Whoopi Goldberg, Morgan Spurlock, Jason Blum Among Academy Candidates for Board of Governors Election
This year's election begins Monday, June 19 and ends Friday, June 23.
Oscars
Kevin Hart Wants to Host the Oscars
Hosting the Oscars is on Kevin Hart’s bucket list, the standup and film star says. “It would be something I would definitely do just to say I did it in my career,” Hart told Variety. “It would be…
Film-Friendly Hotels Can Make Location Shooting Easier for Cast, Crew
You're on location and you just finished a long day's shoot. You're tired and hungry. It's past midnight. You get back to the hotel only to find that room service stopped delivering an hour ago…
Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars Return and ‘Moving on’ From Best Picture Flub
After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday unveiled its producers and host for next year, AMPAS president Cheryl Boone Isaacs enthused, “These are the right people at the right…
Michael De Luca on Wanting to Return to the Oscars and Why He Passed on Paramount
Despite the mishap that saw this year’s Oscar ceremony end with the temporary announcement of the incorrect best picture winner, Michael De Luca, one of the producers of the 2017 Academy Awards, is…
Laura Dern in the Mix for Film Academy President (EXCLUSIVE)
The Oscar-nominated actress's name highlights a list of possible contenders in the upcoming election.
Academy Renews CEO Dawn Hudson’s Contract Through June 2020
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to renew CEO Dawn Hudson’s contract through June 2020. The vote was held at the board’s regularly scheduled March…
‘Breathe’ With Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy Nabs Awards-Season Release (EXCLUSIVE)
“Breathe,” a true life love story, is getting a prime awards season release date. The film will open in limited release on October 13, 2017, Variety has learned. It will continue to add theaters…
Oscars: Will New Animated Voting Procedures Hurt Smaller Films?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced annual rule and eligibility changes this morning, but while most of the attention was on a shift in the documentary race that would render…
Oscars: New Rules Bar Multi-Part Documentaries Like ‘O.J.: Made in America’
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has barred multi-part and limited series from the best documentary feature category. AMPAS announced the new rules for the upcoming 90th Annual Academy…
Academy Launches Internship Program Aimed at Diversity and Inclusion
After a much-publicized effort to invite more international artists and artists of color into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last year, the organization has announced a new…
