Oscars Film Awards Ceremony

One of the most honorable film awards in the world has been and remains the Oscar The awards ceremony has been held in the United States every year since May 16, 1929 In those years, the award was called “Academy Awards” The awards take place in late February or early March in Los Angeles Unlike today, until 1953 the award ceremony was broadcast on radio The length of awards ceremonies can vary greatly in timing from year to year For example, in 2002 it lasted 4 hours 23 minutes, and in 1959 it was only 1 hour 40 minutes Only the gilded figurine has not changed The Oscar itself is a reel of film and a figure of a knight standing on it, leaning on a sword The figurine is made of Britannia alloy, and the pedestal is made of black marble “Oscar” is a symbol of special honor and gratitude for contribution to cinema Currently, the award is awarded in 24 main categories, and in addition to them, in several main categories The main feature of the award is that it is awarded after summing up the results of a secret vote of all members of the Film Academy, whereas at other film festivals the winners are selected by a jury Candidates for the awards are nominated by their peers, and the names of the winners are kept strictly secret until the very beginning of the Oscars ceremony In recent years, the policy of holding the ceremony has been criticized all over the world, since the opinion of voters is considered by many to be not objective During the secret voting, members of the Film Academy are pressured by advertising and PR of candidate films In addition, the trend towards reducing the requirements for nominees has begun to grow Subsequently, many low-budget but worthy films may not be appreciated The racial scandal has not been forgotten, when at one of the ceremonies there was not a single candidate for the Oscars among black actors But still, “Oscar” is still one of the most prestigious film awards in the whole world And during the live broadcast, more and more viewers from all over the world are watching the ceremony with excitement