The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made one of the safest hires possible by bringing in Ellen DeGeneres to host the 85th Academy Awards. It will be the talk show host and comedienne’s second go around as Oscar host.
Oscars goes cute and safe with Ellen DeGeneres as host
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:50 am · August 2nd, 2013
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AMPAS approves new branch for casting directors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 am · July 31st, 2013
The Academy’s Board of Governors has announced the creation of a new branch for casting directors, who began to be invited to Academy membership more than 30 years ago, many of them admitted as Members-at-Large.
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs makes history as Academy's new president
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:14 pm · July 30th, 2013
Cheryl Boone Isaacs was elected the first African-American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the first woman.
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Oscar winners Rick Carter and Alex Gibney among newly elected Academy governors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:30 am · July 15th, 2013
Ten first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and one previous governor is returning to the board. This year’s election increases the Academy’s governing body from 43 to 48.
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AMPAS and LA Film Fest celebrate iconic costume design
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · June 20th, 2013
‘Iconic Moment’ discussion will precede screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo.’
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Brett Ratner donates $1 million to Academy museum
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:50 pm · May 29th, 2013
We all know about Brett Ratner’s unfortunate recent history with the Academy. I guess he’s made amends and whatnot but certainly this will go a long way toward smoothing it all out.
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AMPAS launches website for its fancy Academy Museum
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:08 am · April 12th, 2013
Los Angeles museum will contain 290,000 square feet of movie memorabilia.
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Stephen Frears, Jean-Paul Gaultier and others honor Pedro Almodóvar at Academy tribute
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:20 pm · December 16th, 2012
The two-time Oscar winner was toasted by AMPAS on Thursday in London.
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Academy welcomes six new governors, including Lisa Cholodenko and Bill Condon
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:15 am · July 18th, 2012
The election of a new Board of Governors precedes the announcement of a new Academy president.
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An evening with Vanessa Redgrave and the Academy
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:29 pm · November 14th, 2011
There was no shortage of stirring testaments from industry luminaries at last night’s vastly entertaining Academy salute to British acting titan Vanessa Redgrave at London’s Curzon Soho cinema last night.
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AMPAS tips its hat to Saul Bass
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:04 pm · November 8th, 2011
Saul Bass, the late creator of the iconic title sequence and poster designs for “Vertigo” and “Psycho,” will be feted by the Academy at New York’s Museum of Modern Art next week.
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AMPAS to salute Vanessa Redgrave in London
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:45 pm · November 4th, 2011
AMPAS is saluting Vanessa Redgrave at a special tribute evening in London next Sunday. Is this a good omen for her chances at a second Oscar for “Coriolanus?”
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AMPAS president Sherak promises a younger, more diverse Academy
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:51 pm · October 7th, 2011
In AMPAS president Tom Sherak’s latest statement on the future of the Academy, he pledges to “take this organization into the next decade,” by recruiting a younger and more culturally diverse membership, launching a new website and incorporating new media into their regular processes.
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