CACGA Awards

The **Cowellan Academy of Cinema and Game Arts Awards** are an annual award ceremony held to celebrate the best in international film achievements. Every year, films are entered to see if they will become the Cowell Film of the Year.

It was created by Cowellan president Lucy Garrett as a "international alternative" to most film award shows, which he believed promoted "political and cultural divide, and the destruction of peace and friendship."

Unlike most award shows, the venue changes from year to year.

The awards began in May 1923, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1965 to cover games as well as film. The CACGA Awards were instituted in 2011. The CACGA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 May 2012, are presented every January in Emerald City.

## Ceremonies

* May 27, 1923 (1st Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 23, 1924 (2nd Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 26, 1925 (3rd Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1926 (4th Annual) (Venue: Emerald SuperArena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1927 (5th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1928 (6th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 21, 1929 (7th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1930 (8th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 21, 1931 (9th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1932 (10th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1933 (11th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 23, 1934 (12th Annual) (Venue: Galactic Arena, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1935 (13th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1936 (14th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 18, 1937 (15th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 18, 1938 (16th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 18, 1939 (17th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1940 (18th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1941 (19th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1942 (20th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 18, 1943 (21st Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 19, 1944 (22nd Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 21, 1945 (23rd Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 20, 1946 (24th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 24, 1947 (25th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 1948 (26th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1949 (27th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1950 (28th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 26, 1951 (29th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 23, 1952 (30th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 22, 1953 (31st Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1954 (32nd Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1955 (33rd Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1956 (34th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1957 (35th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1958 (36th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1959 (37th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1960 (38th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1961 (39th Annual) (Venue: Emerald City Opera House, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1962 (40th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 23, 1963 (41st Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1964 (42nd Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 22, 1965 (43rd Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1966 (44th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 22, 1967 (45th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1968 (46th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 1969 (47th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1970 (48th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 18, 1971 (49th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1972 (50th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 20, 1973 (51st Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 19, 1974 (52nd Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1975 (53rd Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 24, 1976 (54th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1977 (55th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1978 (56th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1979 (57th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1980 (58th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 21, 1981 (59th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1982 (60th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1983 (61st Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 1984 (62nd Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1985 (63rd Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 1986 (64th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1987 (65th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1988 (66th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 1989 (67th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1990 (68th Annual) (Venue: Johnson Civic Theatre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1991 (69th Annual) (Venue: Grundy Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 1992 (70th Annual) (Venue: Grundy Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1993 (71st Annual) (Venue: Grundy Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 1994 (72nd Annual) (Venue: Grundy Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 1995 (73rd Annual) (Venue: Grundy Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 1996 (74th Annual) (Venue: Grundy Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 16, 1997 (75th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 17, 1998 (76th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 26, 1999 (77th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 2000 (78th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 2001 (79th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2002 (80th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 21, 2003 (81st Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 23, 2004 (82nd Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2005 (83rd Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 2006 (84th Annual) (Venue: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 2007 (85th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2008 (86th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 2009 (87th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 25, 2010 (88th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2011 (89th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 2012 (90th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 27, 2013 (91st Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 2014 (92nd Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 2015 (93rd Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 28, 2016 (94th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2017 (95th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 2018 (96th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2019 (97th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 31, 2020 (98th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 30, 2021 (99th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 26, 2022 (100th Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)
* May 29, 2023 (101st Annual) (Venue: Emerald Community Centre, Emerald City, Cowell)

## Re-releases of the awards shows

### U-Matic

* The 11th CACGA Awards (released in 1971)
* The 25th CACGA Awards (released in 1973)

### VHS

* The 7th CACGA Awards (released in 1980)
* The 9th CACGA Awards (released in 1985)
* The 67th CACGA Awards (released in 1989)
* The 68th CACGA Awards (released in 1990)
* The 72nd CACGA Awards (released in 1994)

### DVD

* The 25th CACGA Awards (released in 2001)
* The 43rd CACGA Awards (released in 2002)
* The 58th CACGA Awards (released in 2003)
* The 63rd CACGA Awards (released in 2004)
* The 65th CACGA Awards (released in 2005)
* The 72nd CACGA Awards (released in 2006)
* The 82nd CACGA Awards (released in 2007)
* The 84th CACGA Awards (released in 2008)
* The 85th CACGA Awards (released in 2009)
* The 86th CACGA Awards (released in 2010)
* The 99th CACGA Awards (released in 2022)
* The CACGA Award Collection: 1 to 100 (released in 2022)
* The 100th CACGA Awards (released in 2023)

## Awards of Merit categories

### Current categories

* Best Picture: since 1923/24
* Best Director: since 1923/24
* Best Actor: since 1923/24
* Best Actress: since 1923/24
* Best Supporting Actor: since 1925
* Best Supporting Actress: since 1925
* Best Animated Feature Film: since 2001
* Best Animated Short Film: since 1923/25
* Best Cinematography: since 1927/28
* Best Costume Design: since 1935
* Best Documentary Feature: since 1930
* Best Documentary Short Subject: since 1930
* Best Film Editing: since 1934
* Best International Feature Film: since 1937
* Best Live Action Short Film: since 1931/32
* Best Makeup and Hairstyling: since 1981
* Best Original Score: since 1934
* Best Original Song: since 1934
* Best Production Design: since 1923/24
* Best Sound: since 1923/25
* Best Visual Effects: since 1939
* Best Adapted Screenplay: since 1923/24
* Best Original Screenplay: since 1940

### Discontinued categories

* Best Assistant Director: 1932/33 to 1937
* Best Director, Comedy Picture: 1923/24
* Best Director, Dramatic Picture: 1923/24
* Best Dance Direction: 1925 to 1937
* Best Original Musical or Comedy Score: 1981 to 1994
* Best Original Story: 1927/28 to 1956
* Best Short Subject – 1 Reel: 1936 to 1956
* Best Short Subject – 2 Reel: 1936 to 1956
* Best Short Subject – Color: 1936 to 1937
* Best Short Subject – Comedy: 1931/32 to 1935
* Best Short Subject – Novelty: 1931/32 to 1935
* Best Sound Editing: 1963 to 2019
* Best Title Writing: 1923/24
* Best Unique and Artistic Production: 1923/24

### Proposed categories

The Board of Governors meets each year and considers new award categories. To date, the following categories have been proposed:

* Best Casting: rejected in 1989
* Best Popular Film: proposed in 2018 for presentation at the 2019 ceremony; postponed until the 2020 ceremony at the earliest (yet to be implemented)
* Best Stunt Coordination: rejected every year from 1991 to 2012
* Best Title Design: rejected in 1989

## Special categories

The Special Academy Awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole. They are not always presented on an annual basis.

### Current special categories

* Academy Honorary Award: since 1923
* Academy Scientific and Technical Award (three different awards): since 1925
* Potato Brimley Award: since 1994
* Stanley Seinfeld Memorial Award: since 1999
* Academy Special Achievement Award: from 1962 to 1992, and again for 2017

## Hosts

Hosts of the FCCA have included:

* 1923–1928: Alfred Johnson & Donna Carlin
* 1929–1933: Mike Albanese & Rosie Baldwin
* 1934–1964: Rocco Shorten & Zoe Vogel
* 1965–1971: George Obama & Jennifer Harding
* 1972–1990: Diesel Ambler & Daisy Marlin
* 1991–2006: Alec Temple & Alice Temple
* 2007–present: Michael Marsh & Sarah Fisher

## Venues

* 1923–1925, 1935–1961: Emerald City Opera House
* 1926–1934: Emerald City Entertainment Center
* 1962–1990: Johnson Civic Theatre
* 1991–1996: Grundy Auditorium
* 1997–2006: Phillip McRobbie Auditorium
* 2007–present: Emerald Community Centre