The Oscars

RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES IN ACADEMY’S 2012 NICHOLL SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

Posted by on May 16, 2012 at 11:59 am

May 16, 2012 Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition has received a record 7,197 entries for 2012, up from last year’s record of 6,730. The Academy will award up to five fellowships of $35,000 each in November.

ACADEMY ANNOUNCES U.S. WINNERS FOR 2012 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS®

Posted by on May 15, 2012 at 10:59 am

May 15, 2012 Beverly Hills, CA – Ten students from nine U.S. colleges and universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. Winners will be brought to Los Angeles to join the international student winners in the Foreign Film category for a more »

ACADEMY TO FETE GENE KELLY WITH CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE

Posted by on May 6, 2012 at 11:18 am

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a two-night celebration of the life and career of legendary dancer, director and choreographer Gene Kelly on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Film clips, personal remembrances and an exploration of the technology Kelly used to change the look of dance more »

EVERY DOG GETS HIS DAY AT ACADEMY WITH “HOLLYWOOD DOGS: FROM RIN TIN TIN TO UGGIE”

Posted by on May 6, 2012 at 11:01 am

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate canine stardom with “Hollywood Dogs: From Rin Tin Tin to Uggie” on Wednesday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will feature Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, more »

CIM GROUP CLOSES TWO MAJOR TRANSACTIONS

Posted by on May 6, 2012 at 10:47 am

THE ACADEMY AWARDS® TO REMAIN IN HOLLYWOOD THE DOLBY THEATRE™ TO DEBUT AT HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND CENTER® Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and CIM Group announced today that the Academy Awards® will remain in Hollywood under a new 20-year deal.   Concurrently, in a separate agreement, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) more »