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Janet Yang Elected Academy President, Makes History as First Asian Person to Hold the Position
“The Joy Luck Club” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt” producer Janet Yang is set to lead the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the governing body behind the...
Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth Named AMPAS’ 2021 Academy Film Scholars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is supporting the work of scholars Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth. They have been named as the 2021 Academy Film Scholars and will each...
Susanne Bier to Co-Chair Academy’s International Feature Film Executive Committee
Susanne Bier, director of the Oscar-winning “In a Better World,” is set to lead one of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) awards committees. Deadline reports...
Academy Introduces Representation and Inclusion Standards for Best Picture Oscar
Films will soon have to up their inclusion game if they want to be considered for the Best Picture Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced and outlined new...
AMPAS Launches Conversation Series Focusing on Inclusion in Industry, First Ep Features Whoopi Goldberg
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has released the first installment of “Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us,” a conversation series...
Academy Invites 819 New Members, 45 Percent Are Women and 36 Percent POC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 819 artists and execs from 68 countries to join. A press release announcing the 2020 class...
Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg, & More Elected to Academy Board, Number of Women & POC Hits New High
Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg, and “A Star Is Born” producer Lynette Howell Taylor are among the 16 people who have been elected or reelected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
“Devil’s Doorway” Filmmaker Aislinn Clarke Wins Academy’s Gold Fellowship for Women Grant
“Devil’s Doorway” writer-director Aislinn Clarke is the winner of the second Academy Gold Fellowship for Women grant. According to Screen Daily, the Northern Irish filmmaker will...
Academy Invites 842 New Members, 50% Are Women and 29% POC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 842 people from 59 countries to join as members. According to the Academy’s website, 50...
Laura Dern, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, & More Elected to Academy’s Board of Governors
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has held elections for its 2019-2020 Board of Governors. According to a press release, the 54-person board’s number of women has risen from 22 to...
Cicely Tyson to Receive Honorary Oscar, Kathleen Kennedy the Thalberg Award
Legendary actress Cicely Tyson and mega-producer Kathleen Kennedy will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. Per The Hollywood Reporter,...
Academy Invites 928 New Members, 49% Are Women and 38% POC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited a record 928 people to join its ranks. As Variety reports, the Academy’s list of invitees has been growing steadily for three years....
Academy Announces 2016 Film Scholars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced Dr. Donna Kornhaber and Dr. Ellen Christine Scott as 2016 Academy Film Scholars. The Film Scholars program, which was established in...
#NominateNYC Launches to Help Academy Reach its Diversity Goals
The Academy took great steps to diversify its membership this week, and now the NYC Office of Media and Entertainment is launching a campaign to help even more. The New York City Mayor’s Office...
Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected as Academy President
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the third female and first black president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has been elected for a second year-long term. Boone Isaacs received that vote of...
The Academy Celebrates the Career of Ann Roth
A couple of weeks ago I spent the weekend at the Hamptons International Film Festival. I was able to catch up on a bunch of films and attend some really cool events including a tribute to the...