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Jimmy Kimmel Will Host the 95th Academy Awards Ceremony
Jimmy Kimmel will return as host for the 95th edition of the Academy Awards ceremony, after presenting the show back in 2017 and 2018. The announcement was made this morning by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, executive producers and showrunners behind the Oscars telecast. The last time the late night star hosted the show featured […] More
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Chris Rock Rejected the Opportunity to Host Next Year’s Academy Awards
Chris Rock has turned down the opportunity to host next year’s Academy Awards. The comedian revealed he turned down the offer during a recent live performance. Rock has been surrounded by controversy alongside Will Smith, ever since during this year’s ceremony, Smith slapped Rock on stage after the South Carolina comedian made a joke at […] More
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The Academy May Bring Back All Categories For 2023 Broadcast
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO has expressed his interest in bringing back all categories for the 95th Oscars. More
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New AMPAS CEO Would Like to See Every Oscar Category Presented During Next Year’s Ceremony
It hasn’t been long since Bill Kramer became the new CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, but he’s already making his voice heard. Despite only occupying the position since July 1st, Kramer plans for the future of the institution, acknowledging during a recent interview that:”The Academy was founded in 1927 and […] More
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Janet Yang Elected as President of The Academy
Janet Yang is known for having produced critically acclaimed films such as “The Joy Luck Club”, and “Over The Moon.” More
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Tom Fleischman Resigns From Academy Over Televised Plans
The sound mixer won an Oscar in 2011 for his work on Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”, and was nominated four other times. More
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The Academy Announces New Rule Changes to Various Categories for 2022 Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Board of Governors announced on Wednesday new rule changes to various categories at the Academy Awards, notably in the sound and music branches. The biggest changes include that the Best International Feature Film and Short Film categories will expand its shortlist from 10 films to 15 […] More
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The Academy Declares 366 Films Eligible for Best Picture
*Editor’s Note: Well, at least I can narrow my predictions down to 366. That’s something, right? We’ll narrow it further to likely eight or nine films next month, so stay tuned!* The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have released their list of films eligible for the Best Picture award at this year’s 93rd […] More
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The Academy Announces Animated, Documentary, and International Eligibility Lists
Today the Academy has announced their lists of films eligible to compete for the Best Animated Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film, and International Feature Film categories. On February 9th, 2021, the Academy will release the shortlists for the documentary and international film categories, narrowing down the competitors to a list of 15, of which […] More
