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[] | '''''An American in Paris''''' is a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by American composer [[George Gershwin]] first performed in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in [[Paris]] and evokes the sights and energy of the French capital in the ''[[Années folles]]''. Gershwin scored the piece for the s... | 309 | An American in Paris | [
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[] | The '''Academy Award for Best Production Design''' recognizes achievement for [[art direction]] in [[art director#In film|film]]. The category's original name was '''Best Art Direction''', but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the [[85th Academy Awards]]. This change resulted from the Art Director's branch of... | 316 | Academy Award for Best Production Design | [
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[] | The '''Academy Awards''', popularly known as '''the Oscars''', are awards for artistic and technical merit in the [[film industry]]. They are regarded as one of the most significant and prestigious awards in the entertainment industry. Given annually by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS), the a... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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"Awards ceremonies",
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] | The [[Academy Film Archive]] holds copies of every Academy Awards ceremony since the 1949 Oscars and material on many prior ceremonies, along with ancillary material related to more recent shows. Copies are held on a variety of film, video, and digital formats. | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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"Awards of Merit categories",
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] | In the first year of the awards, the Best Directing award was split into two categories (Drama and Comedy). At times, the Best Original Score award has also been split into separate categories (Drama and Comedy/Musical). From the 1930s through the 1960s, the Art Direction (now Production Design), Cinematography, and Co... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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] | The Board of Governors meets each year and considers new award categories. To date, the following categories have been proposed: (-) Best Casting: rejected in 1999 (-) [[Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film|Best Popular Film]]: proposed in 2018 for presentation at the 2019 ceremony; postponed until... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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] | The Special Academy Awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole. They are not always presented on an annual basis. | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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] | (-) [[Academy Honorary Award]]: since 1929 (-) [[Academy Scientific and Technical Award]] (three different awards): since 1931 (-) [[Gordon E. Sawyer Award]]: since 1981 (-) [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]: since 1957 (-) [[Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award]]: since 1938 (-) [[Special Achievement Academy Award|Aca... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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"Criticism",
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] | Due to the positive exposure and prestige of the Academy Awards, many studios spend millions of dollars and hire publicists specifically to promote their films during what is typically called the "[[Oscar season]]". This has generated accusations of the Academy Awards being influenced more by marketing than by quality.... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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] | Typical criticism of the Academy Awards for Best Picture is that among the winners and nominees there is an over-representation of romantic historical epics, biographical dramas, romantic dramedies and family melodramas, most of which are released in the U.S. the last three months of the calendar year. The Oscars have ... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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"Criticism",
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] | The Academy Awards have long received criticism over its lack of diversity among the nominees. This criticism is based on the statistics from every Academy Awards since 1929, which shows us that only 6.4% of academy award nominees have been non-white and since 1991, 11.2% of nominees have been non-white, with the rate ... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Criticism",
"Symbolism or sentimentalization"
] | Acting prizes in certain years have been criticized for not recognizing superior performances so much as being awarded for personal popularity, to make up for a "snub" for a work that proved in time to be more popular or renowned than the one actually awarded, or presented as a "career honor" to recognize a distinguish... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Criticism",
"Recognition of streaming media film"
] | Following the [[91st Academy Awards]] in February 2019 in which the [[Netflix]]-broadcast film ''[[Roma (2018 film)|Roma]]'' had been nominated for ten awards including the Best Picture category, Steven Spielberg and other members of the Academy discussed changing the requirements through the Board of Governors for fil... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Criticism",
"Refusals of the award"
] | Some winners critical of the Academy Awards have boycotted the ceremonies and refused to accept their Oscars. The first to do so was screenwriter [[Dudley Nichols]] (Best Writing in 1935 for ''[[The Informer (1935 film)|The Informer]]''). Nichols boycotted the [[8th Academy Awards]] ceremony because of conflicts betwee... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Criticism",
"Disqualifications"
] | Nine films have been disqualified before an official award ceremony because they violated the regulations: (-) ''[[The Circus (1928 film)|The Circus]]'' (1928) – The film was voluntarily removed by the Academy from competitive categories, to award [[Charlie Chaplin]] a special award. (-) ''[[Hondo (film)|Hondo]]'' (195... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Associated events"
] | The following events are closely associated with the annual Academy Awards: (-) [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]] (-) [[César Award]] (-) Nominees luncheon (-) [[Governors Awards]] (-) The 25th [[Independent Spirit Awards]] (2010), usually held in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California the Sat... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Presenter and performer gifts"
] | It has become a tradition to give out gift bags to the presenters and performers at the Oscars. In recent years, these gifts have also been extended to award nominees and winners. The value of each of these gift bags can reach into the tens of thousands of dollars. In 2014, the value was reported to be as high as US$80... | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Television ratings and advertisement prices"
] | From 2006 onwards, results are Live+SD; all previous years are live viewing. | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[
"Trademark"
] | The term "Oscar" is a registered trademark of the AMPAS; however, in the Italian language, it is used [[generic trademark|generically]] to refer to any award or award ceremony, regardless of which field. | 324 | Academy Awards | [
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[] | '''''Actresses''''' ([[Catalan language|Catalan]]: '''''Actrius''''') is a 1997 [[Catalan language]] Spanish drama film produced and directed by [[Ventura Pons]] and based on the award-winning stage play ''E.R.'' by [[Josep Maria Benet i Jornet]]. The film has no male actors, with all roles played by females. The film ... | 330 | Actrius | [
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"Synopsis"
] | In order to prepare herself to play a role commemorating the life of legendary actress Empar Ribera, young actress ([[Mercè Pons]]) interviews three established actresses who had been the Ribera's pupils: the international diva Glòria Marc ([[Núria Espert]]), the television star Assumpta Roca ([[Rosa Maria Sardà]]), an... | 330 | Actrius | [
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"Cast"
] | (-) [[Núria Espert]] as Glòria Marc (-) [[Rosa Maria Sardà]] as Assumpta Roca (-) [[Anna Lizaran]] as Maria Caminal (-) [[Mercè Pons]] as Estudiant | 330 | Actrius | [
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"Recognition",
"Screenings"
] | ''Actrius'' screened in 2001 at the [[Grauman's Egyptian Theatre]] in an [[American Cinematheque]] retrospective of the works of its director. The film had first screened at the same location in 1998. It was also shown at the 1997 [[Stockholm International Film Festival]]. | 330 | Actrius | [
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"Recognition",
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] | In ''Movie - Film - Review'', Christopher Tookey wrote that though the actresses were "competent in roles that may have some reference to their own careers", the film "is visually unimaginative, never escapes its stage origins, and is almost totally lacking in revelation or surprising incident". Noting that there were ... | 330 | Actrius | [
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"Recognition",
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] | (-) 1997, won 'Best Catalan Film' at [[Butaca Awards]] for [[Ventura Pons]] (-) 1997, won 'Best Catalan Film Actress' at Butaca Awards, shared by [[Núria Espert]], [[Rosa Maria Sardà]], [[Anna Lizaran]], and [[Mercè Pons]] (-) 1998, nominated for 'Best Screenplay' at [[Goya Awards]], shared by [[Josep Maria Benet i Jor... | 330 | Actrius | [
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[] | '''''Animalia''''' is an illustrated [[Children's literature|children's book]] by [[Graeme Base]]. It was originally published in 1986, followed by a tenth anniversary edition in 1996, and a 25th anniversary edition in 2012. Over four million copies have been sold worldwide. A special numbered and signed anniversary ed... | 332 | Animalia (book) | [
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"Synopsis"
] | ''Animalia'' is an [[alliteration|alliterative]] [[alphabet]] book and contains twenty-six illustrations, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each illustration features an animal from the animal kingdom (A is for [[alligator]] and [[armadillo]], B is for [[butterfly]], etc.) along with a short poem utilizing the lette... | 332 | Animalia (book) | [
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"Related products"
] | Julia MacRae Books published an ''Animalia'' [[colouring book]] in 2008. [[Abrams Books|H. N. Abrams]] also published a wall calendar colouring book version for children the same year. H. N. Abrams published ''The Animalia Wall Frieze'', a fold-out over 26 feet in length, in which the author created new riddles for eac... | 332 | Animalia (book) | [
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"Adaptations"
] | A [[Animalia (TV series)|television series]] was also created, based on the book, which airs in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway and [[Venezuela]]. It also airs on [[Minimax (TV channel)|Minimax]] for the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]]. And recently in [[Greece]] on the channel [[ET... | 332 | Animalia (book) | [
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"Awards"
] | ''Animalia'' won the Young Australian's Best Book Award in 1987 for Best Picture Story Book. The [[Children's Book Council of Australia]] designated ''Animalia'' a 1987 [[Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book|Picture Book of the Year]]: Honour Book. Kid's Own Australian Literature Awards named ''Animalia'' th... | 332 | Animalia (book) | [
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