1. And the Academy Award for Best Performing Arts Library in New York City goes too.. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts! Believe it or not, but The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has TWO Academy Awards in its collections. One is the Oscar that Paul Muni won in 1937 for Best Actor in THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR and the other belonged to Burl Ives who won it for Best Supporting Actor in 1959 for THE BIG COUNTRY. 

    And the Academy Award for Best Performing Arts Library in New York City goes too.. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts! Believe it or not, but The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has TWO Academy Awards in its collections. One is the Oscar that Paul Muni won in 1937 for Best Actor in THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR and the other belonged to Burl Ives who won it for Best Supporting Actor in 1959 for THE BIG COUNTRY. 

  2. The Real King Who Made The Speech

    It’s official - the Oscars are over, and “The King’s Speech” is the top film in all the land. Colin Firth, the (incredibly handsome) man who played King George VI, is also this year’s best actor. So we figured in honor of the accolades, we’d show you the real king behind the movie - here are several images of King George VI and his family from our Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. And, as an aside, although “The Social Network” did NOT win the top prize, we still encourage you to check out our Facebook page in honor of its nomination.

  3. Tonight is the biggest night in Hollywood, and in its honor, we’re reminiscing about all the movies filmed at the Library. The one most people think of is “Ghostbusters” by Columbia Pictures (it’s so connected with us that Improv Everywhere did a skit about it last year), so here’s a clip prominently featuring our landmark 42 Street building and its Rose Main Reading Room. The movie never won an Oscar, but c’mon — “Back off man, I’m a scientist” is one of the best lines ever.

  4. Where can you find an Oscar in New York City? And the winner is … The New York Public Library. In honor of this weekend’s 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, we thought we’d share an image of one of two Oscars that can be found in the Billy Rose Theatre Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Oscars belonged to actors Burl Ives and Paul Muni — Muni won his for Best Actor in 1937’s “The Story of Louis Pasteur” and Ives won in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor in “The Big Country.” Both Academy Awards were donated to LPA by each actor’s family (when the Library received the rest of their papers). 

    Where can you find an Oscar in New York City? And the winner is … The New York Public Library. In honor of this weekend’s 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, we thought we’d share an image of one of two Oscars that can be found in the Billy Rose Theatre Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Oscars belonged to actors Burl Ives and Paul Muni — Muni won his for Best Actor in 1937’s “The Story of Louis Pasteur” and Ives won in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor in “The Big Country.” Both Academy Awards were donated to LPA by each actor’s family (when the Library received the rest of their papers).