The Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are one of the most prestigious awards given in the United States of America by the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences to the top-tier movies released in the previous year. One of the other names you might know of the Academy Awards is The Oscars; the latter is much more popular worldwide. These awards are awarded for genius and fantastic movies and excellent screenwriting, acting, directing, editing, and many other criteria of film production. The Oscars are held annually with much glamour by all the most prominent names of Hollywood and other big names of the entertainment industry from different countries.

History of Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science started the Academy Awards in May 1929 as a private show at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The after-party for the awards was held at the Mayfair Hotel. Only 270 people attended the first-ever award show, and the entry fee for the audience was five dollars, which is now equivalent to around 79 dollars.

Winners were given a gold-plated statue that looked like a knight standing. There were fifteen categories to win in and surprisingly, the first ceremony ran for only fifteen minutes and in those only fifteen minutes, all of the winners were announced. However, the list of winners was already out three months before the first Academy Awards. In 1940, the Academy of Arts and Science started using sealed envelopes containing the winners’ names. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science and its members are only eligible to nominate and choose winners. The Academy has been split into various branches of areas in the filmmaking process to help narrow down a winner in their area of expertise.

When are The Academy Awards or The Oscar Awards held?

The Academy Awards are held annually for the movies released in the previous year. They are usually held in the first two months – January and February. Currently, the Oscars are held in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Moreover, before that, the Oscars were held in different locations such as it was held in Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, The Marquis Theatre, and The Los Angeles County Music Centre before settling in one place, which is the Dolby Theatre. 

Academy Awards 2021

Some of the most significant winners of the ninety-third Academy Awards or The Academy Awards for 2021 under the most popular categories are as follows:

1. Best Picture: CODA
2. Best Director: Jane Campion for “The power of the Dog”
3. Best Actor: Will Smith for “King Richard”
4. Best Actress: Jessica Chastain for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
5. Best Original Score: Dune
6. Best Original Screenplay: Belfast
7. Best Animated Movie: Encanto
8. Best International Feature film: Drive My Car

The Academy Awards or The Oscars have been presented and honoring the art of filmmaking for 94 years. The 93rd Oscars acknowledged and nominated movies made from the start of the previous year till the end of next year’s second month, February. Today, the Academy presents awards in a total of twenty-three categories to honor and acknowledge all the areas of the filmmaking process.