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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…

The deadline to submit Official Screen Credits forms to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 90th Academy Awards consideration is Friday, December 1. For a feature film to be considered for the 2017 Awards, the film's distributor or producer must upload via Dropbox a scanned, signed copy of the OSC form…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be establishing a new “code of conduct” for its members in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandals. In an email to members, Academy CEO Dawn Hudson laid out the details and said the board would discuss the issue at December and January meetings. "Like you, the…

Refresh for updates The decision today to expel producer Harvey Weinstein from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was celebrated by many in Hollywood. After an emergency meeting by the board of governors, a statement was issued that said the era of “willful ignorance” was over and that conduct like that…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to expel disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. The decision, virtually unprecedented and ferociously worded, was made in a special emergency meeting today. “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors met today to discuss the allegations…