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WEEK IN WOMEN: Janet Yang elected president of AMPAS, making history – Brandy McDonnell reports

August 4, 2022August 7, 2022 Brandy McDonnell academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas, Janet Yang, the week in women, twiw

Producer Janet Yang has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. Yang, who is of Chinese descent, is the first Asian person ever selected as president of the Academy. She’s also just the fourth woman to become the Academy’s president, following Cheryl Boone Isaacs (2013-2017), Fay Kanin (1979-1983) and Bette Davis (two months in 1941).

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Oscars 2022 by the Rules – Susan Granger reports

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Susan Granger academy of motion picture arts and sciences, Oscars 2022

Oscar hopes are high in Hollywood – but – first come the Oscar nominations. Ballots have gone out to all members of the 17 branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the results will be announced early on Tuesday, February 8th. Right now, there are 9,487 active Oscar voters eligible to nominate and vote in the 94th annual Academy Awards, plus an additional 914 Emeritus members, making the total 10,487. All members can nominate Best Picture. ..and the Board has declared there will be 10 nominees this year.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: AMPAS ’20 Invitees are 45% Women – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 6, 2020July 9, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas, awkwafina, olivia wilde, the week in women, twiw, zaxie beetz

The 2020 class of invited Academy members is 45% women, and includes Zazie Beetz, Awkwafina and Olivia Wilde. among others. Additionally, 36% if the invitees are from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 49% are international artists and industry executives from 68 countries.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: AMPAS 2019 Invitations = Gender Parity -Brandy McDonnell reports

July 11, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas, gender parity

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has invited 842 members from 59 countries to the Oscars organization and, for the first time, reached gender parity in its new class of inductees. Half of the new invitees to the film academy are women. In 10 of the 17 branches — including the directing, writing and producing branches — more women than men were invited.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: News about FAITH, Ritter and AMPAS — Brandy McDonnell reports

July 1, 2018August 14, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas, crysten ritter, faith, jessica jones, marvel comics, netflix, the week in women

It looks like Hollywood is finally embracing a comic-book heroine who doesn’t look like a voluptuous stick woman with the

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The Academy’s 90th Oscars: First Promo, New Time and Shortlists — Michelle Hannett reports

December 10, 2017December 14, 2017 Michelle Hannett 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas, oscars

Kicking of the 90 days to the 90th Oscars, the Academy revealed to movie fans that the telecast from Hollywood

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New Rules Yield Greater Diversity for AMPAS Board of Governors — Anne Thompson reports

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Anne Thompson (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas

Thanks to new rules, this year’s Academy Board of Governors race was more intense than usual. The Academy’s 17 branches

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: AMY Doc, MINIONS, Comic Con and AMPAS – Brandy McDonnell comments

July 13, 2015June 8, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, ampas, amy winehouse, asif kapadia, comic con, minions, sandra bullock, sexism, the week in women

Asif Kapadia’s compelling new documentary “Amy” truly takes our entire culture to task, revealing inherent sexism that women face in

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“Academy Originals” Focus on Women Filmmakers – Michelle McCue Reports

September 2, 2014June 8, 2020 Michelle Hannett 0 Comments academy of motion picture arts and sciences, Academy Originals, Aileen Brosh McKenna, ampas, Ava DuVernay, Betsy Heimann, Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith, Ruth E. Carter, Tina Gordon Chism

AMPAS’ video series “Academy Originals” focuses on behind-the-scenes artists and skills that get a film from page to screen. Episodes cover everything from how Jurassic Park changed the VFX world to screenwriters who toil away at local coffee shops. With Oscar emcee Ellen DeGeneres and the re-election of AMPAS President, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy is showing diversity, Many “Academy Originals” highlight women filmmakers, showing how their contributions inspire young girls to become filmmakers. Read on…