• Oscars unveil new diversity standards for 2024 best picture nominees

    Oscars unveil new diversity standards for 2024 best picture nominees

    The Oscars are raising the inclusion bar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the annual Hollywood awards show, on Tuesday announced new diversity standards for best picture nominees. Beginning in 2024 with the 96th Academy Awards, films must meet two of four standards in representation categories in order to qualify for …
  • Roman Polanski loses bid for Academy reinstatement

    Roman Polanski loses bid for Academy reinstatement

    A California judge denied Roman Polanski’s bid to be reinstated to the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. The controversial director sued the Academy in April 2019 after it expelled him in May 2018, alleging he had been thrown out without any warning or fair process. The director behind “Rosemary’s …
  • Oscars announce new diversity and inclusion plans

    Oscars announce new diversity and inclusion plans

    The academy is still trying to get past its #OscarsSoWhite problem. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscar statues, unveiled the “next phase” of its program to boost the representation of women and people of color in the entertainment industry and the annual awards. The plan, titled …
  • Could a late Super Bowl force the 2021 Oscars to reschedule?

    Could a late Super Bowl force the 2021 Oscars to reschedule?

    The NFL is expected to release the official schedule for its 2020 season imminently, with a plan for its grand finale at the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, 2021, airing this cycle on CBS. Business as usual. Of course we know all about “plans” in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, and as one event after …