What Is The Oscas A Symbol Of American Culture
The Oscars
Contents: 1.Introduction…………………………………………….....2
2.The History of The Oscars…………………………….....3
3.The Nominations…………………………………..……...6
4.Winning the Oscar………………………………………....7
5.The Negative effects of the Oscars……………………….9
6.The Oscars - a symbol of American Culture ……………10
7.Conclusion ………………………………………………..11
8.Bibliography………………………………………………12
Introduction
Every actor’s dream is to hear his name out loud and rush to the stage to finally get the thing he desired for all his life: the Oscar. As, hopefully, a future actress I never get enough of thinking about that moment. Therefore, I have decided to write …show more content…
These global dimensions extend "the visibility" beyond the boundaries of the Oscar ceremony, surpassing the U.S. borders. The Oscar became an absolute symbol of success and professional fulfillment in the dominant American culture. Following the ceremony, the audience enters the microcosm of American films, American television, American culture and, in general American society. Explicitly or implicitly, this function helps to crystallize on a planetary scale the U.S. cultural imperialism. The Awards and the Oscar show is an effective propaganda not only for the American films, but also for the American capitalism and for the American life-style. Tracking the annual ceremonies has became mandatory for most Americans. The Oscar acts as a secular ritual in American culture. Like other religious rituals, the Oscar ceremonies benefits from a high degree of organization and follows a set of rules; there are hundreds of rules and precepts of the Academy. Oscar ceremony takes place collectively ,imposing an audience participation, live or via television. It is essential, however, that like other rituals, the show reaffirms the core values of the dominant American
Contents: 1.Introduction…………………………………………….....2
2.The History of The Oscars…………………………….....3
3.The Nominations…………………………………..……...6
4.Winning the Oscar………………………………………....7
5.The Negative effects of the Oscars……………………….9
6.The Oscars - a symbol of American Culture ……………10
7.Conclusion ………………………………………………..11
8.Bibliography………………………………………………12
Introduction
Every actor’s dream is to hear his name out loud and rush to the stage to finally get the thing he desired for all his life: the Oscar. As, hopefully, a future actress I never get enough of thinking about that moment. Therefore, I have decided to write …show more content…
These global dimensions extend "the visibility" beyond the boundaries of the Oscar ceremony, surpassing the U.S. borders. The Oscar became an absolute symbol of success and professional fulfillment in the dominant American culture. Following the ceremony, the audience enters the microcosm of American films, American television, American culture and, in general American society. Explicitly or implicitly, this function helps to crystallize on a planetary scale the U.S. cultural imperialism. The Awards and the Oscar show is an effective propaganda not only for the American films, but also for the American capitalism and for the American life-style. Tracking the annual ceremonies has became mandatory for most Americans. The Oscar acts as a secular ritual in American culture. Like other religious rituals, the Oscar ceremonies benefits from a high degree of organization and follows a set of rules; there are hundreds of rules and precepts of the Academy. Oscar ceremony takes place collectively ,imposing an audience participation, live or via television. It is essential, however, that like other rituals, the show reaffirms the core values of the dominant American