AMPAS Antics

The Academy has hired Fernando Garcia to work with members, oversee process of submissions and will also work with the...

April 2021. Think about that for a minute. I mean, really think about it. We’re not even through Fall yet....

As you all know, I've been here a long time. Too long, really. I've overstayed my welcome. The country has...

In the years I've been covering the Oscars, the Academy has never taken a hands-on approach to controlling art, or...

The Academy has scrapped the "Foreign Language Feature Film" category title and replaced it with "International Feature Film," in their...

While doing a few quick and dirty experiments with the preferential ballot, it becomes more and more apparent that if...

There have been many solutions offered up to "fix" the Academy, and it sounds like they're moving in the right...

Just posted by the Academy - this is pretty big! There is no change to the Best Picture voting procedure,...

Cheryl Boone Isaacs and the Academy are in a difficult position. They are progressing but their membership profile isn't. While...

No 2015 movie pleased the critics and enchanted audiences while embracing creativity and tugging on heart strings as successfully as...

The Hollywood Reporter says that the Academy are seriously thinking of going back to five. What that really means is...

Scott Feinberg talks to an Academy voter who reveals her true opinions. As someone on the receiving end of a...

“It was an honor to work on this wonderful film and collaborate with a brilliant director like Alejandro González Iñárritu...

In case you were wondering why Oscar pundits like Scott Feinberg and now, the LA Times' Glenn Whipp are so...

It's never a pretty picture to look inside the mind of your average Oscar voter, especially those who have nothing...

One of the hardest parts of Oscar watching is the inevitable truths that come out every year about the behavior...

Scott Feinberg went and hung out with a prickly director who gave him his honest picks in the various categories....

Jimmy Fallon, freshest of late late night talk show hosts, is in talks to host the 85th Academy Awards. ABC...

I have no beef against Nikki Finke, like many do. In fact, I've always admired her throughout the years for...

Thanks to this essay by Mark Harris at Grantland.com. I feel a lot less like a fuming hothead for suggesting...