Academy Awards

NVIDIA GPUs Power All 2010 Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominees

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Each of the films nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in this year's competition depended on NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics to power their stunning special effects.

Kodak Partners up for 82nd Academy Awards

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Kodak and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced an expansion of their long-standing relationship as Kodak becomes the sponsor of several events surrounding the 82nd Academy Awards.

Academy To Showcase Oscar Animated Features

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The Academy’s 2nd annual Animated Feature Symposium celebrates the work of the 2009 Oscar nominees in the Animated Feature Film category.

82nd Academy Awards Nominations Announced

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Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, February 2) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway.

Up Nominated for Best Picture Oscar

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Only the second time in Oscar history, an animated feature has been nominated for Best Picture.

Oscar Shorts Coming to 100 Theaters

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Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures are once again planning to bring the Oscar-nominated short film program (Live-Action and Animation) to theaters starting Feb. 19, COMINGSOON.NET reports.

FilmLight Wins Four AMPAS Scientific and Technical Awards

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Eight years is all it took for FilmLight to grow from a very small start-up to the brand leader in digital film technology.

Academy Launches College Oscar Watch Party Contest on Campuses Nationwide

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the launch of its first College Oscar Watch Party Contest on campuses nationwide.

Anne Hathaway to Lend Talent to Oscar Nominations

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Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Anne Hathaway.

Oscar Nomination Ballots Due January 23

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The 5,777 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must return their completed Oscar nominations ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers no later than 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 23.