Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected film producer Janet Yang as its new president, the group behind the Oscars announced on Aug. 2.

Yang, best known for hits including "The Joy Luck Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt," becomes the fourth woman elected to run Hollywood's most elite group of filmmakers, and the first of Asian origin.

Oscar-winning deaf actor Marlee Matlin, who appeared in this year's Best Picture winner "CODA," has been elected to the Academy's board of governors, the organization said on June 23.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body that awards the annual Oscars, said Matlin was part of a new slate of governors who will take office for the 2022-23 season.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named its new CEO on June 7, ending a tumultuous 11 years under Dawn Hudson that included the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, a huge expansion of the group's membership, and Will Smith's infamous slap.

The motion picture academy on April 8 banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

Oscars co-host Amy Schumer said she had floated to the show’s producers having the Ukrainian leader make an appearance last Sunday

Will Smith resigned on April 1 from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.

Next month's Oscars will include a new "fan favorite" prize for the year's most popular film as voted for by Twitter users, organizers said on Feb. 14 seeking to lure viewers back to a ceremony that has seen audiences plummet.

Sci-fi epic "Dune," coming-of-age drama "Licorice Pizza" and musical remake "West Side Story" received major boosts in Hollywood's awards season race on Jan. 27 as several of the film industry's top guilds unveiled their nominees.

A prominent figure of the Turkish Jewish congregation, well-known for his fight against the German Nazis in the 1940s to save the Jewish captives from concentration camps, has died in France at the age of 97.

The ceremony took place on Saturday