Which actress has the most Oscar nominations?

The Academy Awards, better known as Oscars, are awards by AMPAS (the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) for the professional achievements in the film industry, including directors, actors and writers.

The first Academy Awards were presented on May 1929, and the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony for the best films in 2009, was on March 7 2010.

These are categories for nominations and awards: the best actor in a leading role, the best actor in a supporting role, the bets actress in a leading role, the best actress in a supporting role, best art direction, best cinematography, best director, best picture, Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay, Best Writing – Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and others.

The actress with the most nominations for Oscar is talented Meryl Streep. She has received 16 nominations! The first Oscar she won at 1979 for the Kramer vs. Kramer for the best supporting actress. She also won the Oscar for the best actress in Sophie’s choice.

Meryl Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in New Jersey, United States. She works in theater, television and film and it is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors.

Here is the list of the films for which Meryl Streep was nominated for:

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)

Sophie’s Choice (1982)

Silk wood (1983)

Out of Africa (1985)

Ironweed (1987)

A Cry in the Dark (1988)

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

One True Thing (1998)

Music of the Heart (1999)

Adaptation (2002)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Doubt (2008)

Julie & Julia (2009)

Interesting facts about Germany

Here are some interesting facts about Germany:

1. Official name of Germany is federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland), it is consisted of 16 states divided into 439 districts. The capital city is Berlin.

2. It has about 82 millions of inhabitants which mean that is the most populous country in Europe after Russia.

3. Current president of Germany is Christian Wulff.

4. Person which definitely leaves the trace in Germany s history was Adolf Hitler, he was one of the most cruel rulers and mass murder in entire human history.

5.  German is the most spoken language in the European Union.

6. Germany gives to the world many important classical musicians: Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Schumann, Wagner… their music is eternal.

7. Also famous German philosophers and poets are: Mann, Cant, Goethe, Nietzsche, Schiller… Their contribute to the universal culture is priceless.

8. The economy of Germany is one of the strongest in the world, it takes 5th place.

9. The most famous and the most visited beer festival in the whole world is Oktoberfest in Germany. Beer is very important part of their culture. There are about 5000 different brands of beer produced in Germany!

10. 103 Germans were awarded with the Nobel Prize in various fields.

What do the colors of the France flag stand for?

There are three color vertical bands in flag of France. These color bands are Blue, White and Red. Blue color signifies care and duty for under-privileged, White color symbolizes peace and harmony in the region and Red color stands for strength and bravery of the nation. Read the rest of this entry »

Why Was The Parthenon Built?

Greek temple Parthenon (“The maiden temple”) was built on the highest part of the Acropolis at Athens, 447 – 438 BC. At the time it represented central part of Pericles’ draft for the Acropolis.

Its main purpose was to honor the goddess Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, war, justice and craftsmanshift. The large statue of her stood in the centre of the temple. Statue was made of gold and ivory and sculptor was Pheidias.

Interesting is that people couldn’t enter the temple, they could only see interior of the temple from outside.

After a time the temple was converted first to a Christian church and then an Ottoman mosque.

When Does Chinese New Year Begin?

Legend says that the Chinese calendar was used for the first time by emperor Huang Di in 2637 BC. The calendar is lunisolar, based on astronomical observations.

Chinese date calculation determines Chinese New Year as the day of the second New Moon (rarely the third) after the winter solstice. In the Gregorian calendar that means Chinese New Year falls on different date every year in the period of January 21. – February 20.

For example here are dates of Chinese New Year 2009-2012