Oscar, officially named the Academy Award of Merit, is the child of the Academy of Motion

Picture, Arts and Sciences, which was created in May 1927 to【C1】______ films. The academy began【C2】______ 36 members with the actor Douglas Fairbanks as【C3】______ first president.

The Academy created the golden trophy to【C4】______ performances by the industry's【C5】______ actors, actresses and directors,【C6】______ expanding to【C7】______ not even envisioned in 1927.

【C8】______ the first award ceremony in 1928, nearly 3,000 of the trophies have been【C9】______ The early editions of the statues were bronze, but during the World War Ⅱ's metal【C10】______, the trophies were made of plaster (石膏). Those were later redeemed for the now gold-plated ones. The trophy wasn't always called an Oscar,【C11】______ was it always so tall or heavy. The knight now stands 34 cm【C12】______ and weighs 3.85 kg.

Carried【C13】______ by radio, the Academy Awards were first【C14】______ in 1953 in black and white, making the【C15】______ to color in 1966.

The highly【C16】______ invitation-only award ceremony which is watched【C17】______, goes on no matter what, though on rare【C18】______ the broadcast has been delayed. Ceremonies were delayed in 1938【C19】______ heavy flooding, in 1968 after the assassination of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, and in 1981 after the assassination【C20】______ on one-time actor and then President Ronald Reagan.

【C1】

A．propose

B．promote

C．publish

D．release