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Cedric Gibbons
MGM Art Director & an original member of the Academy Cedric Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette based on sketches. In need of a model, Gibbon's wife at that time introduced him to Mexican director/actor Emilio Fernandez who reluctantly agreed to pose naked to create the statuette. Famous sculptor George Stanley sculpted Gibbon's design in clay & Sachin Smith cast the statuette in 92.5% Tin & 7.5% & gold plated it, the statuette is a human figure of a Knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a 5 spoke reel of film depicting the 5 original branches of the A.M.P.A.S.
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How often do they give Academy Awards?
Academy Awards are presented once a year, usually in February. The awards are designed to honor film excellence from the previous calendar year.There is a ceremony once per year.
How old are the Academy Awards?
The first Academy Awards were presented on May 16, 1929.
How many Oscars were presented in February 2011?
24 Academy Awards were presented.
What award do you win at the Academy Awards?
You win an Academy Award and are presented with a trophy which is nicknamed Oscar, so sometimes it is said you have won an Oscar at the Academy Awards.
How do you watch the live presentation of the 2010 Academy Awards nominations ceremony online?
You can watch it on TV! In 2010 the ABC network presented the Academy Awards.
What organization gives out Emmy awards?
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
What is name of the British version of the Oscar?
BAFTA awards are presented each year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The BAFTAs are usually presented a couple of weeks before the Academy Awards and often considered an indicator of who and what will win Oscars.
What equivalent does Britain have for the Emmys?
The BAFTAs: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
What awards were first presented in just five minutes in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16 1929?
The Academy Awards, AKA the Oscars.
which movie won the best picture award at 91 st oscar award?
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards
Are the Oscars and Academy Awards the same thing?
yes, the academy award is the name of the ceremony and the oscar is the name of the actual award
Who designed each actresses' dress at the 83rd annual Academy Awards?
Connor O'Leary
