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Canada Goes to the Oscars
It's Hollywood's biggest night. The Academy Awards are the most important awards in the entertainment industry and one of the biggest TV events in the world. The stars strut down the red carpet in their finest in anticipation of seeing who’ll take home the coveted golden statuette –- the Oscar. Since the awards were first handed out in 1929, Canada has enjoyed an impressive track record. CBC Archives pays tribute to a handful of Canadians whose Oscar recognition reverberated back home. The CBC Archives Website acknowledges the generous assistance of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

	And the Oscar goes to…		Oscar winner Norman McLaren and his innovative style		An honorary Oscar for the NFB
	A behind the scenes look at how the Academy votes. (Radio; runs 5:08)		In the cutting room with one of Canada's most celebrated filmmakers. (TV; runs 2:21)		The Academy recognizes the National Film Board for 50 years of innovative filmmaking. (TV; runs 4:13)

	Celebrating Atom Egoyan's Oscar nominations		Denys Arcand's push for an Oscar		An Oscar for a lifetime of filmmaking excellence
	An Oscar nod to Canadian filmmakers and films. (TV; runs 16:03)		The three-time nominated director chases the golden statuette. (TV; runs 16:33)		Norman Jewison is honoured with the Irving G. Thalberg Award. (TV; runs 2:35)

	James Cameron's post-Oscar homecoming		Winnipeg cheers Anna Paquin's unexpected Oscar win		The Academy honours Canadian director Arthur Hiller
	Chippewa residents give the Oscar winning director the red-carpet treatment. (TV; runs 8:04)		The 11-year-old Winnipegger catapults her uncle into the limelight. (Radio; runs 6:44)		The Edmonton native receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. (Radio; runs 19:20)

	An Oscar nod for cutting edge animation		The Oscar goes far north of the border
	The Academy recognizes Canada's Alias/Wavefront and its innovative Maya technology. (TV; runs 2:05)		Watson Lake, Yukon celebrates its own Academy Awards. (Radio; runs 7:43)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject Oscars : tapis rouge pour les Canadiens Related Topics from CBC's Archives Bright Lights, Political Fights: The Canadian Film Industry Master Storyteller Norman Jewison Prairie Visionaries: Guy Maddin and the Winnipeg Film Group External sites The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CBC News Online INDEPTH: Canada and the Oscars National Film Board of Canada (NFB) The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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