10 ANIMATED SHORTS MOVE AHEAD IN 2009 OSCAR® RACE

— The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had...

20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar® Race

Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The 20 submitted features are: “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”
“Astro Boy”
“Battle for Terra”
“Cloudy...

Academy Awards $450,000 to U.S. Film Festivals in 2010

The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year, Festival Grants Committee Chair Buffy...

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscar® Show

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. “We think the team of Steve and...

Academy’s Contemporary Documentaries Series Paints Portraits of Two Artists

 “David McCullough: Painting with Words” and “GLASS: a portrait of Philip in twelve parts” will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual “Contemporary...

Academy Scares Up Sound Experts for Horrorshow

— Exploring the art and technology of sound in motion pictures and the vital role it plays in shaping horror films, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will...

Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman Named Oscar® Telecast Producers

Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman will produce the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced today. This will be the first major...

65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar®

— Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are: Albania, “Alive!,”...

65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar®

— Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are: Albania, “Alive!,”...

Academy Announces Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Finalists for 2009

Eleven writers have been selected as finalists for the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their scripts...