Next Sunday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the Academy Awards in Los Angeles,California.

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Music Nominees The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also presents Oscars to the best movie music and songs.

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A group of top movie industry professionals formed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in nineteen twenty-seven.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences doubled the number of movies nominated for best picture this year to 10, a move perhaps aimed at bolstering sagging ratings for the Academy Awards broadcast.

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There's no representation from Africa or Asia, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences point out that the purpose of the category is to identify great cinema, not to distribute nominations evenly throughout the world's film-makers.

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And the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering whether to nominate Nairobi Half Life for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category -- the first time a Kenyan movie has been considered.

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