93 COUNTRIES IN COMPETITION FOR 2019 INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR®

Ninety-three countries have submitted films for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 92nd Academy Awards®. An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (more than 40 minutes) produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track. Ghana, Nigeria and Uzbekistan are first- time entrants.

ACADEMY REVEALS WINNING NICHOLL SCREENWRITERS

Scripts to be performed at live read in November
 

Bill Kramer has been named director of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the museum’s Board of Trustees announced today. Kramer, who served as managing director of development and external relations of the Academy Museum from 2012 to 2016, will take the reins as the institution’s new leader on January 1, 2020, guiding its artistic and cultural vision and overseeing the final phase of the museum’s completion.

ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH E! ENTERTAINMENT FOR NEW YORK EVENT
WITH LAURA DERN, GRETA GERWIG, SHARMEEN OBAID-CHINOY
AND AMY PASCAL 

SWAROVSKI RETURNS AS GLOBAL PARTNER
OF “ACTION: THE ACADEMY WOMEN’S INITIATIVE”

The Academy has voted 16 students as winners of the 46th Student Academy Awards® competition.  This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 1,615 entries from 255 domestic and 105 international colleges and universities, which were voted upon by a record number of Academy members.  The 2019 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docte

The 2019 Nicholl Fellowships finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):

Aaron Chung, "Princess Vietnam"
Gary Patent, "Cosmonaut"
Jack Zafran, "Justice, Justice"
Joel Sinensky, "The Lie Factory"
Karen McDermott, "Lullabies of La Jaula"
Lynn Esta Goldman, "On the Wing"
Matthew Fantaci, "Scandalous!"
Paul Ashton, "Slater Berricks is a Dead Man"
Renee Pillai, "Boy with Kite"
Sean Malcolm, "Mother"
Toy Styles, "Concrete Beach"
Walker McKnight, "Street Rat Allie Punches Her Ticket"

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that nine distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for 2019.

These investigations are made public so that individuals and companies with devices or claims of innovation within these areas will have the opportunity to submit achievements for review. The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee has started investigations into the following areas:

Oscar®-nominated producer Jennifer Fox will return to produce the 11th Annual Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President David Rubin announced today.

Read the full list of the 2019 Student Academy Awards finalists below and learn more about our program at http://oscars.org/saa.

Alternative/Experimental (Domestic and International Film Schools)

Georden West, "Patron Saint," Emerson College
Nicole Aebersold, "Rumours," Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF - Germany
Kaylin George, "Two Paper Nightingales," Chapman University

Animation (Domestic Film Schools)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2019 class is 50% women, 29% people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2019.

Six individuals (noted by an asterisk) have been invited to join the Academy by multiple branches.  These individuals must select one branch upon accepting membership.