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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 17 students as winners of the 48th Student Academy Awards competition. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards in the seven award categories will be presented today by Oscar-winning filmmaker and 1992 Student Academy Award winner Pete Docter, Oscar-nominated…

Many a metaphor was floated on Tuesday morning as Tom Hanks, Anna Kendrick and others gathered to celebrate the long-awaited September 30 opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. To architect Renzo Piano, the museum is not the “Death Star” of Star Wars lore, but a “soap bubble” or “a dirigible”—”a flying…

“We were seeing a hard impact on the performance this year of the Oscars, given the reality of movies in theaters and the moviegoing audience being able to actually see all those movies,” Disney Advertising Sales and Partnerships boss Rita Ferro said Tuesday during the company’s pre-upfronts online press conference. La…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline hears that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is seriously considering locating the 93rd Academy Awards at Union Station, the cavernous main railway station in Los Angeles. Nothing is set yet, but sources said that is the venue AMPAS and ABC favor at the moment. Even though the…

In the wake of theaters’ planned shutdown into May, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is pondering a change to their qualification rules for the upcoming 2021 ceremony. Films typically have to play in-theaters to qualify for the Oscars. Also, couple in the fact that most film festivals have shuttered for…

Oscar comes to Cannes. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences President and veteran cinematographer John Bailey received a very special honor at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday when he was presented with the insignia of Officier des Arts et Lettres (Officer In The Order Of Arts And Letters) at a packed ceremony at…

Coming off one of its most contentious years in history, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has sent out its list of candidates for its Board of Governors elections late this month. The Board of Governors directs the Academy's strategic vision, preserves the organization's financial health, and assures the…

The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has partnered with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in For the Academy’s Careers in Film Summit in Atlanta. The summit will take place November 3 at SCADshow. This marks AMPAS’ first educational outreach in the Atlanta area, which has quickly become…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences invited 928 entertainment industry professionals to join and while many were celebrating their invitation to the ever-changing Academy which is looking to be more inclusive, there is one invitee that didn’t want to jump on board: Emmanuelle Seigner. Seigner, who is the…

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president John Bailey has issued a letter to his staff denying recent sexual harassment allegations made against him. The Academy reportedly received three sexual harassment complaints earlier this month against Bailey, but details of the allegations have not been…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards. A record 165 pictures had originally qualified in the category. Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select five nominees. Branch…

As Deadline reported exclusively earlier in the day, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were near a plan to tackle Hollywood’s widespread sexual harassment and abuse. It seems the group moved fast on that promise: the board of governors has released an approved “Standards of Conduct” for…