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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is tightening its internal overlook and control of the Oscars and all awards-related events in an expansion of its Oscars Strategy division which started in 2022. Longtime AMPAS executive Teni Melidonian…

Is it too early for a New Year's wish? Well, I'm going to make one anyway. I wish the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures would hurry up its long-promised Hollywoodland exhibition. Officially titled Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital, the exhibit is intended, finally…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences turned its annual membership meeting into a roadshow on Saturday morning, convening at the Lucasfilm offices in San Francisco and streaming on its members-only website. By and large, the proceedings were routine, as chief executive Bill Kramer and…

A big swing in investment income — from a $45 million loss in fiscal 2022 to a $38.9 million gain in fiscal 2023 — boosted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a year that brought the full annual cost of its museum operation into focus for the first time. According to a financial report…

"Theatres and streamers need to coexist," Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, concluded during a keynote this morning in London when quizzed on his opinions about the future of cinema.    "For our Academy," he continued, "the theatrical experience is extremely important. We just…

In a rare joint appearance, the heads of the organizations behind the Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and Grammys expressed optimism about strike talk progress and also tackled the task of producing live events. “The planning continues,” Bill Kramer, CEO of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said when…

EXCLUSIVE: Everybody mingles at Telluride. I have this abiding memory of Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at the festival's opening-day brunch set atop a mountain in the San Juan range of the Rockies, bounding over to Cannes Palme d'Or winner Justine Triet and Sandra…

The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its revamped "Industry Forum," which will feature keynote sessions with Jennifer Lee, chief creative officer of Disney Animation Studios, and Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts (AMPAS). Lee will headline what the BFI…

There it was in my email, right on the dot, at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning– the digital equivalent of a dreaded question that follows every industry screening. As the old joke puts it: "How did you love my movie?" I had (finally) visited the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Tuesday afternoon…

UPDATED with NATO statement: Long in the works, and indicating stronger support for theatrical exhibition in the increasing age of streamers, the Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a landmark change in eligibility rules for…

Navigating the frenzied Cannes Film Festival scene can prove perilous for a first-timer, even if he's boss of the Oscars. Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is in Cannes to meet with his expanded covey of overseas members, now a quarter of Oscar voters. He also has…

As last-minute preparations and rehearsals were busily taking place at the Dolby Theatre for this Sunday’s 95th annual Academy Awards, I was able to carve out some time with AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer on Wednesday to talk about the show, handling potential crisis…