Introductions
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. As far as competitive exams are concerned, Oscar Academy Awards Winners are often asked in Static GK Section in many competitive exams.
Oscar Awards are International Film awards. Oscar Award was first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel by the AMPAS and was first broadcast by Radio in 1930 and by Television in 1953. AMPAS is the acronym version for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is the main reason to call Oscar Awards as Academy Awards.
Awardees
The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", which has become commonly known by its nickname "Oscar". The sculpture was created by George Stanley. The awards, first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, are overseen by AMPAS.
The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953. It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online. The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony.
The 89th Oscar Awards were held on February 26, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre for honoring 2016 best film, actors and the technical departmentThe list of 2017 Oscar Academy Awards Winners is as follows:
| Category | Winners |
|---|---|
| Best Picture | ‘Moonlight’ by Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Emma Stone for ‘La La Land’ |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Casey Affleck for ‘Manchester By The Sea’ |
| Best Director | Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’ |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney for ‘Moonlight’ |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kenneth Lonergan for ‘Manchester By The Sea’ |
| Best Original Song | ‘City Of Stars’ from ‘La La Land’ by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul |
| Best Original Score | Justin Hurwitz for ‘La La Land’ |
| Best Cinematography | Linus Sandgren for ‘La La Land’ |
| Best Live Action Short | ‘Sing’ by Kristof Deak and Anna Udvardy |
| Best Documentary Short | ‘The White Helmets’ by Orlando Von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara |
| Best Film Editing | John Gilbert for ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ |
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R Jones and Dan Lemmon for ‘The Jungle Book’ |
| Best Production Design | David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco for ‘La La Land’ |
| Best Animated Feature | ‘Zootopia’ by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer |
| Best Animated Short | ‘Piper’ by Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer |
| Best Foreign Language Film | ‘The Salesman’ by Asghar Farhadi |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Viola Davis for ‘Fences’ |
| Best Sound Mixing | Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace for ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ |
| Best Sound Editing | Sylvian Bellemare for ‘Arrival’ |
| Best Documentary Feature | Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow for ‘O J: Made In America’ |