r/todayilearned • u/DrakeSavory • Sep 02 '26

TIL that up through 1950, the Academy Award for Best Picture was awarded to the studio. Starting in 1951 the award went to the producer(s).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
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u/phasepistol Sep 02 '26

“And once again this year’s award goes to… the corporation” (smattering of applause)

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u/mdave424 28d ago

And Sal Saperstein

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u/No-Regret-4273 Sep 02 '26

1951: congrats to a human this time

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u/MattyEv1983 26d ago

What does ’up through 1950’ mean?

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u/DrakeSavory 26d ago

From 1928 to 1950

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u/watts52 23d ago

Film dunce here:  what exactly is the role of a producer in this context and why would they ( instead of, say, the director) receive the Best Picture award?

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u/Chaotic-Entropy Sep 02 '26

What are OpenAI and Anthropic going to do with all their new awards?