Academy Award: Louis B. Mayer

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Academy award, known better by its nickname: Oscars, have begun 87 years before. In 1927, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) was established by Louis B. Mayer. Mayer, a director of many great movies like Ben-Hur, Virtuous Wives, and Greed, searched for a way to unite the five branches of the film industry; which are actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers. From his eagerness for the oneness of the film industry, Mayer hosted the first Oscar awards at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in California, and invited many filmmakers and professionals to the awards. Mayer, with his organization, AMPAS, held the awards annually until the the 25th awards was televised on March 19th, 1953. It became one of the biggest film