Tom Sherak Elected Academy President
Tom Sherak was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday night, Aug. 18, by the Academy’s Board of Governors. He succeeds Sid Ganis, who served the maximum four consecutive one-year terms in office.
A marketing, distribution, and production executive, Sherak is currently a consultant for Marvel Studios and is just beginning his seventh year as an Academy governor representing the Executives Branch.
Previously, Sherak was a partner at Revolution Studios where he oversaw the release of more than 40 films, among them Black Hawk Down, Anger Management, Rent, and Across the Universe. He began his film industry career at Paramount Pictures in 1970, and later [...]
by Anna Robinson | August 18, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sid Ganis, Tom Sherak
Mel Brooks Tribute: Richard Benjamin, Lesley Ann Warren, Tracey Ullman
Richard Benjamin, Lesley Ann Warren, Mel Brooks, Leonard Maltin, Teri Garr, Sid Ganis, Tracey Ullman
Lesley Ann Warren, Sid Ganis
Tracey Ullman, Teri Garr
Photos: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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by Deborah Arthur | July 28, 2009
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Tags: Leonard Maltin, Lesley Ann Warren, Mel Brooks, Photos, Richard Benjamin, Sid Ganis, Teri Garr, Tracey Ullman
Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Ben Mankiewicz at Joseph L. Mankiewicz Salute
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented "An Academy Centennial Salute to Joseph L. Mankiewicz," on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills.
Pictured above at the reception for the event from left to right:
Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz (nephew); Sidney Poitier, who was featured in Mankiewicz’s 1950 drama No Way Out; Rosemary Mankiewicz (widow, seated); Martin Landau, who had a supporting role in Cleopatra; Academy president Sid Ganis; C.O "Doc" Erickson (seated), production manager during the making of Cleopatra; screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz (son), among whose credits are Diamonds Are Forever and Live and Let Die; and John Mankiewicz (nephew).
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by Deborah Arthur | June 15, 2009
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Tags: Ben Mankiewicz, C. O. Erickson, Classic Movies, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Martin Landau, Photos, Sid Ganis, Sidney Poitier, Tom Mankiewicz
Oscar 2010 Dates
Academy President Sid Ganis has announced that the 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010.
The ceremony will once again take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by ABC in the United States. (Early Oscar predictions for best picture.)
The new March date has been set so the 2010 Oscar ceremony will not compete with the Winter Olympics, which in the US will be televised by NBC in February. The Academy reportedly plans to return its awards ceremony to late February in 2011.
Key dates currently scheduled for the 2010 Oscars are:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009:
Official Screen Credits forms due
Monday, December 28, 2009:
Nominations [...]
by Deborah Arthur | March 25, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Film Awards, Oscar Ceremony 2010, Sid Ganis
