Jan 15, 2025 · For the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the wildfires have been acutely personal. Four of the academy’s 55-person board of governors lost their homes, according to The Hollywood Reporter, including producer Lynette Howell Taylor, visual effects governor Brooke Breton, sound branch governor Mark P. Stoeckinger and animation ...

The Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study is the home of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive, which holds over 230,000 items. Located in Hollywood, it has one of the most diverse and extensive motion picture collections in the world, including all Academy Award–winning films in the Best Picture and Documentary ...

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The Oscars nominations announcement has been delayed due to the raging Los Angeles wildfires. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressed its concern for the "many" members affected by the fires, particularly in the Pacific Palisades area where a number of celebrities have lost homes. Multiple wildfires are continuing to burn ...

Dec 28, 2011 · Digital preservation is turning out to be one of the Academy’s most daunting technological challenges since the transition from silent movies to talkies. There is currently no widely accepted solution for digital motion picture preservation. Alarmed by the industry’s lack of preparedness, the Academy asked its Science and Technology Council ...

Nov 17, 2018 · California’s wildfires have resulted in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences scaling back Sunday’s red carpet at its Governors Awards event to a photos-only event.

Jan 8, 2025 · Wind-fueled wildfires continued to grow Wednesday as overtaxed fire crews battled at least three major out-of-control blazes that killed at least five people and ravaged some of the most...

2011 New Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Members by dan_dassow | created - 08 Jul 2012 | updated - 04 Aug 2013 | Public The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 178 filmmakers, artists and executives to become members.

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) during the 2011 fire season. [1] The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE 's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has sent a letter to its full membership about its upcoming Oscars ceremony on March 2 and how it will honor Los Angeles amid its wildfire crisis.