The official name of the Oscar Award is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Prize, which was established in 1927 and held once a year in Los Angeles, USA. It has enjoyed a high reputation for more than half a century. It not only reflects the development process of American film art, but also has a noticeable influence on film art in many countries in the world.
1927 in may, American movie celebrities launched a "non-profit organization" in Hollywood, named Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (abbreviated as A.M.P.A.S), whose purpose was to promote the progress of film art and technology. The academy decided to commend outstanding filmmakers who have made outstanding achievements and set up an academy award. 193 1 year later, the Oscar Award was gradually replaced by its popular name "Oscar Award", and now its official name is little known.
There are different opinions about the origin of the name "Oscar". More credibly, Margaret Herridge, a female librarian of Academy of Motion Picture AMPAS and Sciences Library in 193 1, exclaimed, "Ah! He really looks like my uncle Oscar! " The reporter next door wrote: "The staff of the College of Arts and Sciences affectionately called their golden statue" Oscar ". "Since then, this alias has spread like wildfire.
What does the Oscar trophy look like?
The main body of the Oscar trophy is a 3.9-kilogram 13.5-inch gilded male statue designed by the famous American sculptor George Stanley. According to the selection rules related to the Oscar, the winner of an award can only get one gold cup. If two people win prizes, they should be given a gold cup respectively.
The appearance of the Academy Award is a naked man, with his hands crossed on his chest and a long sword in his hand, standing on the five-ring disc. Each circle represents an important working department of the Academy of Film Arts: producers, directors, screenwriters, actors and technicians. The original trophy was made by George Stein with $500 allocated by Meyer. It is thirteen and a half inches high and weighs six and three-quarters pounds. It is made of alloy inside and has a layer of gold outside, which looks shiny, so it is called the Golden Award. The graphic design of the Academy Awards came from Cecil You Ke Gibbons, who was an artist at MGM at that time. His boss Meyer appointed him for the job. Gibbons is one of the most outstanding artistic designs in film history. He not only designed the Golden Award, but also won it later. From the second session to the 29th session, he won 39 nominations in 28 years, and only he won 1 1 gold awards.
3 Selection of Oscar Awards
Since 1929, the Academy Awards have been selected and awarded once a year without interruption. All films staged from 1 month 1 day to1February 3 1 day last year can participate in the selection. The selection of the Oscar goes through two rounds of voting. The first round is nomination voting, which is first nominated by the subordinate departments of the college (by secret ballot). Nominated films will be shown in turn at the headquarters of the college, and then all members of the college will vote in the second round (by secret ballot). Finally, the number of votes will determine the award of this film.
The list of winners is highly confidential. After the members of the college voted, all the votes were handed over to the American accounting firm Price-waterhouse for statistics. The ballot papers are kept in a safe and guarded by armed guards day and night. After the statistics, all the documents were burned and kept absolutely confidential. The winners will be placed in a sealed envelope until the award day, and will be publicly announced by the MC.