http://www.oscars.org/press/ Press Releases | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Oscars.org en-us Copyright 2010, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT 5 http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209c.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209c.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — For the 16th consecutive year, master chef Wolfgang Puck has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create the menu for the Governors Ball, the celebration immediately following the 82nd Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, March 7, 2010.</p> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209c.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209b.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209b.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Special events producer Cheryl Cecchetto, for the 21st consecutive year, has been chosen to produce the Governors Ball, the celebration following the 82nd Academy Awards® presentation on Sunday, March 7, 2010.</p> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209b.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Jeffrey Kurland, an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences governor representing the Art Directors Branch, will chair the Governors Ball, the celebration that will follow the 82nd Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 7, 2010. This will be his first year as the chair of the event.</p> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — For the first time, Academy Award® winners will be able to have their Oscar statuettes personalized with engraved nameplates on Oscar Night® at the Governors Ball, the official celebration immediately following the 82nd Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 7, 2010, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. </p> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100209.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208b.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208b.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Nominee credits for Best Documentary Feature nominee “The Cove” have been determined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Documentary Branch Executive Committee.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208b.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 82nd Academy Awards co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have landed on the shoulders of the Oscar in the official poster of the March 7 telecast. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the poster is now available for purchase.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is now accepting entries for the 2010 Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. As many as five $30,000 fellowships will be awarded through the program in November.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100208.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100205.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100205.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — On Sunday, March 7, charities in 51 cities will host official Oscar viewing parties during the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony as part of Oscar Night America (ONA), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots outreach program.</p> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100205.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100204a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100204a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Producer credits for 82nd Academy Awards Best Picture nominees “The Blind Side” and “The Hurt Locker” have been determined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Producers Branch Executive Committee.</p> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100204a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100204.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100204.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Jeff Margolis will executive produce the red carpet arrivals show “Countdown to the Oscars 2010” for the 82nd Academy Awards®, producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today. The show will air on the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the Oscar® telecast.</p> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100204.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100202.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100202.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, February 2) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway.</p> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100202.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100128.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100128.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — On Oscar Sunday, March 7, 2010, New York-area members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 82nd Academy Awards at GILT at The New York Palace hotel.</p> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100128.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100127.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100127.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the launch of its first College Oscar Watch Party Contest on campuses nationwide. Participation is open to undergraduates from any college or university in the United States that offers a B.A., B.S. or equivalent degree.</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100127.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100126.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100126.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards® will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Anne Hathaway.</p> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100126.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100121.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100121.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The 5,777 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must return their completed Oscar nominations ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers no later than 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 23. Ballots received after that deadline will not be counted.</p> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100121.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100120a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100120a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, announced ten teams of college journalists as semifinalists in the 2010 Oscar Correspondent Contest, each vying for a coveted position on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood. Video entries from the semifinalist teams are posted online at http://oscars.mtvU.com, where students and other viewers can vote for their favorite college journalists until February 10 at 2 p.m. PT.</p> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100120a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100120.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100120.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Sixty-five films had originally qualified in the category.</p> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100120.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100118.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100118.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “The Wizard of Oz,” “Citizen Kane” and “Casablanca” will be among the 80 Best Picture nominees represented in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new exhibition “The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936-1943,” opening on Saturday, January 23, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free.</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100118.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100115.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100115.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The life and career of playwright, composer, director and actor Noel Coward will be celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a new touring exhibition, “Star Quality: The World of Noel Coward,” opening on Saturday, January 23, in the Academy’s Fourth Floor Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free.</p> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100115.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100114b.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100114b.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Open dance auditions for the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast will be held on Friday, January 22, and Saturday, January 23, at CenterStaging in Burbank, California, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today. Cast dancers will perform live during the Academy Awards show on Sunday, March 7, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.</p> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100114b.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100114a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100114a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Danette Herman will serve as coordinating producer for the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.</p> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100114a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100112.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100112.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — After nominations ballots and reminder lists for the Original Score category were mailed to members of the Academy’s Music Branch (on December 28), questions were raised regarding the eligibility of the score of “The Princess and the Frog.”</p> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100112.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100111.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100111.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 82nd Academy Awards®.</p> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100111.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100107.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100107.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 scientific and technical achievements represented by 46 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 20, 2010.</p> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100107.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100106.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100106.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards®.</p> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100106.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091228.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091228.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Nomination ballots for the 82nd Academy Awards® were mailed today to the 5,777 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</p> Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091228.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091218.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091218.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Two hundred seventy-four feature films are eligible for the Academy Award® for Best Picture of 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.</p> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091218.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091217.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091217.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Michael B. Seligman has been named supervising producer of the 82nd Academy Awards telecast, marking his 33rd year of association with the Oscar® show, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.</p> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091217.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091216.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091216.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Sixty-three songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are contending for nominations in the Original Song category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.</p> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091216.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091215.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091215.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Oscar Night America (ONA), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots program that enables local charities to host glamorous Oscar® viewing parties and raise money for their organizations, kicks off its 17th year in 2010.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091215.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091211.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091211.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards.</p> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091211.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091204a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091204a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Monday Nights with Oscar®” series will present eight rarely seen United Productions of America (UPA) shorts, including Academy Award® winners “Gerald McBoing-Boing” (1950) and “Mister Magoo’s Puddle Jumper” (1956) on Monday, December 14, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. The program has been selected by and will be hosted by Oscar-winning animator, animation historian and author John Canemaker.</p> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091204a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091204.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091204.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Seventy-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.</p> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091204.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091202.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091202.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 20th anniversary of 1989 Best Picture nominee “Field of Dreams” on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan, the evening will feature a screening of the film from a new print from the Academy Film Archive and Universal. It will be followed by a cast-and-crew reunion that is scheduled to include actors Kevin Costner and Timothy Busfield; Oscar-nominated writer Phil Alden Robinson, who also directed the movie; Oscar-nominated producers Charles Gordon and Lawrence Gordon; cinematographer John Lindley; and production designer Dennis Gassner.</p> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091202.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091201.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091201.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — In celebration of what would have been Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.’s 100th birthday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen “The Prisoner of Zenda” on Wednesday, December 9, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Oscar®-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt will examine the innovative photographic and sound effects used in creating the classic 1937 film.</p> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091201.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091130.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091130.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “Wild Ocean” and “Hurricane on the Bayou” will screen as the final installment of Part One of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, December 9, at 7 p.m. at the California Science Center’s IMAX Theater in Exposition Park. Admission is free.</p> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091130.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091125.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091125.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Tuesday, December 1, is the deadline to submit official screen credits (OSC) and music submission forms to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 82nd Academy Awards® consideration. </p> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091125.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091124.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091124.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Thad Beier, Elizabeth Cohen, Don Hall and Jim Houston have accepted invitations to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council.</p> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091124.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091123.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091123.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Oscar®-nominated composer Marc Shaiman will serve as music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.</p> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091123.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091120.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091120.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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 originally qualified in the category.</p> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091120.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091118a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091118a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category.</p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091118a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091118.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091118.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Hamish Hamilton will direct the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast, show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. It will be Hamilton’s first time directing the Oscar show.</p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091118.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091112.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091112.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — For the second consecutive year, David Rockwell will serve as production designer for the 82nd Academy Awards® Oscar telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091112.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091111.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091111.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards.</p> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091111.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091105.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091105.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a screening of 1953 Best Picture winner “From Here to Eternity” on Wednesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will feature the premiere of a new digital restoration, as well as an onstage discussion with actor Ernest Borgnine.</p> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091105.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091104b.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091104b.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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 Shutt announced today.</p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091104b.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091104.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091104.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” and “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, November 11, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.</p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091104.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091103.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091103.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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.</p> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091103.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091029a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091029a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Oscar® winners Jonathan Demme, Anjelica Huston and Quentin Tarantino, along with past Honorary Award recipient Kirk Douglas, will be among the presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ inaugural Governors Awards event on November 14, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The evening will feature presentations of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and Honorary Awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091029a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091029.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091029.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Six writers have been selected as winners of the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Each writer or writing team will receive a prestigious $30,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills on November 12.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091029.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091028.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091028.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, today announced their second annual “Oscar Correspondent Contest,” giving college journalists nationwide the chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to cover red carpet festivities and backstage activities at the 82nd Academy Awards.</p> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091028.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091026.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091026.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “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 Documentaries” series on Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.</p> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091026.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091021.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091021.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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 present “The Sound behind the Image III: Real Horrorshow!,” on Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.</p> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091021.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091020.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091020.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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 Oscar show involvement for both men.</p> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091020.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091015.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091015.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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.</p> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091015.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091012.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091012.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “Encounters at the End of the World” and “Flow” will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.</p> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091012.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091009.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091009.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 82nd Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar® nominations.</p> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091009.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091008a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091008a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “One Day in September,” “Bowling for Columbine” and “The Fog of War” will be among the 12 Oscar®-winning short and feature documentaries that will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar’s Docs, Part Five: Academy Award®-Winning Documentaries 1998–2003” beginning Monday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The screenings will be held Monday evenings through November 23.</p> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091008a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091008.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091008.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — 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 will now be read and judged by the Academy’s Nicholl Committee, which may award as many as five of the prestigious $30,000 fellowships.</p> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091008.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091007a.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091007a.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Rarely seen home movies shot by and featuring Hollywood legends such as Marlon Brando, Gene Kelly, Sophia Loren and Natalie Wood will screen during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ presentation of “Hollywood Home Movies II: Treasures from the Academy Film Archive” on Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. This event is sold out, but standby tickets may become available.</p> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091007a.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091007.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091007.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-week exploration of the art and craft of film editing concludes with an evening dedicated to the work of editing legend Anne Coates on Wednesday, October 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.</p> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091007.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091006.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091006.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the UCLA Film & Television Archive will present a series of recent Iranian films, each followed by discussion with one or more of the film’s principal creators in “Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in Their Own Words.” The five-night screening series will begin on Friday, October 9, at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater with a panel discussion hosted by Academy past president Sid Ganis. It will conclude at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater on Friday, October 16, with a program hosted by Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard.</p> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091006.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091002.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091002.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Linwood Dunn: Celebrating a Visual Effects Pioneer,” a program exploring the contributions of Linwood Dunn and the techniques he used in creating optical effects for Orson Welles’s “Citizen Kane,” on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The evening also will feature a screening of a newly struck print of “Citizen Kane” from the Academy Film Archive.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20091002.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090930.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090930.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The art and craft of editing documentary films will be explored during the third installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-part seminar series “Perspectives on Editing,” on Tuesday, October 6, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.</p> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090930.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090929.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090929.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — “The Garden” and “Crips and Bloods: Made in America” will screen as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.</p> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090929.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090924.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090924.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Thursday, October 1, is the deadline to submit entries in the Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film and Foreign Language Film categories to be considered for the 82nd Academy Awards. Complete entries must arrive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by 5 p.m. PT that day.</p> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090924.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090923.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090923.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — The art and craft of editing for animation will be explored during the second installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ four-part seminar series “Perspectives on Editing,” on Tuesday, September 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.</p> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090923.html http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090916.html <p><a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090916.html"></a>Beverly Hills, CA — Actors Barry Primus and Doris Roberts and Oscar-nominated sound mixers Jim Webb and Theodore Soderberg will join director Mark Rydell in the onstage discussion following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 30th anniversary screening of “The Rose” on Friday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey will host the evening. Oscar-nominated actress Bette Midler was originally scheduled to participate in the event, but has had to cancel for personal reasons. Instead, she will provide a special video message dedicated to the cast, crew and fans of the film.</p> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2009/20090916.html