Ryan Coogler Declined Academy Membership After Oscar Snub
*Ryan Coogler has clarified that declining an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was not …
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Hollywood Sheds Four DEI Execs in Less Than 2 Weeks
*Hollywood appears to be abandoning its corporate commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), as three studios …
Academy Shares Letter on Review Into Will Smith Oscars Slap
*The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent out a letter to members about their review into the Will Smith …
Academy Member Says Oscars Slap ‘Has Tarnished’ Will Smith
*Will Smith is now “going to have to work hard to kind of redeem himself,” says one Academy member following …
Academy Announces New ‘Inclusion’ Guidelines for Best Picture Category
*The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has flipped the script on the Best Picture Oscar nomination …
Academy Releases Next Conversation in ‘Dialogues’ Series on Race and Gender Equity in Filmmaking / WATCH
*WHAT: As part of its “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” series, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
Academy Responds to Open Letter From Spike Lee Blasting Oscar Plan
*The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to criticism they received from a slew of notable …
Kendrick Lamar, Tiffany Haddish, Dave Chappelle, Jada Pinkett Smith Among 928 Invited into Film Academy
*Continuing its concerted effort to diversify following 2014’s #OscarsSoWhite embarrassment, the Academy of Motion …
Oscar Winner Kobe Bryant Denied Invite to Join Film Academy
*Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, a best animated short Oscar winner for his autobiographical film Dear Basketball, been …
Film Academy Kicks Out Bill Cosby and Roman Polanksi
[videowaywire video_id=”ED84B51146C4C48D”] *The dominoes continue to fall for Bill Cosby in the wake of his …
Reginald Hudlin Not Invited Back to Produce Oscars Telecast
*The 89th Academy Awards is set to air on ABC on Feb. 26, but the telecast has yet to lock down producers or a host for …
Academy President on ‘Birth of a Nation’ Backlash: ‘See the Movie and Judge the Movie’ (Watch)
*Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs weighed in on the backlash surrounding Nate …
Ava DuVernay to Serve as Keynote Speaker for ‘Getting Real ‘16’ Conference
*Filmmakers Ava DuVernay and Steve James will serve as keynote speakers at Getting Real ’16, a biennial filmmaker …
Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected President of Film Academy
*Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Tuesday was again re-elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by …
Regina King, Idris Elba, Ice Cube among Flood of Black Talent Invited Into Academy (See List)
*It looks like the Academy has made moves to ensure that the catastrophic #OscarsSoWhite embarrassment of 2016 will …
