Producers Announced for 93rd Oscars (Yes, They Are Still Happening)
Well so here's the thing. The know it is going to be virtual. They have to make it kinda cool. ...
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New Oscarwatch Podcast – Talking Academy’s Inclusion Efforts
Jalal Haddad joins Awards Daily for the first time as we dive into the new inclusion efforts by the Academy ...
The State of the Race: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Twitter?
As you all know, I've been here a long time. Too long, really. I've overstayed my welcome. The country has ...
The Other Shoe Finally Drops – Academy Establishes Representation and Inclusion Standards for Oscar Eligibility
In the years I've been covering the Oscars, the Academy has never taken a hands-on approach to controlling art, or ...
Academy Invited 819 Members, surpassing Goal to Double Women and “Underrepresented Ethnic/Racial Communities”
They have invited 819 - but they do not know how many of these members will accept. Press release as ...
The Academy Shifts the Oscar Ceremony to April 25, 2021 – New Timeline due to COVID
The Academy Awards have been moved to April 25, 2021, with a whole new eligibility timeline as follows: Academy key ...
The Academy Announces Big News – Best Picture Goes Back to Ten and Why That’s a Good Thing
The Academy, under the new Board of Governors, announced what they hope will be sweeping changes to address problems of ...
Academy Elects New Board of Governors
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2020–2021 Board of Governors. The governors will ...
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 ...
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 ...
