ACADEMY BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2020-2021 OFFICERS ELECTED

Casting director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today by the organization’s Board of Governors.

Also elected to officer positions by the Board:

Note: Additional Academy membership statistics here. 

ACADEMY SURPASSES GOAL TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC/RACIAL COMMUNITIES BY 2020

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors voted to reclassify the membership status of Artists’ Representatives (agents) from Associates to Members-at-Large.  As Members-at-Large, agents will now have voting privileges.

The Academy is comprised of 17 branches, for the crafts ranging from Actors to Writers, and two membership status categories, Members-at-Large and Associates, to accommodate individuals whose work in the motion picture industry is not specific to one of the branches.

NEW ACADEMY GOLD ALUMNI PROGRAM OFFERS RESOURCES
TO NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT

ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES OPENING DATE
MOVES TO APRIL 30, 2021

MUSEUM GALA KICKS OFF OSCAR® WEEK CELEBRATIONS

The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 96 recipients of its 2020 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants, including recipients of the emergency grant funds announced

For This Awards Year Only, Streamed Films To Be Eligible for Oscars®

Sound Mixing and Sound Editing Awards Combined into One Sound Category

Opening Exhibition Stories of Cinema to Feature Curated Experiences by Directors Spike Lee and Pedro Almodóvar, Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, and 
Sound Designer Ben Burtt
 
wHY Architecture to Design Stories of Cinema Exhibition Spaces

THE ACTORS FUND, MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND,
THE ACADEMY FOUNDATION’S GRANTS PROGRAM
TO RECEIVE $2 MILLION EACH

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today a $6 million donation that will help support motion picture employees and their families facing severe financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with institutions focused on supporting diverse filmmakers.  

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that CEO Dawn Hudson will continue in her role through May 2023.

Hudson, who joined the Academy as CEO in 2011, will continue to oversee all aspects of the Academy and its 430 employees in Los Angeles, New York and London.  As CEO, Hudson collaborates closely with show producers and ABC on the production of the Oscars and also oversees the ongoing development of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which opens December 14 of this year, and serves on its Board of Trustees.