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New Oscar Rules for Animated Feature Voting and Shorts Qualification
Academy Board of Governors announces new rules impacting animated features and shorts as well as a name change for the foreign language film category.
91st Oscars: ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Bao’ Win Academy Awards
‘First Man’ wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects; ‘Black Panther’ wins three awards including Costume Design, Production Design & Original Score.
Oscar Week Events Highlight Animated Feature & Short Film Nominees
Animated Feature event to be hosted by DreamWorks Animation producer Bonnie Arnold; USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Tom Sito to host Animated Short Film event.
Computer Graphics in the Spotlight at 2019 Academy Sci-Tech Awards
Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, the Medusa Performance Capture System, and -- for the first time -- Maxon Cinema 4D among nine scientific & technical achievements to be honored at this year’s annual presentation.
91st Oscars: Disney Earns Best Picture Nomination for ‘Black Panther’
Blockbuster Marvel feature that almost launched its own Popular Film category at the Oscars racks up seven Academy nods, including a groundbreaking nomination for production designer Hannah Beachler.
91st Academy Awards: Animated Feature, Short Film and VFX Oscar Nominees React
Contenders in the animated feature, animated short film and visual effects categories share their initial reactions to their nominations for Oscar gold.
Nominations Announced for 91st Academy Awards
Brad Bird’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ We Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs,’ Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai, Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ and Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ receive nominations for Best Animated Feature.
Academy Announces Shortlists in Nine Categories for 91st Oscars
With 10 films each remaining in the running in the Visual Effects and Animated Short Film categories, voting for Oscar nominations closes January 14.
9 Scientific & Technical Achievements to be Honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards
Curtis Clark to receive John A. Bonner Award at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 9.
For Your Consideration: 25 Animated Features Submitted for 91st Academy Awards
A wide range of styles, techniques and subjects comprise this year’s submissions for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category.
Medalists Revealed at 2018 Student Academy Awards
CalArts short ‘Raccoon and the Light’ and MoPA’s ‘The Green Bird’ win gold medals at 2018 Student Academy Awards.
Academy Sci-Tech Council Adds Six New Members
David Ayer, Rod Bogart, Theo Gluck, Leslie Iwerks, Colette Mullenhoff and Jeff Taylor join the Academy’s Science and Technology Council.
The Academy Presents ‘Women in Indie Animation’ at New York City’s Metrograph Theater
AWN’s resident Miscweant attends The Academy’s September New York City event honoring celebrated New York animators Signe Baumane, Emily Hubley, Candy Kugel and Debra Solomon.
2018 Student Academy Award Winners Announced
19 directors, including eight from four animated films, will receive medals at upcoming October 11 ceremony.
Academy Backtracks on New Oscar Category Plan
Cites need for additional member discussion as reason not to add award for most popular film at upcoming Oscars.
The Academy To Present ‘Women in Indie Animation’ September 21
Monthly Academy at Metrograph residency program in New York City to present groundbreaking independent filmmakers Signe Baumane, Emily Hubley, Candy Kugel and Debra Solomon.
Academy Unveils Finalists for 2018 Student Academy Awards
Four international and seven U.S.-made animated short films named finalists for the 2018 Student Academy Awards.
AMPAS, Linux Foundation Launch Academy Software Foundation
Founding members include Animal Logic, Autodesk, Blue Sky Studios, Cisco, DNEG, DreamWorks Animation, Epic Games, Foundry, Google Cloud, Intel, SideFX, The Walt Disney Studios and Weta Digital.
Industry Anger Grows Over Proposed Oscar Telecast Changes
Formal VES statement mirrors sentiment of many artists unhappy with decision to cut categories from live Academy Awards broadcast.
John Bailey Re-Elected as Academy President
Organization’s Board of Governors also selected officers for six committee chairs in its annual leadership vote.
Will Tentpoles Like ‘Black Panther’ Find Oscar Gold in New ‘Popular Film’ Category?
Does surprise Motion Picture Academy announcement mean fan-favorite blockbusters can compete alongside obscure member selections?
Academy Invites 928 New Members
Short Film and Feature Animation branch adds 105 new members; 52 new members added to the Visual Effects branch.
Mechanic Blasts Academy in Board Resignation
Former Fox executive writes the organization has mishandled diversity issue, let Oscars ratings and relevance slide and failing to keep the Academy Museum project on schedule and budget.
Academy Clears Bailey of Misconduct
AMPAS statement explains the steps taken to investigate the claim and concludes that no further action is required.