Largest ST Patrick’s Celebration In Asia

GUINNESS® today marked the start of a month filled with fun, laughter and friends with the launch of it GUINNESS® St Patrick’s celebrations at Malones, Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur! Attended by approximately 250 guests including members of the media, trade partners and Guest of Honour, Shane Stevens, Deputy Head of Mission from the Embassy of Ireland, the event showcased a taste of the fun and laughter to come throughout the month of March!

The celebration of all things green is back for the 6th year and promises to be so ‘March’ fun for consumers. What’s more, this year, Malaysia will be hosting the largest GUINNESS® St Patrick’s Celebration in Asia!

“GUINNESS® and St Patrick’s Day have always gone hand-in-hand as globally-recognized icons of Ireland. As this is the 6th year we are hosting this internationally renowned celebration, consumers can expect an even grander and more remarkable St Patrick’s experience.” said Ms. Yap Swee Leng, Marketing Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad adding that the event has become the perfect opportunity for friends to raise a pint of GUINNESS® and enjoy the festivities and fun the celebration brings.

Central to the theme of this year’s celebrations – ‘Celebrate the laughter side of life’, GUINNESS® will be hosting a weekend of St Patrick’s fun at Changkat Bukit Bintang starting on the 16th of March 2012! From 6pm till 12am, Changkat Bukit Bintang will showcase the ‘laughter side of life’ with our fun loving buskers, entertaining games and hilarious comedy tours by some of the most hysterically funny people in the local stand-up comedy scene. Bring your mates and laugh your hats off at Havana Bar & Grill, The Social and Raggae Bar.

On the 17 March 2012, the much anticipated GUINNESS® St. Patrick’s Street Party at Changkat Bukit Bintang will be making a welcomed comeback! The streets of Changkat Bukit Bintang will be transformed into an iconic St Patrick’s street party from 6pm till late! Grab your mates and head on down to the party and drop by at our ‘Comedy Court’ to watch hilarious performances by some of the funniest people in the region.

Besides that, GUINNESS® is also rallying hundreds and thousands of friends and fans from Malaysia and around the world to help make this year’s St Patrick’s the biggest, best and most enjoyable St. Patrick’s celebration. GUINNESS® is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the ‘Friendliest Day of the Year’ by getting 1 million people worldwide to pledge online atwww.facebook.com/guinnessmalaysia and www.stpatricks.com.my.

This year, GUINNESS® will also be spreading the fun and laughter of St Patrick’s with its iconic GUINNESS® St Patrick’s parties in Ipoh, Penang, Melaka, Johor, Pahang and East Malaysia! Come join us for a night filled with fun, laughter, friends and that unbeatable GUINNESS® St Patrick’s experience at:

1. O’s Corner, Kuantan – 3 March 2012
2. Upper Penang Road, Penang – 10 March 2012
3. Mount Austin, Johor Bharu – 23 March 2012
4. Ipoh Garden East, Ipoh – 24 March 2012
5. Jonker Street, Melaka – 31 March 2012

GUINNESS® will also be hosting 13 GUINNESS® St Patrick’s parties throughout the Klang Valley. Be prepared to laugh your hats off with our entertaining hosts, thrilling games and fun loving St Patrick’s buskers who will certainly spread the St. Patrick’s cheer. So gather your friends and come join us at:

1. Beer Factory, Sunway Giza – 2 March 2012
2. Jarrod & Rawlins, D’sara Heights – 8 March 2012
3. Malones, KL Sentral – 8 March 2012
4. Royal Oak, Solaris Mont Kiara – 9 March 2012
5. Sid’s Pub, Damansara Heights – 10 March 2012
6. Delaney’s, Bukit Bintang – 15 March 2012
7. SOULed OUT, Sri Hartamas – 8, 15, 22 & 29 March 2012,
8. Bulldog, Sri Hartamas – 16 March 2012
9. The Social, Bangsar – 22 March 2012
10. Backyard, Sri Hartamas – 29 March 2012

But wait…There’s more! The fun stretches throughout the month of March, with special promotions on your favourite black brew in more than 2000 GUINNESS® outlets nationwide. With every purchase of 4 glasses of GUINNESS® Draught or a bucket of GUINNESS® Foreign Extra Stout, consumers are entitled to a limited edition GUINNESS® St Patrick’s miniature glass. On top of that, limited edition GUINNESS® St Patrick’s T-Shirts will be available every Thursday from 8th March till 31st March 2012 for just an additional RM10 in 178 selected outlets! There are 4 fun designs up for grabs which will be revealed weekly.

Six injured in LRT accident

KUALA LUMPUR: About 300 people escaped serious injuries in an accident involving two Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains at 6.30pm at the Bukit Jalil station.

Cheras district police chief ACP Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim said a coach from Sungai Besi stopped suddenly about 200m from the train station before it was rammed into by another train from the rear on the same track.

   

   

   

 

The train, belonging to the Ampang Line (formerly known as Star-LRT) was empty save for the driver when the incident occurred at 7.11am yesterday.

Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (Rapid KL), the operator of the system, said in a statement that the train had stopped at Sentul Timur station where all the passengers alighted.

The train, which had started operations at Ampang station at 6.40am, then proceeded to the stabling area between the station and the end of the line.

However, the train overshot the end of the tracks, crashed into the buffer stop and parapet wall of the elevated concrete guideway and ended up with the front half of its first coach hanging precariously in the air.

The train had six coaches.

Rapid KL corporate communications division senior manager Katherine Chew confirmed that there were no passengers on board and said the driver was not hurt.

“The cause of the accident is not yet known but Rapid KL is conducting a full investigation into the incident,” she said.

The incident did not disrupt train services except at the Sentul Timur station which was closed for about 20 minutes following the incident.

A resident at a block of flats opposite the station said he was sleeping at home when he heard a loud, grinding sound.

The man, who only wanted to be identified as Naren, said the sound was caused by the train crashing into a metal buffer, causing it to fall onto the ground.

A TNB worker close to the scene said it was fortunate that the train did not fall off completely because there was an electricity substation underneath the stabling area.

“If it had struck the substation, it would probably have exploded,” he said.

When contacted by Bernama, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said he had directed Rapid KL to submit a comprehensive report on the matter to him.

“I want them to submit a report to me. It has to be specific, identifying the cause of the incident and who is to be blamed,” he said.

“Thank God there were no injuries and the system was not disrupted.”

Yesterday’s incident was the latest in a spate of problems affecting Kuala Lumpur's LRT system.

A computer glitch on July 24 caused trains on the Kelana Jaya Line, formerly Putra-LRT, to stall.

About a month later, services were disrupted due to flooding at the unused Seri Rampai station on the Kelana Jaya Line.

On Oct 6, services between Masjid Jamek and Terminal Putra, also on the Kelana Jaya line, were disrupted for 10 hours when a train stalled near Damai station.

2012 kl Maran Marathon 204km

When            : 1st april 2012
Where           : Batu Caves Selangor to Maran Kuantan
What             : 204km Marathon 
Start             : 1st April 2012 5AM
End               : 4th April2012 around 5PM
Registration   : 1st April 2012 3AM
Entry Fee      : RM30 inclusive of return ticket from maran to batu caves


*More info please contact :
Sri Subramaniam Temple Batu Caves at 03 61896284

The KL-Maran 204km Marathon is back and this will be my 1st year taking part in the event. You may be an Ironman, Marathoner or the Best Olympian but this walk goes beyond physical strength. It is not easy walking (or running if you wish) on the highway especially on Day One and subsequently the the never ending road. This marathon challenge your mental & spiritual strength as well as your inner self conscience.

Food (strictly vegetarian) is provided throughout. There are sufficient food, water & medicare with very dedicated and responsible organising team as well as volunteers.

LIVERPOOL DID IT AGAIN ...

Liverpool ended their six-year trophy drought here on Sunday after winning a penalty shoot-out to shatter Championship side Cardiff in the League Cup final at Wembley.

The Merseysiders just about held their nerve in an error-strewn penalty decider, prevailing 3-2 after the two sides had finished locked at 2-2 after a thrilling period of extra time.

   LIVERPOOL

The Premier League club's victory was clinched when Cardiff substitute Anthony Gerrard -- cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard -- shot wide with Cardiff's fifth and final spot-kick.

The Cardiff player's miss came after Liverpool had seen Steven Gerrard's opening spot-kick saved and Charlie Adam's second blazed over the bar.

      LIVERPOOL 

But Cardiff misses from Kenny Miller, Rudy Gestede and finally Gerrard proved decisive for the brave Welsh club from the second tier of English football.

The win was Liverpool's first trophy since their FA Cup triumph in 2006, and the first since Kop legend Kenny Dalglish returned as manager last year.

Liverpool skipper Gerrard extended sympathy to his family member after the penalty heartache.

"It's always cruel when it goes to penalties. There has to be a loser. Cardiff were superb today," Gerrard said.


"One (of us) was going to be sad, one was going to be celebrating. It happens. I've got mixed emotions at the moment but I feel for Anthony and Cardiff."

Dalglish expressed relief after the win.

"It was a long way to win but the name is on the trophy," he said. "Cardiff were always going to be difficult. They were never going to lie down and were a great credit. It's not a nice way to win a cup but we'll take it.

"It's sad that the boy missed it and you always feel for the person that misses in that situation."

Cardiff manager Malky McKay praised his side's valiant effort.

"You have to lose with dignity and that's what we did today," he said. "There is a lot of emotion out there because it is a young side and emotions are running high but I am so proud of them all."

The match had gone to penalties after a dramatic period of extra time that saw Cardiff force the shoot-out with a leveller from centre-back Ben Turner with just two minutes remaining.

Turner jabbed home from close range to send Cardiff's large contingent of travelling fans into raptures.

Liverpool had seemed poised to claim victory after substitute Dirk Kuyt fired the Premier League giants 2-1 ahead after 108 minutes.

The extra-time drama unfolded after the game finished 1-1 after regulation time, Liverpool levelling in the second half through Martin Skrtel after Joe Mason had given Cardiff a shock first-half lead.

Earlier, a full house of 89,041 had watched Liverpool make a ferocious start, hitting the woodwork through Glen Johnson after only two minutes.

But the deadlock was broken on 19 minutes as Miller picked up the ball just outside the area and slipped in Mason, who took his time and drilled a shot beyond Pepe Reina.

A shellshocked Liverpool struggled to respond but slowly picked up the pace to keep Cardiff on the back foot.

A low strike from Charlie Adam fizzed just past the post on 32 minutes and six minutes later, only a brilliant last-ditch tackle from Cardiff skipper Mark Hudson denied Andy Carroll as the Liverpool striker went in on goal.

Yet Liverpool's attempts to equalise suffered from a telling lack of precision in the final third, most notably when Jordan Henderson swung and missed at an inviting cross from Stewart Downing.

Gerrard was thwarted again on 45 minutes, his shot well blocked by Andrew Taylor before the Liverpool captain blasted the rebound high and wide.

Liverpool started the second half with the same verve that had marked their early play and instantly looked more purposeful in front of goal.

Only a brilliant recovering tackle by Kevin McNaughton denied Luis Suarez as the Uruguayan threatened to go clear on goal shortly after half-time.

Liverpool's attacking intent was given fresh impetus by the arrival of former Cardiff idol Craig Bellamy from the bench on 58 minutes, the Welshman receiving a standing ovation from both sets of fans as he replaced Henderson.

On 60 minutes Liverpool finally drew level, with Skrtel following up to rifle home after Suarez's flick came back off the woodwork.

Cardiff went closest to grabbing a winner in the closing stages, with Turner heading just wide on 83 minutes before Miller lashed over from close range, setting up the game's dramatic finale.

LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday handed out the Oscars - the highest honors in the movie industry

Following is a list of winners in leading categories for the 84th annual Academy Awards.

BEST PICTURE
"The Artist"


BEST ACTOR
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"

BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"

ANIMATED FILM
"Rango"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"A Separation," Iran

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Descendants," by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Midnight in Paris," by Woody Allen

DOCUMENTARY
"Undefeated"

ORIGINAL SCORE
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource

ORIGINAL SONG
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets," music and lyric by Bret McKenzie

ART DIRECTION
"Hugo," production design: Dante Ferretti; set decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Hugo," Robert Richardson

COSTUME DESIGN
"The Artist," Mark Bridges

FILM EDITING
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall

MAKEUP
"The Iron Lady," Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

VISUAL EFFECTS
"Hugo," Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
Short Film (Live Action) "The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George

Short Film (Animated)
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
Documentary (Short Subject) "Saving Face"

SOUND EDITING
"Hugo"
Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

SOUND MIXING
"Hugo"
Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

Stop LYNAS Rally 26/2/2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today dismissed concerns raised by anti-Lynas protesters, insisting the RM700 million rare earth refinery in Kuantan is “factually and scientifically” safe.

The prime minister charged that the opposition is using the issue to gain political mileage by attacking the government to shore up local support.

“But what they are doing is not to find a solution for this.

“We want to find a solution acceptable to the people but at the same time, would not affect our investments,” he told reporters after a function here this afternoon.

Thousands of anti-Lynas protestors attended an opposition-backed mass rally in Kuantan today, in the single largest protest yet against the rare earth refinery that is expected to fire up operations later this year.

Buoyed by a successful turnout this morning, the anti-Lynas protest group, Himpunan Hijau, issued a 24-hour deadline for the federal government to shut down the Lynas plant in Gebeng or face an even bigger demonstration.

Today’s protest comes hot on the heels of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board’s (AELB) decision on January 20 to grant Lynas a temporary operating licence (TOL), which will let it embark on a trial run.

Critics have alleged that the Australian miner has not given enough assurances on how it will handle the low-level radioactive waste that will be produced at the refinery.

But Najib said today that the government has already reviewed Lynas Corp’s operations and the firm has been given strict guidelines to follow.

“We would not give an operating license unless we are satisfied that the local community can accept that this project is safe,” he said.

He noted that one of the conditions attached to Lynas Corp’s TOL is that toxic waste materials have to be disposed at remote location away from the local community.

Save Malaysia Stop Lynas ...

     

Press Statement of Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) February 24, 2012

SMSL (save malaysia stop lynas) team urges the authorities to exercise restraint to allow citizens their democratic rights and to give them the space to peacefully express themselves at Himpunan Hijau 2.0 rally

Chairperson of SMSL, Mr Tan Bun Teet explained, “The people have fought hard to stop Lynas and a number of other environmental problems. It is our duty as responsible and caring citizens to keep our country and our family safe.”

Earlier this month, a temporary operating licence was issued to Lynas Malaysia, a wholly owned operation of Australia’s Lynas Corporation,for its controversial rare earth refinery plant in Gebeng, an industrial estate about 20 km from Kuantan.

“We have tried every possible avenue and yet the Government has gone ahead with its bad decision which threatens our future. It is understandable that this will spark outrage and anger amongst people.” Said Haji Ismail Abu Bakar, Vice-Chairperson of SMSL.

He added, “Many families living in kampungs along the coast in Pahang will be directly affected once Lynas starts to dump its waste water into the South China Sea. These families depend on the seafood and tourism industry. They run small businesses to sustain their livelihoods. Who will want to buy contaminated seafood? Who will want to holiday next to a toxic plant?”

SMSL is disappointed that the Government has not taken on board grave concerns of the public which leave the people no choice but to take to the street to protest. The injustice is felt everywhere, not just in Kuantan but the whole of Malaysia. The good reputation of Malaysia is at stake over the handling of this issue.

The Lynas issue is a problem for ALL Malaysians. The pollution will spread over a wide area,even into our ASEAN neighbours through the South China Sea. Contaminated seafood and agricultural produce can create serious food safety issue not just for the people of Kuantan but to all the consumers of agriculture and seafood and seafood products. Air pollution from the Lynas plant can be carried far and wide by the north eastern monsoon wind.

Where will Lynas find a permanent location for its waste? Which state in Malaysia or which town in Pahang will be the next target?

Having a polluting industry will deter investment from clean technology and ethical companies which is the way of the future. Rare earth oxides are crucial raw materials but locating it in an ecologically sensitive area so close to so many families is a bad and regressive move.

“SMSL has engaged a strong team of experts to prepare for our legal action with the help of the Pahang Bar. We have strong grounds and we want to leave no stone unturned to present the strongest possible case. Letting Lynas operate is NOT an option.”

http://savemalaysia-stoplynas.blogspot.com/

Speaking Malay is unIslamic

FEB 24 —  Zan Azlee Say's

I would like to call upon all the ulamas, imams. muftis and other Muslim scholars to please come together and issue a fatwa against the use of the Malay language.

After a brief Wikipedia search, I have come to the intellectual and theological conclusion that the Malay language is unIslamic.


This is of utmost importance because today there are 180 million Malay speakers and it is even the national language of several (Islamic, nonetheless!) countries.

It is our responsibility as Muslims to rescue these people and do everything in our power to help steer them to salvation.

Now why do I say that the Malay language is unIslamic? That’s very easy and I base this on the simplistic reasoning that is so common in Malaysia.

The earliest inscriptions in Malay are said to be from the 7th century, and the language itself would have been spoken way before then, to ever develop into writing form.

So I would roughly estimate that the Malay language must have started to be spoken a couple of (or many!) centuries before the 7th century.

This was way before Islam, since Muhammad was born in the 6th century and only started preaching Islam around the Arab peninsula in the 7th century.

And when Islam officially came to the Malay archipelago, it was already the 12th century, so the Malay language had been around more than six centuries before.

I can cite many cases in Malaysia to prove the point that anything and everything that pre-dates Islam is considered unIslamic.

But I don’t think I need to do that since you can find these cases by just reading any local newspaper in the country. Anyway, we want to keep things easy and simplistic.

So it is obvious that I also do not think it is right for the Malay language to be used in mosques and other places of Muslim worship as it would tarnish the religion.

We need to keep in mind that this language was influenced by the ancient Sanskrit language which was originally used by non-believers.

And when the Malay language developed, it was widely used by all the old Malay Hindus and also other indigenous Orang Asli tribes.

So I think it would be best if our religious elites please decree that Muslims should not attend any function or events where Malay is spoken.

It doesn’t matter whether the function is cultural, religious or political, as this may threaten and corrupt the fragile faith of Muslims.

In fact, it would be best if Muslims in Malaysia stop wearing the baju Melayu and baju kurung as well because its origins can be traced back to pre-Islamic times too.

Not only that, I also find women who wear the baju kurung extremely sexy and attractive. Oh, how I can feel my faith being shaken!

That alone should be reason enough!

Come to think of it, wasn’t Arabic spoken way before Islam? Yes! A quick Wikipedia check shows that the earliest surviving Arabic text is from the 8th century BC.

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• He said that Malay language is unIslamic because it predates Islam ...
• Then he says  Arabic spoken way before Islam so it predates Islam as well ...
• Then he suggests dont attend any meeting or function where Malay is spoken ...
• So what language should Islam use ?

• Baju kurung predates Islam as well so he suggest don't wear them anymore ...
• and what does it got to do with being sexy ?

MR Zan Azlee's theory : 

Anything or everything predates Islam should not be used or practice by Muslims ...

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84th Annual Academy Awards 2012

SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2012

RED CARPET 3PM PST

AWARD SHOW 5PM PST

History of the Academy Awards : Far from the eagerly anticipated and globally televised event it is today, the first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Two hundred seventy people attended the May 16, 1929 dinner in the hotel’s Blossom Room; guest tickets cost $5. It was a long affair filled with speeches, but Academy President Douglas Fairbanks made quick work of handing out the statuettes.

No Surprises

There was little suspense when the awards were presented that night: the recipients had already been announced three months earlier. That all changed the following year, however, when the Academy decided to keep the results secret until the ceremony but gave a list in advance to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. on the night of the Awards. This policy continued until 1940 when, much to the Academy’s consternation, the Los Angeles Times broke the embargo and published the names of the winners in its evening edition – which was readily available to guests arriving for the ceremony. That prompted the Academy in 1941 to adopt the sealed-envelope system still in use today.

Fifteen statuettes were awarded at the first ceremony for cinematic achievements in 1927 and 1928. The first Best Actor winner was acclaimed German tragedian Emil Jannings, who had to return to Europe before the ceremony. The Academy granted his request to receive the trophy early, making his statuette the very first Academy Award ever presented.

Public Interest Grows Quickly

The first presentation was the only one to escape a media audience; by the second year, enthusiasm for the Awards was such that a Los Angeles radio station produced a live one-hour broadcast of the event. The ceremony has been broadcast ever since.

The Academy continued to hand out the awards at banquets – held at the Ambassador and Biltmore hotels – until 1942, when increased attendance made these dinner ceremonies impractical. Starting with the 16th Oscar ceremony, which was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, the event has always been held at a theater.

In 1953, the first televised Oscar ceremony enabled millions throughout the United States and Canada to watch the proceedings. Broadcasting in color began in 1966, affording home viewers a chance to fully experience the dazzling allure of the event. Since 1969, the Oscar show has been broadcast internationally, now reaching movie fans in over 200 countries.

More Academy Awards Milestones

• 1st Awards – Recognizing the need to honor achievements that didn’t fit into fixed categories, the Academy presented two special awards at the very first ceremony in 1929: one to Warner Bros. for producing the pioneering talking picture “The Jazz Singer,” and one to Charles Chaplin for producing, directing, writing and starring in “The Circus.”
• 2nd Awards – The number of categories was reduced from 12 to seven: two for acting and one each for Outstanding Picture, Directing, Writing, Cinematography and Art Direction. Since then, the number of awards has slowly increased.
• 7th Awards – Film Editing, Music Scoring, and Song were added to the categories honoring films released in 1934. The year also brought the first write-in campaign, seeking to nominate Bette Davis for her performance in “Of Human Bondage.” (Academy rules now prohibit write-ins on the final ballot.) Also that year, the Academy retained the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse to tabulate the ballots and ensure the secrecy of the results. The firm, now called PricewaterhouseCoopers, continues to tabulate the voting to this day.
• 9th Awards – The first Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress Academy Awards are presented, for performances in films of 1936. The honors went to Walter Brennan for “Come and Get it” and Gale Sondergaard for “Anthony Adverse.”
• 10th Awards – The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was presented for the first time at the ceremony held in 1938. The honor went to Darryl F. Zanuck.
• 12th Awards – Fred Sersen and E. H. Hansen of 20th Century Fox were the first winners of the Academy Award for Special Effects. They were honored for their work in the 1939 film “The Rains Came.”
• 14th Awards – In 1941, a documentary category appeared on the ballot for the first time.
• 20th Awards – The first special award to honor a foreign language motion picture was given in 1947 to the Italian film “Shoe-Shine.” Seven more special awards were presented before Foreign Language Film became an annual category in 1956.
• 21st Awards – Costume Design was added to the ballots for 1948.
• 25th Awards – For the first time, the Oscar presentation was televised. The NBC-TV and radio network carried the ceremony, honoring the films of 1952, live from Hollywood with Bob Hope as master of ceremonies, and from the NBC International Theatre in New York with Conrad Nagel as host.
• 29th Awards – The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was established and Y. Frank Freeman was its first recipient.
• 36th Awards – The Special Effects Award was divided into Sound Effects and Special Visual Effects beginning with the honors for films released in 1963.
• 38th Awards – The Oscar ceremony in 1966 was the first to be televised in color.
• 41st Awards – The April 14, 1969, Oscar ceremony was the first major event held at the new Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles County Music Center.
• 54th Awards – Makeup became an annual category, with Rick Baker winning for his work on the 1981 movie “An American Werewolf in London.” The Gordon E. Sawyer Award, recognizing technological contributions to the industry, was established.
• 74th Awards – The Animated Feature Film Award is added, with “Shrek” winning for 2001.

The Show Must Go On

Only three times in its more than 80-year history has the Academy Awards failed to take place as scheduled. The first was in 1938, when massive flooding in Los Angeles delayed the ceremony by a week. In 1968 the Awards ceremony was postponed from April 8 to April 10 out of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had been assassinated a few days earlier, and whose funeral was held on April 9. In 1981 the Awards were once again postponed, this time for 24 hours because of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

In 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq on the Thursday before the telecast. The show went on as scheduled, but the red carpet was limited to the area immediately in front of the theater entrance, the red carpet bleachers were eliminated and the majority of the world’s press was disinvited. The next year, the red carpet was back in full force, with all its glamour and sizzle.

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You can read a full list of the nominees below:

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
War Horse
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius — The Artist
Alexander Payne — The Descendants
Martin Scorsese — Hugo
Woody Allen — Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick — The Tree of Life

BEST ACTOR
Demian Bichir — A Better Life
George Clooney — The Descendants
Jean Dujardin — The Artist
Gary Oldman — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt — Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close– Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis — The Help
Rooney Mara — The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep — The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams — My Week with Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jonah Hill — Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh — My Week with Marilyn
Max von Sydow — Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Nick Nolte — Warrior
Christopher Plummer — Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo — The Artist
Jessica Chastain — The Help
Melissa McCarthy — Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer — Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer — The Help

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Artist — Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids — Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
Margin Call — J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris — Woody Allen
A Separation — Asghar Farhadi

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants — Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Hugo — John Logan
The Ides of March — George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Moneyball — Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Separation
Footnote
In Darkness
Bullhead
Monsieur Lahzar

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Pina
Hell and Back Again
If A Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3
Undefeated

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Real in Rio” from Rio

BEST EDITING
The Artist
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

BEST MAKEUP
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Iron Lady

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Hugo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

BEST SOUND EDITING
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face

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BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR LIST FROM 1ST ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

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The 84th Academy Awards (2012)

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War Horse

The Artist 

The Descendants

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

Midnight in Paris

The Help

Hugo

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

The 83rd Academy Awards (2011)

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The 79th Academy Awards (2007)

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The 63rd Academy Awards (1991)

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The 5th Academy Awards (1932) 

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The 2nd Academy Awards (1930) 

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The 1st Academy Awards (1929) 

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