Academy Honors Legacy Troupe Ahead of Governors Awards

Lullaby” and “Utama,” shot on an awe-inspiring Bolivian Altiplano, swept the board at a historic, 25th Málaga Film Festival which said a lot about the current state of the Spanish film industry. Running March 18-26, the Festival proved a vibrant affair, galvanised by renewed interest in the Spanish cinema after a buoyant reception for its major movies at Berlin, as well as the joy of proving the first time many industry attendees had seen each other in person in two years and backing from Spain’s AVS Hub plan for a vastly larger industry presence. In Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s “Lullaby,” coming after Sundance hit “Piggy” and Carla Simón’s Berlin Golden Bear triumph “Alcarrás,” Spain would look to have a third art pic breakout in just the first three months of 2022, all driven by a young generation of women cineastes, directors and producers. Carlota Pereda’s “Piggy” uses quite brilliantly a plus-size girl’s complicity with a serial killer to force home to audiences the terrifying hatred inspiredly bullying.

Danny Glover pairs a colorful bowtie with his suit while arriving at the 2022 Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on Friday night (March 25) in Hollywood.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences(IATAS) revealed its decision to ban all Russian programs from its competition on Friday.A month afterRussia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24,the International Academy announced any TV series 'produced by and/or co-produced with Russia-based companies' will not be considered.'In support of Ukraine, the executive committee of the International Academy has decided to bar all programs from Russia from this year's International Emmy Awards competition,' the International Academy said in a statement, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. In support of Ukraine: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) revealed its decision to ban all Russian programs from its competition on FridayUltimately 'all programs originally made for a Russian-owned channel, network, or streaming platform' that have already been submitted will be withdrawn.

The Executive Committee of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced it will bar all Russian programs from this year’s International Emmys competition in support of Ukraine.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIn support of Ukraine, the Executive Committee of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced that it will bar all programs from Russia from this year’s International Emmy Awards competition.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentReflecting the growing presence of French players at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will host a live viewing party in Paris on Sunday for its French members and industry guests for the first time ever. The Parisian Oscar viewing party will be held at Blanche, a mansion that used to be the oldest and most legendary film school in Paris and was turned into a lavish private club.

Steve Venezia has been re-elected vice president of the Cinema Audio Society, and Frank Morrone has been re-elected secretary. They will continue to serve alongside CAS president Karol Urban and treasurer Lee Orloff, who weren’t up for re-election this year.

Halle Berry is still the only Black woman to ever win Best Actress at the Oscars despite over 90 years of the Academy Awards.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and whose first album dominated the charts last year, led by hit single “Driver's License.” Gregg is also a TikToker, specializing in makeup. They are all nineteen except for D'Amelio, who is seventeen, so I guess one of her parents signed a form for the tattoo? Anyway, they're all young, famous, rich, and seem like happy friends. D'Amelio tagged the tattoo artist——in case you want to hit her up.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The friends were hanging out after Rodrigo's big night at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she was honored with three wins.

In a letter to members this morning Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Dawn Hudson says the 94th Oscars have had the biggest voting turnout in Academy history.

The Cinema Audio Society and the Association of Motion Picture Sound have weighed on the simmering controversy over the pre-taped categories on Sunday’s Oscarcast.

K.J. Yossman The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has found its first ever royal patron in Prince Edward, also known as the Earl of Wessex.To mark the appointment, Prince Edward met with some of the production crew at Twickenham Film Studios in West London, where films including “The Italian Job” and “Blade Runner” have been shot.Among those Prince Edward met were Oscar-winning sound editor Tim Cavagin (“Bohemian Rhapsody”).Prince Edward has always taken an interest in the arts and before becoming a full-time working royal in 2002 worked in both theater and television, even running his own television production company, Ardent Productions, which made films including “Edward on Edward.” The PGGB represents professionals in film and television drama production including accounting, locations, assistant directing, post-production and VFX.

A Wishaw woman has been elected to the Fellowship of Scotland’s national academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

Reginal Hall and Wanda Sykes already tapped for hosting duties, the Academy has revealed which of their star-studded guest list will grace the stage to hand out the Oscar trophies in its 24 televised categories. The presenters’ list includes fellow stars from the film world, including former Oscar recipients like Daniel Kaluuya and Tyler Perry, as well as celebrities from the music world like H.E.R.

At Sunday’s WGA Awards, late-night host, comedian and writer Dick Cavett received the Evelyn F. Burkey Award, speaking in his acceptance speech about what writing means to him.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Dune” and “Encanto” topped the winners at the 58th CAS Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing.Other winners included “Mare of Easttown,” while “Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” took home the awards for Motion Pictures: Documentary, and “Ted Lasso” scooped Television Series — Half Hour.As previously announced, Paul Massey received the CAS Career Achievement Award, and Ridley Scott was honored with the CAS Filmmaker Award.Massey, unable to attend in-person, accepted the award virtually. However, his mother Bernice,  flew in from England to accept his award, alongside his son Sean. “Paul’s father and I knew from a very early age he was going to revolve around music.

Sasha Urban editorIn a letter Saturday morning, American Cinema Editors (ACE) urged the Academy to reverse its controversial decision to present eight of this year’s Oscars in a pre-taped segment.“Treating certain categories differently from others has struck a nerve within our community, with the overwhelming majority of our membership feeling unheard, disrespected and abandoned by the very same Academy which so many of us have supported for decades,” the letter read.The Academy’s decision to change the show’s format, first announced on Feb. 22, was met with swift backlash from all sides of the film community.

One thing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has gotten right—as far as we know—is online Oscar voting. The process is fast, secure and presumably accurate. In fact, members are in the middle of it right now, final balloting having begun on Thursday, with an expected close next Tuesday, just five days before the show.

It’s that time of year again — when Hollywood residents, tourists and businesses must get ready for disruptions. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have released the street and sidewalk closures for Oscar week and the in-person 94th annual Academy Awards on March 27.

Clayton Davis The most shocking snub of this year’s Oscar nominations was Denis Villeneuve’s omission from the best directing category for his science-fiction epic “Dune.” “It’s better to be in that position than the opposite,” Villeneuve tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I prefer people say you should have been there instead of ‘what the hell are you doing there?’ I’m not making movies to get awards recognition. If you do that, you’re not walking the right path.

Jon Burlingame editorOpposition to the Academy’s plan to award eight Oscars prior to the live telecast continues to grow, with more than 350 new names — including more than a dozen Oscar-winning editors, cinematographers and production designers — added to the petition sent last week to Academy president David Rubin urging a reversal of the plan.Among the new signers are Oscar-winning cinematographers John Seale (“The English Patient”), John Toll (“Braveheart”) and Dean Semler (“Dances With Wolves”), and Oscar-winning editors Richard Chew and Paul Hirsch (“Star Wars”), Mikkel Neilsen (“The Sound of Metal”), Pietro Scalia (“JFK”) and Zach Staenberg (“The Matrix”).Oscar-winning production designers Hannah Beachler (“Black Panther”), Barbara Ling (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Adam Stockhausen (“Grand Budapest Hotel”) and David and Sandy Wasco (“La La Land”) also signed on. Cinematography will be presented during the live show, but editing and production design are among the eight awards to be presented during the 4 p.m.