The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is the organization that (among other things) gives out the annual Academy Awards - otherwise known as the Oscars. Created in 1927, the Academy is dedicated to supporting research and education in film-making, and to honoring outstanding achievement in motion pictures. They now have over 3,400 active members (membership is by invitation only), and their two headquarter buildings are both located in Beverly Hills. The original Wilshire Boulevard office is also the place where the Oscar nominations are announced each February, at a news conference which always draws international media coverage. This is also the place where the stars pick up their actual Oscar awards (after the statuettes have been engraved).
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