AMPAS Antics
Cancel the Oscars? How About We Reimagine Them
April 2021. Think about that for a minute. I mean, really think about it. We’re not even through Fall yet....
The State of the Race: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Twitter?
The Other Shoe Finally Drops – Academy Establishes Representation and Inclusion Standards for Oscar Eligibility
The Academy Announces New Rules for 92nd Oscars — “International Feature Film” to Replace “Foreign Language” Category
The Academy has scrapped the "Foreign Language Feature Film" category title and replaced it with "International Feature Film," in their...
Heads up Academy Members – Don’t Waste Your Votes on Best Picture – Rank Them All
Writer/Director Rod Lurie Offers Brilliant Solution for Oscars
There have been many solutions offered up to "fix" the Academy, and it sounds like they're moving in the right...
Academy Makes Dramatic Changes to its Voting Membership Rules in Light of Diversity Controversy
Just posted by the Academy - this is pretty big! There is no change to the Best Picture voting procedure,...
Academy President Responds to Boycott – But There is Still One Major Change Left on the Table
Cheryl Boone Isaacs and the Academy are in a difficult position. They are progressing but their membership profile isn't. While...
The Case for Inside Out
No 2015 movie pleased the critics and enchanted audiences while embracing creativity and tugging on heart strings as successfully as...
Academy “Considers” What it has Wanted to Do All Along: Go Back to Five
The Hollywood Reporter says that the Academy are seriously thinking of going back to five. What that really means is...
Let Them Eat Cake – Another Academy Voter Opens Mouth, Embarrasses Self
Scott Feinberg talks to an Academy voter who reveals her true opinions. As someone on the receiving end of a...
Antonio Sanchez’s Official Statement on the Academy’s Disqualification of the Score for Birdman
“It was an honor to work on this wonderful film and collaborate with a brilliant director like Alejandro González Iñárritu...
Academy Members “React” to Gone Girl
In case you were wondering why Oscar pundits like Scott Feinberg and now, the LA Times' Glenn Whipp are so...
Oscar Voters Spilling the Beans
It's never a pretty picture to look inside the mind of your average Oscar voter, especially those who have nothing...
Challenging Movies Make Voters Nervous, but If they Can’t Take the Heat…
One of the hardest parts of Oscar watching is the inevitable truths that come out every year about the behavior...
Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot
Scott Feinberg went and hung out with a prickly director who gave him his honest picks in the various categories....
Jimmy Fallon in talks to host 2013 Oscars; ABC not happy
What’s the Sudden Close Relationship Between Deadline and the Motion Picture Academy?
I have no beef against Nikki Finke, like many do. In fact, I've always admired her throughout the years for...
Mark Harris: "Why the Academy Should Fire Brett Ratner"
Thanks to this essay by Mark Harris at Grantland.com. I feel a lot less like a fuming hothead for suggesting...
Mark Harris: “Why the Academy Should Fire Brett Ratner”
Thanks to this essay by Mark Harris at Grantland.com. I feel a lot less like a fuming hothead for suggesting...
