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All Academy Awards articles – Page 56
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NewsThirty-nine songs vie for Academy attention
On Jan 5 2012 voting members of the music branch in Los Angeles will view clips featuring each song, in random order, prior to determining the nominees by an averaged point system of voting.
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FeaturesThe world on film
Pulling extracts from Screen reviews and giving a taste of the breadth of subjects and style on offer, Mike Goodridge looks at a selection of the foreign-language films submitted to the Academy this year. There’s a 3D documentary, an animated film and a 276-minute Taiwanese epic among them
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NewsAcademy names 10 live-action shorts contenders
The group will advance to the nomination stage when short films and feature animation branch members will select three to five titles.
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NewsMI4, Hugo, Potter make it on to Academy’s FX longlist
Fifteen films will proceed to the next stage of voting in early January, when the visual effects branch executive committee will whittle the list down to 10 titles.
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News10 animated shorts on Oscar shortlist
The short list for the animated short film Oscar category has been unveiled.
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CommentAn Oscars What If?
If the Oscars move into January in 2013, the Academy will set in motion a sea change in the production cycle and distribution of prestige titles.
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NewsBuck, Paradise Lost 3 among 15 on Oscar doc shortlist
The Academy on Friday (18) unveiled the features that advance in the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards, but Werner Herzog’s Into The Abyss, Steve James’ The Interrupters and Asif Kapadia’s Senna are notable absentees.
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NewsGalway Fleadh gets Academy recognition
Galway Film Fleadh shorts winners to be eligible for Oscar consideration.
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NewsAMPAS honours Vanessa Redgrave in London
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences held a star-studded tribute to Vanessa Redgrave in London on Sunday night.
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NewsBilly Crystal returns to host 84th Academy Awards
The entertainer will host the show for the ninth time in his career after recently telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer made the announcement on Thursday (10).
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NewsOSCAR UPDATE: Grazer replaces Ratner, Eddie Murphy steps down as host
In his first time producing the show, Brian Grazer will replace Brett Ratner and team up with Don Mischer on the 84th Academy Awards telecast on Feb 26, 2012.
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NewsBrett Ratner resigns as Oscar telecast producer over gay slur
The filmmaker quit on Tuesday (8) as the awards show producer for the upcoming 84th annual Academy Awards in February 2012 following the public furore over remarks made during a Q&A.
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NewsWrekin Hill deal throws The Flowers Of War into Oscar race
Zhang Yimou’s epic tale starring Christian Bale set against the backdrop of the Nanking Massacre in 1937 is China’s foreign language Oscar submission and may now compete for broader awards recognition.
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NewsEighteen films submitted for animated Oscar consideration
The Academy has received 18 animated feature submissions including Tintin and The Smurfs.
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Academy issues animation feature film submission guidance
Contenders for the 84th Academy Awards need to submit entry forms and supporting materials to the Academy by 5pm PT on Nov 1.The deadline to submit accompanying film prints is Nov 11.Nominations will be announced on Jan 24, 2012 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.The show itself ...
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NewsEFP to screen 12 European Oscar submitted films during AFM
European Film Promotion (EFP) will screen 12 European submissions for the foreign language Oscar during the American Film Market (AFM), Nov 2-9, in the Wilshire Screening Room in Beverly Hills.
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News63 countries submit foreign language Oscar entries
The nominations will be announced on January 24.
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NewsNew Zealand submits its first film for Foreign Language Oscar race
New Zealand has picked Samoan-language feature The Orator (O Le Tulafale) to represent the country, the first submission ever from New Zealand. Plus submissions from South Africa and Uruguay.