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