'Beginners' director Mike Mills lands Bening, Gerwig and Fanning for '20th Century Women'

Posted by · 9:24 am · May 14th, 2015

Mike Mills will be teaming up with Annapurna Pictures on “20th Century Women,” and he’s rounded up a trio of talented actresses to see it through: Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning.

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AMPAS honors Pennebaker, Stevens, Needham, Katzenberg at fourth annual Governors Awards

Posted by · 11:36 pm · December 1st, 2012

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its own tonight in the fourth annual Governors Awards. A satellite ceremony dedicated to Honorary Oscar presentations (voted on by the AMPAS Board of Governors), the program was moved off the annual Academy Awards telecast in 2009 and given its own space in the middle of awards season.

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Academy welcomes six new governors, including Lisa Cholodenko and Bill Condon

Posted by · 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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The Long Shot: Big enough for the both of us

Posted by · 3:48 pm · November 9th, 2011

“The Help” star Jessica Chastain is just one of 2011’s strong Oscar hopefuls needing to wrestle attention away from a more heavily hyped co-star: an annual dilemma in the awards race.

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Michael Douglas honored with Santa Barbara Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award

Posted by · 8:34 am · October 14th, 2011

The Santa Barbara Film Festival honored Michael Douglas Thursday night with the sixth annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. On hand were Annette Bening and Danny DeVito, among others.

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