How the statuette got the nickname Oscar isn't clear. A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought it resembled her Uncle Oscar and said so. A reporter standing conveniently nearby is alleged to have overheard her and helped brand the golden guy. In any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first Best Actress win.

Walt Disney holds that record with 64 nominations. John Williams' 38 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated living person.

Oscar is a weiner dog, pardon, dachsund pup with a penchant for running free and an inexplicable passion for following Jenny. Oscar is pre-verbal: he speaks dachsund, but not English, so even related species have difficulty understanding his speech.

Pretty darn well! After receiving 14 nominations, "Titanic" won 11 tying "Ben Hur" (1959) for the most Oscars for a single film. The winners are: It's kind of hard for us to remember that this euphoria and this success is for a film that's based on a real event that happened, where real people died, that shocked the world in 1912. I'd just like everybody to go with me for just a second.

The dragon is a universal mythological creature, in most fables, they guard treasures, have the power of flight and are powerful, wise and intelligent. We chose the dragon as our mascot because it suggests the quest for self-discovery and also excellence. Also, coincidentally we founded the school in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

Two Best Actress Oscars - one for playing Scarlett in Gone With the Wind in 1939, and one for playing Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951. The only other actresses with two Best Actress Oscars are Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Luise Rainer, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jodie Foster. Vivien also received a Tony on Broadway for 'best musical comedy performance' in April 1963, for her role in Tovarich.

The Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (1st), the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel (2nd, 12th, 15th), the Fiesta Room of the Ambassador Hotel (3rd, 5th, 6th), the Sala D'Oro of the Biltmore Hotel (4th), the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel (7th through 11th, 13th, 14th), Grauman's Chinese Theatre (16th, 17th, 18th), the Shrine Civic Auditorium (19th, 20th, 60th, 61st, 63rd, 67th, 69th, 70th, 72nd), the Academy Award Theater (at the Academy's former Melrose Avenue headquarters).

CITIZEN KANE was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories: Leading Actor (Orson Welles), Art Direction (Black-and-White) (art direction Perry Ferguson, Van Nest Polglase; interior decoration Al Fields, Darrell Silvera), Cinematography (Black-and-White) (Gregg Toland), Directing (Orson Welles), Film Editing (Robert Wise), Music (Music Score of a Dramatic Picture) (Bernard Herrmann), Best Picture (Mercury) and Sound Recording (RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director).

The spam creeps are back again so I'm doing a lengthy post to counter act their slimy activities. Long as I'm at it thought I'd stir up a little controversy. I happened to notice that in the old days most of the films that won Academy Awards were also popular films--fan favorites. Just look at some winners in the past: "The Greatest Show on Earth," "Gigi," "Around the World in Eighty Days," "The Sound of Music," etc.

In a round-about way, yes -- but in real life, no, not really. We do try to stock the best of the best and the best of the fests and some other stuff, too..

Each year at our Annual Conference, several awards are given to recognize individuals and Agencies who, by nomination, show outstanding efforts in their Citizen Police Academy program. The awards include: CPA Program of the Year, CPA Coordinator of the Year, CPA Alumni Association of the Year and CPA Alumnus of the Year. Nominations for these awards must be received prior to the Annual Conference. Information on deadlines will be listed in the registration information.

Fanfic, or fan fiction, consists of stories written by talented North and South fans worldwide. What happens after Margaret returns to Milton with John? What was John’s life like before he met Margaret? In addition to the fanfic on the C19 board, there are links to other fanfics here. Several music videos using images from North and South have been made and can be viewed at several affiliated sites, including here at FoolishPassion.com. More information can be found on FoolishPassion.

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We accept nominations for the Academy from October 15th to February 15th each year. Our nomination is found on the Program Page of this web-site.

It is anticipated that at least 8 awards will be made in Fiscal Year 2008, depending on the quality of the applications and the availability of funds.

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