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27-617: The Nastro d'Argento (plural: Nastri d'Argento ; English: Silver Ribbon ), is an Italian film award , held since 1946 by the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in a wide range of categories, covering not only feature films , but also short films ( Corti d'argento ) and television series ( Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie ). The main awards are given at Taormina Film Fest , Sicily , while

54-508: A Swiss-born performer who gained fame in Berlin, had been notified in advance of his victory; he subsequently posed for pictures with his statuette before leaving for Germany. Major winners at the ceremony included 7th Heaven and Sunrise , with three awards apiece (the latter winning for Unique and Artistic Picture), and Wings receiving two awards, including Outstanding Picture . The academy decided retroactively that Wings' award

81-637: A breakaway group of press film critics formed the Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani  [ it ] (National Union of Film Critics) in May 1971. The Silver Ribbons ceremony was at first held in February each year, giving awards for films released in the preceding calendar year. In 1971, the committee changed the schedule so that films made up until May each year would be eligible for

108-483: A category that was dropped the following year (along with those for Unique and Artistic Production, Best Director (Comedy), and Best Title Writing). Unlike later ceremonies, an actor could be awarded for multiple films: Emil Jannings won Best Actor for his work in both The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command , while Best Actress winner Janet Gaynor was honored for three films. Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers each received an honorary award. Jannings,

135-400: A private dinner with 36 banquet tables, where 270 people attended, and tickets cost $ 5 (equivalent to $ 89 in 2023). Actors and actresses arrived at the hotel in luxury vehicles, and many fans attended to encourage celebrities. The ceremony was not broadcast on radio, and was hosted by AMPAS director Fairbanks during a 15-minute event. The winners were announced three months before

162-847: Is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York Daily News . Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York -based daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, online publications. The Annie Awards , known as " Annie ", is an annual award ceremony in the field of animation, which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association , ASIFA-Hollywood , has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation,

189-619: Is an American film critic organization founded in 1966 in the New York City apartment of the Saturday Review critic Hollis Alpert , one of several co-founding film critics who was refused membership to the New York Film Critics Circle due to it preferred critics who worked for mainstream newspapers. The organization is known for its highbrow tastes. The New York Film Critics Circle ( NYFCC )

216-635: Is because it was assumed that the best director made the best film. This was different from other countries, where best film was often associated with the producer ; at the Nastri d'Argento, a separate category recognised the producer. However "Film of the Year" is now awarded. For many of its early years, there was criticism that journalists carried too much weight in the voting process, and film critics too little, so that experimental and independent films were not properly considered for awards. In response to this,

243-482: Is the only Academy Awards ceremony not broadcast on either radio or television; a radio broadcast was introduced for the 2nd Academy Awards . During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards – later to be colloquially known as "Oscars," in 12 categories. The winners had been announced three months ahead of the ceremony. Some nominations did not reference a specific film, such as Ralph Hammeras and Nugent Slaughter , who were nominated for Engineering Effects,

270-608: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks , honored the best films from 1 August 1927 to 31 July 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los ;Angeles , California. Tickets cost $ 5 ($ 89 in 2023, considering inflation); 270 people attended the event, which lasted 15 minutes. It

297-769: The Teatro Antico (Ancient Theatre) until 1980. The Silver Ribbons continued there until 1989, and have continued there from 2000. From 1992, a new award for short films was established, the Corti d'Argento ("Silver Shorts"), which from 2013 included a section for animated short films. In 2020, a new set of awards was established, in collaboration with the Campania Region Film Commission in Naples , to honour great international television series ( Grandi Serie Internazionali ). The inaugural edition of

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324-717: The Academy Central Board of Judges to decide the winners. However, according to the American director King Vidor , the voting for the Academy Award for Best Picture was in the hands of the AMPAS founders: Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, Sid Grauman , Mary Pickford , and Joseph Schenck . The ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, located in Los ;Angeles. It consisted of

351-717: The Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie Internazionali was held in Naples in September 2021 In 2023 the event was held on 1 July. The 2024 event will be held at MAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Art on 27 June. The Nastri d'Argento are a set of film awards given every year at an awards ceremony at the Teatro Antico in Taormina , Sicily , as part of the Taormina Film Fest , except for the Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie, which are held in Naples. The awards are given in

378-593: The award has been given to individual works since 1992. The Golden Raspberry Awards , known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards , is a parody award ceremony honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements (with the exception of the Razzie Redeemer Award ). It is an opposite ceremony of the Academy Awards. 1st Academy Awards The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by

405-573: The award of the American Academy of cinema — is the most famous and prestigious award in film making industry, both domestic and international. The first award ceremony "Oscar" was held in 1929 . Now the Oscars ceremony is broadcast live in dozens of countries around the world. Unlike most film festivals, "Oscars" are awarded by the results of a General vote of the Academy members, and not by

432-548: The awarding of the best British filmmakers of this prize was held in 1949 . And if then there were only three nominations, now there are nineteen, and four special nominal awards are awarded. The BAFTA award, which has become international, and the Golden globe award, the winners of which are chosen by members of the Hollywood foreign press Association, are a kind of dress rehearsal for Oscar, because in most cases they anticipate

459-507: The awards, which were then granted in June. This was because the David di Donatello awards (the "Davids", or "Dontatellos"), along with many other awards, were given at that time, and summer was considered generally the best months for awards ceremonies. In 1989, the date of the awards was changed back to February and the eligibility set back to the calendar year. The Davids ceremony took place at

486-427: The ceremony. The recipients included: Emil Jannings, the inaugural first award recipient for Best Actor ( The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command) ; Janet Gaynor for Best Actress ( 7th Heaven , Street Angel , and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans ); Frank Borzage for Best Director, Drama ( 7th Heaven ); Lewis Milestone for Best Director, Comedy ( Two Arabian Knights ); and Wings for Best Picture (

513-486: The choice of the jury. And such a democracy has brought this film a well-deserved popularity, though deprived of elitism. Golden Globe Awards is one of the most prestigious awards in both filmmaking and television industry, seeks to offer an independent view of Hollywood cinema. The award ceremony takes place in Los Angeles (US). British Academy Film Awards are held in London annually in mid-February. The first time

540-503: The creation of the awards: "I found that the best way to handle [filmmakers] was to hang medals all over them ... If I got them cups and awards, they'd kill themselves to produce what I wanted. That's why the Academy Award was created." Mayer asked Cedric Gibbons , art director of MGM, to design an Academy Award trophy. Nominees were notified through a telegram in February ;1928. In August 1928, Mayer contacted

567-514: The film industry who have excelled in their fields over the calendar year. The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures , known as National Board of Review ( NBR ) is a non-profit organization of New York City area film enthusiasts. Its awards, which are announced in early December, are considered an early harbinger of the film awards season that culminates in the Academy Awards . The National Society of Film Critics ( NSFC )

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594-409: The following categories: The Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie (Internazionali) have been awarded for television series since 2021, in a ceremony held in Naples. The Corti d'argento  [ it ] is a section for short films, with Best Short Film ( Miglior cortometraggio ) and a separate award for animated short films. Film award Academy Awards , popularly known as " Oscar " —

621-635: The most expensive film of its time ). Two presentations were made of a Special Award : to Charles Chaplin and Warner Bros. Charlie Chaplin, a multiple nominee for one movie (Best Actor, Best Writer, and Best Director, Comedy; all for The Circus ) (1928), has been removed from the list so as to recognize his total contribution to the industry; and Warner Bros., an award for pioneering talking pictures ( The Jazz Singer ). Three categories were eliminated for subsequent presentations: Best Engineering Effects, Best Title Writing, and Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production. The larger film producers received

648-672: The preponderance of awards: Fox Film Corporation , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures , Radio-Keith-Orpheum , and Warner Bros. At the 1st Academy Awards (1927–1928), the nomination process allowed candidates to be nominated and awarded for a single film, multiple films, or without reference to any specific film. Nominees were announced on February 2, 1929. Winners are listed first, in boldface , and indicated with an asterisk (*). The following Honorary Awards – then called Special Awards – were conferred: The following six films received multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards: After

675-556: The short film awards ceremony is held in Naples . The Nastri d'Argento awards, which are also known by their name in English, Silver Ribbons, have been given each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ). From 1950, the main award was Best Director, with no award given for Best Film until sometime after 1991. This

702-482: The voting results of members of the American Academy of cinema. In addition to cinematography, BAFTA also presents awards in the field of television and art for children. These are the four most prestigious film critics awards known as " The Big Four ", for those including; The Los Angeles Film Critics Association ( LAFCA ) is an American film critic organization founded in 1975, honoring members of

729-513: Was its highest honor the following year and dropped Unique and Artistic Picture. Louis B. Mayer , the founder of the Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation, which would later merge into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), established the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1927. Mayer's purpose in creating the award was to unite the five branches of the film industry: actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers. Mayer commented on

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