Oscar Sunday is on the horizon, where all the stars will be out for this one extravagant night of beauty, glamour, maybe some laughs and tears, and of course 24 little golden statues. With host Ellen DeGeneres, this March 2nd is shaping up to be one grand event at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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| The 86th Academy Awards |
So much incredible talent has been announced, with Gravity and American Hustle both leading the way with ten nominations each, including Best Picture. With that and more there is no wonder there is still so much discord over who will take home any of the awards.
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| Host Ellen DeGeneres |
See all the nominees here.
The Oscars were not always the fervently admired event it is today, in fact, "the first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Two hundred seventy people attended the May 16, 1929 dinner in the hotel's Blossom Room; guest tickets cost $5. And there was little suspense when the awards were presented that night, as the recipients had already been announced three months earlier."
"As the event grew in size, banquets became impractical and the event moved from banquet room to a theater venue beginning with the 16th Oscar ceremony in 1942, held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Since 2001, the Oscar ceremony has been held in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, just steps from the historic Chinese Theatre."
Read the rest here.
Yes, the Oscars are a magnificent night, filled with all the shock and awe on can handle, and with only seven days until the big event, let's get ready for a night long remembered.
Via The Oscars