On the last Sunday of February 2016, the entire cinematic world watched with bated breath for the 88th Academy Awards, the most prestigious in cinema, held in Los Angeles.
The most anticipated victory went to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who received his first Oscar statuette. The actor was awarded the award for the excellent performance of the male role in the film "The Survivor". Let us remind you that this is already the sixth attempt of the actor to obtain the coveted 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 basis from real events that happened to the editors of Boston newspapers in 2002.
Best Actress was Brie Larson, who played the female lead in the film "Room". Just like DiCaprio, Larson won a Golden Globe in January for the same film.
The best full-length cartoon was the family animated film "Puzzle" about an eleven-year-old girl, in whose head emotions "live".
The most nominated film was the film "Mad Max: Fury Road", which took awards, albeit not the main ones, but in six nominations.
As for the Russian nominees for the Oscar, they, unfortunately, were left without awards this year. So, the short animated film "We Can't Live Without Space" just barely made it to the nomination. She was outstripped by the Chilean cartoon "Bear Story".
Some facts about the Oscars:
- the founder of the "Oscar" was recognized the American film company "Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer", which in 1927 offered to present prestigious prizes for achievements in the field of cinematography on its own behalf;
- On May 16, 1929, the first and shortest Oscar ceremony took place (it lasted only 15 minutes); as a result, prizes for films in 12 categories were awarded to the laureates;
- The first television broadcast of the Oscars opened for the first time to the United States and Canada in 1953;
- until 1941, the voting results were open to journalists the day before the awards ceremony;
- to date, 2947 statuettes with Oscar symbols have already been awarded.
