AMPAS Certificate of Nomination plaque

AMPAS Certificate of Nomination plaque

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This plaque is a made of wood with a laminated paper certificate with a gold border and silver seal with ribbons. The certificate is printed:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
CERTIFICATE
OF
NOMINATION FOR AWARD
Be it known that
Harry Warren, Harold Adamson
and Leo McCarey
were nominated for an Academy Award of Merit
for Outstanding Achievement
Song
"An Affair To Remember"
from
"An Affair To Remember"
This judgment being rendered with reference to Motion Pictures First Regularly Exhibited in
the Los Angeles district during the
year ending December 31, 1957

The song “An Affair to Remember” was featured in the 1957, 20th Century Fox romance film, An Affair to Remember, directed by Leo McCarey and starred Gary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Richard Denning. “An Affair to Remember” was sung by Vic Damone and by Marni Nixon during the film.

Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
plaque
presentation date
1957
recipient
Warren, Harry
Adamson, Harold
McCarey, Leo
presenter
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
manufacturer
Perma Plaque Corp.
place made
United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 13 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 29.845 cm x 1.27 cm
ID Number
2002.3101.04
catalog number
2002.3101.04
nonaccession number
2002.3101
Credit Line
Gift of Jophe Jones and Julia Riva
subject
Awards and Prizes
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Popular Entertainment
Movie Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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