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The 86th Annual Academy Awards

March 4, 2014 RGN staff

Hollywood’s biggest award show came to end with some expected wins; as predicted Matthew Mc Conaughey won for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in “Dallas Buyers Club.” On stage besides thanking the Academy for the honor, he also thanked God saying; “There’s a few things, about three things to my account […]

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Rain Or Shine The Stars Will Come Out For The 86th Annual Academy Awards

March 1, 2014 RGN staff

Rain or shine the show must go on, and that’s exactly what was happening at Hollywood and Highland as hundreds of workers taped, drilled, and sawed wood; all in our rainy stormy weekend. Well, rain or not the show will go on and producers have a star-studded show lined up for millions of worldwide viewers. […]

Kristen Bell And Michael B. Jordan To Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards

January 30, 2014 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Actors Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 15, at The Beverly Hills Hotel. They will present 19 awards to 52 individual recipients during the evening. “We are thrilled to have Kristen and Michael join us […]

Academy Rescinds Original Song Nomination For “Alone Yet Not Alone.”

January 30, 2014 RGN staff

ACADEMY RESCINDS ORIGINAL SONG NOMINATION FOR “ALONE YET NOT ALONE” BEVERLY HILLS, CA — On Tuesday night, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to rescind the Original Song nomination for “Alone Yet Not Alone,” music by Bruce Broughton and lyric by Dennis Spiegel. The decision was prompted by the discovery that Broughton, a former Governor and current Music […]

The Academy Commemorates JFK Anniversary W

November 11, 2013 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present a special screening of the documentary “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,” on Friday, November 22, the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. Oscar®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin will introduce the commemorative screening, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood […]

19 Animated Features Submitted For 2013 Oscar® Race

November 8, 2013 RGN staff

Nineteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 86th Academy Awards®. The 19 submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are: “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” “The Croods” “Despicable Me 2” “Epic” “Ernest and Celestine” “The Fake” “Free Birds“ “Frozen” “Khumba” “The Legend of Sarila” “A Letter to Momo” […]

New Casting Directors Branch-Elects Three To Academy Board Of Governors

October 7, 2013 RGN staff

October 7, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW CASTING DIRECTORS BRANCH ELECTS THREE TO ACADEMY BOARD OF GOVERNORS BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Three members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ newly created Casting Directors Branch have been elected to the Academy Board of Governors. The first-time governors are David Rubin, who is elected […]

Turner Classic Movies to Premiere Oscar®, New Documentary by Academy Award®–Winners Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman

October 1, 2013 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will present the world premiere of Oscar, a brand-new documentary tracing the history of the Academy Awards®, as part of its annual 31 Days of Oscar showcase, leading up to ABC’s live Academy Awards telecast on March 2. Produced by Telling Pictures, Inc., in association with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences […]

Cheryl Boone Isaacs Elected Academy President

July 31, 2013 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Cheryl Boone Isaacs was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (July 30) by the organization’s Board of Governors. Boone Isaacs, who is beginning her 21st year as a governor representing the Public Relations Branch, served as Academy first vice president during the past year. She also […]

The Academy Announces Major Animation Gift From Abe Levitow Family

July 26, 2013 RGN staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES MAJOR ANIMATION GIFT FROM ABE LEVITOW FAMILY BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the gift of the Abe and Charlotte Levitow Collection featuring animation art and related production materials documenting the career of animator Abe Levitow. Donated in their parents’ honor by the Levitows’ three […]