Oscar® Winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek
Return to the Oscars® Stage

Oscar® winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek will present at the 92nd Oscars®, show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced today.  All return to the Oscars stage after winning last year in their respective acting categories.  The Oscars will air live Sunday, February 9, on ABC.

Actor-producer John Cho and producer-actress-writer Issa Rae announced the 92nd Oscars® nominations today (January 13), live from the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, opening later this year, via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.

Producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain today announced 11 key members of the production team for the 92nd Oscars®, which airs live on Sunday, February 9, on ABC.

“This team is the best of the best with a wealth of experience and ideas, and we're excited to collaborate with them to deliver an incredible show,” said Howell Taylor and Allain.

92nd Oscar® Nominations Announcement

Monday, January 13, 2020
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Show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced today that veteran Oscars® director Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 92nd Oscars.  The Oscars will air live Sunday, February 9, on the ABC Television Network.

“We are so lucky that Glenn is back as our director this year.  He is deeply creative and collaborative and has a terrific instinct for live television,” said Howell Taylor and Allain.  “It is a huge win to us to have Glenn at the helm.”

Three hundred forty-four feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

To be eligible for 92nd Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.

Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format. 

Following yesterday’s announcement of the shortlists in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards®, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced details for its upcoming “Oscars® Spotlight: Documentaries” screening initiative leading up to the 92nd Oscars. The program, which debuted last year, highlights the Oscar® shortlisted Documentary Feature films by holding screenings at theaters across the country and offering moviegoers a chance to see these documentaries on the big screen. The films will screen theatrically in 20 cities nationwide starting December 25, 2019.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

Several of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.  Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and comply with all of the category’s other qualifying rules in order to advance in the voting process. 

The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced the addition of seven new trustees, including Laura Dern, David Dolby, Sidonie Seydoux Dumas, Mark Johnson, Miky Lee, Katherine Oliver, and David Rubin. The governing body of the Academy Museum, the Board of Trustees oversees the organization’s strategic vision, maintains its financial health, and ensures the institution fulfills its mission to create the best possible motion picture museum for film lovers across the world.