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Academy Awards History and Trivia
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will shortly name the 2008 nominees for the Oscars. Now's time to test your knowledge of winners from the 1920s & 1930s.
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The 13 Worst Moments in Academy Awards History
Time to reflect back on the moments that did NOT make Oscar proud ... the worst moments from Oscar's first 71 years.
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The 50 Greatest Moments in Academy Awards History
Everyone is making best of the century lists, so why not the Oscars? This week, a preview of the five-part series of articles to come ... the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Oscar Moments of the 20th Century!
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The Five Greatest Moments in Academy Award History
Finally, this week, the conclusion of this special series on the 50 greatest Oscar moments of the 20th century, with the true best of the best, the top five choices for the greatest memories of Oscar.
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Oscar History - The Early Years
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed in part to honor those in the film industry. Over the years, its participants have contributed to Oscar trivia.
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The First Academy Award Ceremony
Despite competition from the Golden Globe Awards, the Emmys, & others, Oscar night remains the premier entertainment event of the year. It wasn't always that important.
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Academy Award Firsts - 1940s
The 1940s saw several firsts that became part of Academy Award history and trivia. From the first foreign film Oscar to the youngest director to receive a nomination.
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Academy Awards Neglected Directors
Several fine directors in Academy Award history never received directing Oscars for their works. Here are a few of them. Some did receive other honors.
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Academy Awards Youngest and Oldest
No other twenty year period in Academy Awards history probably had such a wide range of ages among its Oscar nominees. Here they are from Tatum O'Neal to Groucho Marx.
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Oscar Winners for Direction - 1950s/1960s
The 1950s and 1960s saw several records for film directing set. It was also a period when several directing veterans affirmed their place in movie history.
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Recent Oscar Winners and Nominees
Movie buffs who love Oscar trivia and movies in general may already know all,or most, of these tidbits. For others, it may give new insight into Academy Awards history.
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The 50 Greatest Oscar Moments of all Time: Countdown Numbers 20 to 11
This week, we get closer to the end, with Oscar's memorable moments numbers 20 through 11, some of the best moments from Academy Awards history!
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Oscar trivia
The envelope please ... here is a compilation of Oscar trivia that film fans can use in blogs, websites or in games for Oscar parties.
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The Top Ten Oscar Moments of the 20th Century: Countdown Numbers 10 to 6
Now we're down to the final two weeks of the series, as we reveal our choices for the ten most memorable and best Academy Awards moments of the 20th century! This week, numbers 10 to 6 ...
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The 50 Greatest Oscar Moments of the 20th Century : Countdown Numbers 30 to 21
This week, we get closer and closer to the best ever, as we countdown ten more of Oscar's Greatest Moments, numbers 30 to 21.
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Banning Screeners and Lifetime Achievement Awards
In just a few short weeks since the MPAA made the controversial decision to ban the use of screener videos to send to awards organizations for their consideration, the industry has risen up against the ban, and even one awards organization has canceled their upcoming awards. But on the bright side of things, two Hollywood legends will be receiving lifetime achievement awards soon.
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The Best Oscar Acceptance Speech of all Time
So many acceptance speeches for Academy Awards over the past 73 years ... but there is one I feel which is truly the best of all time, a speech which embodies every single aspect of what I feel a great acceptance speech should be. See if you agree ...
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The Sexiest or Most Erotic Sequences in Film History: Part 1
It's summer! Time to have some fun! This week, I begin a special five part series where I reveal my choices for the 25 sexiest or most erotic sequences in motion picture history! This week, numbers 25 through 21.
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