# Canonical recap data for Motion Picture Academy Founded (1927)
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canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1927/academy-founded"
title: Motion Picture Academy Founded
subtitle: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences established what would become Hollywood's premier awards institution, cementing film as cultural arbiter.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1927-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1927
decade: 1920
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representat
summaryLong: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches.
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heroImageCredit: "\"Walter Elias Disney\" by dbking is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/."
importance: 82
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences"
  title: Motion Picture Academy
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- award
- festival
metaDescription: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing th
wikidataQid: Q212329
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628021820/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Motion Picture Academy
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences"
