THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2019 FILM SCHOLARS GRANT RECIPIENTS
Allyson Nadia Field and Mindy Johnson have been named 2019 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their respective book projects explore the impact of minstrelsy on early American film and the vital accomplishments of women in the formation of early animation. The Academy’s Educational Grants Committee will award Field and Johnson each $25,000 on the basis of their proposals.