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  • Oscar Legacy

    Oscar Legacy

    Experience the history of the Academy Awards with every ceremony from the first presentation in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to the 83rd show held at the Kodak Theatre in 2011. More

  • Experience the War Film Collection

    Explore the Collections

    Motion pictures played an unprecedented role during World War II, with government agencies producing thousands of hours of films for training, orientation and public information. Explore

  • Owen Crump

    Oral History with Owen Crump

    Owen Crump's oral history, conducted by the Academy in 1991-92, is invaluable for shedding light on the outstanding work done by the filmmakers of the First Motion Picture Unit. Listen

  • Academy members

    How It Started

    The idea was born in January 1927, over dinner at Louis B. Mayer’s Santa Monica beach house. Find out how the Academy was founded and how it’s grown ever since. More

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Out of This World!

Browse the 1950's Sci-Fi movie poster gallery. More

 

¡Saludos!
Starting in the late 1930s, the motion picture industry enthusiastically assumed the task of presenting a more prominent and positive image of Latin American countries and their citizens. More