“第79届奥斯卡最佳纪录片奖得主”用英文怎么说

"[These films] taught us that love can beat all odds," Obama said."They reminded us that we can overcome any obstacle if we dig deep enough and fight hard enough and find the courage within ourselves."
米歇尔这样说道：“（这些电影）教会我们爱可以打败一切困难,它们提醒我们,只要我们能深入自己的情感,努力奋斗,找回内心的勇气,我们就能克服一切障碍.”
It's through cinema,Obama said,that "our children learn to open their imagination and dream just a little bigger and to strive every day to reach those dreams."
米歇尔说,正是通过电影,“我们的孩子们学会开阔想象力,拥有大大的梦想,每天都在努力达成这些梦想.”

雕像由一种合金制作而成,镀上铜、镍、银,最后镀上24K金,一共需经过15道工序.从黯淡无光的雏形到金光璀璨的成品,“小金人”的诞生过程从一定程度上也象征了电影人经过奋斗最终踏上奥斯卡星光大道的蝶变历程.R·S·欧文工厂一直负责为奥斯卡制造小金人
书上说奥斯卡小金人 的名字是有一名员工说小金人像他的叔叔奥斯卡.所以就因此得名……

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磁力

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就是 最佳影片奖
picture就是电影,较专业的用法.

奥斯卡官方网站,
A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director,Margaret Herrick,thought the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar and said so,and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.
No hard evidence exists to support that tale,but in any case,by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934,Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first Best Actress win.The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officially until 1939.
Since its conception,the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards -- with a few notable exceptions.In the 1930s,juvenile players received miniature replicas of the statuette; ventriloquist Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS.Between 1942 and 1944,in support of the war effort,Oscars were made of plaster.After the War,winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes.
The traditional Oscar statuette,however,hasn't changed since the 1940s,when the base was made higher.In 1945,the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949,Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered,starting with No.501.Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam container slightly larger than a shoebox.Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box,and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express,with no identifiable markings.
On March 10,2000,55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels.Nine days later,52 of stolen statuettes were discovered next to a dumpster in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear,who was later invited by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest.
For eight decades,Oscar has survived war,weathered earthquakes,and even managed to escape unscathed from common thieves.Since 1995,however,R.S.Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes."Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer and into the gold," explains the company president."Or maybe people stored them someplace where they corroded." Although he stresses that the statuette is made to endure,Siegel offers this sage advice to all Oscar winners:"If it gets dusty,simply wipe it with a soft dry cloth."

The Academy Awards Review:Oscar surprises few,far between.Roger Moore | Sentinel Movie Critic:February 23,2009 ...
全文www.***.net/2009/02/23/oscar-2009-review-the-anti-snark-awards/

The 83rd Academy Award was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on February 27,2011 ,the Award was hosted by two Hollywood hot movie stars James Edward Franco and Anne Hathaway ,and it was broadcast live by ABC to over 200 countries and regions globally.

Oscar sliding-door wardrobe

你说的主持人是克里斯·洛克Chris Rock
他调侃了bu什,妮可基德曼,裘德洛等人
1."Welcome to the 77th and last Academy Awards," he began after a standing ovation.
He took jabs at a number of celebrities,making a distinction between "stars" and everybody else -- including himself.
"After I made 'Pootie Tang,' Cuba Gooding sent me a check for $80," he said,several lines after knocking Gooding for "Boat Trip."
He also noted the two movies that caused the most discussion in 2004 -- "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "The Passion of the Christ" -- and the difficulty the latter faced in getting made.
"They've made six 'Police Academys' and nobody wanted to make 'The Passion of the Christ'?" he asked.
In a taped segment,Rock also went to a local Magic Johnson theater to get the thoughts of everyday black moviegoers.Among the picks:"Alien vs.Predator," "Saw" and "The Chronicles of Riddick."
A kicker:comedian Albert Brooks giving a thumbs-up to "White Chicks."
But if ABC was concerned about Rock -- who was rather restrained -- perhaps the network should have paid more attention to its pre-show hosts.
In between promoting designers and raving about the competition,celebrities had to listen to some very odd -- and even insulting -- questions.
"Before you were a movie star,you were a serious actor," said ABC's Chris Connelly to Orlando Bloom.
2.“All right!Sit your a---- down!” he shouted after walking on stage in a white tie and tux and receiving a standing ovation from many in the star-studded crowd.
Then he let ’em have it.
His main point:Filmmakers should wait for better talent instead of rushing bad movies into theaters.
“Clint Eastwood’s a star,OK?Tobey Maguire’s just a boy in tights,” Rock joked.
“You want Tom Cruise and all you can get is Jude Law?Wait.You want Russell Crowe and all you can get is Colin Farrell?Wait.‘Alexander’ is not ‘Gladiator.”’
'Million Dollar Baby' wins best picture
Small films win big at Oscars
Host Chris Rock comes out swinging
Test Pattern:Blogging the Oscars
Blue and yellow all over Oscar red carpet
Hear winners,backstage on Audible.com
But Rock wasn’t afraid to include himself in that assessment.
“You want Denzel (Washington) and all you can get is me?Wait,” he joked.“Denzel’s a fine actor.He woulda never made ‘Pootie Tang.”’
One actor snapped back,though.
Sean Penn,taking the stage to present the best-actress Oscar,took time to defend Law as “one of our finest actors.”
Then he introduced the category by saying,“What Jude and all other talented actors know is that for every great,talented actor,there are five actresses who are nothing short of magic.”
Backstage,Rock shrugged off the remarks and said he and Penn had talked.
“He said ’cause he’s working with Jude on a movie right now he felt the need to ...I don’t know,” Rock said.“It’s kinda funny.”

1 Many famous films have aquired the Oscar Awards.
2 The current Oscar Best Actor/Actress/Picture is.
3 This song once aquired the Oscar awards.

(it is) nominated Oscar 3 times

1.英国政府答应支援加拿大政府
2.奥斯卡是因为受伤而死
暂时看出这两个

One possible version: Our school Drama Club is holding a film activity. We saw Life of Pi last week. It is directed by Ang Lee. And he gets the Best Director Award for it. The film is about the s...

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“默片时代”的影片主要靠演员们的表演、动作和字幕来表达。这一时期最负盛名的电影艺术家是卓别林。

prize和award 的区别：
1、award 指正式地或官方地颁发,授予,给予；也可以指法庭裁决给予.它指一种官方的奖励行为,往往鼓励在工作中达到成就或所提出的要求而进行一种奖励.强调荣誉而不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少.
award的“奖品”是因优点奖励或授予的东西,如：
The school principal awarded a prize in history to the best student.
学校校长将历史奖授予最出色的学生.
award 还可指XX奖 比如“金球奖”就是“Golden Globe Award”,不能说“Golden Globe Prize”.
2、prize “奖赏,奖金,奖品”,多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽彩中所赢得的奖.这种奖赏有的凭能力获得,有的凭运气获得.如：
Hundreds of prizes can be won in our newspaper competition.
参加我们报纸的竞赛可以赢得数以百计的奖品.
如：the Nobel prize 诺贝尔奖.
3、win awards 表示“获奖”,“获奥斯卡奖”用win an Oscar.

The collection of all previous Oscar nominated animation short films

01-Don't Cry For Me Argentina
《贝隆夫人》主题曲
02-Casablanca
《北非谍影》主题曲
03-You've lost That loving Feeling
《壮志凌云》主题曲
04-Right Here Waiting
《终有一天感动你》主题曲
05-Up Where We Belong
《警察与绅士》主题曲
06-When A Man Loves A Woman
《当男人爱上女人》主题曲
07-When I Fall IN Love
《西亚图未眠夜》主题曲
08-To Love Somebody
《雨小无情》主题曲
09-He's My Brother
《第一滴血》主题曲
10_It May Be You
《杜丝先生》主题曲
11_Scarborough Fair
《斯卡波罗集市》主题曲
12_The Soun Of Silence
《毕业生》主题曲
13_Sharp Of My Heart
《这个杀手不太冷》主题曲
14_someday
《钟楼舵侠》主题曲
15-Take My breath Away
《壮志凌云》插曲
01_Unchaned melody
《人鬼情未了》主题曲
02_Beauty And Best
《美女与野兽》主题曲
03_Love Story
《爱情故事`》主题曲
04_Say You Say Me
《白夜》主题曲
05_My Way
《白夜》主题曲
06_Moon River
《迪凡内早餐》主题曲
07_I Will Always Love You
《保镖》主题曲
08_When S Child Is Born
《人狼之恋》主题曲
09_Do-Re-Mi
《仙乐飘飘》主题曲
10_A Whole New World
《阿拉丁》主题曲
11_I Just Call To Say Love You
《红衣女郎》主题曲
12_Can I Feel The Love Tonight
《狮子王》主题曲
13_Love Me Tender
《铁血柔情》主题曲
14_Pretty Woman
《风月俏佳人》主题曲
15-My Heart Will Go On
《泰坦尼克号》主题曲
01_Auld Long Syno
《魂断蓝桥》主题曲
02_If God Will Sednd His Angels
《天使多情》主题曲
03_speak Softly Love
《教父》主题曲
04-The Last Of Waltz
《_最后的华尔兹》主题曲
05_The Time For Us
《罗米欧与朱丽叶》主题曲
06_Everything I Do
《罗宾汉》主题曲
07_Falling Into you
《本能》主题曲
08_My Own True Love
《瓢》主题曲
09_Three Coin In The Fountian
《罗马之恋》主题曲
10_Unbreak My Heart
《致命恋人》主题曲
11_Pretty Woman
《风月俏佳人》主题曲
12_The Way We Were
《俏郎君》主题曲
13_I'm Always Dreaming Of you
《白宫奇缘》主题曲
14_Run To You
《保镖》主题曲
15-Nothing To Lost
《女人香》主题
01_Schsindler'List
《辛特勒名单》主题曲
02_Edelweiss
《音乐之声》主题曲
03_Exhale
《当代女人心》主题曲
04-La Vie Rose
《一切从失恋开始》主题曲
05_You Must Love Me
《贝隆夫人》主题曲
06_This Masquerade
《情人》主题曲
07_Have You Ever Seen Rain
《费城故事》主题曲
08_Dying young
《主题音乐》主题曲
09_Nothing Can Chang My Love For You
《廊桥遗梦》主题曲
10_Sanfacisco
《阿甘正传》主题曲
11_Watzing Back
《沉默的羔羊》主题曲
12_Le's Talk About Love
《理智与感情》主题曲
13_Teminator
《未来战士》主题曲
01-I Will Always Love You
我将永远爱你
02-Unchained Melody
人鬼情未了
03-When I Fall In Love
当我坠入爱河
04-yesterday Once More
昨日重现
05-The Music Of The Night
音乐之夜
06-Everybody Says Don't
每人说不
07-Sailing
扬帆
08-Hero
英雄
09-I'd Love You Want Me
想你爱我
10-You Needed Me
你需要我
11-When A Man Loves A Woman
当男女相爱时
12-Sukiyaki
苏基雅基
13-More Than I Can Say
爱你在心口南开
14-Only you
只有你
15-All Out Of Love
失落的爱
01-My Heart Will Go on
爱无止境
02-Right Here Waiting
此情可待
03-Smokes Gets In Your Eyes
眼中的迷雾
04-Devoted To You
全心的爱你
05-The Great Love Of All
至爱
06-Without You
没有你
07-Tonight,I Celebrate My Love
今夜倾诉我的爱
08-Casablanca
卡萨布兰卡
09-Because I Love You
因为我爱你
10-Memory
记忆
11-Careless Whispere
梦幻拥抱
12-I Do It For You
对你倾情
13-Up Where We Belong
属于我们的地方
14-Endless Love
无尽的爱
01-Candle In Wind'97
风中之烛
02-The Power Of Love
爱的力量
03-Kill Me Softly
温柔的死去
04-I Just Can'nt Stop Loving You
我无法停止不爱你
05-Longer
悠久
06-Top Of The Word
世界之颠
07-Say You Say Me
说你说我
08-Sing
唱
09-All Out of Love
爱的一切
10-It Nerver Rains In Southern Califormia
无雨的加利福尼亚
11-When A Child Born
当孩子出生时
12-Always On My Mind
柔情长在我心中
13-Helo
你好
14-Beauty And The Beast
美女与野兽
15-feeling
爱的感觉
01-Sha La La
莎啦啦
02-Loving You
爱你
03-Hotel California
加州酒店
04-That's Why
所以你要离去
05-Scarborough Fair
斯卡波罗集市
06-The Sound Of Silence
寂寞之声
07-Don't Cry For Me Argentina
阿根廷不要为我哭涕
08-Stoies
故事
09-Sealed With A Kiss
以吻封箴
10-Nothing Can't Change My Love For You
无法改变的爱
11-If
如果
12-Yesterday
昨日
13-I have Nothing
一无所有
14-Heal The Word
拯救人类
15-Lemon Tree
柠檬树

Oscar 附奥斯卡奖的来历 说起奥斯卡奖,就不能不先提到美国电影艺术与科学学会(Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).这个机构成立于1927年,致力于推动电影制造业向更高水平、更高质量、更高技术方面发展,而...

He won the Oscar Golden Prize in 1962 for his excellent action/ performance.In 2003,he died at home in Los Angeles.

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你是要原文么?还是翻译的?
"I would like to thank what this film is about for me,which are the moms that take care of the babies and the children,no matter where they come from.Those moms and parents never get thanked.I,in particular,failed to thank one.So ...if I can take this moment to thank Helga B.for not letting me ride in cars with boys until I was 18 because she was right.I would've done what she said I was gonna do.For making me practice every day when I got home.Piano,ballet,whatever it is I wanted to be.She said to be an artist,you had to practice every day,and for reminding her daughters that there's no race,no religion,no class system,no color,nothing,no sexual orientation that makes us better than anyone else.We are all deserving of love.So,to that trailblazer,who allowed me to have that.And this.And this.I thank you so much for this opportunity that I share with these extraordinary women and my lover Meryl Streep.Thank you."
你是要有一篇英文的短文题目是Sandra Bullock Oscar Acceptance Speech么?
“Did I really earn this,or did I just wear you all down?” she asked her peers at the Academy Awards,before declaring her love for the other nominees in her category:Gabourey Sidibe (“exquisite… beyond words”),Carey Mulligan (“your grace,elegance,beauty and talent make me sick”),Helen Mirren (“I feel like we are family”) and Meryl Streep (“such a good kisser”).
She then thanked everyone who had shown her kindness “when it wasn’t fashionable” and to “everyone who was mean to me”,including George Clooney,who,she alleged,once threw her into a pool.
Last night,Sandra Bullock won her first Academy Award for her performance in the Blind Side.As Leigh Anne Tuohy,Ms.Bullock played a well-to-do Tennesee mom who adopts a homeless inner-city kid.It's a far cry from the standard Bullock "I'm too career-minded and quirky for romance" romantic comedy roles,but she was the odds-on favorite to win,beating out both Oscar nominee veterans Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren and fresh-faced newcomers Carey Mulligan and Gabourey Sidibe.
And while her acceptance speech ran long,the consensus seems to be that it was "endearing rather than annoying."
"Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down?I would like to thank the Academy for allowing me in the last month to have the most incredible ride with rooms full of artists that I see tonight and that I've worked with before and I hope to work with in the future,who inspire me and blaze trails for us.Four of them that I've fallen deeply in love with I share this night with and I share this award with."
Funny,genuine,gracious - total class act:A transcript of the speech.
She acknowledged the talented field she found herself in,calling Ms.Sidibe "exquisite," playfully expressing jealousy toward Ms.Mulligan,lacking the words to express her admiration for Ms.Mirren and alluding to previous interactions with Ms.Streep.
As she ran out of time,she singled out some of the women who don't get enough appreciation.
The rest of the text of Sandra Bullock Oscar Acceptance speech.
"I would like to thank what this film is about for me,which are the moms that take care of the babies and the children,no matter where they come from.Those moms and parents never get thanked.I,in particular,failed to thank one.So ...if I can take this moment to thank Helga B.for not letting me ride in cars with boys until I was 18 because she was right.I would've done what she said I was gonna do.For making me practice every day when I got home.Piano,ballet,whatever it is I wanted to be.She said to be an artist,you had to practice every day,and for reminding her daughters that there's no race,no religion,no class system,no color,nothing,no sexual orientation that makes us better than anyone else.We are all deserving of love.So,to that trailblazer,who allowed me to have that.And this.And this.I thank you so much for this opportunity that I share with these extraordinary women and my lover Meryl Streep.Thank you."

好的

这就好办了：打六折销售亏本5元,若打七折销售就赚7元,则说明一折相差了5+7=12元,一折即是原来的10%或十分之一,那么进价就是12除以10%得120元了.

Dear teachers, students, good morning!
Welcome to Jinan language school!
Today is Christmas day, on this beautiful holiday in our campus Grand Oscar contest.
Here, students will demonstrate their hard work. One exciting play, Oscar nominated films were favourably. Now let's wait and see!
First of all we have to appreciate X ban brought to us by XXX. This is a very exciting repertoire. I believe they will make today's competition has a good start.
Thanks X class classmates brought to us by the program, let's feast their eyes on.
The following is a small, x classes to the actors present their carefully made
Well, after these students of performances, we finally came on player already can't wait, here we asked XX class classmates.
Thank you X class classmates, to today's contest draw a perfect ending.
In this Christmas, we experience the joy of performing, at this point, allow me on behalf of all the students thanks to the actors.
Jinan foreign language Oscar race on campus is now concluded, thank you.

①认识（意识）对改造客观世界具有指导作用。因而“用自己的设计”可以“改变生活，让生活更美好”（4分）；②实践是认识的目的和归宿，因而，“自己的设计”应当用“改变生活”（4分）；③实践和认识都是不断发展的，因此，需要不断“用自己的设计改变生活，让生活更加美好”。（4分）

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization composed of over 6,000 motion picture craftsmen and women.
The purposes of the Academy are to advance the arts and sciences of motion pictures; foster cooperation among creative leaders for cultural,educational and technological progress; recognize outstanding achievements; cooperate on technical research and improvement of methods and equipment; provide a common forum and meeting ground for various branches and crafts; represent the viewpoint of actual creators of the motion picture; and foster educational activities between the professional community and the public-at-large.
The Academy's field of activity does not include economic,labor or political matters.
The Academy was organized in May,1927,as a non-profit corporation chartered under the laws of California.Its original 36 members included production executives and film luminaries of the time.
Douglas Fairbanks,Sr.,was the first president.Others have been William deMille,M.C.Levee,Conrad Nagel,J.Theodore Reed,Frank Lloyd,Frank Capra,Walter Wanger,Bette Davis,Jean Hersholt,Charles Brackett,George Seaton,George Stevens,B.B.Kahane,Valentine Davies,Wendell Corey,Arthur Freed,Gregory Peck,Daniel Taradash,Walter Mirisch,Howard W.Koch,Fay Kanin,Gene Allen,Robert E.Wise,Richard Kahn,Karl Malden,Arthur Hiller,Robert Rehme and Frank Pierson.
From its founding until 1946,when it moved into a building at 9038 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood,the Academy occupied a number of rented offices.In December of 1975,the Academy dedicated its new seven-story headquarters at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.For the first time in the organization's history,the Players Directory,the Margaret Herrick Library,the Samuel Goldwyn Theater,its administrative offices and other facilities were all located under one roof.
Within a decade,however,the rapid growth of the holdings of both the Herrick Library and the Film Archive had necessitated the search for a new,separate facility.In 1988,a 55-year lease was arranged with the City of Beverly Hills for the conversion of its historic Waterworks building in La Cienega Park into the new home of the Academy's film research facilities,designated as the Center for Motion Picture Study.Another decade later,the growth of the holdings of both the Herrick Library and Film Archive required a search for an additional facility.In 2002 the Academy purchased what had originally been the first Hollywood television studio on Vine Street,and converted it into a home for the Film Archive.In honor of two of the Academy's founders—Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford—the La Cienega facility,which still houses the Herrick Library,was renamed the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study,and the Vine Street building is now known as the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study.
也是转人家的,很全面了!

Introduction:
The Academy Awards®,affectionately known as the Oscars®,are the oldest,best known,most influential,most prestigious,and famous of film awards.The awards (and gold-plated statuettes) have been presented annually (the first awards ceremony was held in May of 1929) by a non-profit professional organization - the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS),based in Beverly Hills,California,and founded in 1927.Pricewaterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) has managed the Academy Awards balloting process since 1935 - all but the first six years of the Oscars.Ever since 1941,when their now-famous confidential envelope system was introduced,marking the first year of complete secrecy,"the Envelope Please" has become a familiar phrase that evokes the thought of the Academy Awards® ceremony.
Except for the early years of the institution,the awards honored films made during the previous 12-month calendar year.[At first,to be eligible for an award,a film had to open in Los Angeles during the twelve months ending on July 31 of the preceding year.To allow each ceremony to cover films for a single calendar year - matching the eligibility period,the 1932/33 awards were based on a 17-month qualifying period.Ever since then,beginning with the 1934 awards ceremony,all awards have been based on openings in the previous calendar year.] Until 1954,the Oscars were presented mostly on a Thursday evening.From 1955 to 1958,they were presented on a Wednesday.From 1959 until 1998 the Oscars were,with a few exceptions,presented on a Monday night.Only since 1999 has the Awards ceremony taken place on a Sunday (traditionally in March).In 2004,the ceremony was moved even earlier to improve ratings and to be more relevant to the awards 'season'.
Comments About the Awards Themselves:
The establishment of the Academy (and its awards system) has had a major effect and influence upon the film industry,due to the enormous boost a nomination or award (for a film or actor) creates,by giving prestige and bottom-line profits to a studio or performer.Studios have often engaged in expensive marketing and advertising campaigns to sway votes,and to encourage contractual loyalty during voting.The Academy has,with limited success,tried to limit the influences of pressure groups and promotion,box office gross receipts,and studio public relations and marketing on voting results.It has also attempted to limit votes for melodramatic sentimentality,atonement for past mistakes,personal popularity,and "prestige" or epic scale,but those influences have often had a decided effect upon the outcome of some of the poll results.
Unfortunately,the critical worth,artistic vision,cultural influence,and innovative qualities of many films are not given the same voting weight.Especially since the 80s,moneymaking 'formula-made' blockbusters with glossy production values have often been crowd-pleasing titans (and Best Picture winners),but they haven't necessarily been great films with depth or critical acclaim by any measure.See The Worst Academy Awards Oscars for more.
Major Awards Categories:
Extensive summary reports on the Academy Awards® or Oscars® are available for each of the following awards categories:
Best Picture
(originally known as Best Production)
Best Director
(Best achievement in directing)
Best Actor
(Best performance by an Actor
in a leading role)
Best Actress
(Best performance by an Actress
in a leading role)
Best Supporting Actor
(Best performance by an Actor
in a supporting role -
first awarded in 1936)
Best Supporting Actress
(Best performance by an Actress
in a supporting role -
first awarded in 1936)
Best Screenplay/Writer
(Known by many names throughout the years:
Motion Picture Story,Adaptation,Original Story,Screenplay,Writing Achievement,etc.)
Like any other awards,recognitions,or "best" lists,the top nominees and winners do not necessarily reflect or objectively measure the greatest that cinematic history has to offer.Many of the most Deserving Films of All Time (see Films Without Awards) did not win Academy Awards® (and in some cases were not even included in the nominees).In addition,Top Box-Office Films aren't always guaranteed awards success either.And certain Film Genres (notably westerns,science fiction,and comedy) as well as independent films are not represented in balanced numbers throughout Oscar history - see an analysis of Best Picture Genre Biases.

Oscars organizers promised a bold new approach to this month's Academy Awards,at a star-studded luncheon here Monday to salute this year's crop of nominees.
After years of declining viewing figures that culminated in last year's 80th Oscars recording an all-time ratings low,the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have moved to revamp Hollywood's annual extravaganza.
The co-producers of the February 22 show,Bill Condon and Laurence Mark,have so far kept full details of their planned changes to the Oscars' tried-and-tested formula tightly under wraps.
However Academy president Sid Ganis told nominees at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Monday to expect some daring tweaks to the telecast.
"It's going to be a show that takes some bold risks," said Ganis.
Oscars organizers have already confirmed one change by announcing Australian actor Hugh Jackman as the host of the show,a departure from the recent tradition of popular comedians acting as compere.
Among the changes reported to be contemplated by Mark and Condon are the decisions to dispense with the ceremony's opening monologue and to keep "canned" segments to a minimum.
The identities of the presenters on the awards night have also been kept a secret when in previous years the Academy revealed presenters in the weeks building up to the ceremony.
The New York Times reported Monday that the producers are seeking to boost the appeal of the show by asking studios to provide scenes from future films.
Under the initiative,10-second clips of around two dozen new movies would be shown as the show's credits roll.
Meanwhile Ganis on Monday also urged nominees to give some thought to making their acceptance speeches memorable -- and short.
"As for the acceptance speeches -- you know what's required," Ganis said."Be brief,be personal and be heartfelt.You have a grand total of 45 seconds."
Ganis was speaking before an audience that included 15 of the 20 actors and actresses who are nominated for Oscars this year,notable absentees including Brad Pitt,Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep.
This year's Oscars are expected to be a shoot-out between rags-to-riches Mumbai-set romance "Slumdog Millionaire," which has 10 nominations,and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," with 13.
Although historically the film with the most Oscar nominations has prevailed in the coveted best picture race,"Slumdog Millionaire" is widely seen as the clear favorite after a virtual clean sweep at key awards shows this year.
The movie's favorite status solidified at the weekend after British director Danny Boyle scooped the top prize at the prestigious Director's Guild of America (DGA) awards,regarded as an important Oscars bellwether.

In 2009,the 81th Oscar best costume design