the academy awards were first presented in may 1929
by 1969 the academy decided to move the ceremonies back to downtown los angeles this time to the dorothy chandler pavilion at the los angeles county music center
 to date the following categories have been proposedbest casting rejected in 1999best popular film proposed in 2018 for presentation at the 2019 ceremony postponed until the 2020 ceremony at the earliest yet to be implementedbest stunt coordination rejected every year from 1991 to 2012best title design rejected in 1999 special categories the special academy awards are voted on by special committees rather than by the academy membership as a whole