The Academy Awards has been recognizing prominent films in the industry since the first award show held in 1929. The first show consisted of only twelve categories with thirty-three nominees, but as the industry progressed in size and talent the Academy accommodated appropriately. The most recent awards marked the eighty-sixth anniversary of the Academy and its composure of twenty-four categories and over a hundred nominees, some being repeats, spoke for the industry itself in terms of its volume
Costume and Design. The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is typically given to the film with the best costume design the last year. Films are chosen by the Art Directors Branch, and it is based on a voting system. The five best films are chosen and considered the nominees, and those chosen are picked to fit specific criteria made up by the Art Directors Branch. The Academy Award for Best Costume Design was first introduced on the 21st Academy Awards on March 24, 1949. The award was first separated
This case study will also need want' objectives. These are assigned a weighting for their relative importance, however they are not critical to the company's mission. Those want' objectives are as follow: to be nominated for and win an academy award for best Picture of the year, create at least one new animated character each year, generate additional merchandise revenue such as dolls, action figures, interactive games, music CDs, raise public consciousness about environmental issues, general profit
Birdman In the last few months of every year, movies are released in the hope of gaining award recognition. More often than not, the Academy hopefuls that fill out the marquee signs on theaters at the start of winter, are films that have a serious message to portray and are artfully crafted by the best that Hollywood has to offer. All of that is true for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s, Academy Award nominated and winning, film Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), except for the content of
and it perfectly sets the stage for a story that depicts just how potent and addicting war can be (Corliss). The 2008 movie won six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor in a Leading Role (“Nominees & Winners”). The Hurt Locker is an exceptional movie that contains everything one would expect from an award-winning film: an intriguing plot, heart-wrenching tragedy, breathtaking visuals, top-notch acting, believability, and even a bit of controversy
Robbins, before, but I had always wondered why people loved this multi award-winning movie so much. After viewing the film, I think that it deserved the ten Academy Awards that it won because it has withstood the test of time and it truly is a remarkable film. It still has the same flair and ability to lure the viewer into the plot as it did when it was first shown in theaters. I think that it truly is one of the best pictures of this century because it offers entertainment and an important lesson
written by Jon krauker about a boy who leaves everything behind to live the aesthetic life. The film directed by Sean Penn won ten awards including a Golden Globe award for best original song and was nominated for over twenty awards including two academy awards for best supporting actor and best film editing. The elements in this film such as music, sound, picture, and visual effects create a great overall combination that compliment the beautiful storyline. A storyline that evokes emotion
In 2010 the Academy Awards gave its best picture award to a film called The King’s Speech directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. It was a well written and executed film however there was another film that should have won instead of The King’s Speech. That film was called The Social Network directed by the revered David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake. It was adapted from a book called “The Accidental Billionaires”
Summary The film "Dances With Wolves" is about the relationship between a Civil War fighter and a band of Souix Indians. The film opens on an especially dull note, as despairing Union lieutenant John W. Dunbar endeavors to slaughter himself on a suicide mission, however rather turns into an unintentional saint. His activities lead to his reassignment to a remote post in remote South Dakota, where he experiences the Sioux. Pulled in by the common straightforwardness of their lifestyle, he decides
Parker was awarded the grand jury prize and the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. As a black man in America, he defied the odds by attaining a prestige award that most only dream of. The crowd roared with excitement as Parker stood on stage with his unblemished prize. Months before its nation wide release, The Birth of a Nation was already getting Oscar buzz and was being praised by dozens of critics across the country as one of the best films
redefining what is a good guy. The film leaves us with little resolution, but manages to captivate the audience from beginning to end. Ultimately it creates a meld of realism and the spectacular that makes it a true classic worthy of its Academy Award for best picture. The ambiguous characters of the film are definitively modern. Each character is operating of their own agenda outside the lines of moral behavior. Billy Costigan plays the good guy in disguise to infiltrate Costello’s gang. Yet he dirties
Have you ever heard something go thump in the night? Do you believe in monsters? In the movies "Beauty and the Beast" and "E.T.", the monster like characters the captured the hearts of viewers of all ages. They both involve two characters that are thrusted into lifestyles that they are not used to. The beast and E.T were both unique creatures, had close relationships with humans, and were great works of fiction. In both stories, "Beauty and the Beast" and "E.T.", the main characters are unique creatures
delivered on all counts, from its early praise to its amazing box-office success, setting records in theatres coast-to-coast. The perfect combination of all these melded with its attention to historical detail make Gladiator worthy of its Best Picture award and a true classic for the ages, much like its classic cousin Ben-Hur.
Movies are a worldwide phenomenon, but why are some movies academy award winners while others plummet in the box office. I believe there are five major factors that go into creating a successful film beginning with the storyline, script, directing, sincere chemistry as well as realism. Script writing that is genuine and one an audience member can connect to is crucial; as is having a plot that doesn’t move so fast, and is able to seamlessly transition into different scenes. A great storyline always
David Selznick and Since You Went Away "I have a different concept of producing than other producers. Some producers are money men, and others are just lieutenants. For me to produce is to make a picture. As a producer, I can maintain an editorial perspective that I wouldn't have as a director. I consider myself first a creative producer, then a showman and then a businessman. You need all three things to succeed in the business today." -David O. Selznick The film Since You Went Away was released
1950 Academy Awards, 12 O’clock High won Best Actor in a Supporting Role with Dean Jagger, and Best Sound Recording. 12 O’clock High was nominated for Best Picture, and Best Actor in a Leading Role with Gregory Peck. In the 1950 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 12 O’clock High did win Best Actor-International with Gregory Peck, a prize that Peck won again in the 1952 Bambi Awards. The USA National Board of Review placed 12 O’clock High in the top 10 films in 1950, giving it the NBR award, and
relied more on religion than science which made them more gullible which adds to the suspense as they were more likely to believe this story. Short stories usually have to start well to attract a reader’s attention and keep it throughout. The best way to do this is to begin with an enticing level of tension and keep building up throughout the story. Wells uses literary techniques such as short clauses and good word choice to build up the suspense. The story is based on three old characters
Two Little Girls in Blue I chose to read a book entitled, Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark because I have read a few more of her books, and I found them very exhilarating and suspenseful. This book follows those same traits. Steve and Margaret Frawley are the proud parents of two little girls, Kelly and Kathy. It is their third birthday. Kelly and Kathy are both wearing matching little blue dresses that their mother had picked out for this special occasion. Both little girls, hand
international star, and it is only fitting that he would resurrect his career in a film of this genre. “Unforgiven” was directed, produced, and stared in by Clint Eastwood and received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture in 1993. It is often credited as the best western made in the last twenty years, and for reinvigorating the western genre. Clint Eastwood wanted to bring us a film with a fresh perspective on the classical western, and directed in classical
Every writer uses a different set of methods, known as the narrative mode, to portray the plot to the audience for individual reasons. In the first section of “The English Patient”, Michael Ondaatje uses his narrative mode in order to more effectively convey his message in an appealing way. One way he does this is by presenting the reader with visual images and vivid description that trigger their imagination. His use of visual imagery, description, and pronouns to present the settings, and to