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| One of the most obtainable, affordable, and desired pieces of Academy Awards Memorabilia is the official Academy Awards issued ceremony program. These programs are given to invited attendees of the Academy Awards ceremony each year. Nominees not only receive a program, but in recent years have received expensive gift baskets including watches and jewelry, fitness packages, and even luxurious tropical vacations. In recent years these ceremony programs have also been made available on Oscar night to the general public for those in attendance of “Oscar Night America” charity events in various cities around the US.
There are two aspects that set one Academy Awards Program apart from another, making each ceremony program unique and desirable in its own right. The first is the year the program was issued including who the winning film/actors were associated with that particular year, and the second is the overall design and artwork of a particular years program. The contents of the ceremony programs is relatively basic and consistent year to year. The content is made up mostly of text listings of all categories, nominees, performers, and sponsors. Some of the more recent programs have contained some historical content or photos. Academy Awards ceremony programs can range in value from $20 to $500 dollars depending on the year and condition. Early ceremony years (1927-1940’s) are increasingly rare as fewer programs were produced and many did not survive, thus these programs can demand a value of several hundred-dollars. I have only encountered one program from the 1930's outside of grainy scans. Another consideration that can dramatically impact the value is the condition of the program. There is the occasional “X” factor encountered with ceremony programs such as when one or more notable individuals from the film industry have signed a program or when a program comes from the estate of a notable film industry individual, provided it is backed by credible provenance. Many times ceremony programs are sold with a grouping of other items most commonly unused tickets or ticket stubbs from an awards ceremony. All of these factors can obviously increase the value of the ceremony program greatly. During my personal collecting experience I have found that value and rarity begins with programs prior to 1950. Below is an estimated value table based on actual auction final values that I have had first hand experience with over a ten-year period. Clearly, this is an opinion rather than an accurate census, but it is one that is put forward by someone who has done a tremendous amount of research on Academy Awards Memorabilia over the years. 1927-1944 - $100-$400 1945-1955 - $75-$200 1955-1968 - $50-$100 1968-1980 - $40-$50 1981-1990 - $25-$40 1991-2011 - $15-$35 Wanted Program Images If you have any of the Programs that would fill my "Blank Spaces" and would be willing to send me a .jpg please contact me. admin@hollywoodgoldenguy.com Academy Awards Programs can be found in a variety of places from Ebay to numerous online memorabilia auction houses. It is a matter of timing and regularly checking the auction site listings. All of the program images in the Awards Programs galleries are from my personal collection, unless noted. There are a few images that have been provided to me by fellow collectors and I have noted the image with a photo credit. |
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