1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mr. Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, presents Oscar statuette #827 to Brig. Gen. Jeffery E. Phillips, deputy chief of ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences formed in 1927 and they held a dinner in the Crystal Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. ... The statue is known by its nickname, Oscar.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced several rule changes on Monday (April 22), including a very welcome one in the best original category, whereby “three composers will be ...

The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen.

(NEXSTAR) – As far as the Academy Awards are concerned, the Oscar statuette is worth roughly the same as a small bag of Funyuns. The 95th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place on March 12 ...