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January
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fun-factThursdayJan 23Did you know?
3,048 statuettes have been presented since the initial awards banquet on May 16, 1929.
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February
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March
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fun-factSundayMar 22Did you know?
The official name of the statuette is Academy Award® of Merit.
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May
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Julyfun-factMondayJul 06Did you know?
Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars® were made of painted plaster for three years.
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AugustRecapWednesdayAug 19The Power of NarrativeWhoopi Goldberg & Bryan Stevenson
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RecapThursdayAug 27Native SonLee Daniels, Tarell Alvin McCraney & Emil Wilbekinfun-factThursdayAug 27Did you know?
The film reel features five spokes, signifying the five original branches of the Academy: actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers.
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SeptemberRecapThursdaySep 03Owning Our StoriesMisan Sagay, Ligiah Villalobos, Lulu Wang & moreRecapThursdaySep 10The Erasure of LatinosVictoria Alonso, Carmen Cuba, & more
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RecapThursdaySep 17Docs Through Our Own LensRoger Ross Williams, Lisa Cortés, Bao Nguyen &moreRecapThursdaySep 24Color-Conscious CastingCasting directors and filmmakers
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fun-factSep 25 - Sep 26Did you know?
MGM art director Cedric Gibbons designed a statuette of a knight standing on a reel of film gripping a crusader’s sword. The Academy tapped Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley to realize the design in three dimensions – and the world-renowned statuette was born.
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October
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RecapThursdayOct 15Owning Your BrandDeVon Franklin, Debra Martin Chase & more
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UpcomingThursdayOct 22Broadening the ApertureBroadening the Aperture of ExcellenceUpcomingSaturdayOct 24Careers in Film SummitScience and Technology/STEAM Edition
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UpcomingMondayOct 26ACCESSABILITY/VISABILITYBreaking Down Barriers for People w/ DisabilitiesUpcomingSaturdayOct 31Careers in Film SummitHalloween and Horror Genre Edition
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November
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December
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