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From Charlie Chaplin to ‘The Artist’: A complete history of the Oscars

The Academy Awards are Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, and merely being nominated for an Oscar is extremely prestigious. With the 85th ceremony this weekend, it’s making us wonder how these awards developed their high reputation? How did The Academy start? Where did the nickname ‘Oscar’ come from? We’re taking a look into the Academy’s past to see how they got to where they are today.

The 85th annual Academy Awards slated for Feb 24, 2013

Briefly: There has been a growing camp of support for moving the Academy Awards up into January or even December of an awards year, in an attempt to make the awards even more relevant.

Despite this, the Academy has announced today that the 85th annual Academy Awards will air February 24, 2013. This schedule sticks with tradition, as does the slated January 15 date for the nominations announcement.