#The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Yeah Neil Gaiman? Chill. Taylor Swift? Pratically invisible she gets it. Ryan Reynolds? Fits the vibes to a t.

The fucking academy?? Ya no. Boo. Get off the hellsite. This feels like if McDonalds had a tumblr.

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95TH OSCARS® ROUNDS OUT SHOW PRESENTERS

      Halle Berry, Paul Dano, Cara Delevingne, Harrison Ford, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Olsen, Pedro Pascal and John Travolta round out the slate of presenters at the 95th Oscars®, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced today. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

          Previously announced Oscars presenters include Riz Ahmed, Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael  B. Jordan, Nicole Kidman, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle  Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Florence Pugh, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Donnie Yen.

         The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.

             ABOUT THE ACADEMY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 10,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the arts and sciences of the movies, including public programming, screenings, publications, educational outreach, exhibitions, and more.

     FOLLOW THE ACADEMY www.oscars.org www.facebook.com/TheAcademy www.youtube.com/Oscars www.twitter.com/TheAcademy www.instagram.com/TheAcademy www.tiktok.com/@oscars

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Oscars response to Will Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

The slap sat front and centre at February 13’s Oscar nominees luncheon. So much so that motion picture academy president Janet Yang neither had to describe it nor say the names Will Smith or Chris Rock for the ballroom full of award hopefuls to know what she was talking about when she aired her regrets. “I’m sure you all remember we experienced an unprecedented event at the Oscars,” Ms. Yang told…

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The shortlists for ten categories have been released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The shortlists for ten categories have been released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

In the 95th Academy Awards’ Visual Effects category, ten films are still in the running. The shortlist was chosen by the Executive Committee of the Visual Effects Branch. On Saturday, January 14, 2023, all members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view clips and listen to interviews with the filmmakers from each of the films that have been shortlisted. Five films will be put up for…

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Russia is “ethnically cleansing” (= genociding) non-white and non-Christian ethnic minorities both in their own country (through forced mobilisation)  AND in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The Crimean Tatars have been subject to Russian terror more than once in the 20th and 21st century. Russian propaganda, their justifications for the war, their attempts to discredit the Jewish president of Ukraine are very often VERY antisemitic. Until they reached an agreement about grain exports, Russia blocked shipments of grain to put pressure on Ukraine and their allies by causing a food crisis which would affect predominantly people of colour in the global south. And there is no guarantee that Russia won’t break their end of the deal whenever they see fit because they are not a reliable partner.

But the Oscars don’t want to give Ukraine a stage because “everyone affected by the conflict is white”. Ummm.... okay?!

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Andrew Scott (wearing Givenchy) attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' 14th Annual Governors Awards January 09, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (📷 Emma McIntyre, Chris Pizzello 🎥 Charles Kim)

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The Academy nominating Ken for Barbie without nominating Barbie for Barbie is literally the point of Barbie ahhfhaksjfjfhskxnjsndhr

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In January 1941, Bette Davis became the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She resigned after two months. #DailyBette

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Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman attend the premiere of "The Shawshank Redemption" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California, on September 22, 1994. (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)

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Congratulations to Austin for being invited to the Academy !

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by Shiryn Ghermezian

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has responded to criticism of an Academy museum exhibit about the Jewish founders of Hollywood that has been accused of promoting antisemitic stereotypes.

“Some members of the Jewish community have come forward to express some concerns, and [we] are looking at how to address those concerns best while continuing to share an authentic understanding of these complex individuals and the time they lived in,” the Academy said in a statement to The Wrap. “As part of this process, we are continuing to engage with the community members who have come forward with constructive feedback and welcome these conversations. We hope to move quickly and thoughtfully in this process.”

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened on May 19 in Los Angeles its first permanent exhibition, titled “Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital.” It focuses on how predominately Jewish filmmakers impacted the creation of the American studio film industry in the beginning of the 20th century, especially the Jewish founders of major film studios like Warner Bros., Columbia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Paramount.

Prominent Jewish members of the Hollywood film industry sent letters to AMPAS critiquing the exhibit for perpetuating “antisemitic tropes” and pointing out the flaws of the Jewish founders with terms such as “oppressive” and “frugal,” according to The Wrap.

“The focus is not on the founder’s achievements, but on their sins,” read one such letter by Patrick Moss, co-chair of the WGA Jewish Writers Committee. “The words used to describe these men are the following: ‘frugal,’ ‘nepotistic,’ ‘harmful,’ ‘womanizing,’ ‘oppressive,’ ‘brash,’ ‘tyrant,’ ‘cynical,’ ‘white-washed,’ ‘predator,’ … and on it goes,” Moss added. “THIS VERY EXHIBIT IS COMPLICIT in the hatred of American Jews, by using antisemitic tropes and dog-whistles.”

The letter was addressed to AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer, former Academy Museum President Jacqueline Stewart, who resigned last week, and the exhibit’s curator Dara Jaffe. Others who wrote letters criticizing the exhibit reportedly included filmmakers Kimberly Peirce, who is a member of the museum’s inclusivity committee; Alma Ha’rel, a former member of the same committee; showrunner Keetgi Kogan; and television writer Michael Kaplan.

Kogan wrote in part that the exhibit seems to portray Jewish founders of the filmmaking industry as “grasping social-climbers who chose to assimilate into American society on the backs of exploited women and people of color.”

Kaplan told The Wrap: “I think there’s a certain amount of antisemitism, whether conscious or not, but also a presentism. Some of this is valid, but the double standard and lack of context is infuriating to many of us. This exhibit shows the villains. Every other part of the museum shows the victims.”

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Missing Link Puppets in Academy Collection

Riot here! While working on our Event Gallery category here in the archive, our team discovered a very interesting release from the Academy’s press office. For those unfamiliar, the Academy refers to The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, known more commonly as the folks who do the Oscars and operate the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. This museum, located in L.A., is home to the world’s largest film collection and previously hosted a LAIKA celebration (not an exhibition) in 2022.

This press release is from June of 2023 and while the main focus is on artifacts from recent Best Picture Winner, Everything Everywhere All At Once, if you scroll down to the Production Objects section there are three familiar names.

That’s right! The Academy is in possession of three Missing Link puppets. It reads as the following: Adelina Fortnight, Lionel Frost and Mr. Link puppets from Missing Link (2019); Gift of LAIKA. At the time of posting, it is unknown if Sir Lionel, Susan, and Adelina are currently on display at the museum or what versions of the puppets are in their possession as we were not able to find any photos of the trio.

If you or someone you know have any photos of these puppets or any further information, please contact laikaarchivists@gmail.com.

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The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is so uptight, they are squeezing diamonds out their ass in record time. With all of the Academy's stuffiness, there is a serious lack of intelligence. If the Academy was an IQ score, it would be 75. If it was an ACT score - 14; SAT score - 750. And what's up with the name of the organization, "Arts and Sciences?" Hell, the institution could not pass an 8th grade reading exam. Unbearable absence of intellect or artistic understanding.

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Vanity Fair Oscars Party • 2017 • Designer: Alberta Feretti

Vanity Fair Oscars Party • 2019 • Designer: Dundas Couture

Academy Awards • 2020 • Designer: Valentino

Vanity Fair Oscars Party • 2020 • Designer: Prabal Gurung

Academy Awards • 2022 • Designer: Louis Vitton

Vanity Fair Oscars Party • 2022 • Designer: Louis Vitton

Photo: Vanity Fair Slideshow • Other Photos: Getty Images

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Remember… fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There's no how-to road map to style. It's about self expression and, above all, attitude. — Iris Apfel

Seem like only 319 days ago…

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Ginger glamour

Eddie Redmayne + Jessica Chastain at The Academy Museum Gala Saturday night in Los Angeles. It doesn’t get more elegant or stylish than this.