Award-Giving Bodies

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This paper provides a comparative analysis of the Academy Awards and MTV-MA as award-giving bodies. The paper posits that both award-giving bodies have similarities and differences that arise from the culture, audience, commercial value and socio-political relevance of the movies and processes that each award-giving body undergoes. The paper in general attributes specific segments of American culture as the primary driver that distinguishes the Oscars from the MTV-MA.

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"These award-giving programs have their own niche and place at the spectrum of American entertainment. The Academy Awards' image differs radically from the MTV Movie Awards, though both programs enjoy popularity and renown not only in the entertainment business, but more specifically because of their influence in American culture. The Academy Awards' (referred to from now on as the Oscars) and MTV-MA's (MTV Movie Awards) importance is based, then, on their relevance to the entertainment business and the general public (as the audience and patrons of the entertainment business)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Bookmakers slash Crash Oscar odds." (March 2006). BBC News Entertainment web site. Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/entertainment/4769588.stm.
• Elliott, S. (Feb 2006). "Huge audience or not, Oscars stand apart." The New York Times.
• Julia Stiles interview. (2001). Available at: http://www.mtv.com/onair/ma01/interview/stiles.jhtml?PageName=interview.
• Official web site of the Academy Awards: http://www.oscars.org/academy/index.html.
• Official web site of the MTV Movie Awards: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma06/.

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