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23 hours ago · Until the Academy Awards for 1945 (awarded in 1946) any number of songs could be nominated for the award. For the 1945 awards, 14 songs were nominated. From 1946 to 2011, each member of the Music Branch of the Academy was asked to vote using a points system of 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8, 7.5, 7, 6.5 or 6 points.
4 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians.
3 days ago · Just as the song was ascending up the charts, arguably the most famous streaker of all-time, Robert Opel, did his thing at the Academy Awards presentation on April 2, 1974. He was a photographer and gay-rights advocate and purportedly did the stunt to protest the impending ban on nudity at public beaches proposed by L.A. city counsel.
2 days ago · Goldsmith's score led to him gaining his first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, though he lost to fellow first-time nominee Maurice Jarre for his music to Lawrence of Arabia (also 1962).
5 days ago · This list of Academy Award winning movies is ordered by the number of statues each of these films brought home, so you can easily glance and see which films have won the most awards.
4 days ago · by Matt Micucci. Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented discography. ‘Year by Year’ is our attempt to bring you the most noteworthy albums of each year, complete with audio samples and fascinating backstories.
3 days ago · Please take this quiz on some popular songs from 1974. Good luck! - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author mrgrouchy)
