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THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE
by Dallas Wasmund
It’s that time of year when Hollywood hopefulsdon their Sunday best and pervade the Kodak Theatre… whether to win a statuette or just to“be seen.” Read on for some behind-the-scenes
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When winners wish to “thank the Academy,”they’re referring to the American Academyof Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, or AM-PAS. It was founded as a non-profit organi-zation in 1927, with the goals of promotingthe quality of the film medium and providinga forum for the many branches of the indus-try. (That is, a platform on which to honor not only actors and directors, but all contri- butors to film production).
How does one join AMPAS? The member-ship expands solely by invitation. Each year,about 100 invites are sent out to actors, writ-ers, and other film industry personnel. Thosewho accept the invitation must pay an annualmembership fee of $100 and sign documents promising to follow the organization’s rules.Those invited to join in 2008 included JoshBrolin, Jet Li, and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Much like the American population in gener-al, only about 50 percent of Academy mem- bers bother to vote each year.
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nd interesting things to do. Quite a few
opportunities are available now, especiallyif you’d like to volunteer.Check out Senior Corps online [www.seniorcorps.org] and look for the drop-down menu under the Get Involved logo.Click your main interest and put in your ZIPcode to get a list of volunteer opportunitiesin your area.I chose Arts and Culture and was surprisedat the variety of listings. Little did I know thatthe college here in town needs volunteersto serve as guides for one of its exhibits!Then there’s ushering at one of the culturalcenters. After I get people to their seats Ican stay and watch the program -- for free.Now that’s exciting.Are you familiar with building supplies?ReStore, which is part of Habitat for Humanity, needs volunteers to man theretail stores in four-hour shifts. ReStores selllow-cost building and repair materials, withthe proceeds going to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. They’re in all states.
You might also nd volunteer listings for ahandyman at non-prot agencies.
Like animals? Perhaps you can raise apuppy that’s destined to go to guide dogschool or be a pet socializer at the animalshelter.Interested in genealogy? Look for opportunities at local colleges and historicalsocieties to help catalog the collection,transcribe diaries and scan the photoarchives.When I clicked the link on the Senior Corps
site, I never imagined I’d nd so much
good information in one place, and I’m
glad it’s there. Maybe you’ll nd something
interesting there, too.I understand now why many organizationsdon’t advertise in the newspaper for volunteers -- they can’t afford it.Matilda Charles regrets that she cannotpersonally answer reader questions, butwill incorporate them into her columnwhenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or sende-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.• On Feb. 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt,English archaeologist Howard Carter entersthe sealed burial chamber of the ancientEgyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. King Tutlived around 1400 B.C. and died when hewas still a teenager.• On Feb. 18, 1930, the planet Pluto isdiscovered by the Lowell Observatory inFlagstaff, Ariz. In August 2006, however,the International Astronomical Unionannounced that Pluto would no longer beconsidered a planet as Pluto’s oblong orbitoverlaps that of Neptune.• On Feb. 22, 1942, President Franklin D.Roosevelt orders Gen. Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines, as the Americandefense of the islands collapses. MacArthur 
at rst balked -- he was fully prepared to ght
alongside his men to the death if necessary
-- but nally obeyed the president’s order in
March.• On Feb. 21, 1952, Elizabeth Taylor, 20,marries Michael Wilding. It was Taylor’ssecond marriage: At age 18, she hadmarried hotelier Nicky Hilton, less than twoweeks before the debut of her 1950 movie“Father of the Bride.” She would be marriedsix more times, twice to Richard Burton.• On Feb. 17, 1979, Garrison Keillor’spopular radio variety show “Prairie Home
Companion” is rst broadcast nationally
as part of National Public Radio’s FolkFestival America. The show, which hadbeen running locally on Minnesota PublicRadio since 1974, is still on the air today.• On Feb. 20, 1986, France and Britainannounce that a tunnel under the EnglishChannel between the two countries wouldsoon become a reality. Trains, cars andbuses would be able to speed through thetunnel in less than half an hour. Constructionbegan in December 1987, and the “Chunnel”
was nally completed in 1994.
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THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE (continued):
The list of rules and requirements a filmmust meet in order to be considered for anOscar are just
 slightly
little less complicatedthan those printed in the United NationsCharter. For example, submitted films must be of a certain running time, must be record-ed on an approved film stock, and must have been publicly exhibited to paying audiencesfor a specified length of time in certain cities.
Oscar, as the Academy Award statuette isknown, measures 13½ inches tall and isheavier than you might expect, at 8½ pounds.
It’s made of tin and copper and then plated
with gold. Since the identities of the winnersare kept secret until the actual awards cere-mony, the plaques on the pedestals of the sta-tuettes handed out onstage are blank. Win-ners return them to the Academy the nextmorning to have their name, award category,and the year engraved on the plaque. As a protective measure, a unique serial number isengraved on the back of each Oscar, sincethey remain the legal property of AMPAS.
The Oscar statuettes are manufactured byR.S. Owens and Company of Chicago; thesame company that produces the trophies for 
Miss America, the NFL’s Most Valuable
Player, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.AMPAS usually orders about 100 Oscars (at$200 each) to ensure that they have extras tohand out in categories with multiple winners.
AMPAS rules prohibit studios from usingcertain methods to promote their films, in-cluding direct mail, telephone campaigns,and elaborate banquets. Instead, studios take
out expensive “For Your Consideration” ads
in film industry magazines like
The Holly-wood Reporter 
or 
Variety
. Does this tacticwork? DreamWorks Pictures spent over $750,000 on
Variety
ads to promote 1999’s
 American Beauty
, which won five Oscars.
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“Welcome to theAcademyAwards.Or, as it’s knownat my house,Passover.”
~ Bob Hope, who never received a nomination,introducing the Oscar ceremony as its host in 1968.
1.What actor dispatchedSacheen Littlefeather tocollect his Oscar in 1971?2.What 1976 BestActresswinner usedAmerican SignLanguage in her acceptance speech tohonor her deaf  parents?
 
 
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