MEET THE 2024 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS SEMIFINALISTS

Alternative/Experimental
Lena Marie Rheinländer, “Alba,” Zurich University of the Arts (Switzerland) 
Michelle Manxue Ma, “Blue Desert,” New York University (United States)
Akshit Kumar, “bonVoyage pour monVoyage,” National Institute of Design (India)
Birdy Wei-Ting Hung, “A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers,” San Francisco State University (United States)
Van Galex, “Consummation,” University of Central Florida (United States)

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2024-2025 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board:

Rita Wilson, Actors Branch
Kim Taylor-Coleman, Casting Directors Branch
Paul Cameron, Cinematographers Branch
Eduardo Castro, Costume Designers Branch
Jean Tsien, Documentary Branch

AMY HOMMA APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT OF ACADEMY MUSEUM

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today a series of strategic executive promotions as part of an organization-wide effort to unite teams.

Hosted and directed by Eric Nazarian

LOS ANGELES, CA – Actors Mamoudou Athie, Thora Birch, Jon Huertas and Q’orianka Kilcher will appear in a live reading of selected scenes from 2023’s five winning scripts at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Live Read on April 25 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.  The program will be hosted and directed by 2008 Nicholl fellow Eric Nazarian.

Additional Submission Key Dates Announced
 

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved awards rules and campaign promotional regulations for the 97th Academy Awards®.