Plans Announced for Movie Museum in Los Angeles
The motion picture academy is joining with a Los Angeles county art museum to develop a museum that will showcase the movie industry, though under scaled-back plans and in an existing building rather...
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: Plans Announced for Movie Museum in Los Angeles
The motion picture academy is joining with a Los Angeles county art museum to develop a museum that will showcase the movie industry, though under scaled-back plans and in an existing building rather...
View ArticleDawn Hudson’s New Job as the Academy’s Chief Is a Balancing Act
When Dawn Hudson was appointed in June to lead the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she brought a reputation for shaking things up.
View ArticleEddie Murphy OUT As Oscar Host
Following the exit of his good friend and "Tower Heist" director Brett Ratner as producer of the show last night over a series of controversial comments, the Academy announced that Murphy has withdrawn...
View ArticleEddie Murphy Drops Out as Oscars Host
Eddie Murphy has dropped out as host of the 2012 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced today. His resignation comes just a day after the telecast’s co-producer (and...
View ArticleAcademy Studying Options for Oscar Host
The president of the motion picture academy said the search is on for an Oscar host to replace Eddie Murphy, and said there had been an outpouring of support for the awards show from many in Hollywood.
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: Academy Studying Options for Oscar Host
The president of the motion picture academy said the search is on for an Oscar host to replace Eddie Murphy, and said there had been an outpouring of support for the awards show from many in Hollywood.
View ArticleWard Carroll: Time's Bad Pick
When I heard earlier this week that Time magazine had picked "The Protester" as its Person of the Year, two other classic fails across the American pop landscape came to mind: When the National Academy...
View ArticleSid Ganis Joins Dolby as Strategic Advisor
Former AMPAS president Sid Ganis has joined Dolby Laboratories Inc. as a strategic advisor, where he will work to expand the company’s relationships with Hollywood’s creators, producers and exhibitors.
View ArticleThe Year in Media | Putting the Oscars Back Together Again
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was sent into a frenzy on Nov. 8 by a controversy over the use of an antigay slur by its Oscar producer, Brett Ratner.
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: The Year in Media | Putting the Oscars Back Together Again
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was sent into a frenzy on Nov. 8 by a controversy over the use of an antigay slur by its Oscar producer, Brett Ratner.
View Article‘Hugo’ Named First CPG Certified 3D Movie
Cameron | Pace Group, the 3D technologies and production services company led by co-chairmen James Cameron and Vince Pace, has named "Hugo" as the first recipient of its CPG Certified label, intended...
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: Motion Picture Academy Says It Is Flush With Money
Fueled by the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reported increases in revenue, income and net assets. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30, it had $289. 1 million in net assets.
View ArticleMotion Picture Academy Says It Is Flush With Money
Fueled by the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences reported increases in revenue, income and net assets. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30, it had $289. 1 million in net assets.
View ArticleDocumentaries will have to be reviewed in NY Times or LA Times to be...
Deadline | The New York Times | Entertainment Weekly A new rule to be announced this week by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would require documentaries to be reviewed by one of the two...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending launching new season, new verticals and more event coverage
There are many shows that claim to be “talk shows for the Internet,” but there’s only one weekly hour-long celebration of what’s popular in web culture. And What’s Trending, created by Shira Lazar and...
View ArticleAcademy's First New York Oscar® Night Celebration to Benefit FilmAid...
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and humanitarian aid organization FilmAid International will hostan OscarNight eventat the '21' Clubin New York...
View ArticleOfficial Oscars App brings new perspectives
This year’s official Oscars App is a second screen experience for Sunday's telecast, of course, but it also has exclusive content, unparalleled access, live updates and other features that make it much...
View ArticleOscars organisers keen for audience at home to join the celebrations
Public encouraged to recreate their own Oscars-themed parties as organisers try to bolster appeal of awards ceremony.
View ArticleMotion Picture Academy to Begin Presidential Succession Process
Because of term limits, Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is leaving a post that has emerged as one of the few bully pulpits in the film business.
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