Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Taylor Swift, The Weeknd invited to join Oscars panel
Taylor Swift, best supporting actor Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, "Elvis" star Austin Butler, "Nope's" Keke Palmer and The Weeknd have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization behind the Oscars said Wednesday that it extended invitations to 398 individuals to join its ranks this year.
Academy launches probe after indie film’s surprise Oscars nod
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Jan. 27 it was launching a review of Oscars campaigning, days after a small indie film surprised industry-watchers with a shock nomination to Hollywood's most prestigious awards.
"To Leslie" had taken just $27,000 at the box office when star Andrea Riseborough's name appeared on the shortlist of nominees for Best Actress.
Academy apologizes to indigenous star
Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said on Aug. 15.
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Oscars group elects Janet Yang as new president
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.
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Oscar-winning deaf actor Marlee Matlin becomes Academy governor
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.
Academy names new CEO after years of Oscars drama, reforms
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.
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock 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.
Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap
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.
Oscars adds ’fan favorite’ prize voted by Twitter
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.
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‘Parthenon of film museums’ to open in LA
Los Angeles is finally getting a museum for movies - and it's about time, said Tom Hanks, as he welcomed journalists to a special pre-opening event on Sept. 21.
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