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Four individuals and one writing team have been selected as recipients of the 2024 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Each individual and writing team will receive a $35,000 prize and mentorship from an Academy member throughout their fellowship year. They also will participate in a week of virtual seminars, a virtual meet and greet with the Nicholl Fellowships committee, and in-person networking events, including a celebration in Beverly Hills on October 29. The Nicholl Fellowships were established in 1985 through the support of Gee Nicholl in memory of her husband, Don Nicholl.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 15 students as winners of the 51st Student Academy Awards® competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received 2,683 entries from 738 colleges and universities worldwide. The 2024 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award® winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Spike Lee, Patricia Riggen and Robert Zemeckis.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the presentation ceremony for its annual international student film competition, the Student Academy Awards, will be held in London this year. The event, traditionally held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, will take place at London’s ODEON Luxe Leicester Square on Monday, October 14, at 7:00 p.m. BST. Tickets for the ceremony will be available in September.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 11 distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for 2024 in the lead-up to the Scientific and Technical Awards on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Read the full list of the 2024 Student Academy Awards finalists.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its newly elected 2024-2025 Academy Foundation Board members and officers.
Producer Janet Yang was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors.
Read the full list of the 2024 Student Academy Awards semifinalists.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 487 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures.
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that CEO Bill Kramer will continue his role through July 2028. His contract, up for renewal in 2025, was approved one year early due to his exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the Academy.