Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1927 - present
Areas Of Involvement	film • Academy Award
Related People	Robert Wise • Gregory Peck • Louis B. Mayer

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Renee Zellweger stands onstage in a white gown accepting the Best Actress Oscar at the 92nd Academy Awards, facing a large audience in the red and gold Dolby Theatre.

Large gathering of formally dressed men and women seated at round tables in the Crystal Ballroom of the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel during the first Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences meeting.

Illustration of Oscar statuettes with a large gold figure in front and the words 'Who decides?' in bold white letters on a blue banner across the center.

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