Talk:Academy Awards

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It says Charlies chaplin film Limelite didnt open until 1971, is that right

-Madrone

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EDIT...most prominent film awards in the world or United States ==

Edit "...The Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the world", originally stated "...in the United States." It is one of the few areas in the film world that is universally considered beyond reproach. Can you imagine or argue a more prestigious film award? I can not. King of the Dogs 04-13-2005

I am afraid Academy awards is not the most prominent film awards. Cannes Film Festival is the most prominent. Films made around the world compete in Cannes Film festival. Golden Palm award is the most highly recognized award for a movie. It is also alleged to be less politically motivated than Academy Awards. --coolmallu 20:17, 2005 July 17 (UTC)

He's right. Not only is the Palm d'Or considered to be the single most important (and yes, most prominent) award in cinema, many others such as Berlin's Golden Bear and Venice's Golden Lion could be argued to be of greater significance than the Oscar. --Qwayfe 16:19, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

So, I am not a fan of hyperbolic language in general (saying anything is the most prominant anything is usually a mistake) but I still must disagree here. Just because the Cannes festival sees more international films doesn't make it more prominant on the world stage. Also keep in mind that only a handful of films are in competition at Cannes each year, as opposed to the hundreds that are theoretically up for the Oscars (including every single foreign film screened in America that year); also remember that the Palm d'Or is voted on by a small jury of film personalities as opposed to the thousands of members of the Academy. But rather than argue, perhaps someone could find empirical data or a scholarly source of some kind to argue which is "more prominant"?

I certainly see the points made about other film awards, particularly Cannes, but I would still argue that the "Oscars" are beyond reproach when considering 'prominence' (or in other words 'famous' or 'recognized') in film awards. Again, this is not to say the merit of such award decisions are not arguable - or for that matter can art or opinion ever be universally agreed upon - it is referring to the event itself. Nevertheless, it stands as fairly strong fact that it garners the most press and media coverage of any film awards show - of course only a single factor in determining 'prominence', but a good starting point. I agree with the above suggestion, referenced research would be helpful in this case. I will see if I can find some more media coverage statistics on such events.

Here's one Awards press release indicating large international coverage: "news conference attended by over 400 international media." It is from the Academy's own institution, but I doubt the media would disagree.

NOTE: Regarding the note about foreign films considered by the Academy Awards, yes, technically any film in the world is eligible for any regular Awards - as long as it meets the theater release qualifications (runs in Los Angeles for a set time etc.) But, the Academy's "Foreign Language Film" award only considers one film entry per country. Here's some links to the details:

Eligibility for any film, foreign or domestic to win an Awards in the regular categories for this year. Foreign Film Awards eligibility information. Previous year's, 77th Awards, list of countries and their one eligible foreign language film.

I would like to see the phrase "...are the most prominent film awards in the world..." returned.King of the Dogs 10-21-2005

I think the fact that the Oscars are televised all over the world make them the most famous of the two. The Cannes ceremony as far as I know has never been shown outsied of a few cable networks. 201.128.153.47

Wikipedia is wrong

WIKIPEDIA IS WRONG...HOW WAS THE FIRST AWARDS GIVEN OUT IN 1929 WHEN THIS YEARS WAS THE 77TH...IN 2009 IT WILL BE THE 81TH...MEANING THAT IT WAS FIRST GIVEN OUT IN 1928 NOT 1929!!!! FIX IT NOW...BECAUSE ITS WORNG AND IT MAKES YOU PEOPLE LOOK BAD!!! ---- 216.209.153.82 (unisgned, added by cburnett)

[1] shows that it happened on May 16, 1929. Excellent people skills, by the way, and it makes you look 10 times worse because you were wrong. The 2nd and 3rd awards ceremonies were both held in 1930. Maybe next time you'll click on the link to the official site of the AMPAS and look for yourself before spouting off insults when you're too lazy to seek an alternate source. Cburnett 17:34, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Better yet, look at the wikipedia article List of Academy Awards ceremonies and you'll find the same answer as if you went to oscar.org. Again, I'd like to extend my congratulations on your most excellent people skills. Cburnett 17:36, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Talk Archive Something I'd like to float by everybody: has there been any consideration of awards by year? Details of the ceremony could be included (location/host/exceptional details), as well as the winners (at least in the big categories). A lot of work, I'm sure, but something to consider? Radagast

Yes! I think would be a valuable addition to the pedia, to wit: Wikipedia:WikiProject Academy Awards. I would love your suggestions, tips and design ideas. I suck at design. Thanks!

-- On Marlon Brando's I noticed he didn't want to receive the Oscar. Anyone know what's the deal behind that decision?

He probably realized that the Oscars is nothing more than a bunch of rich people celebrating themselves. After all, who really cares about Oscars other than the actors themselves? If you like a movie, does it matter if it wins an Oscar? I can't believe that anyone could be so bored that they would want to watch this pointless event. --Jawed 00:17, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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