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February 1, 2010
World Diary
...European Police Congress is held in Berlin, where a range of security, crime and technological issues will be discussed.Oscar nominations The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces its Oscar nominations in Los Angeles for next... By Charles Morris
February 2, 2010
Avatar and Hurt Locker face off in Oscar pool
...by the two directors both earned nine Academy Award nominations on Tuesday. Mr Cameron...because 10 films will contest the best picture award.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the category this year for the... By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles
December 3, 2009
Studios hope Movieclips will revive film libraries
...the company with Mr James. They have assembled a board of entertainment industry players, including Sid Ganis, the former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Ryan Wright, a senior vice-president of Sony Music... By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles
December 3, 2009
Studios hope Movieclips will revive film libraries
...the company with Mr James. They have assembled a board of entertainment industry players, including Sid Ganis, the former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Ryan Wright, a senior vice-president of Sony... By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles
March 3, 2006
Prize and prejudice
...oligarchical as voting for the Pope in Rome. For example, to nominate and vote for the Oscars you must be a member of the almost masonic Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and to become one of those 6,000-odd members you... By Patrick Marmion
September 4, 2009
Man in the News: Ike Perlmutter
...to actors] that weren’t justified,” says Sid Ganis, a Marvel board member and former chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “Marvel wouldn’t do that. It’s the culture that comes from a man who, despite... By Matthew Garrahan
February 20, 2009
The Oscars as an indicator of global dreams
...promote escapism. When My Fair Lady (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) or Chicago (2002) won Best Picture, planet Earth, through the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was saying: “Let’s have some fun. We have earned it. Or even... By Nigel Andrews
February 21, 2009
Statuette without limitations
...promote escapism. When My Fair Lady (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) or Chicago (2002) won Best Picture, planet Earth, through the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was saying: "Let's have some fun. We have earned... By Nigel Andrews
July 15, 2009
Boffins who went to Hollywood
...that can track every pixel in a frame and predict how it will move between frames...technical Oscar" - a scientific and engineering award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "We pretended not to be, but we... By Maija Palmer
July 14, 2009
Boffins who went to Hollywood
...that can track every pixel in a frame and predict how it will move between frames...technical Oscar” – a scientific and engineering award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “We pretended not to be, but we were... By Maija Palmer