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THE ACADEMY CELEBRATES GAME-CHANGING “TOY STORY” 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH JOHN LASSETER AND ED CATMULL

Posted Monday, September 14, 2015 - 12:30

John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, the studios’ President, will take the stage in a live panel discussion celebrating “Toy Story,” the world’s first entirely computer-animated feature film, on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, JASON MITCHELL, OSCAR® WINNER JOHN LASSETER, AND THE OSCAR-WINNING FILMMAKERS OF “BIG HERO 6” TO PRESENT AT 2015 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS

Posted Monday, September 14, 2015 - 10:00

Actress Michelle Rodriguez, Actor Jason Mitchell and Oscar-winning director John Lasseter, along with Roy Conli, Don Hall and Chris Williams, the producing and directing team behind the Animated Feature Film Oscar winner “Big Hero 6,” will be presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 42nd Student Academy Awards^® on Thursday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Questions: What Did You Learn From Your First Job In Film?

Posted Friday, September 11, 2015 - 17:45

What's Inspiring You Right Now?

Telluride Film Festival Flashback: Werner Herzog

Posted Wednesday, September 9, 2015 - 09:45

In conjunction with this year’s much-discussed Telluride Film Festival, we take a look back at the sixth annual festival, which was held in 1979.In this excerpt, noted filmmaker Werner Herzog, already a Telluride favorite, lingers with a small crowd after a mountaintop panel discussion. Herzog shares his thoughts about the fearlessness of war reporters who step into harm’s way because they feel sheltered behind their cameras. To help demonstrate his point, Herzog, who often filmed under challenging circumstances, trades places with the cameraman.Can anyone help identify the gentleman Herzog…

2015 Nicholl Fellowship Finalists

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 17:45

Congratulations to our new Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting finalists!

JULIE LYNN AND BONNIE CURTIS TO PRODUCE ACADEMY’S 2015 GOVERNORS AWARDS

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 09:45

Producers Julie Lynn and Bonnie Curtis will produce the 7th Annual Governors Awards.

Rocky Mountain High: Telluride, Colorado

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 10:15

“Thank you both so much for that fantastic experience,” wrote historian and filmmaker Kevin Brownlow to Bill and Stella Pence after the 8th Telluride Film Festival in 1981. When festival attendees enthuse over the event, it is frequently in reverent, semi-religious tones, and the word “experience” is invoked more often than not, facts immediately apparent in the clippings, correspondence and other documents contained in the Telluride Film Festival records, which were recently cataloged for Special Collections at the Margaret Herrick Library.Brownlow was evidently still stunned by what perhaps…

DAVID HILL AND REGINALD HUDLIN TAPPED TO PRODUCE 88TH OSCARS®

Posted Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 11:00

Emmy-winning live television producer David Hill and Oscar-nominated producer-director Reginald Hudlin will produce the 88th Oscars telecast.

Questions: What's The Biggest Lesson You've Learned In Your Career?

Posted Monday, August 31, 2015 - 12:45

In this week's Academy Originals we asked several filmmakers what's the biggest lesson they've learned so far in their career.

Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds And Gena Rowlands To Receive Academy’s 2015 Governors Awards

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 09:30

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 25) to present Honorary Awards to Spike Lee and Gena Rowlands, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Debbie Reynolds. All three awards will be presented at the Academy’s 7th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 14, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center^®.