The document provides background information about the Oscar statuette including its name, design, materials, and the branches of the Academy it represents. It discusses the history of the Academy Awards from its founding in 1927 where 250 people attended the first ceremony to how it has evolved into a glamorous red carpet event over 20 years. The document also includes an interview quote from Woody Allen expressing his view that while the prizes aim to represent something, the way they are organized doesn't serve much purpose for him as an artist.

1. 1. Who’s Oscar? 3. Oscar’s changes 2. Oscar’s History 5. Personal opinion 4. Interview

2. Who’s Oscar? Why the statuette is called Oscar? The most popular story is that Margaret Herrick , librarian and director of the Academy, after looking at the statuettes exclaimed: “ It looks just like my Uncle Oscar.” Margaret Herrick

3. The Oscar, the famous statuette Height: 34 cm Weight: 3.85 kg Design: A Sir holding a Crusader’s sword, standing on film reel with five spokes. The five spokes each represent the original branches of the Academy . Material: Gold plated metal alloy Producers Writers Actors Directors Technicians

4. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was established in May 1927 as a non-profit corporation to promote the art of movie making. The first Awards 1929 The Oscars, were presented at a private dinner in Los Angeles in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with less than 250 people attending. History Douglas Fairbanks giving Janet Gaynor first Best Actress Oscar

5. The Oscars at the beginning At first the Oscars’ ceremony awarded the better actors and actress of the moment. A few years later, Oscars awarded the overproductions of Hollywood. In these films the actors and actresses were very good. and the Oscars in the actuality For twenty years, the cinema is based with marketing and money has more importance. Now the Oscars not only represent the simple ceremony, represent a glamour red carpet, for example Oscar’s changes

6. Barbra Streisand Grace Kelly Cary Grant Norma Shearer Audrey Hepburn Katherine Hepburn Shirley Temple

8. The jewels were valued at 2.000.000 € Esmeraldas’ earrings of 119 carats The jewels were valued at 700.000 € The jewels of Cartier were valued at 600.000 €

9. Interview a famous opinion Woody Allen Woody Allen is a famous film director and he has total creative control. The actors who work in the Woody’s films are famous. He introduce their in the cinema’s world. Woody says: I would like that the prizes represent something, but unfortunately the way which they organized it, I don’t believe that it serve for much. “ Vicky Cristina Barcelona” the movie for me was history before the Oscar. I don’t need any prize, because the people like it and I’m grateful.

10. What I think about it In my opinion the Oscars are important to recognize the actors’ tasks. The Oscars is a nice moment because the ceremony is a moment of unity for the world. But I think that in the Oscars they spend a lot of money that it is necessary to help a many people in the world.

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