Don't We Love the Oscars??!!

Tonight, I'm watching the Oscars and wondering if my favorite movies will win. Although I don't enjoy watching violent, bloody scenes, one of the movies nominated is one I hope will win. It's called "No Country for Old Men" and the reason I want it to win is that my own daughter, Elizabeth Cash, worked on it!! She's go to be really excited too!!
According to www.mfiles.co.uk, the Academy Awards idea originated in 1927-28 as a method for the film industry to recognise individual achievements within its ranks and at the same time do some self-promotion, the "Academy" being the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences or AMPAS which originated the idea. The idea has progressed over the years, with different rules and methods developing over time but the basic premise is the same. There are a number of Awards for "Best Picture", "Best Director", etc. and films and the people involved go through a process of nomination. These days there are generally five official nominees for each Award, and the members of the Academy then vote to select a winner who receives a statuette known as an "Oscar" though the origin of the nickname is now uncertain. It was 1934 before film music was recognised with its own awards, and in the earlier years the winners in the music and other technical categories received a Plaque rather than the famous Statuette. But since 1946 there have been two or three statuettes awarded for music categories. Usually these are for "Original Score" or "Dramatic Score" and "Original Song" but often including a third award whose name has tended to change over the years for "Musical Score", "Music Adaptation", "Comedy Score" or similar.
Hope you're watching too!