David Rubin Elected as Academy President
With David Rubin now at the top, probably that will quiet at least some of the criticisms hitting the Academy ...
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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 ...
If the Oscars No Longer Care About the Public, Why Should the Public Care About the Oscars?
Watching the debate rage over the Best Popular Film category for the past month has been almost as frustrating as ...
Academy Bluffs on Popular Film Category, as Predicted
For a minute there it looked like big trouble in Oscar city. For a while it was going to ruin ...
The Academy Can Satisfy Everyone by Expanding to Ten Best Picture Nominees
If you follow this site, you know that since 2011 we've been pushing for the Academy to expand the number ...
Top Six Factors That Prompted Evolution in the Best Picture Race and the Hard Choices the Academy, and Those Who Cover Them, Must Make
The first thing to know is that it's not all bad. In fact, there is much to celebrate about the ...
All the Films in the Past Ten Years That Might Have been Nominated with Popular Film Category
When animated films began to flourish, the Academy addressed that with an additional category, Best Animated Feature. With that category, ...
The Academy Adds New Category! But Also Must Compromise…
Scott Feinberg reports that the Academy has decided to only feature select wins on the telecast to keep the show ...
The Academy Invites 928 New Members To Join With A Push on Diversity
The Academy announced today that they have invited 928 new members breaking its record of 2017's 774 invitees. As the ...
Academy’s New Membership Continues Objective for Inclusion
The Academy's invites from last year resulted in some interesting and unpredictable choices, including the Best Picture win for Moonlight. ...
Oscar Ratings Took a Hit – There are Many Theories as to Why
Deadline is reporting that the Oscars telecast had the lowest ratings in 9 years. There are several reasons for this ...
Jan Chapman and Janet Patterson Mix-Up was Understandable
It's an easy mistake to make because both women worked on Bright Star. If you do a search for Janet Patterson ...
13 Hours’ Greg Russell’s Name Removed from List of Nominees for Rule Violation
Per the Academy: ACADEMY RESCINDS SOUND MIXING NOMINATION FOR GREG P. RUSSELL ON "13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI" ...
Oscar Ballots Sent out Today – Dear Oscar, Hear my Plea!
It's a tradition round these parts to send out our pleas to Oscar voters who will be receiving their ballots ...
Steve Pond Reports on Changes to Academy Membership, Could Shake up the Great White Male Wall of AMPAS
The Wrap's Steve Pond writes up the latest changed to the Academy's membership after the big wave of muggles immigrated ...
A Quick Primer on Ballots, Membership Counts and Why That Matters for Best Picture
Critics Choice - roughly 200-300 members, ten choices for Best Picture, ten Best Pictures named. National Board of Review - ...
The State of the Race: Why the Oscar Demographic Matters and Why it Doesn’t
If you've been watching the Oscar race for as many years as I have, and indeed dove into their quirks, ...
Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected as Academy President
The dust has at last settled and the Academy's Board of Governors has decided on its president - the re-election ...
Key Dates for Academy and Oscar Season 2016-2017
Saturday, November 12, 2016 , Governors Awards Thursday, January 5, 2017, Nominations voting opens (December 30 last year) Friday, January 13, ...
Academy Makes Bold Move to Diversify Membership, adds 683
The Academy announces its new class of membership which raises the number of women and people of color significantly. This ...