The press kit contains information about the Academy as an institution, its membership, its history, an explanation of voting procedures, information about the producer, host and other key participants in the telecast, an Oscar® Quiz (with answers), approved artwork of the Oscar statuette, high-resolution images and other factual information.

Please note you must be registered in the Academy's Press Photo Database to download the following images:

Oscar Statuette Color Photo, Line Drawing of the Oscar Statuette, Photos of 80th Academy Awards host Jon Stewart, Photo of 80th Academy Awards Producer Gil Cates.

Individual press kit pages in PDF format:

The following documents are PDF format files and require Adobe Reader to view and print. If you do not already have Adobe Reader installed, it may be downloaded for free from the Adobe Website. Stewart to Host Cates to Produce An Oscar Quiz Fact Sheet Academy Awards Voting and Special Awards A Brief History of the Oscar History of the Academy Awards Presentation History and Structure of the Academy Beyond the Academy Awards Who is the Academy Download all of the press kit documents together in .zip format by clicking here.

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