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3 days ago · 1944 – 1961: Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. 1962 –present: Academy Award for Best Picture. Recipients. Until 1950, this award was presented to a representative of the production company. That year the protocol was changed so that the award was presented to all credited producers.
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
- United States
6 days ago · Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 25, 2024 · Academy voters must have felt the same way, as this 1961 gem won a total of 11 Oscars, including Best Picture. (Image credit: Columbia Pictures) Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
- Philip Sledge
3 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Original Score is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. [1] Some pre-existing music is allowed, though, but a contending film must ...
- February 27, 1935; 88 years ago
- Alfred Newman (9)
1 day ago · 1961: Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture: Billy Wilder: Won Best Director: Won Best Actor: Jack Lemmon: Nominated Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Supporting Actor: Jack Kruschen: Nominated Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen: Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond: Won Best Art Direction – Black-and-White
- $3 million
- Adolph Deutsch
- Billy Wilder
6 days ago · From this committee evolved the function for which the organization is best known: the annual presentation of the Academy Awards, gold-plated statuettes (traditionally called Oscars) symbolizing recognition for excellence in acting, directing, and other areas of motion-picture production.
May 7, 2024 · Academy Award for best actress, award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California. It honours the actress in a leading role who delivered the most outstanding performance in a movie of a given year, as determined by the academy’s.
