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91 songs enter the 2016 Oscar race

91 songs enter the 2016 Oscar race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 91 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in…

December 15, 2016

Academy announces films competing in Foreign Language category

Yemen, Russia, Norway, South Korea among 85 countries competing for the Foreign Language Oscar.

October 12, 2016

The Academy to launch a summer series on screenwriting

Screenwriting Series to Feature Films by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, An Evening with Walter Bernstein, and a Special Sneak…

May 3, 2016

Academy to celebrate 25th Anniversary of "Beauty and the Beast"

Eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken and three-time Oscar nominee and Honorary Academy Award recipient Angela Lansbury will join..

April 27, 2016

"I’m proud of the steps we have taken to increase diversity"

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announces 3 new members in diversity drive.

March 16, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio steals Oscar limelight after 22 years of nominations

Leonardo DiCaprio took to the stage Sunday night to accept his first Oscar win after 5 nominations spanning 22 years.

February 29, 2016

Straight Outta Compton wins Best Film at 2015 AAFCA Awards

The African-American Film Critics Association has named “Straight Outta Compton” the best film of 2015.

December 7, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road gets National Board of Review victory

The highly futuristic and impressive “Mad Max: Fury Road” has been named the Best Film of the year by the…

December 2, 2015

Academy Tech Council announces two new members

Cary Phillips and Dr. Doug Roble have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of…

October 7, 2015

Student Academy Awards presenters announced

Actress Michelle Rodriguez, actor Jason Mitchell and Oscar-winning director John Lasseter, along with Roy Conli, Don Hall and Chris Williams,…

September 14, 2015