Tag: AMPAS Antics

The BAFTAs have designed their acting awards in such a way as to avoid what just happened with the Oscars. ...

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

The Academy has chosen its Oscar dates for the next three years, bouncing them to March 4 in 2018. Sadly, ...

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

The world is changing so fast around the Academy - I don't think it even realizes it yet. And why ...

There's this funny joke that goes something like this, why does a dog lick his own balls? The answer; because ...

The AMPAS has just put out the following release, a change from the past. Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil ...

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

I'm not sure what this is ultimately going to turn out to be but for now it's being teased by ...

This member abstained from voting in the animated branch because she did not see all of the nominees but could ...

Earlier today I was invited to attend the Vanity Fair Oscar blogger panel at WeWork, Hollywood, a very comfortable social ...

For once, a non-embarrassing interview with an Academy member, a good get by Tomris Laffly.  You should read the whole ...

Mark Harris makes a pretty good case for why the Academy's decision to expand the Best Picture race from five ...

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

This is quite an unusual move, I'd say.  The AMPAS just sent out a release that it plans to honor ...

The Academy members will now have the opportunity to vote electronically, Nikki Finke just confirmed.  I'm not sure what this ...

Deadline tonight breaks a bizarre report that the Academy Board of Governors apparently discussed cramming the entire awards season into ...

Yeah, there is just no good reason why the AMPAS decided to omit Farrah from its tribute to the celebrities ...

The Bachelor's Chris Harrison is the host of the online series for Oscar.com, Road to the Oscars. I know it's ...

Pete Hammond writes up the "voter confusion" going on in Hollywood. The tidbits offered here include Avatar's environmental message, The ...