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| | At the 2009 Oscars, the Academy nominated "Milk", a [[gay pride]] film, for the Best Picture Oscar. When [[Sean Penn]] accepted the Best Actor oscar for portraying the title character, he took the opportunity to criticize those who voted to ban gay marriage, and to praise [[Barack Obama]]. Presenter Whoopi Goldberg also took the opportunity to blast Nuns as she described nominee Amy Adams in the Supporting Actress category. | | At the 2009 Oscars, the Academy nominated "Milk", a [[gay pride]] film, for the Best Picture Oscar. When [[Sean Penn]] accepted the Best Actor oscar for portraying the title character, he took the opportunity to criticize those who voted to ban gay marriage, and to praise [[Barack Obama]]. Presenter Whoopi Goldberg also took the opportunity to blast Nuns as she described nominee Amy Adams in the Supporting Actress category. |
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| | + | ==Awards== |
| | + | ===Academy Award of Merit=== |
| | + | ====Current Awards==== |
| | + | Awards are presented to individuals or collective efforts in up to 25 different categories, with up to five nominations per category;<ref name="about2">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/index2.html|title=About the Academy Awards <small>(page 2)</small>|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> perhaps the most famous categories being best [[actor]] and [[actress]], best supporting actor and actress, and best picture. |
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| | + | * Best Picture: 1928 to present |
| | + | * Best Director: 1928 to present |
| | + | * Best Actor: 1928 to present |
| | + | * Best Actress: 1928 to present |
| | + | * Best Supporting Actor: 1936 to present |
| | + | * Best Supporting Actress: 1936 to present |
| | + | * Best Original Screenplay: 1940 to present |
| | + | * Best Adapted Screenplay: 1928 to present |
| | + | * Best Animated Feature: 2001 to present |
| | + | * Best Art Direction: 1928 to present (also called Interior, Set Decoration, or production design) |
| | + | * Best Cinematography: 1928 to present |
| | + | * Best Costume Design: 1948 to present |
| | + | * Best Documentary Feature: 1943 to present |
| | + | * Best Documentary Short Subject: 1941 to present |
| | + | * Best Film Editing: 1935 to present |
| | + | * Best Foreign Language Film: 1947 to present |
| | + | * Best Makeup: 1981 to present |
| | + | * Best Original Song: 1934 to present |
| | + | * Best Original Score: 1934 to present |
| | + | * Best Original Musical: 2000 to present |
| | + | * Best Animated Short Film: 1931 to present |
| | + | * Best Live Action Short Film: 1931 to present |
| | + | * Best Sound Mixing: 1930 to present |
| | + | * Best Sound Editing: 1963 to present |
| | + | * Best Visual Effects: 1939 to present |
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| | + | ==== Retired Awards==== |
| | + | * Best Assistant Director: 1933 to 1937 |
| | + | * Best Dance Direction: 1935 to 1937 |
| | + | * Best Engineering Effects: 1928 only |
| | + | * Best Score—Adaptation or Treatment: 1962 to 1969; 1973 |
| | + | * Best Original Musical or Comedy Score: 1995 to 1999 |
| | + | * Best Short Film—Color: 1936 and 1937 |
| | + | * Best Short Film—Live Action—2 Reels: 1936 to 1956 |
| | + | * Best Short Film—Novelty: 1932 to 1935 |
| | + | * Best Original Story: 1928 to 1956 |
| | + | * Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production: 1928 only |
| | + | * Best Writing, Title Writing: 1928 only |
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| | + | ====Newest Awards==== |
| | + | The newest awards to be added to the list of available awards from the Academy are the awards for: |
| | + | * Best Animated Feature: added in 2001 |
| | + | * Best Original Musical: added in 2000 |
| | + | * Best Makeup: added in 1981 |
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| | + | ====Proposed Awards==== |
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| | + | The Board of Governors meets each year and considers other new categories. To date, the following proposed awards have not been approved: |
| | + | * Best Casting: rejected in 1999 |
| | + | * Best Stunt Coordination: rejected in 1999; rejected in 2005[22] |
| | + | * Best Title Design: rejected in 1999 |
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| | + | ====Special Awards==== |
| | + | These awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole, but the actor/actress voted to receive the special award can turn down the offer. |
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| | + | ** Current Awards |
| | + | **Academy Honorary Award: 1928 to present |
| | + | **Academy Special Achievement Award: |
| | + | **Academy Award, Scientific or Technical: 1931 to present (at three levels of awards) |
| | + | **The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: 1938 to present |
| | + | **The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: |
| | + | **Gordon E. Sawyer Award: |
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| | + | =====Retired Special Awards===== |
| | + | **Academy Juvenile Award: 1934 to 1960 |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |