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ACADEMY’S FEBRUARY SCREENINGS TO FEATURE “BACK TO THE FUTURE,” “BLADE RUNNER,” “THE GOONIES,” AND “THE DEPARTED”

Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 11:30

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences launches in February a new screening series, Return to Oz: Costuming the Big Adventures of 1985, and continues the series Two Sides of a Costume Designer, both in conjunction with the landmark Hollywood Costume exhibition now on view. All screenings will be held at the Bing Theater in Los Angeles.

What's a film you love that most people haven't seen?

Posted Monday, January 19, 2015 - 11:15

In this week's Academy Originals we asked several filmmakers from David O. Russell to Lupita Nyong'o to Daniel Radcliffe and others to share with us a movie they love that most people haven't seen. How many of these have you seen? How would you have answered? When we asked Patton Oswalt that same question he said "Blast of Silence," so we invited him to our film archive and screened it for he and his friend. Check out that short film here.

87TH OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Posted Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 05:15

Directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams, actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards® today (January 15). For the first time, nominees in all 24 categories were announced live.

Cuarón and Abrams announced the nominees in 11 categories at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by Pine and Boone Isaacs for the remaining 13 categories at 5:38 a.m. PT, at the live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. For a complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars website, www.oscar.com.

Chasing Down THE FRENCH CONNECTION

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 17:00

Upon seeing The French Connection for the first time, legendary producer Darryl F. Zanuck proclaimed the chase sequences “the greatest [he had] ever seen.” Although the film won five Academy Awards, including those for Best Picture and Directing, it is the thrilling pursuit through New York City streets that many moviegoers remember most. These excerpts from director William Friedkin’s notes reveal how he conceived each shot of the gripping chase sequences. With the help of cinematographer Owen Roizman and a talented second unit, Friedkin filmed the complicated sequences on location in…

21 Scientific And Technical Achievements To Be Honored With Academy Awards®

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 10:15

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 21 scientific and technical achievements represented by 58 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.

How the movie community saved a video store

Posted Monday, January 12, 2015 - 10:30

In this week’s Academy Originals episode, we share the story of Vidiots, a unique Los Angeles video rental store that has survived on the strength of its community for more than 30 years.

ACADEMY TO ANNOUNCE OSCAR NOMINATIONS IN ALL 24 CATEGORIES LIVE

Posted Friday, January 9, 2015 - 11:00

NOMINATIONS TO BE DELIVERED IN NEW TWO-PART PRESENTATIONCHRIS PINE AND ACADEMY PRESIDENT CHERYL BOONE ISAACS TO PRESENT NOMINATIONS IN 13 CATEGORIES INCLUDING BEST PICTUREALFONSO CUARÓN AND J.J. ABRAMS TO PRESENT SPECIAL EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF 11 CATEGORIESGLOBAL LIVE STREAM AVAILABLE AT OSCARS.ORG/LIVEOscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that actor Chris Pine, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams, on Thursday, January 15, will announce the nominations in all 24 Oscar categories at a special two-part live news conference at…

How To Dress Bonnie and Clyde

Posted Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 10:45

Theadora Van Runkle began her career as an illustrator of fashion advertisements for department stores in the 1960s. After meeting the legendary costume designer Dorothy Jeakins, she left her job at the May Company to work with Jeakins on the historical epic Hawaii before the designer recommended her for the low-budget feature Bonnie and Clyde. The production stood out for a number of reasons: its anti-hero point of view; its mix of sex and violence; its poor initial reception and subsequent success, which included 10 Academy Award nominations and two wins; and the popularity of the film’s…

Oscars® Nominations Voting Ends Thursday, Jan. 8

Posted Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 09:45

Nominations voting for the 87th Oscars will close on Thursday, January 8, at 5 p.m. PT.

Creative Spark: Marci Liroff reveals where her ideas come from

Posted Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:15

In this week's Academy Originals episode, Casting Director Marci Liroff ("E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Mean Girls," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom") takes viewers inside her creative process in an exploration of where her ideas come from.