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The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are an annual American awards ceremony honoring achievements in the film industry since 1929.

The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are an annual American awards ceremony honouring achievements in the film industry since 1929. Winners are awarded the statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, better known by its nickname Oscar.

Questions using this tag should be related to films, actors or crew who were winners or nominees of the Academy Awards.

From Academy Awards on Wikipedia.

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At what point is the orchestra told who the Academy Award winner will be?

During the Oscars, the presenter says who wins a particular award and then the orchestra immediately begins playing part of the score from the associated movie. In years where there is a live orchestra, I can't imagine that there is enough time for…
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Why aren't the front of Oscar winner envelopes marked with the award they're for?

It seems to me that none of the recent fracas would have occurred if the envelope Warren Beatty had in his hand had "Best Actress Award" stamped in big letters on the front of the envelope. As can be seen here, the front of the envelope is…
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Best picture Oscar winner with least number of total Oscar wins

Among films that won an Oscar for Best Picture, which one has the fewest Oscars won in all the categories? Is there a film that won only Best Picture and didn't win in any other categories?
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Which Best Actor/Actress Oscar nominee shows up the latest in his/her movie?

Frances McDormand was nominated for best actress for “Fargo,” which she doesn't appear in until 33 minutes into the film. Is that the latest a best actor/actress Oscar nominee has appeared in their film, or is there someone who appeared even later…
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What are the rules for eligibility to be included in the "In Memoriam" tribute during the Oscars?

What are the rules for eligibility for film people to show up in the "In Memoriam" tribute during the Oscars' ceremony? Who then narrows that list? I presume there's some specific criteria, otherwise of the many thousands that have worked on…
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Who chooses the host for the Oscar show?

This year Barney, I mean Neil Patrick Harris, hosted the Oscars award show. Who produces the show and who gets to choose the host? It seems like quite a responsibility.
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Why are the Oscars so named?

Why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars? Presumably they're named after somebody called Oscar. I once heard a story that someone looked at the statuette and said "hey, that looks like my Uncle Oscar", but that tale sounds somewhat dodgy. Is…
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Why didn't the 2019 Oscars have a host?

So, this year's Oscars event didn't have a host, but it did have presenters for different awards. Why was that the case? Why did the 2019 Oscars not have a host?
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What is the criteria for selecting a foreign movie for the main category awards in Oscars?

As the title state, what is the criteria for selecting a foreign movie (i.e. not made in Hollywood like in Asia or Australia or Europe) for the main category of Oscar awards (i.e. other than foreign language category)? A little context here. I was…
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Where does an Oscar winner go when they leave stage after accepting their award?

I actually don't understand. Where does the winner go immediately after receiving their Academy Award and giving their speech? He\she is not going to his\her chair, they simply go somewhere. Where are they going?
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Where do non-binary people fall for the gender specific awards in the Oscars?

I didn't follow the Oscars much, so I have not noticed any non-gender-binary people (sometimes referring to themselves as "gender-queer") as nominees. But I am curious to know how do people like this get nominated for gender specific awards when…
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Why does Academy call their best film a "picture"?

According to dictionary, a picture is an image. A motion picture is just the fifth entry in the list of meanings and it's noted as informal. I do understand that the academy is Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But that's a relic name, 90…
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Why isn't there an Oscar for TV Series, like with the Golden Globes?

TV Series and the actors appearing in them are nominated for categories in the Golden Globes. So why isn't there a category for TV Series in Oscars? Is there a special policy regarding this?
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Why the disparities in number of nominations?

In the 89th annual Academy Awards, nine films were competing for Best Picture. However, in most other categories there are five or less nominations, with Best Makeup and Hairstyling having the least at three. Why is there such a disparity in the…
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Why didn't Brad Pitt win Best Picture Oscar Award for Departed, even though he served as producer for the film?

Why was Bard Pitt not nominated for the Oscar for Departed (2006)? Bradley Cooper's name is listed for Best Picture for Oscars because he served as producer for American Sniper: Then why was Brad Pitt's name not listed for Departed (2006), even…
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