Why do we have academy awards

I started hitting the keys During the next year of columns, whenever referring to the Academy Award, I used the word 'Oscar. It proved to be the magic name. Though Skolsky has actual evidence to back his claim, his assertion that he coined the nickname is still slightly in doubt. The term Oscar was commonly used as a mocking nickname for the Academy Award as Skolsky claims he used it , but in this theory, Walt Disney was supposedly the first in the industry to publicly use the name in a positive light.

Perhaps Herrick really did think the statuette resembled her uncle. Or maybe Skolsky really did come up with the moniker whether he did or not, he certainly helped popularize it. In the end, nobody really knows why the Academy Award statuette is called an Oscar. His idea was to have a knight gripping a sword while standing on a film reel.

Sculptor George Stanley was then hired to create the actual statuette based on this design idea. The museum is a delightful experience for any cinephile, no question, but its four gallery floors look into the rearview of the film medium. Those initiatives will continue as filmmakers interested in Oscar eligibility will also have to meet reasonably flexible inclusion standards.

A range of quality movies only find backing because potential awards critics, guilds, Indie Spirits, Oscars boost marketing and awareness of a low-key film that otherwise would not stand a chance. We still acknowledge their accomplishments. This phenomenon helps to protect an entire form of literary storytelling whose existence might otherwise be endangered. And we would all be worse off for that. Oscar contention, especially major category wins, yield big numbers. This is what drives the Oscar market.

While these distributors are finding other ways to make a living Searchlight is delivering movies and series for Hulu , they need a vital Oscars in order to thrive. That means keeping arthouses open. Bypassing the costly limited-release platform model and heading for the security of premium VOD will not sustain arthouses.

That message is essential in pushing revitalized theatergoing around the world. It will be fascinating to see where the Academy rules settle, post-pandemic.

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