And the Oscar Goes to....

The first Academy Awards that was handed out on May 16, 1929, continues and celebrates its 80th Jubilee. It might be surprising but the ticket of the ceremony cost just $5 the first time, and was held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. From the very beginning the ceremony was filled with speeches, as for the statuettes. They were handled by Academy President Douglas Fairbanks.

According to Oscar’s official web site the Academy's general goal is the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The fulfillment of this goal was achieved by hard work of following people, and the Oscar went to...

Best Motion Picture: "No Country for Old Men."

Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood."

Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose."

Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men."

Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men."

Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men."

Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno."

Animated Feature Film: "Ratatouille."

Art Direction: "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Cinematography: "There Will Be Blood."

Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum."

Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum."

Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli.

Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.

Costume: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."

Documentary Feature: "Taxi to the Dark Side."

Documentary Short Subject: "Freeheld." Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum."

Makeup: "La Vie en Rose."

Animated Short Film: "Peter & the Wolf."

Live Action Short Film: "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (`The Mozart of Pickpockets')."

Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass."

Foreign Language Film: "The Counterfeiters," Austria.

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