Views

We’re so excited that Mingle Media TV Network got to be on the Red Carpet at this year’s Oscars. It was an amazing experience and one that we have been sharing with you this past week. We have some videos to share with you but thought I’d share some eye candy with you from some of the photos.

Mark Ruffalo

Yes – I am posting some of my favorites up – but you can chime in and let us know which were your favorites on the Red Carpet.

Anne Hathaway

Very gracious and spoke to almost all the press on the carpet… Celine Dion!

Celine Dion

Love Christian Bale – but not the beard… a girl can dream, can’t she?

Christian Bale

LOVED the King’s Speech and so happy the best actor went to Colin Firth… oh and I love him too.

Colin Firth

Thought Gwyneth Paltrow Rocked the red carpet in this liquid silver dress…

Nicole Kidman was talking to all the press – so sweet.

Anne Hathaway looked amazing. Love RED.

Jennifer Lawrence – rocked the red and looked flawless.

Melissa Leo – what can I say – next time…. FRAK is the word! Congrats to her for winning!!

Hugh Jackman – do I really need to say it? So hot.

Mark Wahlberg – you will always be Marky Mark to me in that underwear ad… and you have tapped into your talent and I’m sure you’re mom is so proud of you (and Donnie – he rocks too).

Finally – Reece Witherspoon – you are so beautiful – loved your dress!!

Okay – wait for the video – cause you know that’s how we do it…

Stay tuned.

Gwyneth Paltrow

 

Melissa Leo

 

Nicole Kidman

 

Jennifer Lawrence

Reese Witherspoon

 

Mark Wahlberg

 

 

 

 

Hugh Jackman

Behind The Red Carpet (Day 4) at Governor’s Ball Food and Beverage Preview for the 83rd Academy Awards

Its the Thursday before The Academy Awards, Hollywood Blvd has been blocked off, the red carpet is down, and a tent has been put up for the special media preview. Mingle Media TV Network and Kristyn Burtt went out to the Food and Beverage preview today on the Red Carpet at Hollywood and Highland in a special tent for the preview. For the 17th consecutive year, master chef Wolfgang Puck has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create the menu for the Governors Ball, the celebration immediately following the 83rd Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, February 27, 2011. Wolfgang Puck Catering will serve the Academys 1,500 Ball guests, which will include Oscar winners, nominees, presenters and telecast participants. The 2011 menu created by Puck and chef Matt Bencivenga is inspired by Latin flavors, from classic paella to coastal seafood, along with signature favorites such as smoked salmon Oscars® and pastry chef Sherry Yards gold-dusted chocolate Oscars. Working in a state-of-the-art kitchen adjacent to the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Puck will lead a team of chefs, pastry chefs and other culinary artists who are responsible for the cooking, presentation and execution of the menu. For video interview coverage of this event, please visit the Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV at http://www.minglemediatv.com/redcarpetreport.html. For more coverage from Kristyn Burtt visit her blog at http://www.redcarpetcloset.tv.

You’re Invited to Send Your Questions to be Answered on the Oscar’s Pre-show “Oscars Red Carpet Live”

If you’re a social media user i.e. Twitter – then be sure to follow @TheAcademy and if you’re on Facebook – LIKE their page http://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy. Then submit your questions via Twitter or Facebook for possible inclusion in the “Oscars Red Carpet LIVE” show right before the 83rd Academy Awards show on Sunday. Fan questions, answers and photos will be posted throughout Oscar Night® on Oscar.com, the Academy’s Twitter feed and Facebook page.

So who’s gonna get the questions you ask? Robin Roberts from Good Morning America, Tim Gunn from Project Runway (and Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne), Krista Smith the West Coast editor for Vanity Fair and Maria Menounos a special correspondent for Access Hollywood.

If you want to ask a specific question on Twitter to one of the above co-hosts then tweet your questions using the celebrity name with hash tags #ask #Oscars. It will be interesting to see how the outsourced service of collecting and selecting Facebook posts and tweets go, as there will be millions watching and who knows how many tweeting and Facebooking!!

Oh, the company who is doing the outsourced social “curation” is called Mass Relevance out of Austin TX. Check them out online – they have an interesting story and what looks like a high powered tool to help large events harness the conversations about them.

More about “Oscars Red Carpet Live”  – it’s a 90-minute show providing viewers with an expanded red carpet experience featuring interviews with nominees, presenters and guests as well as behind the scenes glimpses into the Oscars® on the ABC Television Network at 4 p.m. PT.

JD / MMTVN Producer at the Kodak Theatre Checking out the Prep for the Oscars

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Did I mention – Mingle Media TV Network will be covering from the Red Carpet at the Kodak Theatre? Oh, well, here’s our producer, JD, at the Theatre yesterday after picking his credentials up – doesn’t he look excited?? Wait til you see him in a tuxedo from Elite Tuxedos in Westwood.

In Honor of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards: Oscar History

The Oscar Statuette

Officially named the Academy Award® of Merit, the statuette is better known by its nickname, Oscar, however, the origins of which aren’t clear. A popular story circulating about the nickname was that Margaret Herrick, Academy librarian, thought it resembled her Uncle Oscar and then the Academy staff began calling it Oscar. It wasn’t until the the sixth Awards presentation in 1934, that Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky actually used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn’s first Best Actress win. The Academy didn’t officially use the nickname until 1939.

Oscar stands 13 1/2 inches tall and weighs a robust 8 1/2 pounds. The design of the statuette has never changed from its original conception however the base did change until 1945 when that became standardized.

First Oscar Presentation

Just after the movies started being “talkies” the first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16th 1929 in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with 270 people in attendance.

The Academy President, Douglas Fairbanks, handed out the statuettes.

Douglas Fairbanks

Fairbanks was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). He was also a very astute businessman, and was a founding member of United Artists. Back then the award recipients knew 3 months ahead of the ceremony. However, that changed as the next decade the newspapers were given advance notice for publication the night before at 11 PM before the awards. This changed again and in 1940 the LA Times announced the winners ahead of the approved time so the Academy adopted the sealed-envelope system and this is the method of announcing the winners that are used today.

Bob Hope

The Academy Awards started out at banquet affairs but with the increased attendance and WWII made it impractical as the presentation ceremonies moved to a theatre setting. The 16th Academy Awards was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and was covered by network radio to be broadcast overseas for American GIs. The Awards move from Grauman’s to the Shrine Auditorium to the Melrose Avenue Theatre and then moved to the Pantages Theatre.

It was on March 19, 1953 that the Academy Awards was first televised with Bob Hope as a master of ceremonies and was broadcast on NBC-TV and radio network. In 1961 the Awards moved to Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and changed to ABC-TV Network.

Color broadcasts started in 1966 and from 1971 – 1975 NBC-TV carried the broadcasts again. The Awards show moved back to ABC-TV in 1976 and will continue through 2014 under the current contract. (HOT NEWS: just in today 2/24/2011: ABC just received an extension to their contract for another six years through 2020.)

Kodak Theatre

There were more venue changes from 1969 going from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to the LA County Music Center until 1987 when they returned back to the Shrine Auditorium. The venue switched back and forth between these two sites over the next twelve years and have been held at the Kodak Theatre since 2002.

Statuettes Awarded

The first year there were 15 statuettes awarded (14 to men and one to Janet Gaynor, Best Actress). The second year it was reduced to seven but thereafter the number of winners and categories grew steadily. In 1934 the Academy signed with Price Waterhouse to tabulate and ensure the secrecy of the results. This years ballots are going to be tabulated by PricewaterhouseCoopers (new name adopted in 1998).

There were only three times that the Academy Awards did not go off as scheduled:

• 1938 Floods – Delayed the ceremony one week
• 1968 Postponed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr who had been assassinated
• 1981 Postponed 24 hours due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

One more fun fact – attendance at the Academy Awards ceremony is by invitation only and no tickets are available for the public.

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