Oscars new rules change Best Picture and Best Song categories

[Tyler1994]

I forgot about Star Wars. 2001 should have definitely went for best picture and Close Encounters.

[Tyler1994]

I forgot about Star Wars. 2001 should have definitely went for best picture and Close Encounters. It is also great news for Up and The Princess and the Frog.

[ALIASd]

In other Oscar news:

Academy Invites 134 to Membership

Beverly Hills, CA (June 30, 2009) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 134 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy’s roster of voting members.

“These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world,” said Academy President Sid Ganis. “It’s this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks.”

The Academy’s membership would have allowed a maximum of 166 new members in 2009, but as in the previous years, the several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.

New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception at the Academy’s Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills in September.

The 2009 invitees are:

Animators

J.J. Blumenkranz – Monster House, The Polar Express
Konstantin Bronzit – Lavatory-Lovestory, The Cat and the Fox
Kendal Cronkhite – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Antz
Rodolphe Guenoden – Kung Fu Panda, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Byron Howard – Bolt, Lilo & Stitch
Kunio Kato – La Maison en Petits Cubes
Doug Sweetland – Presto, The Incredibles
Chris Williams – Bolt, Chicken Little

Directors

Rachid Bouchareb – Days of Glory, Dust of Life
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire, Sunshine
David Frankel – Marley & Me, The Devil Wears Prada
Rod Lurie – Nothing but the Truth, The Contender
Thomas McCarthy – The Visitor, The Station Agent
Tyler Perry – Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Madea’s Family Reunion
Henry Selick – Coraline, Monkeybone

Actors

full list at:
Academy Invites 134 to Membership | Press Release | AMPAS

[Aladdin]

Congratulations to Chris Williams!

[ALIASd]

Sheriff Woody is back on board:

Academy Elections Produce
14 Governors, One Runoff

Beverly Hills, CA (July 7, 2009) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the annual branch elections of governors of the organization have returned nine incumbents to the board as well as four new governors and one who returns to the Academy's governing body after a year off.

In addition, the balloting in the Academy's Directors Branch produced a tie between candidates Gil Cates and Edward Zwick, necessitating a second polling of that branch. Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis indicated that as far as could be ascertained it was the first time that a runoff had ever been necessary in the voting for Academy Governors. Those ballots will be mailed to Directors Branch members this week and will be due back by July 29.

Those elected to the Academy Board for the first time are: James D. Bissell, Art Directors Branch; Lynne Littman, Documentary; Robert G. Friedman, Public Relations; and Bill Kroyer, Short Films and Feature Animation. Littman was elected to fill the seat originally held by Michael Apted, who stepped down early because work obligations will keep him out of the country all year. She will serve for two years, the remainder of Apted's term.

Returning to the Board after a hiatus is Tom Hanks, representing the Actors Branch.

Governors who were not up for reelection and who continue on the Board are Annette Bening and Henry Winkler, Actors Branch; Rosemary Brandenburg and Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; Owen Roizman and Vilmos Zsigmond, Cinematographers; Martha Coolidge and Curtis Hanson, Directors; Richard Pearce, Documentary; Jim Gianopulos and Robert Rehme, Executives; Dede Allen and Donn Cambern, Film Editors; Leonard Engelman, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists; Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton, Music; Kathleen Kennedy and Hawk Koch, Producers; Sid Ganis and Marvin Levy, Public Relations; Carl Bell and John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Curt Behlmer and Don Hall, Sound; Craig Barron and Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; and Frank Pierson and Phil Robinson, Writers.

Academy Elections Produce 14 Governors, One Runoff | Press Release | AMPAS

[AidensDaddy]

Originally Posted by ALIASd

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In addition and as previously announced, the Best Picture category will have ten nominees instead of five.

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Funny, I did a thread on this.


Oscars doubling best-picture nominees to 10 (AP) (merged threads)



And it says merged thread. But I don't see yours.

[ALIASd]

As you can see from the thread title above this one includes information regarding changes to the Best Song category as well as Best Picture.

[AidensDaddy]

Originally Posted by ALIASd

As you can see from the thread title above this one includes information regarding changes to the Best Song category as well as Best Picture.

Heh heh, if I had known there were other changes, or changes coming, I would've just named the thread "Rule Changes for the Oscars....."



I'm not tryin to compete with ya ALIAS. I respect ya a lot. I know you're the Entertainment News Mogul around here. (Perhaps the all around news mogul)

[AidensDaddy]

In my opinion, I think they should leave it open from 5 to 10 nominations. In other words, try for the usual minimum of 5 movies, and if there are any others, then include them or narrow it down to 5 more. But say if they can only come up with like 7 or 8 really good films, good enough to be nominated for Best Picture, then leave it at that, and not fill the remaining few spots with films that don't deserve it.