On the last Sunday of February 2016, the whole cinematic world with bated breath followed the 88th ceremony of presenting the most prestigious Oscar award in cinema, held in Los Angeles.
The most long-awaited victory went to the Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who received his first own Oscar statuette. The actor was awarded the prize for the excellently played male role in the film "Survivor". Recall that this was the sixth attempt by the actor to receive the cherished Oscar statuette.
Other results of the Oscar were quite predictable and logical. So, the best film was the historical thriller "In the Spotlight", which reveals the whole truth about the complexity of journalistic work. The film by Tom McCarthy took its base from the real events that happened with the editors of Boston newspapers in 2002.
The best actress was Bree Larson, who played a major female role in the film "Room". Like DiCaprio, Larson received the Golden Globe Award in January for the same film.
The best animated feature film was the family-run animated film "Puzzle" about an eleven-year-old girl in whose head emotions live.
The most nominated film was the tape “Mad Max: The Road of Fury”, which won awards, although not the main ones, in six nominations.
As for the Russian applicants for the Oscar, they, unfortunately, were left without awards this year. So, the short animated film “We Can't Live Without Outer Space” almost reached the nomination. She was ahead of the Chilean cartoon "Bear Story".
Some facts about the Academy Award:
- the American film company "Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer" was recognized as the founder of Oscar, which in 1927 proposed to award prestigious prizes for achievements in the field of cinema on its own behalf;
- May 16, 1929 the first and shortest Oscar ceremony took place (it lasted only 15 minutes); as a result, the winners were awarded prizes for films in 12 categories;
- The first television broadcast of the Academy Award for the first time opened its broadcasting to the United States and Canada in 1953;
- until 1941, the voting results were open to journalists the day before the award ceremony;
- To date, 2947 statuettes with Oscar symbols have already been awarded.
