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Academy’s inclusion rules exempt non-Best Picture competitors

Posted 2 years ago

The Academy said the films not bothering to compete for Best Picture won't have to complete a form adhering to their inclusion rules.

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Sacheen Littlefeather, who delivered controversial Oscar speech, dies at 75

Posted 3 years ago

Sacheen Littlefeather, who delivered Marlon Brando’s controversial rejection of the Best Actor Oscar, has died at the age of 75. Littlefeather, who appeared in a handful of films in the 1970s, was noted for her seemingly endless activism. Littlefeather (real...

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Academy works to liven up dull ceremony

Posted 3 years ago

With the Venice Film Festival concluded and the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up, awards season is officially in full swing. Unfortunately, AMPAS has a lot of work to do if it wants people to become engaged with the Academy...

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The Academy moves up Will Smith’s disciplinary meeting to Friday to address Oscar slap

Posted 4 years ago

Even though Will Smith resigned from the Academy following his now infamous Oscar slap, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will still be seeking disciplinary action against the actor and they have now announced that it will be...

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Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscar ceremony after the slap but refused, according to the Academy Board of Governors

Posted 4 years ago

The plot thickens after Will Smith tarnished his well-crafted public image after slapping Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards. Despite apologizing to the Academy and his fellow nominees during his Best Actor acceptance speech and issuing an Instagram...

Oscars: Academy lists inclusion requirements that take full effect in 2024

Posted 5 years ago

The Academy is making moves to ensure that inclusion is very much represented at the Oscars and the news comes just shy of the fifth anniversary of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that "The...

Update: 2021 Oscars officially postponed to April 25 amidst other changes

Posted 5 years ago

Update: After a series of meetings and much speculation, word has reached the masses that the 93rd Academy Awards, originally scheduled for February 28, 2021 will now take place on April 25th, the latest date in Oscar history for the...

Academy Awards may go back to just five Best Picture nominees

Posted 11 years ago

For the 82nd annual Oscars the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to increase the amount of Best Picture nominees, but according to THR the organization is "seriously considering" going back to just five Best Picture candidates. Sources...