The Oscars, also called “The Academy Award” are awarded for excellence cinematic achievements. It’s the oldest entertainment awards ceremony; they were first celebrated on May 16, in 1929, and they were first televised in 1953 and nowadays it is seen in more than 200 counties all over the world. A small statuette is given to the winners. Its official name is “Academy Award of Merit”, nicknamed Oscar. Some of the Award categories are: Best Picture, Best actress, Best director, Best Visual effects… etc.

For instance, the most awarded films ever are: Titanic (1997), Ben-Hur (1959), and The Lord of The Rings (2003), all of them with 11 statuettes each. These awards don’t have a specific date, but they tend to be celebrated in late February or early March, always around six weeks after the announcement of the nominees for the Oscar. This Academy Awards are the only ones televised live in the United States, and last year more than 40 million Americans watched the show live.

In 2001, the ceremony of the Oscars was moved to Hollywood, to the Kodak Theatre, were it is still celebrated.

The ceremony, outside from the importance of the awards themselves, is a place where fashion takes place, and all big fashion brands fight for dressing the superstars that turn to the event. It’s typical in men to wear black suit with black tie. But women are the ones that bring the most visual impact with extravagant dresses by some of the most luxury fashion brands.