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However, the 93rd Academy Awards cermony in 2021 was an exception to this tradition, instead honoring films that were released from January 1, 2020 to February 28, the following year. [5] When citing each ceremony, Academy conventions may either list the year(s) of its eligibility period, [6] or the year in which the ceremony was actually held ...
This list of female Academy Award winners and nominees for non-gendered categories details women who have won or been nominated for awards in non-gender-specific categories. The nominees are arranged, in alphabetical order, by film title, with the winners listed first.
The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, [5] are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. [1] The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. [6] The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio.
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor or actress to win an Academy Award in 1940 for "Gone with the Wind.". Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field ...
The Oscars are awarded in 23 categories (soon to be 24, as achievement in casting will be introduced for 2026's 98th Oscars). Members of the corresponding branches determine most of their own ...
2012 – The 2012 Summer Olympics in London were the first Games in which women competed in all sports in the program, [323] and every participating country included female athletes. [ 324 ] [ 325 ] The U.S. Olympic team had more women than men for the first time — 269 female athletes to 261 men.
Weekly Commentary (Updated March 7, 2024): Since the inception of the Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, a total of 3,395 Oscar statuettes have been awarded.Regrettably, merely 18 of these ...
The shortest Oscar speech was that given by Patty Duke at the 35th Academy Awards after she was named Best Supporting Actress for 1962 for The Miracle Worker. Duke, age 16, was the youngest person at that time to receive an Academy Award in a competitive category.