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EXCLUSIVE: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson said Monday that her current term will be her last. She signed a new deal in March of 2020 for what was expected to be three years through May of 2023, but a statement to be released later today does not specify an actual date of her departure…

Valdimar Jóhannsson's Lamb has been selected as Iceland's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2022 Academy Awards. Lamb, which debuted in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and won its Prize of Originality is Jóhannsson's first feature and is released domestically by A24. This past wee…

Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Titane has been selected to represent France in the Best International Feature Film Oscar race. The country’s selection committee had shortlisted three titles as the potential submission, including Audrey Diwan's Venice Golden Lion winner L'Evénement (Happening)…

The Candid service, which monitors nonprofits, just recently posted a Form 990 tax filing from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, and the news was good for top Academy officers: Salaries were up across the board. Based on the filing—but correcting for an error…

France’s Oscar selection committee has shortlisted three titles as the country’s potential submission for the International Feature Oscar race. They include Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner L’Evénement (Happening), Julia Ducournau’s Cannes Palme d’Or laureate Titane and Cédric Jiminez’s Bac Nord (The Stronghold…

You might be tempted to blame Covid for those awkward "timed ticketing" protocols at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Pick a time. Reserve in advance. No early entry. No guarantees if you show up after a 30-minute grace period. No refunds. Timed tickets required even for free child's admission. Academy Museum…

At today’s monthly meeting of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors, the leadership presented a new resolution making yearly AMPAS membership meetings official. Sources tell me the board enthusiastically approved the resolution Tuesday that will require annual meetings — virtually and/or…

Will Packer has been named Producer of the 94th Annual Academy Awards, set for March 27. This will be the first Oscar show to be produced by Packer, a prolific producer of numerous films and TV projects including Straight Outta Compton, Ride Along, Girls Trip, the Think Like a Man films and the television remake of Roo…

Drunken Birds, the migrant drama from Serbian Canadian director Ivan Grbovic that had its world premiere in the Platform section at last month’s Toronto Film Festival, has been selected by Canada as the country’s entry into the 2022 International Feature Oscar race. Written by Grbovic and Sara Mishara, the film (Les oi…

It's Oct. 1. Give it a week. Check the headlines, message boards, and online gossip. If the film awards and festival circuit hasn't run smack into a Covid cluster by then, we can all breathe easier. Hollywood will have blazed a trail past the pandemic. Unintentionally—because, let's face it, show business has never…

Bahman Ghobadi, the exiled Iranian filmmaker who has won prizes at Cannes, Berlin, San Sebastian and many other international festivals, has penned a letter to the Film Academy saying, “It would be great if we could have one representative from exiled artists.” Read his missive in full below. Ghobadi, who has been in…

There is a glut of great TV, movies and music to celebrate in 2021. But it’s been a bumpy ride for awards shows, with many canceled, moved or modified in 2020 as the pandemic waxed and waned. In 2021, the schedule seems a little more steady and awards organizations a little more savvy. The fall and winter months could…