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OSCARS NOMINATIONS VOTING ENDS FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 11:00

Nominations voting for the 88th Oscars^® will close on Friday, January 8, at 5 p.m. PT.

Out of Africa’s Cinematic Landscape

Posted Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 10:45

In 1985, director Sydney Pollack entered his third decade as a feature film director with a dramatic change of pace from his previous Oscar-winning film, Tootsie. A seasoned filmmaker able to leap from one style of film to another ranging from The Way We Were to Three Days of the Condor, Pollack faced a unique challenge with what would become a popular success and a respected literary adaptation starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Danish author Karen Blixen (1885-1962), who wrote under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen, was a baroness who owned and managed a coffee farm in British East…

10 CONTENDERS REMAIN IN VFX OSCAR RACE

Posted Monday, December 21, 2015 - 12:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 88th Academy Awards.

9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE

Posted Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 16:45

Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®. Eighty films had originally been considered in the category.

112 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2015 OSCAR RACE

Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 17:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 112 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards®.

7 FEATURES ADVANCE IN RACE FOR MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING OSCAR®

Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 10:45

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 88th Academy Awards^®.

305 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 2015 BEST PICTURE OSCAR®

Posted Monday, December 14, 2015 - 12:00

Three hundred five feature films are eligible for the 2015 Academy Awards^®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

74 ORIGINAL SONGS VIE FOR 2015 OSCAR

Posted Friday, December 11, 2015 - 10:15

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 74 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 88th Academy Awards.

Building a Dream with Charles Guggenheim

Posted Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 16:00

Charles Guggenheim (1924-2002) was a master of the documentary form. Celebrated for such notable films as Robert Kennedy Remembered and Nine from Little Rock, the scope of his prolific career stands as a testament to his deep interest in committing the American experience to film. The Margaret Herrick Library’s Special Collections is proud to house the Charles Guggenheim papers, currently being processed under the auspices of a two-year grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. This manuscript collection documents works for film, television and other media…

20 CONTENDERS ADVANCE IN VFX OSCAR RACE

Posted Monday, December 7, 2015 - 15:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 88th Academy Awards