Informative Essay On The Academy Awards

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The Academy Awards or most commonly known as the Oscars, is considered to be the most prestigious award giving body in the world of movies. It was first presented in 1929, making it the oldest entertainment awards ceremony and last February 26th of 2017, the 89th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater and it is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. It was televised not just throughout the US, but to more than 200 countries all over the world. The twenty-four artistic and technical awards are given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences or AMPAS. So here are the 2017 list of winners and nominees.

BEST PICTURE

WINNER: La La Land
WINNER: Moonlight

Who would’ve thought that after all the awards that has been given, right at the very last and most important one, is where it all WENT WRONG. It is like the 2015 Miss Universe all over again. Veteran actor and actress, Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine, announced that La La Land won the Best Picture award, the cast and crew came to the stage and the producers
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OTHER NOMINIEES
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

BEST ACTOR

WINNER: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Ben Affleck’s brother is once nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for his role in the western drama film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He is also known for his role in the film The Finest Hours alongside Chris Pine but he finally won an Oscar for the film Manchester By The

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