Motion Picture Arts And Sciences

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  Roman Polanski Loses Bid To Rejoin Oscar Academy After Being Expelled

  Roman Polanski was expelled from the Los Angeles-based Academy, which awards the Oscars, in 2018 amid the #MeToo movement

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  Steven Spielberg Among 16 Selected as Academy Governors

  Sharen K. Davis (costume designer), Roger Ross William (documentary), Laura Karpman, (music) and Kevin Collier (sound) are also part of the newly constituted board.

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  Academy Announces Major Changes To Membership Amid #Oscarssowhite Backlash

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced major changes to its membership structure Friday after a week of fierce criticism over the lack of diversity among this year's Oscar nominees.

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  Angelina Jolie to receive Academy's Humanitarian Award

  Actress Angelina Jolie, along with Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, will be honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their humanitarian efforts.

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  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jennifer Lopez new members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled 276 names including Grammy winner Prince, Jennifer Lopez, The Hangover helmer Todd Phillips, who have been invited to join the organisation this year.

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  Skyfall first Bond film to get Producers Guild nomination

  Daniel Craig-starrer Skyfall has become the first James Bond film to be nominated for the top prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards.

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  Concern over Oscar voting extends deadline

  Growing concern that problems with the new electronic Oscar voting system could lead to record-low turnout has prompted the motion picture academy to extend the deadline for members to vote for Oscar nominations.

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  Charlie Chaplin's Limelight to be screened again on 60th anniversary

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is all set to screen Charlie Chaplin's final masterpiece Limelight to celebrate the film's 60th anniversary.

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  Hawk Koch named the new president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  Hollywood producer Hawk Koch as been elected as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• Iranian film in running for foreign language Oscar

  Oscar London Films from Belgium, Canada, Poland,Israel and Iran are competing for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.

• Oscar prospects span the century as noms near

  The Oscar nominations will be announced by Jennifer Lawrence at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• Academy Award ceremony to move outside Hollywood

  The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has reportedly been planning to shift the Oscar awards venue to Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles

• Oscars: Best Picture list has Dam 999

  Dam999, which triggered conflict between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar Dam, is gearing up to make it big at the Oscars.

• DAM999 screenplay in Oscar library

  The screenplay of DAM999, a film about the 1975 Banqiao dam disaster, has found a place in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• Hitchcock film screened after 80 years

  An Alfred Hitchcock film, which was found in a garden shed in New Zealand, has got a Hollywood showing after nearly 80 years.