2nd Academy Awards 2nd Academy Awards The 2nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. They took place on April 3, 1930, at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Radio coverage began with this ceremony, with a local broadcast by KNX, Los Angeles. As the ceremony was being held more than eight months after the end of the eligibility period, it was decided that the 3rd Academy Awards would be held in November 1930, so
British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards The British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards are presented at an annual award ceremony organised by BAFTA Scotland. In 2009, BAFTA Scotland held the very first British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. The annual awards ceremony recognises, inspires and celebrates emerging practitioners from all over Scotland and gives up-and-coming talent a platform to showcase their work to industry. The ceremony has been held in various locations including the Glasgow Film Theatre and The Arches (Glasgow). Since 2012, Muriel Gray has been the host of the ceremony. Broadcaster Kaye Adams hosted in 2011. In 2012,