Academy History

The Academy Award popularly referred to as the Oscar is the most acclaimed and desired award of the Tinseltown. These prestigious awards are granted to various professionals of the filmdom, recognizing and honoring their achievements in the world of Cinemas. Professionals working in every possible realm of cinema such as directors, actors, writers, music composers, costume designers, technicians and so on are recognized for their contributions to films in this epic event. The award does not only acknowledge and celebrate talents within the Hollywood, but also honors outstanding films and accomplished professionals from the around the world. Revered by every film industry around the world, Academy award is the dream award of every professional working in the cinematic platform worldwide.

The Academy Awards is also one of the oldest award ceremonies in the media and is presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) founded in the year 1972. This academy was founded by the combined efforts of 36 distinguished personalities of the film industry. Douglas Fairbanks was elected as the Academy's first President and it was decided then, that skilled artists of the Cinema industry will be annually honored. The very first Academy Awards dates back to May 16, 1929, which was help privately among a limited audience of about 270 in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

Ever since its inception, the Academy Award ceremony has been broadcasted live. Until 1953 it was broadcasted through radio and subsequently the ceremony was broadcasted on television. In 1966, the Oscar Ceremony was broadcasted in color for the first time. It was a custom to give the names of the winners to newspapers at 11:00 PM on the night of the awards for immediate publication after the ceremony. However since the Los Angeles times published the winners even before the ceremony, this practice was resigned. Since then on the results are secured in an envelope and revealed only at the ceremony.