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NEWS ABOUT: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stories: 9 news summaries

 Martin, Baldwin to Host Oscars 

March 7 broadcast will be third for Martin, first for Baldwin

Nov 3, 09 6:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host next year’s Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Martin’s hosted the show twice, and though Baldwin never has, he has plenty of similar experience, hosting Saturday Night Live 14 times. That’s one less than... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Alec Baldwin • award show • Steve Martin • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • host • Oscars

OPINION

 Doubling Best-Pic 
 Nominations 
 a Winning Move 

Dark Knight, Wall-E would have been in running

Jun 25, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - We should all thank the Academy for its decision to double the number of Best Picture nominees next year, writes Lane Brown in New York. A few reasons why:
  • More “crowd-pleasing hits” will be in the running, meaning a ratings jump—which in turn means more exposure for
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Academy Awards • film • The Dark Knight • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • The Weinstein Company • Vicky Cristina Barcelona • Wall-E • Oscars • The Wrestler • Doubt • Best Picture

 Oscars Double 
 Best-Picture 
 Nominees, to 10 

It'll give more films a chance: Academy

Jun 24, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Next year’s Academy Awards will feature 10 contenders for Best Picture, up from five, the Los Angeles Times reports, a return to how the show ran in 1932-43. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences “is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field... More »

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Academy Awards • award show • nominee • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Oscars • Best Picture

 Family Thrilled by 
 Heath Oscar Nod 

Still-grieving kin celebrate Joker nomination

Jan 23, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger's three sisters are still struggling with the loss of their brother, but they are grateful for the legacy he left behind, they tell the Sydney Morning Herald. His death a year ago "seems like nearly yesterday, and we are all nursing broken hearts," said sis Kate,... More »

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Academy Awards • awards • nomination • award show • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Oscars

 Ledger, Rourke Nab Oscar Nods 

Benjamin Button, Slumdog lead the pack

Jan 22, 09 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Exactly a year after his death, Heath Ledger has been nominated for an Academy Award, AP reports. Ledger's Supporting Actor nod was the only nom for The Dark Knight, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire rose to the top with 13 and 10 nominations respectively. Other... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Academy Awards • awards • nomination • award show • Heath Ledger • nominee • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Slumdog Millionaire • Oscars

Cash-Strapped Studios Spend Big on Oscars

Pricey ads run for contenders despite industry layoffs

Dec 20, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - America's financial crisis hasn't stopped studios from dropping big money in their quest for Oscars, Nikki Finke writes on Deadline Hollywood Daily. Amid layoffs and cutbacks, Paramount took out 7 full-page ads for Revolutionary Road in the New York Times, and Disney spent $675,000 for a Wall-E insert in... More »

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Academy Awards • award show • Paramount • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • movies • Wall-E • Revolutionary Road • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Oscars

UPDATED

No Country Wins Best Picture

Coen brothers flick is top Oscar winner with 4 prizes

Feb 24, 08 7:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood crowned the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men with four Oscars tonight, including best picture, best direction, and best adapted screenplay, the Los Angeles Times reports. Javier Bardem won best supporting actor for his role as the film's ice-cold assassin. Daniel Day-Lewis scored best actor prize for There ... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • film • Javier Bardem • Diablo Cody • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Marion Cotillard • Daniel Day-Lewis • Tilda Swinton • Oscars

Oscar Gold Glitters, Costs a Mint

Gilded statue's price goes from $400 to $500 as gold jumps 40%

Feb 22, 08 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - They’re worth their weight in gold to actors. And this year’s Oscars—carrying a gilding of pure gold—will cost the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about $500 each, up $100 from last year's 13 1/2-inch tall, 8 1/2-pound statuettes. The price of gold has soared... More »

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Academy Awards • gold • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • gold prices • Oscar statue • Oscars

Oscar Plans Remain Under Strike Cloud

Academy, keenly aware of Golden Globes' fate, is behind schedule

Jan 9, 08 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - After the threat of picketing writers shut down the Golden Globes, organizers of the Academy Awards know they're on thin ice, the Hollywood Reporter writes. "Our hope is we can work something out or that the strike is resolved in time," Academy executive director Bruce Davis said of... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Oscars

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