OSCARS 2017
Awarded for – Excellence in cinematic achievements
Country – United States
Presented by – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Presented at – Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Los Angeles, California
First Awarded—May 16, 1929, 87 years ago.
The Academy Awards, or “Oscars“, is a group of twenty-four artistic and technical honors given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the Academy’s voting membership.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Formation : May 11, 1927, 89 years ago
Type: Film Organisation
Headquarters: Beverly Hills, California, US
Membership: 6687
President: Cheryl Boone Isaacs
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy’s corporate management and general policies are overseen by a Board of Governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches.
The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially called the Academy Award of Merit, which has become commonly known by its nickname “Oscar.”
The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS.
This Year they presented 89th Academy Awards, honoring the best films of 2016. Before moving to the list of Oscars Winner 2017.
Let’s know what is special about Oscars 2017
5 Things To Know About 2017 Oscars
Led by Master Chef Wolfgang Puck, a culinary staff of 300 will prepare more than 50 imaginative dishes for the 1,600 invited guests to the Governors Ball, the Academy’s official post-Oscars celebration.
This is the first time Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars, and he is getting paid approximately $15,000 for the night.
Only two people know the list of Oscar winners before the rest of the world finally finds out.
This is the first year in which black actors were nominated in every category.
The Oscars is televised in 225 countries and territories on Feb. 26, 2017.
Now the list of various Oscars 2017
Best Picture– ‘Moonlight’
Directed by Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner
Best Actress in a Leading Role– Emma Stone
For the movie- ‘La La Land’
Best Actor in a Leading Role– Casey Affleck
For the movie ‘Manchester By The Sea’
Best Director– Damien Chazelle
For the movie ‘La La Land’
Best Adapted Screenplay– Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
For the movie ‘Moonlight’
Best Original Screenplay– Kenneth Lonergan
For ‘Manchester By The Sea’
Best Original Song– ‘City Of Stars’
From the movie ‘La La Land’ by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Best Original Score– Justin Hurwitz
For the movie ‘La La Land’
Best Cinematography– Linus Sandgren
For the movie ‘La La Land’
Best Live Action Short– ‘Sing’ by Kristof Deak and Anna Udvardy
Best Documentary Short– ‘The White Helmets’
Directed by Orlando Von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Best Film Editing– John Gilbert
For the movie ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
Best Visual Effects– Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R Jones and Dan Lemmon
For the movie ‘The Jungle Book’
Best Production Design– David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
For the movie ‘La La Land’
Best Animated Feature– ‘Zootopia’
Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Best Animated Short– ‘Piper’
Directed by Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Best Foreign Language Film– ‘The Salesman’
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Best Actress in a Supporting Role– Viola Davis
For the movie ‘Fences’
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)– Mahershala Ali
For the movie ‘Moonlight’
Best Sound Mixing– Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
For the movie ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
Best Sound Editing– Sylvian Bellemare
For the movie ‘Arrival’
Best Documentary Feature– Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
For the movie ‘O J: Made In America’
Best Costume Design– Colleen Atwood
For the movie ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them’
Best Makeup and Hairstyling– Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson
For the movie ‘Suicide Squad’
Best Writing Adapted Screenplay– Barry Jenkins
For the movie ‘Moonlight”
Best Original Screenplay– Kenneth Lonergan
For the movie Manchester by the Sea.
Cheers,
Ruchi!