May
19
Media Decoder: Behind the Scenes in Hollywood’s Power Circles, Another Political Adviser
Posted in: UncategorizedCraig Schirmer, a former Obama campaign strategist, has been working for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
May
07
Motion Picture Academy Extends Executive’s Contract
Posted in: UncategorizedDawn Hudson, who for the last three years has been chief executive of organization that hands out the Oscars, was given a deal through 2017.
Jan
29
Thomas M. Sherak, Head of the House of Oscar, Dies at 68
Posted in: UncategorizedDuring a three-year term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mr. Sherak sought younger and more diverse members and began a drive to build a museum of world film.
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Sep
17
Chinese Film Company Donates $20 Million to Movie Museum
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Dalian Wanda Group made a splash last year with its purchase of AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion.
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Sep
05
Jolie Among 4 Recipients of Honorary Oscars
Posted in: UncategorizedAngelina Jolie will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; the actors Angela Lansbury and Steve Martin and the costume designer Piero Tosi will receive Governors Awards this fall.
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Aug
01
Film Academy’s New Leader Starts by Sizing Up Oscars
Posted in: UncategorizedCheryl Boone Isaacs, who was elected head of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, started her presidency talking to the producers of the Oscars.
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Jul
31
Cheryl Boone Isaacs Chosen to Head Film Academy
Posted in: UncategorizedMs. Isaacs, a veteran film marketer, is the first woman to hold the presidency of the motion picture academy since 1983, and the first African-American in the role in the group’s 86-year history.
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Jul
15
Media Decoder: Film Academy Adds Board Members as It Prepares to Pick a Leader
Posted in: UncategorizedThe group that awards Oscars will soon name a replacement for its president, Hawk Koch.
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Jun
28
Motion Picture Academy Seeks to Expand Membership
Posted in: UncategorizedThe 276 invitations to join the group that hands out Oscars represents a reversal of recent tightening of the rolls.
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Jun
16
In Oscar’s Home, the Ritual of Picking Its Next President Gets Under Way
Posted in: UncategorizedDon’t call it a “campaign” for president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But the contenders are lining up and alliances are quietly being sealed.
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May
29
No Hard Feelings, as Ratner Gives $1 Million to Academy Museum
Posted in: UncategorizedHis donation to a planned movie museum comes after his unceremonious exit as the producer of the Academy Awards in 2011.
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May
04
Oscars Group Opens Up Voting for Foreign Films
Posted in: UncategorizedThe move breaks with a practice that had narrowed Oscar voting in certain categories to those who had seen the nominees on the big screen.
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Apr
17
Academy Will Bring Back Oscar Producers for 2014
Posted in: UncategorizedThis year’s show, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, was criticized for some of his material, but it also brought in more younger viewers.
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Apr
08
Geffen Donates $25 Million to Film Museum Project
Posted in: UncategorizedThe donation assists a planned $300 million museum project, which will house the David Geffen Theater.
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Apr
04
Oscars Group Prepares for Town Hall Meeting With 6,000 Invitees
Posted in: UncategorizedThe agenda for the meeting in May of the academy includes digital voting for the Oscars and plans for a movie museum.
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