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Neil Patrick Harris To Host The 2015 OSCARS®

October 16, 2014 RGN staff

“We are thrilled to have Neil host the Oscars,” said Zadan and Meron. “We have known him his entire adult life, and we have watched him explode as a great performer in feature films, television and stage. To work with him on the Oscars is the perfect storm, all of his resources and talent […]

Academy Celebrates Hollywood Costume

October 14, 2014 RGN staff

Academy celebrates Hollywood Costume with private luncheon hosted by Annette Bening, Crystal Lourd, Gwyneth Paltrow and Elizabeth Wiatt. Gwyneth Paltrow Photo:Jordan Murph/A.M.P.A.S LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a private luncheon and viewing of the current exhibition, Hollywood Costume,on Wednesday, October 8, at the Wilshire May Company building—future home of theAcademy Museum […]

The Academy Presents ‘The Real Indies’

October 14, 2014 RGN staff

The Academy presents ‘The Real Indies: A Close Look At Orphan Films’ in New York on October 31st and November. New York Premiere of the Academy Film Archive’s Restoration of Jack Hill’s SPIDER BABY Filmmaker William Lustig to Host Opening Night. NEW YORK, NY – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the New York University Orphan Film […]

83 Countries In Competition For 2014 Foreign Language Film Oscar

October 14, 2014 RGN staff

83 Countries in competition for 2014 Foreign Language Film Oscar LOS ANGELES, CA – A record 83 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards®. Kosovo, Malta, Mauritania and Panama are first-time entrants. The 2014 submissions are: Afghanistan, “A Few Cubic Meters of Love,” Jamshid Mahmoudi, director; […]

Winners Announced For Academy Nicholl Fellowships.

October 7, 2014 RGN staff

Three individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Each individual winner and the combined writing team will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 13, at the Academy’s Samuel […]

Reginald Hudlin To Produce The 6th Annual Governors Awards

September 18, 2014 RGN staff

Academy President Cheryl Boones Isaacs announced that Reginald Hudlin will produce the 6th Annual Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award will be presented to Harry Belafonte, and Honorary Awards will be presented to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, on Saturday, November 8, at the Ray […]

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Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carriere, Hayao Miyazaki And Maureen O’Hara To Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

August 29, 2014 RGN staff

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 26) to present Honorary Awards to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki, and Maureen O’Hara, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Harry Belafonte. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 8, at […]

The Academy Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of “Young Frankenstein” With Mel Brook

August 25, 2014 RGN staff

The Academy Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of “Young Frankenstein” With Mel Brook. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a 40th anniversary screening of “Young Frankenstein” with special guests Mel Brooks, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr and executive producer Michael Gruskoff on Tuesday, September 9 , at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel […]

Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected Academy President

August 5, 2014 RGN staff

Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 5) by the organization’s Board of Governors. In addition, Jeffrey Kurland was elected first vice president, Leonard Engelman and John Bailey were elected to vice president posts, Dick Cook was elected treasurer, and Bill Kroyer was elected secretary. Boone […]

The Academy Presents “Beau and Jeff: A Tale of Two Bridges”

July 21, 2014 RGN staff

Actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges will share the stage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Beau and Jeff: A Tale of Two Bridges,” on Monday, August 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bing Theater in Los Angeles. In a conversation about their long and remarkable careers, including that of their father Lloyd, the […]