Academy Award -American Award

The Academy Award is an accolade by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to know excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are accessible is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world and is televised live in more than 200 countries annually. It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media; its equivalents, the Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards (for television), and Tony Awards are model following the Academy.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself was visualize by Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor exceptional film success of the 1927/1928 film season. It was hosted by performer Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. deMille. Opting for a younger face for the 83rd Academy Awards planned for February 27, 2011, younger actors Anne Hathaway and James Franco were name as hosts in November 2010 by producer Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer.

Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Presented by	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Country	United States
First awarded	May 16, 1929

Elvis Presley - singers, actor

Elvis Aaron Presleya was one of the most famous American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely recognized by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", out in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the foremost figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearance and chart topping records. His energized interpretation of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited presentation style made him enormously popular and controversial. In November 1956, he completed his film debut in Love Me Tender.

Conscripted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his soundtrack career two years later with some of his most commercially winning work. He staged few concerts, however, and, guided by Parker, proceed to devote much of the 1960s to creation Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them seriously derided. He had a versatile voice and uncommonly wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo performer in the history of popular music. Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and got the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been induct into 4 music halls of fame.

Birth name	Elvis Aaron Presley
Date Of Birth	January 8, 1935
Place Of Birth	Tupelo, Mississippi,United States
Genres	Rock and roll, pop, rockabilly, country, blues, gospel, R&B
Occupations	Musician, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Date Of Death	August 16, 1977
Place Of Death	Memphis, Tennessee,United States

Mark Wahlberg - Rapper, Actor, producer, television

Mark Wahlberg is the former rapper, American actor, and producer of film and television. He was recognized as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and become well-known for his 1991 debut as a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was ranked #1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90's. He is well recognized for his role in films such as Boogie Nights (1997), Three Kings (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Italian Job, I Heart Huckabees, etc.

He has also serve as the managerial producer of the TV series Entourage and Boardwalk Empire. Wahlberg is a dedicated Catholic who attend daily Mass, credits his faith and a priest from his childhood for helping him twist his life around, and know the seriousness of his faith. He dated actresses Jordana Brewster and China Chow, his co-star in the movie The Big Hit. Actively concerned in charity, Wahlberg recognized the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in May 2001 for the reason of raising and distribute funds to youth service and enrichment programs.

Birth Name	Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
Date Of Birth	June 5, 1971
Place Of Birth	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Marky Mark, Monk D
Occupation	Actor, Producer, Rapper
Spouse	Rhea Durham

Woody Allen - American screenwriter, actor, director, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright

Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, actor, director, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. He’s characteristic films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a famous American director. He is also illustrious by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the mass of them. For inspiration, Allen draw greatly on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest.

Allen developed fervor for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to usual public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with irregular appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in presentation that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the topic of the documentary Wild Man Blues.

Birth Name	Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Date Of Birth	December 1, 1935
Place Of Birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Comedian, Musician, Playwright
Spouse	Harlene Rosen, Louise Lasser, Soon-Yi Previn