Academy of Motion Picture Arts & SciencesThis Sunday won't be a terrific night for many restaurants -- at least for the ones patronized by men and women devoted to staying home and watching the annual Academy Awards ceremony.
Sunday night is the airing of the 81st annual award ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which first began presenting the familiar gold trophies on May 16, 1929, at a black-tie dinner (yes, there was food in those early days)