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Following a week of entertainment industry meetings and events, the 12 talented young filmmakers were honored at the 35th Student Academy Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Academy President Sid Ganis and featured trophy presentations by Academy Awardâ nominees Jason Reitman and Caleb Deschanel, as well as, former Student Academy Award winner and Emmy® winner Todd Holland.
Each of the winners gave their first “I’d like to thank the Academy” speech (well, the first one that wasn’t just in front of a mirror) and clips from each of the winning films were screened for a standing-room only audience in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
During the week the students met with Academy members and dined with the Academy’s Board of Governors, where one student noted “it’s like speed dating only everyone is an Oscarâ winner.” The student filmmakers also visited the Directors Guild of America where they met directors Jake Kasdan (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) and Billy Ray (“Breach,” “Shattered Glass”), and had the opportunity to sit down with several members of the American Society of Cinematographers for a roundtable discussion.
The 2008 winners join an exceptional group of Student Academy Award alumni – a group that has earned 35 Oscar nominations, 6 Academy Awards, one Special Achievement Academy Award and numerous Emmys.
Additional Links:
35th Annual Student Academy Awards Press Kit
History Highlights of the Student Academy Awards
Notable Student Academy Award Winners
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