Special Event: Academy Awards

Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th Oscars.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces 10 animated short films that will advance in the voting process for the 86th Academy Awards.

The Academy opens nominations for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature to be chosen not by just L.A.-based volunteers able and willing to attend Sunday screenings, but by a much larger group thanks to newly-granted permission to view them on screeners.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces category submission deadlines for 86th Academy Awards consideration.

The Academy announces rule changes for the 86th annual Oscars, including a new rule which designates a maximum of two award recipients, one of whom must have a producer credit, in the Animated Feature Film category.

For the first time, the entire voting membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is automatically eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories.

MPC VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron is honored at the Academy Awards for the studio's contribution to Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi.”

Ang Lee’s stereoscopic 3D feature, “Life of Pi,” takes home the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

Members of the VFX community are planning a protest to occur on Sunday during the red carpet pre-show for the Oscars in order to raise awareness on the economic problems threatening Hollywood's visual effects houses.

Beginning February 1, the ShortsHD The Short Movie Channel and Magnolia Pictures will release The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013 in more than 260 theaters across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.