Recent AMPAS News

2012 Student Academy Awards get underway

Dec 01, 2011 – AMPAS is now accepting entries from students.

Academy announces 2012 festival grants

Nov 18, 2011 – 25 festivals to benefit from AMPAS’ largesse.

Oscar broadcast veteran Gil Cates dies

Nov 01, 2011 – Cates produced more Oscar telecasts than anyone else.

Academy to celebrate The Last Picture Show’s 40th

Oct 27, 2011 – Special screening to take place on November 17th.

2011 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship winners announced

Oct 18, 2011 – Winners get $30,000 prize.

Dream of motion picture museum in LA gets closer to reality as AMPAS and LACMA team up

Oct 04, 2011 – Orgs sign memorandum of understanding.

Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship finalists announced

Sep 29, 2011 – Finalists to be whittled down to as many as five recipients.

Academy to mark 50th anniversary of Judgment at Nuremberg

Sep 27, 2011 – Screening to be held on October 11th.

Telluride gets $50,000 from Academy

Aug 31, 2011 – Grant underwrites festival’s Guest Director program.

James Earl Jones, Dick Smith and Oprah Winfrey To Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

Aug 02, 2011 – 3rd Annual Governors Awards to be held on Saturday, November 12.