Main Entries for 2011

This page provides links to all of our entries in all categories for 2011.

Russell Brand and Katy Perry divorcing

Dec 30, 2011 – Brand files for divorce after 14 months. (more)

Thirty-nine songs vie for Oscar gold

Dec 19, 2011 – Tunes will be winnowed down to final nominees. (more)

Four added to Academy’s Tech Council

Dec 14, 2011 – Council provides a forum for info exchange in industry. (more)

Ten live action shorts advance in Oscar race

Dec 14, 2011 – Field will be narrowed down to 3 to 5 nominees. (more)

15 films move ahead in Visual Effects Oscar race

Dec 09, 2011 – List will be winnowed down to five nominees. (more)

Bob Iger chairs Academy’s museum capital campaign

Dec 07, 2011 – Bening and Hanks to co-chair. (more)

Alec Baldwin tossed from American Airlines flight

Dec 07, 2011 – Twitter war follows 30 Rock star getting tossed from flight. (more)

2012 Student Academy Awards get underway

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

Ben Whishaw to play Q in new James Bond film

Nov 25, 2011 – Actor will play Bond’s gadget guy in Skyfall. (more)

Chelsea Handler suggests Ashton and Demi had open marriage

Nov 19, 2011 – Tells CNN’s Piers Morgan she thinks Ashton strayed from the rules. (more)

Documentary Features pack slims to 15 in 84th Oscar race

Nov 18, 2011 – Shortlist will be cut to five nominees. (more)

Academy announces 2012 festival grants

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

SAG to auction off awards show bleacher seats

Nov 17, 2011 – Proceeds to benefit work of SAG Foundations (more)

Marriage over for Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher

Nov 17, 2011 – Marriage ends after six years. (more)

Ricky Gervais to host 69th Golden Globes

Nov 16, 2011 – Hollywood to prepare thicker skins. (more)

Billy Crystal to return as Oscar host

Nov 10, 2011 – Comedian tweets he’s accepted the gig. (more)

Brian Grazer gets Oscar gig

Nov 09, 2011 – Steps in to fill producer spot left empty by Ratner’s departure. (more)

Eddie Murphy quits as Oscar host

Nov 09, 2011 – Host exits a day after Brett Ratner resigns. (more)

Morgan Freeman named as Cecil B. DeMille award recipient

Nov 09, 2011 – Actor has won one Globe and been nominated for four. (more)

Brett Ratner resigns as Oscar telecast producer

Nov 08, 2011 – Show producer resigns after gay slur and raunchy interview. (more)

Eighteen animated features to vie for Oscar nods

Nov 04, 2011 – Field will be narrowed down to nominees in January. (more)

Oscar broadcast veteran Gil Cates dies

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

Kim Kardashian files for divorce

Oct 31, 2011 – Reality show union lasted 72 days. (more)

Academy to celebrate The Last Picture Show’s 40th

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

2011 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship winners announced

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

SAG Awards honored for green efforts again

Oct 18, 2011 – It’s the third year they’ve received EMA’s Green Seal. (more)

Academy shortens Documentary Short list

Oct 13, 2011 – List narrowed down from 35 eligible entries. (more)

63 countries to vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar®

Oct 13, 2011 – Field includes first-time entrant New Zealand. (more)

Hilary Swank, Jean-Claude Van Damme criticized for involvement in Chechnyan party

Oct 12, 2011 – Stars attended birthday party for republic’s president, Ramzan Kadyrov. (more)

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. (more)

Arrested Development plans announced

Oct 03, 2011 – A new mini-season to be followed by a movie. (more)

Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship finalists announced

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

Academy to mark 50th anniversary of Judgment at Nuremberg

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

Academy gives fans a chance at bleacher seats

Sep 08, 2011 – Online entries open for one week starting September 12th. (more)

Eddie Murphy to host 84th Academy Awards

Sep 06, 2011 – Oscar nominee’s first time hosting the event (more)

Telluride gets $50,000 from Academy

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

9 scientific and technical achievements up for Academy consideration

Aug 19, 2011 – Final decision to be made in December. (more)

Ding dong Kate Gosselin’s gone

Aug 15, 2011 – TV’s most self-centered mother is jobless tonight. (more)

Brett Ratner and Don Mischer to produce 84th Academy Awards telecast

Aug 04, 2011 – AMPAS gets its production team launched. (more)

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. (more)

TIFF announces 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations

Jul 26, 2011 – Pitt, Clooney and Madonna among the stars expected. (more)

U2 doc to open 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Jul 26, 2011 – First time a doc will open September fest. (more)

Kat Von D tweets break-up with Jesse James

Jul 26, 2011 – Reality stars announced engagement in January. (more)

Amy Winehouse found dead

Jul 23, 2011 – Troubled singer was 27. (more)

SAG Awards continue going green

Jul 18, 2011 – The Screen Actors Guild encourages online submissions. Moving away from paper. (more)

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony calling it quits

Jul 15, 2011 – Singers married in 2004. (more)

Pittsburgh Steelers star Hines Ward arrested for DUI

Jul 09, 2011 – Football star is reigning Dancing with the Stars champ. (more)

Academy celebrates 50th anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Jun 29, 2011 – Academy to screen digitally-restored print. (more)

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz tie the knot

Jun 27, 2011 – Actors married quietly in New York. (more)

Academy invites 178 to join

Jun 17, 2011 – Invitees have distinguished themselves in the industry. (more)

Best Picture Oscar rules given new twist

Jun 14, 2011 – New sytem will produce between 5 to 10 nominees. (more)

Academy announces Student Academy Award medal placements

Jun 11, 2011 – Students were honored tonight at 38th awards ceremony. (more)

Jeff Conaway dies at 60

May 28, 2011 – Grease and Taxi star long battled addiction. (more)

Film groups get $500,000 from Academy

May 24, 2011 – 68 organizations to benefit from Academy gifts. (more)

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce separation

May 10, 2011 – Couple have been married 25 years. (more)

Lindsay Lohan receives jail sentence for probation violation

Apr 22, 2011 – Lohan gets 120 days, will appeal. (more)

Nicolas Cage arrested in New Orleans

Apr 16, 2011 – Drunk actor taunted cops to arrest him. (more)

Major changes as Grammys drop 30 categories

Apr 06, 2011 – Male and female artists to go head-to-head. (more)

Reese Witherspoon ties the knot

Mar 27, 2011 – Reese marries Hollywood agent Jim Toth. (more)

Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

Mar 23, 2011 – Oscar-winner was also known for her chairty work. (more)

Charlie Sheen fired from Two and a Half Men

Mar 08, 2011 – Warner Bros. fires next round in media circus. (more)

The King’s Speech takes home Best Picture

Feb 28, 2011 – Firth and Portman take home top acting Oscars. (more)

Charlie Sheen hits back at sitcom shelving

Feb 24, 2011 – Troubled actor hits back at Chuck Lorre. (more)

CBS pulls plug on Two and a Half Men’s season after Sheen rant

Feb 24, 2011 – Sheen attacked producer in radio interview. (more)

Oscars roll into Grand Central Terminal

Feb 15, 2011 – New York Oscar fans get a chance to see statuettes (more)

Lady Antebellum wins record and song of the year at Grammys

Feb 14, 2011 – Arcade Fire gets album of the year, Bieber goes home empty-handed. (more)

Wolfgang Puck to whip up Governors Ball menu

Feb 09, 2011 – Master Chef’s 17th consecutive year working with Oscars. (more)

King’s Speech leads with 12 Oscar nominations

Jan 25, 2011 – Academy Award nominations announced today. (more)

9 films move ahead in Foreign Language Oscar race

Jan 19, 2011 – List will be whittled to five nominees. (more)

Gervais and others pile on the Hollywood Foreign Press

Jan 17, 2011 – The Social Network heads home with four Globes. (more)

Seven films continue in Oscar’s Makeup race

Jan 10, 2011 – Committee will whittle this down to three nominees. (more)

Ten scientific and technical achievements to be honored by Academy

Jan 07, 2011 – Recipients to be honored at February 12 presentation. (more)

Seven films left in Visual Effects Oscar race

Jan 05, 2011 – Films will be further narrowed down to five nominees. (more)

Screen Actors Guild auctions off bleacher seats

Jan 03, 2011 – SAG Awards put 90 seats up for grabs to help charity. (more)

Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies at 64

Jan 03, 2011 – British actor had been fighting cancer. (more)

David Arquette enters rehab

Jan 03, 2011 – Rep confirms actor seeking treatement for drinking. (more)