2. BAFTA
-The BAFTA is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the
moving image - film, television and games.BAFTA was founded out founded in 1947 by directors
David Lean, Alexander Korda, Roger Manvell, Laurence Olivier, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell,
Michael Balcon, Carol Reed.
-its purpose is to supports, promotes and develops the art forms of the moving image - film, television
and video games - by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the
public.
- its headquarters is in london
-its membership is about 6500
-the president of this corporation Hrh the duke of cambridge
http://www.bafta.org/
3. Golden Raspberry
-The Golden Raspberry Award is an award presented in recognition of the worst in film.Founded by
American copywriter and publicist John J. B. Wilson in 1980, the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in
Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day.
-The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry".
-the awards themselves are in the form of a "golfball-sized raspberry" which sits atop a Super 8 mm
film reel, the whole of which is spray-painted gold.
-It is located in the united states
http://www.razzies.com/
4. Oscars
-The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars,are a set of awards given annually for
excellence of cinematic achievements.
-It awards for Excellence in cinematic achievements and it was first founded in 1929.
- The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award of Merit and is one of nine types of
Academy Awards. Organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(AMPAS),the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony. The AMPAS was originally conceived
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio executive Louis B. Mayer as a professional honorary organization to
help improve the film industry’s image and help mediate labor disputes.
http://www.oscars.org/
5. Golden globe
-The Golden Globe Award is an American accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association.
-it awards for Excellence in film and television
-Its based in the united states
- Its was found in the 1944 by group of writers banded together to form the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association
-The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as
the third most-watched awards show each year.
http://www.goldenglobes.org/
